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Ziggy was a series of featherweight and lightweight robots which competed in the 1995, 1996 and 1997 US Robot Wars competitions.

Built and captained by Jonathan Ridder - later famous for his BattleBots full-body spinner Ziggo - it originally debuted in the 1995 Super Lightweight Face-Off, defeating Slomo II[6] and the flying robot S.P.S. #2[7] to reach the semi-final rounds. This iteration of Ziggy, also referred to by its alternative name Soba[2], was eliminated at that stage by Holobot.[8][3]

An updated 1996 incarnation faired less well, being eliminated in the first round of the Featherweight Face-Off by Slomo 3 - a rematch of its first 1995 victory.[9][10][11][12] It would also compete in the 1996 Featherweight Melee event, but did not progress beyond the first round.[13][14] Ziggy's 1996 incarnation would make minimal appearances in the American Robot Wars 1996 VHS release, with a short clip from its Featherweight Melee being featured in the opening montage.

For the 1997 competition, a completely redesigned Ziggy fought in the Lightweight Face-Off and Melee events. In the Face-Off, it again lost its first battle, this time to debuting walker Pretty Hate Machine,[15][16] and was ultimately eliminated in the Loser's Bracket by Razor Back.[17][18] Ziggy enjoyed slightly improved form in the Lightweight Melee, qualifying for the final, but losing overall to Defiant.[19][20]

Versions of Ziggy[]

1995-1996[]

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The 1996 Ziggy with the shell removed. Lifting servos, batteries, and electronics are visible.

The original featherweight Ziggy maintained a largely similar form factor in its 1995 and 1996 appearances. It was a low-slung, wedge-shaped robot armed with multiple ramming spikes on the front and back. Alongside a red, gray and green paint scheme, the 1996 incarnation was loosely themed to a racing car, with a 'windscreen' and 'steering wheel' both being illustrated on the top-rear of the shell. Illustrations of Jonathan Ridder's pet cat - also named Ziggy - were included the top and upper side panels as well. On the sides were messages reading out the name of the International Robot Warriors Association (IRWA).

In addition to the spikes, Ziggy employed a pivot mechanism for the shell. Contemporary descriptions of this feature suggest that this essentially allowed it to function as a full-body lifter.[11] Two model aircraft servos were used to tilt the shell, allowing the spikes at the front to be raised and lowered to lift an opponent, but this was not very powerful.[21] Ziggy was also unusual in being one of the few robots of its era to use brushless motors for drive, with one brushless motor on each side directly driving a belt used as a track on each side of the robot.[21] The use of twin rubber belts in this way reportedly gave the robot good traction across the arena floor.[11]

The 1995 iteration - referred to on battleboards as Soba - differed in featuring a gray, golden yellow, green and red paint scheme, and the names of both Jonathan Ridder and teammate Linda Kwon on the sides.[7]

1997[]

While keeping a similar rubber belt track system, the 1997 Ziggy was completely redesigned for the larger Lightweight class. A 'bolted aluminum plate' chassis was combined with a double wedge-shaped Kevlar/foam composite shell, along with a more potent weapon - a large abrasive cutting disc. Much of Ziggy's weight allowance was taken up by the disc assembly, which used a two-stroke internal combustion engine as its power source. The sides and rear of the machine were fitted with skirts as a means to prevent Ziggy's ground clearance from being breached. An all-gray finish was further decorated on the sides by a cat's face, again representing Ridder's pet, in black, along with paw prints in yellow.[22]

Despite being fast and damaging, Ziggy was observed as having recurring reliability issues with its tracks, which were prone to 'slip and fray' during battles.[22] Additionally, the size and power of its disc caused the robot to occasionally be destabilized by its own gyroscopic forces, a phenomenon more commonly experienced by modern vertical spinners.

Robot History[]

1995 US Championship[]

Ziggy made its first US Robot Wars appearance in the 1995 Super Lightweight category. In the Face-Off championship, it initially fought Slomo II - a completely redesigned version of Klaas Langhout's 1994 competitor.

Ziggy started the match by driving into the center of the arena. There, it was swatted by a mousetrap, after which it began experiencing sudden bouts of immobility while trying to push and dodge Slomo II. Two exchanges enabled Ziggy to breach Slomo II's ground clearance, though Slomo II drove off before it could take further advantage in either of these. More dodging and bumping followed, until Ziggy found itself pinned between the side wall and Slomo II.[6]

Slow to get away, Ziggy took a cursory nudge from Slomo II, before darting back and forth while turning left and lifting its wedge shell. A brush with one of the arena flippers was followed by a backwards retreat towards the center. Ziggy dodged another of Slomo II's charges, only to be nudged from the right-hand side as it kept struggling to position itself for an attack. As Slomo II got itself caught behind another arena flipper, Ziggy held back, but again did not capitalize as it sat, then darted away from its recovering opponent.[6]

Both competitors kept avoiding each other for a few seconds, until a collision enabled Ziggy to lock its rear spikes against the front of Slomo II. Ziggy began pushing back, but was lifted off the floor in the process. Following an unsuccessful attempt to use its lifting shell to break free, it squirmed back and forth, while simultaneously prodding Slomo II with the spikes. A second head-to-head exchange resulted in the two robots trying to exploit each other's ground clearances with their wedge shapes. Ziggy outpaced Slomo II in a subsequent chase, which ended in the latter getting caught by a mousetrap.[6]

Ziggy repositioned itself within the center, waiting for Slomo II to drive towards it once again. This time, it lowered its shell fully, catching and pushing Slomo II back as the latter drove up it. However, it was attacked by the nearby mousetrap, which proved too low to catch Ziggy in its net. Backing out of the hazard's reach, Ziggy slammed into Slomo II at high speed, riding over the top of Klaas Langhout's machine as a result. In retaliation, Slomo II got underneath and held Ziggy following a few more light shoves, though Ziggy was released seconds later. Ziggy began jabbing Slomo II more with its front and rear spikes, as more bumps and fast rams were exchanged between the duo.[6]

Following another encounter with the mousetrap, Ziggy rammed Slomo II again from the left-hand side. The impact was not only enough to throw Slomo II upwards, but also dislodge a shard of armor as Ziggy dragged its slowing opponent back. With both robots now locked together, Ziggy kept twitching backwards, shuffling Slomo II around in a circle as the battle entered its final twenty seconds. During this time, a countdown was initiated, signalling the end of the match as both robots were effectively pinned. Ziggy, still pushing Slomo II across the arena, was soon declared the winner following an audience vote.[6]

Progressing to the second round, Ziggy faced an especially unusual challenger in the shape of flying robot S.P.S. #2.

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Ziggy confronts the flying S.P.S. #2

Ziggy started tentatively, maneuvering towards and turning either way within the center. While S.P.S. #2 drifted into range from the other side, it drove forwards in sudden bursts, keeping track of the former's movements as it collided with the Ball of Doom.[7]

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A push from Ziggy takes S.P.S. #2 down

Ziggy kept its distance, then charged into S.P.S. #2's net as the latter descended precariously close to the arena floor. In doing so, it succeeded in bursting both of S.P.S. #2's balloons, immobilizing J.D. Street's machine in an instant. Ziggy finished the battle by ramming and trapping the main body of S.P.S. #2 against an arena flipper, in what quickly proved to be a popular victory among audience members.[7]

Ziggy would advance to the third round - effectively the semi-finals of the 1995 Face-Off tournament. For a chance to fight for championship honors in the overall Final, it would face returning veteran Mike Winter and Holobot.

In the opening seconds, Ziggy missed its first high-speed charge, but recovered by ramming the six-wheeled Holobot from the side. Tentative driving by both machines resulted in Ziggy's right-rear spike catching one of Holobot's wheels, before the sparring pair separated, and Holobot drove over the right-hand side of its shell. While able to breach Holobot's ground clearance a few more times, Ziggy again began to display erratic movements as it kept trying to line up another push.[8]

Eventually, Holobot rammed and pinned Ziggy from the side. Neither robot showed much mobility from this point on, though Ziggy found itself being pushed towards and placed opposite a swinging arena flipper. The match ended in loud boos and jeers from the audience, with Holobot ultimately emerging as the winner according to Team Run Amok match records. Ziggy was thus eliminated from the Super Lightweight Face-Off at that stage; its only event of the 1995 competition.[8][3]

1996 US Championship[]

A cosmetically-refreshed Ziggy returned for the 1996 competition, participating in the newly-renamed Featherweight Face-Off and Melee tournaments. In the former, it was drawn against Slomo 3 in the first round - the second time Ziggy would face Klaas Langhout's machine in battle.

Both robots started the fight tentatively, with Ziggy keeping itself out of the way as Slomo 3 briefly caught itself under one of the arena mousetraps. Eventually, they drove past each other between the mousetrap and a nearby flipper. Turning around, Ziggy was lightly tapped by Slomo 3. While spinning around, twitching and dodging another lunge from its opponent, it suddenly stopped moving altogether in between both hazards. Two cursory drives from Slomo 3 resulted in it accidentally riding up and getting beached on the lip of Ziggy's wedge-shaped shell. The second instance caused both robots to stick together for several seconds, prompting booing from audience members. Slomo 3 backed off, confirming Ziggy's immobilization. Ziggy would be eliminated from the Featherweight Face-Off as a direct result.[9][23]

In the Featherweight Melee, Ziggy initially fought alongside seven other machines in its preliminary round - Bite Me, Draggon Waggin', Edgar the Hate Bug, Gigan, Mad Dog, Nezumi and P.A.T..

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Ziggy brushes under Edgar the Hate Bug's chainsaw

During the opening seconds, it skimmed under the chainsaw of Edgar the Hate Bug; a moment featured in the opening montage for American Robot Wars 1996. Ziggy proceeded to dart towards and flick Draggon Waggin' upwards with a ram, allowing Mad Dog to pin the latter against the flipper. After Gigan became immobilized by a snapped track, it next pushed Peter Abrahamson's machine backwards, during a scuffle which resulted in Gigan ejecting both of its broken treads.[24][25][26]

Ziggy soon engaged in a one-on-one duel with P.A.T., which resulted in it being shoved into the upper-right corner. From that point, it played very little part in the Melee, sitting immobile while P.A.T. and many of its surviving opponents fought on. Ironically, no robot from this battle would be selected for the Featherweight Melee Final, once P.A.T. became immobilized as well while pinning Mad Dog and Gigan.[25][26][27]

1997 US Championship[]

Similarly to the 1996 incarnation, the 1997 Ziggy took part in both Face-Off and Melee tournaments in that year's Lightweight class. In the Face-Off, it was drawn against Christian Carlberg and his debuting walker Pretty Hate Machine in the opening round.

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Both spinners clash

Smoke from Ziggy's weapon system filled the arena as it tentatively approached, then charged straight into the side of Pretty Hate Machine. Sparks flew as its abrasive cutter made contact with the latter's right legs, though Ziggy was unsuccessful in hindering Pretty Hate Machine's mobility. Ziggy tried to push Pretty Hate Machine back, but abruptly turned around on its right drive belt. Contact between its cutter and one bank of Pretty Hate Machine's own saws resulted in it being lifted upwards. Both competitors momentarily shoved each other, after which Ziggy spun and hopped on its right belt.[15][16]

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Pretty Hate Machine throws Ziggy upwards as it makes impact

Hesitating, Ziggy turned to face Pretty Hate Machine once more. Again, this resulted in it being lifted and pushed back towards an arena flipper, though this would result in the leading row of Pretty Hate Machine's saws stalling. As Pretty Hate Machine backed up and turned to use its other set of saws, it became more apparent that Ziggy had become partially immobilized. Ziggy could not escape before taking another series of attacks, losing chunks out of its composite shell until Pretty Hate Machine's remaining saws stalled as well. As an attempt to counter Pretty Hate Machine's attacks, it kept turning its larger disc into the latter, though this did not prevent Ziggy from being gingerly pushed back across the arena.[15][16]

After quickly turning away from its purple and green opponent, Ziggy suddenly lost all mobility. It was rendered helpless as Pretty Hate Machine slowly pushed it saw-first into the wall; contact with the wall was enough to clog and disable the weapon mechanism, and the gas engine powering it to stall. Ziggy was pushed further into the corner by Pretty Hate Machine, and was soon deemed to have lost by knockout.[15][16]

Ziggy was thus consigned to the Loser's Bracket, reappearing in the second round. There, it was intended to face Gator, though Dennis Millard's machine 'refused to move' once it was placed into the arena during preparations. Gator's predicament resulted in Ziggy being awarded the win by default.[28][29]

The third round of the Loser's Bracket saw Ziggy fighting against Razor Back, a new entry from US Robot Wars veteran Bob Schneeveis. Due to various circumstances, this battle ended up being fought no fewer than three times.

In the first attempt, both robots moved tentatively towards each other during the opening moments. Ziggy, smoking copiously, missed with its initial lunge at Razor Back, and was itself rammed a few times. In addition to taking damage to the front of its left skirt, it was shoved into the upper-left wall. The force of the ram also caused Razor Back to get stuck in the wall 'curb', resulting in both robots being stuck together and the match to be paused to separate them. During the separation, however, Razor Back's killswitch was accidentally deactivated, rendering Ziggy the only robot still mobile once the battle restarted. Ziggy was initially declared the winner, but the result would be annulled following an inspection, with the Judges calling for a rematch.[30][31]

The second attempt began with both robots dodging each other's lunges, with Ziggy eventually being brushed, then rammed and pushed in circles from the right-hand corner by Razor Back. The two competitors separated, before Ziggy was shoved into the upper-left flipper. Ziggy would manage to escape, however, once Razor Back was immobilized by the flipper paddle. Reversing, it tried to line up a direct attack on Razor Back with its abrasive disc, but missed. Instead, Ziggy drove head-on into the flipper and up the tip of Razor Back's body, flipping itself over as a consequence. Ziggy lay on its back as the flipper kept swiping both of the now-incapacitated machines. The bell rang to signal the end of the battle, which went to a Judges' decision. Once again, a rematch was called.[32][33]

On the second restart, Ziggy took a front-on collision with Razor Back, and found itself being pushed from the back. Controlled into the lower-right corner, it was flung upwards and once again became stuck on its opponent's wedge shape. Ziggy took a pounding from the nearby flipper as Razor Back briefly backed out; the paddle broke part of the abrasive cutter while also flicking the entire robot onto its left-hand side. Ziggy eventually escaped while Razor Back drove head-on into the wall. Despite the latter getting stuck for several seconds, it hesitated to attack with its now-damaged disc, with Michael Meehan ultimately announcing a pause for Razor Back to be freed.[17][18]

The battle resumed, with Ziggy again being rammed head-on by a fully-functional Razor Back. Another tentative phase followed, with Ziggy again being controlled across the arena as the battle entered the three-minute mark. One shove resulted in it being pinned against the upper-right flipper, from which Ziggy was slow to escape. Once it pulled clear, Razor Back speared itself into the nearby wall, giving Ziggy a chance to attack Bob Schneeveis' machine from the front. In its attempts, however, Ziggy would beach itself itself on Razor Back's wedge shape, with the abrasive disc, now with a large chunk missing, only being able to scuff Razor Back's plastic armor. With less than two minutes to go, Ziggy persisted, until another pause was called, much to the audience's displeasure. Both robots were pushed clear from the wall, after which Ziggy appeared to lose mobility on one side upon the match restarting.[17][18]

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Razor Back slams Ziggy against the side wall

Ziggy crawled towards Razor Back, which swerved out of the way at the last second. It was then jostled around by more rams from Razor Back, struggling to escape the perimeter as it took another hit from the upper-right flipper. During the final minute, Ziggy was repeatedly pushed against the wall and flipper, until Razor Back wedged itself into the wall yet again. Following a countdown initiated by Michael Meehan, the battle went to a Judges' decision, with Ziggy still struggling for mobility by that point. Ziggy would ultimately lose the battle on an audience vote, eliminating it from the Lightweight Face-Off at that stage.[17][18]

In the Lightweight Melee tournament, Ziggy would face both Gator and Razor Back again in its preliminary round. The three machines fought alongside Cooks, Finagler, Mouser, Scrappy and The Ominous Brick of Havoc for a chance to qualify for the overall Melee Final.

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Ziggy (background) slices into Cooks' shell

Ziggy itself started slowly, largely avoiding much of the early chaos until it engaged in a duel with Cooks. During a second exchange, it began cutting into the shell of Paul Bell's machine, sending sparks flying across the arena as it did so. After keeping itself out of the action, Ziggy next smashed into the side of Finagler, only to get pinned by the upper spike. Regardless, it kept pushing Finagler using its rear wedge shape, effectively forcing it up Mouser's dome-shaped shell as a consequence. Ziggy next resumed its attacks on Cooks, before weathering a head-to-head collision with the lumbering, but recovering Finagler. A four-way pile-up developed soon after, involving Ziggy, plus Mouser, Scrappy and Cooks.[34][35]

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Ziggy pressures Finagler

Alongside Mouser, Ziggy was one of the first to separate, and would duly resume its scraps with Cooks. In turn, it would end up being attacked from the sides by Finagler and The Ominous Brick of Havoc, the latter digging its front spears underneath. Following this, Ziggy would end up being involved in another four-way pile-up, but again escaped to approach and pin an inverted Finagler against the upper wall. Moments later, it was again ganged up on by Cooks and Scrappy, which controlled it into the lower spike hazard, then took turns in pushing Ziggy across the arena and the lower-right flipper. Ziggy was pushed along the wall 'curb' towards the spike hazard by Scrappy, at which both robots broke free. Ziggy attempted to damage Scrappy's back panel with its abrasive disc, but contact with the sheet metal armor caused the weapon to stall. With its weapon no longer operable, Ziggy was pushed around further by Cooks and Scrappy during the final minute. It and Scrappy survived a final ram from Cooks before time ran out. All three robots - alongside Finagler and The Ominous Brick of Havoc - were all selected to progress.[34][35]

For the 1997 Lightweight Melee title, Ziggy and its fellow Round 1 survivors fought Pretty Hate Machine, along with newly-crowned Face-Off champion Defiant. However, it would enter at a significant disadvantage, as the engine for its abrasive disc could no longer start.[20]

Rendered completely weaponless as the match got underway, Ziggy immediately turned wedge-first into The Ominous Brick of Havoc. In a repeat of its Face-Off run, it drove into the side of a slowly-approaching Pretty Hate Machine, only to be flicked away by Defiant's four-bar flipper. Ziggy was next ganged up by both Defiant and Cooks, which tried, without success, to turn it completely over. Recovering, it rammed and pushed Scrappy into Cooks, enabling the latter to push Steven Schware's machine across the arena. Ziggy then closed in on the scrap between Defiant and The Ominous Brick of Havoc, pressuring the Team Delta machine as the latter was thrown onto and struggled to free itself from the wall. This proved costly, however, when Defiant proceeded to lift and flick it around with more flipper attacks. A further flip by James Underwood's machine left Ziggy completely on its back. Without a self-righting mechanism, Ziggy played no further part in the Featherweight Melee Final, with Defiant ultimately emerging as the outright champion.[19][20]

Results[]

ZIGGY - RESULTS
1995 US Championship
Super Lightweight Face-Off
Round 3
Round 1 vs. Slomo II Won
Round 2 vs. S.P.S. #2 Won
Round 3 vs. Holobot Lost
1996 US Championship
Featherweight Face-Off
Round 1
Round 1 vs. Slomo 3 Lost
Featherweight Melee
Round 1
Melee vs. Bite Me, Draggon Waggin', Edgar the Hate Bug, Gigan, Mad Dog, Nezumi, P.A.T. All robots immobilized
ZIGGY (LIGHTWEIGHT) - RESULTS
1997 US Championship
Lightweight Face-Off
Round 1; Eliminated in Loser's Bracket, Round 3
Round 1 vs. Pretty Hate Machine Lost
Loser's Bracket, Round 2 vs. Gator Won via forfeit
NOTE: Gator forfeited after being unable to move during pre-match preparations.
Loser's Bracket, Round 3 vs. Razor Back Lost
NOTE: This Loser's Bracket battle was fought three times.
Lightweight Melee
Final
Melee vs. Cooks, Finagler, Gator, Mouser, Razor Back, Scrappy, The Ominous Brick of Havoc Qualified
Melee Final vs. Cooks, Defiant, Finagler, Pretty Hate Machine, Scrappy, The Ominous Brick of Havoc Lost

Wins/Losses[]

  • Wins: 3
  • Losses: 6

NOTE: Ziggy's bye in the 1997 Lightweight Face-Off is omitted from the Wins tally.

Series Record[]

Events Ziggy Event Record
1994 Did not enter
1995 Super Lightweight Face-Off, Round 3
1996 Featherweight Face-Off, Round 1
Featherweight Melee, Round 1
1997 Lightweight Face-Off, Loser's Bracket, Round 3
Lightweight Melee, Final

Outside Robot Wars[]

"Team Ziggy's robots all have one thing in common - maximum power in minimum volume. Combat robots require large amounts of power to accelerate quickly and have truly spectacular weapons. By making the robot as small as possible, you can use stronger armor and give less of a target to your opponents"
— Team Ziggy website[36]

Following its appearance at the 1997 competition, Ziggy was retired and dismantled, with Jonathan Ridder beginning work on a new featherweight entry ahead of the proposed 1998 event. The robot, named Ziggo, was a 25lb full-body spinner taking inspiration from Blendo, armed with a conical bladed shell made out of a steel wok. When Robot Wars '98 ended up being canceled, Ziggo was completed ahead of the proposed Robotica event, though this too would be canceled due to legal pressure from Profile Records. It would therefore make its first fights at the August 1998 Society of Robot Combat (SORC) meeting, inflicting severe damage to KMM and a walking robot built by Mike Winter on its way to winning the main 'tournament'. Ziggo would also win a 'rumble' match, despite losing power to its weapon partway through.[37][5][38]

"Writing this in 2002, I don't remember all of the details of the fights, but I do remember fighting Rik's robot, former RW champion KMM, and Mike's 50 lb. walking robot. In both cases, Ziggo performed flawlessly, disabling his opponents and throwing parts across the parking lot. I believe that another robot forfeited the finals match, which made Ziggo the one-on-one competition winner. In the rumble, Ziggo's only weakness was his battery capacity. He could only manage about 10 spin-ups. He had a separate drive battery that lasted to the end. A vote was taken and Ziggo was also awarded the rumble trophy."
— Jonathan Ridder on Ziggo's run at the 1998 SORC meeting[38]
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Ziggo at BattleBots Long Beach (1999)

In 1999, Ziggo would be upgraded to enter the Kilobot (lightweight) division of the inaugural BattleBots event at Long Beach. There, it again fulfilled its devastating potential, winning the category's 'Duel' tournament with a 5-1 win/loss record. In the process, Ziggo fought 1997 Robot Wars Lightweight champion Defiant twice, losing the first encounter, then winning the second in the overall final, both via an audience vote.[39][40] Ziggo would later compete in all televised seasons of the Comedy Central series, winning the main lightweight division outright in Seasons 2.0 and 4.0; and winning the Season 3.0 Lightweight Royal Rumble by a crowd vote.[41] In doing so, it never failed to reach the Round of 32, and would finish its BattleBots career with an 18-4 match record.

Alongside Ziggo, Team Ziggy would also enter the middleweight ZiggZagg into Seasons 4.0 and 5.0 of Comedy Central's BattleBots. Utilizing a front electric lifter, along with a titanium/aluminum/tool steel construction and a drive system incorporating three Magmotors, it achieved a 3-2 match record in its appearances, but would not reach the preliminary rounds of the main middleweight division in either season.[42][43]

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