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− | |team_members=Paul Shearwood |
+ | |team_members=Paul Shearwood<br/>Colin Faulkner<br> |
+ | |from=Gillingham |
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+ | |stats=[[File:Uglybot_stats.png|thumb]] |
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|weight=71.9kg |
|weight=71.9kg |
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|dimensions=1.6m x 1m x 0.8m |
|dimensions=1.6m x 1m x 0.8m |
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|clearance=8cm |
|clearance=8cm |
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+ | |speed=7mph |
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− | |power= |
+ | |power=2 x electric wheelchair motors |
− | |weapons= |
+ | |weapons=2 x 7" cutting discs & cutting blade |
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+ | {{quote|With a simple pyramid design to ensure greater stability and maximum defence. Weighs in at 71.9 kilograms, runs off two electric wheelchair motors, and this is clearly a robot to look out for!|[[Jonathan Pearce]] introduces Uglybot}} |
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− | '''Uglybot''' was a robot that competed in the British television show [[Robot Wars]]. It was a triangular-based pyramid shape which was painted grey. It also had a mouth and eyes on the front. Its weapons were two 7" cutting discs and a cutting blade, but these weapons were never seen in action as it never made it past the Gauntlet. |
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+ | '''Uglybot''' was a competitor robot that appeared in Series 1 of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It failed to progress beyond the Gauntlet stage after only setting a distance of 1.65m, which was the worst run for any competitor in the first series. |
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+ | ==Design== |
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+ | [[File:Uglybot official image.JPG|thumb|left|Uglybot on its statistics board]] |
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+ | Uglybot was a triangular-based pyramid-shaped robot painted grey and with a mouth and eyes added on the front. Its weapons were a pair of 7" cutting discs at the rear and a static cutting blade mounted on the tip of the wedge, while the robot also featured a flashing amber warning light inside its shell as a 'gimmick'. However, neither Uglybot's weapons nor the warning light were seen in action, as it was eliminated at the Gauntlet stage. |
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+ | ==The Team== |
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+ | [[File:UglybotTeam.jpg|thumb|The Uglybot team controlling Uglybot]] |
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+ | Uglybot was entered by a two-man team from Gillingham in Kent. |
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+ | {{quote|Paul Shearwood, the driver, and Colin Faulkner: future in-laws!|Jonathan Pearce describes the Uglybot team}} |
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+ | Paul Shearwood, a ceiling plasterer by trade, controlled the robot and did the talking in Uglybot's introduction and interviews. |
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==Robot History== |
==Robot History== |
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===Series 1=== |
===Series 1=== |
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+ | {{quote|Hopefully we'll win, who knows? We'll have to wait and see!|Optimism from Paul Shearwood before running the Gauntlet}} |
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− | Uglybot was the last robot to compete in [[Robot Wars: The First Wars/Heat B|Heat B]]. Uglybot took the first route patrolled by the [[House Robots]] and immediatly got stuck on the arena wall after leaving the turntable. [[Shunt]] came in to free Uglybot and pushed it into the corner. After getting stuck on the arena wall again, Uglybot was pushed back to the turntable by [[Shunt]]. The machine from Kent was eliminated after only covering 1.65m. |
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+ | [[File:Shunt_uglybot.JPG|thumb|Shunt rams Uglybot]] |
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+ | Uglybot was the last robot to compete in [[Robot Wars: The First Wars/Heat B|Heat B]]. In its Gauntlet run, it drove towards the left-hand route when the turntable pointed it towards [[Shunt]], but immediately got stuck on the arena wall and appeared to be unable to drive away from it. |
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+ | {{Quote|Driver Paul collects bonsai trees, in his spare time - ooh, banzai!|[[Jonathan Pearce]] as Shunt rams Uglybot against the wall}} |
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+ | Shunt rammed into Uglybot plough-first, disrupting its escape and getting underneath it while steering Uglybot away from the wall. Eventually, he rammed Uglybot against the corner, and back towards the turntable as it attempted to drive past him, causing part of the turntable to fold over as Uglybot was forced against it. Uglybot only covered 1.65m during its run, and was eliminated from the First Wars. |
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+ | {{quote|Never mind. Seven months and all them long nights, innit, we don't care! We'll be back next year.|Paul Shearwood speaks to [[Philippa Forrester]] after Uglybot is eliminated}} |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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{{Trial|[[Robot Wars: The First Wars/Heat B|Heat B]], [[Gauntlet]]|1.65m (6th)|Eliminated}} |
{{Trial|[[Robot Wars: The First Wars/Heat B|Heat B]], [[Gauntlet]]|1.65m (6th)|Eliminated}} |
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− | ===Wins/Losses=== |
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− | *Wins: 0 |
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− | *Losses: 1 |
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==Series Record== |
==Series Record== |
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+ | <gallery type="slideshow"> |
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+ | UglybotInsides.jpg|The insides of Uglybot. Note the warning light. |
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− | *Series 2-7: Did not enter |
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+ | Uglybotweapon.jpg|Uglybot from the rear, without the cutting discs. |
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+ | </gallery> |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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− | *Uglybot is one of |
+ | *Uglybot is one of twenty robots never to fight in robot combat, having only ever reached the Gauntlet or Trial stages. |
− | *Uglybot scored the worst Gauntlet run of [[Series 1]]. |
+ | *Uglybot scored the worst Gauntlet run of [[Series 1]], with a distance of 1.65m. |
− | *Uglybot was the only |
+ | *The Uglybot team was the only team from Series 1 to lose in the Gauntlet and not make a subsequent appearance in later series of ''Robot Wars'', despite Paul Shearwood saying otherwise. |
+ | **The Uglybot team were also the only team in Heat B of Series 1 that did not return. |
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+ | {{Series 1 Competitors}} |
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[[Category:UK Series competitors]] |
[[Category:UK Series competitors]] |
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[[Category:Robots that only lost in the Gauntlet or Trial]] |
[[Category:Robots that only lost in the Gauntlet or Trial]] |
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[[Category:Robots from Kent]] |
[[Category:Robots from Kent]] |
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[[Category:Robots with Cutting Discs]] |
[[Category:Robots with Cutting Discs]] |
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+ | [[Category:Robots which only fought in Series 1]] |
Revision as of 13:01, 6 March 2020
- "With a simple pyramid design to ensure greater stability and maximum defence. Weighs in at 71.9 kilograms, runs off two electric wheelchair motors, and this is clearly a robot to look out for!"
- — Jonathan Pearce introduces Uglybot
Uglybot was a competitor robot that appeared in Series 1 of Robot Wars. It failed to progress beyond the Gauntlet stage after only setting a distance of 1.65m, which was the worst run for any competitor in the first series.
Design
Uglybot was a triangular-based pyramid-shaped robot painted grey and with a mouth and eyes added on the front. Its weapons were a pair of 7" cutting discs at the rear and a static cutting blade mounted on the tip of the wedge, while the robot also featured a flashing amber warning light inside its shell as a 'gimmick'. However, neither Uglybot's weapons nor the warning light were seen in action, as it was eliminated at the Gauntlet stage.
The Team
Uglybot was entered by a two-man team from Gillingham in Kent.
- "Paul Shearwood, the driver, and Colin Faulkner: future in-laws!"
- — Jonathan Pearce describes the Uglybot team
Paul Shearwood, a ceiling plasterer by trade, controlled the robot and did the talking in Uglybot's introduction and interviews.
Robot History
Series 1
- "Hopefully we'll win, who knows? We'll have to wait and see!"
- — Optimism from Paul Shearwood before running the Gauntlet
Uglybot was the last robot to compete in Heat B. In its Gauntlet run, it drove towards the left-hand route when the turntable pointed it towards Shunt, but immediately got stuck on the arena wall and appeared to be unable to drive away from it.
- "Driver Paul collects bonsai trees, in his spare time - ooh, banzai!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Shunt rams Uglybot against the wall
Shunt rammed into Uglybot plough-first, disrupting its escape and getting underneath it while steering Uglybot away from the wall. Eventually, he rammed Uglybot against the corner, and back towards the turntable as it attempted to drive past him, causing part of the turntable to fold over as Uglybot was forced against it. Uglybot only covered 1.65m during its run, and was eliminated from the First Wars.
- "Never mind. Seven months and all them long nights, innit, we don't care! We'll be back next year."
- — Paul Shearwood speaks to Philippa Forrester after Uglybot is eliminated
Results
UGLYBOT - RESULTS | ||
Series 1 | ||
The First Wars - UK Championship Heat Gauntlet | ||
Heat B, Gauntlet | 1.65m (6th) | Eliminated |
Series Record
Series | Uglybot Series Record |
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The First Wars | Heat, Gauntlet |
The Second Wars | Did not enter |
The Third Wars | Did not enter |
The Fourth Wars | Did not enter |
The Fifth Wars | Did not enter |
The Sixth Wars | Did not enter |
The Seventh Wars | Did not enter |
Series 8 | Did not enter |
Series 9 | Did not enter |
Series 10 | Did not enter |
Trivia
- Uglybot is one of twenty robots never to fight in robot combat, having only ever reached the Gauntlet or Trial stages.
- Uglybot scored the worst Gauntlet run of Series 1, with a distance of 1.65m.
- The Uglybot team was the only team from Series 1 to lose in the Gauntlet and not make a subsequent appearance in later series of Robot Wars, despite Paul Shearwood saying otherwise.
- The Uglybot team were also the only team in Heat B of Series 1 that did not return.
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