Trax

Trax
Trax
Participation Information
UK Series	7
Team Information
Team	Team S-tec
Team Members	Shane Swan Andrew Shepard Paul Morton
Robot Statistics
Weight	100kg
Dimensions	0.82m x 1.20m x 0.76m
Power	2800W Electric Motor
Weapons	Flipping Arm
Statistics correct as of its most recent show/competition appearance, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

"Something of a rarity these days, a tracked robot"

— Jonathan Pearce

Trax was a one-time competitor that fought in Series 7 of Robot Wars. It was an orange box wedge shaped robot and looked like a tank. It was tracked, as the name suggests, for superior grip and pushing power, and its weapon was a front-hinged flipping arm with a unique racon pinion, although it is said that it was interchangeable with an axe. Trax could skid along the arena floor as if it was on a very smooth surface. It lost in the second round to the 16th seeds Storm 2.

Robot History

Series 7

Trax in the Pits, note the raised Lifting Weapon.

Trax debuted impressively when it was placed up against The Steel Avenger, Sub-Version 1.1 and Shredder Evolution in the first round of the Seventh Wars, tossing the experienced Steel Avenger around the arena several times with its lifting arm, while largely avoiding the other two competitors, however it did attempt to thrust Sub-Version 1.1 out of the arena, but failed. In the last ten seconds of the battle, it created a run-up and targeted Sub-Version 1.1 again and pushed it down into the pit of oblivion just moments before Cease was called. The battle went to a judges' decision, and Trax went through along with The Steel Avenger. In the next round, Trax was placed up against the number 16 seeds Storm 2. During the fight, Trax could not do anything, because the seeded Storm 2 continuously shoved it around the arena, into arena walls and CPZs. Trax proved to be a durable machine, surviving to the end of the battle and to a judges' decision, however the decision was near to obvious and Storm 2 was put through to the heat final, eliminating Trax from the competition.

Results

• Trax without armour in the pits
• Trax at a live event after Series 7 as an early Envy
• Envy, Trax's successor.

1/3

Wins/Losses

• Wins: 1
• Losses: 1

Series Record

• Series 1-4: Did not enter
• Series 5-6: Failed to qualify with Hell's Teeth
• Series 7: Heat, Round 2

Outside Robot Wars

During and after Robot Wars, Trax fought in live events, until it was scrapped, and in its place, Envy was made, which had been very successful over the years, notably finishing second in the 2011 UK Championships. Trax was converted into an early version of Envy before the proper Envy machine was built. Envy has also since been retired, having being converted into a new version of Shane Swan's early robot Air.

Trivia

• Trax was one of only two competitor robots in Series 7 to run on tracks, with the other being Tomahawk.