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|image=[[File:Zap.JPG|200px]]
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|image=[[File:Zap.png|200px]]
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|caption=Zap
  
 
|series=Extreme 1
  
|series=Extreme 1
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|other_names='''Zap!'''
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|other_names=Zap!
 
|team=Team Zap
  
|team=Team Zap
 
|team_members=Tommy Winkworth<br/>Lindy Robinson<br/>John Lowe
  
|team_members=Tommy Winkworth<br/>Lindy Robinson<br/>John Lowe
 
|other_entries=[[Beef-Cake]]<br/><small>(Extreme 1)</small>
  
|other_entries=[[Beef-Cake]]<br/><small>(Extreme 1)</small>
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|from=Broadheath, Manchester
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|stats=Zap stats.png
 
|weight=42kg
  
|weight=42kg
 
|dimensions=0.84m x 0.70m x 0.26
  
|dimensions=0.84m x 0.70m x 0.26
 
|clearance=
  
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|speed=7mph
 
|power=2 x 24v Wheelchair Motors
  
|power=2 x 24v Wheelchair Motors
 
|weapons=Flipper
  
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'''Zap''' (also known as known as '''Zap!''') was a middleweight that was entered into the Extreme Series 1 Middleweight Championship. It lost to [[Typhoon]]. Team Zap won the featherweight title in the same series with [[Beef-Cake]].
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'''Zap''' (also known as '''Zap!''') was a middleweight robot that exclusively appeared in the [[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1|first series]] of ''[[Robot Wars Extreme]]''. It fought solely in the [[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1/Middleweight Championship|Middleweight Championship]], where it lost to [[Typhoon]] after becoming immobilised.
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Team Zap also won the [[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1/Featherweight Championship|Featherweight Championship]] in the same series with [[Beef-Cake]].
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==Design==
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[[File:Zap official.png|left|thumb|Zap's official photo (note the lack of hazard stripes)]]
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Zap was a two-wheeled, box-shaped robot with a chassis made from steel and iron, transparent armour panels and yellow and black hazard stripes on its top. Its weapon was a pneumatic flipper that could lift at a maximum pressure of 750psi. The robot itself was capable of pulling a car, but was slow at 7mph.
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==The Team==
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Zap was built by Team Zap from Broadheath in Manchester. The team was captained by young driver Tommy Winkworth, who was joined by Lindy Robinson and John Lowe. The team ultimately became more well-known for their featherweight [[Beef-Cake]], which won the Featherweight Championship in the same series as Zap.
   
 
==Robot History==
  
==Robot History==
 
===Extreme 1===
  
===Extreme 1===
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Zap competed exclusively in the Middlweight Melee, alongside [[Typhoon]], former Middleweight champion [[Hard Cheese]], the [[Walkerbots|walkerbot]] [[Mammoth (Lightweight)|Mammoth]], [[Genesis]] and [[Doom]].
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Zap survived a couple of early hits from Typhoon, before being slammed into a wall by the Edinburgh Air Cadets' machine. This immobilized Zap, therefore it was flipped by the floor flipper along with Mammoth.
  
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[[File:TyphoonKnocksZap.jpg|thumb|left|Zap is immobilised by Typhoon]]
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[[File:Extreme1Middleweight_2.jpg|thumb|Zap (left) lies on its back as Matilda attacks Doom]]
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Zap immediately pushed and drove alongside Genesis as the battle started, before being buffeted away by Typhoon, triggering the latter's smoke bomb upon contact with its spinner. Zap attempted to drive away before Typhoon hit it again, before bumping into Genesis once more. Another hit from Typhoon sent Zap careering towards an entry gate, with Zap being completely immobilised as a result. After not initially being counted out, it was eventually pushed onto the Floor Flipper by [[Refbot]], where it was thrown across the arena alongside Mammoth. Zap landed on its back close to [[Matilda]], who flipped Doom into it after it was flipped by the Floor Flipper itself. 'Cease' was called, and Zap lost the Middleweight Melee - and the championship - to Typhoon.
   
 
==Results==
  
==Results==
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{{Results Top|Grey|Yellow|ZAP}}
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{{Results Top|Black|Yellow|ZAP}}
 
{{Show|Extreme Series 1}}
  
{{Show|Extreme Series 1}}
 
{{Competition|Single Battle Events|Middleweight Championship}}
  
{{Competition|Single Battle Events|Middleweight Championship}}
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{{Battle|Middleweight Championship|[[Doom]], [[Mammoth (Lightweight)|Mammoth]], [[Genesis]], [[Hard Cheese]], [[Typhoon]]|Lost}}
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{{Battle|[[Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1/Middleweight Championship|Middleweight Championship]]|[[Doom]], [[Genesis]], [[Hard Cheese]], [[Mammoth]], [[Typhoon]]|Lost}}
 
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*Wins: 0
  
*Wins: 0
 
*Losses: 1
  
*Losses: 1
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==Series Record==
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{{Series Record EX|Zap|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|'''Middleweight Championship'''<br>Featherweight Champion with [[Beef-Cake]]|Did not enter}}
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==Outside Robot Wars==
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Zap and Beef-Cake also competed in ''Robots@War'' 2001, where they won their respective weight categories<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20031212180033/http://robotsatwar.com/]</ref>.
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The team entered ''Techno Games 2001'' with '''Crazy Critter''', a box-shaped walker that competed in the Battery Sprint event. Crazy Critter broke down halfway down the course, but qualified for the semi-finals after the race's winner, '''Geyser Bird''', was disqualified for excessive human intervention. Despite this, Crazy Critter broke down again in the semi-finals and did not qualify for the final as a result.
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==References==
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[[Category:Robots with Rear-Hinged True Flippers]]
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[[Category:Competitors in Techno Games]]
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[[Category:Robots which lost their only battle]]
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[[Category:Robots which only fought in Extreme 1]]
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[[Category:Robots which debuted in Extreme 1]]

Revision as of 15:45, 16 March 2020

Zap (also known as Zap!) was a middleweight robot that exclusively appeared in the first series of Robot Wars Extreme. It fought solely in the Middleweight Championship, where it lost to Typhoon after becoming immobilised.

Team Zap also won the Featherweight Championship in the same series with Beef-Cake.

Design

Zap official

Zap's official photo (note the lack of hazard stripes)

Zap was a two-wheeled, box-shaped robot with a chassis made from steel and iron, transparent armour panels and yellow and black hazard stripes on its top. Its weapon was a pneumatic flipper that could lift at a maximum pressure of 750psi. The robot itself was capable of pulling a car, but was slow at 7mph.

The Team

Zap was built by Team Zap from Broadheath in Manchester. The team was captained by young driver Tommy Winkworth, who was joined by Lindy Robinson and John Lowe. The team ultimately became more well-known for their featherweight Beef-Cake, which won the Featherweight Championship in the same series as Zap.

Robot History

Extreme 1

Zap competed exclusively in the Middlweight Melee, alongside Typhoon, former Middleweight champion Hard Cheese, the walkerbot Mammoth, Genesis and Doom.

TyphoonKnocksZap

Zap is immobilised by Typhoon

Extreme1Middleweight 2

Zap (left) lies on its back as Matilda attacks Doom

Zap immediately pushed and drove alongside Genesis as the battle started, before being buffeted away by Typhoon, triggering the latter's smoke bomb upon contact with its spinner. Zap attempted to drive away before Typhoon hit it again, before bumping into Genesis once more. Another hit from Typhoon sent Zap careering towards an entry gate, with Zap being completely immobilised as a result. After not initially being counted out, it was eventually pushed onto the Floor Flipper by Refbot, where it was thrown across the arena alongside Mammoth. Zap landed on its back close to Matilda, who flipped Doom into it after it was flipped by the Floor Flipper itself. 'Cease' was called, and Zap lost the Middleweight Melee - and the championship - to Typhoon.

Results

ZAP - RESULTS
Extreme Series 1
Single Battle Events
Middleweight Championship
Middleweight Championship vs. Doom, Genesis, Hard Cheese, Mammoth, Typhoon Lost

Wins/Losses

  • Wins: 0
  • Losses: 1

Series Record

Main Series Zap Series Record
The First Wars Did not enter
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
Robot Wars Extreme Appearances
Series 1 Middleweight Championship
Featherweight Champion with Beef-Cake
Series 2 Did not enter

Outside Robot Wars

Zap and Beef-Cake also competed in Robots@War 2001, where they won their respective weight categories[1].

The team entered Techno Games 2001 with Crazy Critter, a box-shaped walker that competed in the Battery Sprint event. Crazy Critter broke down halfway down the course, but qualified for the semi-finals after the race's winner, Geyser Bird, was disqualified for excessive human intervention. Despite this, Crazy Critter broke down again in the semi-finals and did not qualify for the final as a result.

References

  1. ↑ [1]
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