Heat M
Razer ( v Weapon Synergy v Holepunch
Black Panther v Blue Sparks v D.V.D: The Sequel

Eliminator 1

Built by Simon Scott and Ian Lewis, entered by Martijn M Benschop, and seeded #8, Razer!
This 2-time Robot Wars world champion and 1-time UK champion, not to mention 2-time all-stars champion was the first robot to use a hydraulic crusher as its weapon. It has side self-righting wings and a very low wedge to get under opponents.

In RS!!1: Quite literally gave Terrorhurtz the chop in a Robot Wars rematch, then took on another realie in the shape of Ming Die-nasty in the second round. Ming€™s arm was snapped and the robot pitted for Razer to proceed to the heat final, where it was flipped out of the competition by the eventual champion Wedge Devolution.

Created and entered by Daniel Stickler, Weapon Synergy!
This very interesting design is a 5-part clusterbot, each part armed with a different weapon. One has a flipper, one an axe, one a vertical spinning disc, one is a mini-TAN and the other part is a Tornado-shaped rammer. However the armour is thin and the drive motors lack compared to most heavyweight opponents.

In RS!!1: Met up with The Botles Reunited in round 1 to do battle in the clusterbot match of the century, clinching the judge€™s decision only because the Botles clan had suffered more casualties. However in round 2 they met up with the powerful flipper Liar 2, and each 20kg cluster was sent sky-high.

Created and entered by Leo Van Miert, Holepunch!
Similar in looks to its opponent in this battle Razer, Holepunch is another wedge with a crusher. However this crusher is pneumatically powered, and the robot doesn€™t really have a proper srimech although it should roll over with the claw in the up position due to the low centre of gravity.

In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter

Roboteers, standby!

Booth 1: Martijn M Benschop, Daniel Stickler (x5)
Booth 2: Leo Van Miert

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SMASH!!

Weapon Synergy catches the eye as this battle begins by splitting up from 1 big mass into 5 smaller ones. Holepunch and Razer also get going, and Razer makes a move on Ram, getting in underneath the 20kg bots€™ 1cm ground clearance and crushing down onto the 3mm titanium armour! With a firm hold Razer reverses across the arena and hits the pit release button, digging deeper and making a perforation in the top armour only to be whacked in the side by Disc, who knocks Razer over with the force of the hit! Axe meanwhile has been crushed into by Holepunch, who makes a beeline for the pit opened by Razer, who now self-rights and drops Ram into the pit. Holepunch follows suit and dumps Axe into the abyss, but Holepunch is caught from behind with a devious attack from Flipper, who attempts to stylishly throw Leo into the pit, but the flipper is too powerful and Holepunch sails right over it, rolling over into Claw, who grabs hold of Holepunch, but can€™t push Holepunch into the pit because of the 80kg weight deficit! Razer moves in on Disc and grapples it, heading for the pit, but they may not be need as Flipper has gotten in under Holepunch and tossed Leo against the wall just as Leo grabbed hold of Claw! With the crusher in the down position Leo cannot self-right, and although Razer dumps Disc in the pit it€™s much too late.

CEASE!

A shock for the bookies as Holepunch is punched; Razer ( and Weapon Synergy go through!

Eliminator 2

Created and entered by Alex Holt, Black Panther!
This strange semi-UFO shaped machine has a lot of success in majors such as Mechanical Noise, as it packs two weapons into its design- the main weapon, the powerful axe and the low powered flipper. It has done well in both this form and previous iterations.

In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter

Created and entered by Danny Bailey, Blue Sparks!
A tracked box with blue sparks painted on the side and an E-tek powered horizontal spinning disc that dishes out 125Kj per hit at full speed and 6mm titanium armour all round. However the armour won€™t hold up against the other powerful spinners and the S28-150 motors driving the tracks will certainly get hot in the longer rounds.

In RS!!1: Didn€™t enter

Created and entered by Paul Cuomo, D.V.D: The Sequel!
An invertible box with an invertible wedge behind its front double LEM-130 driven vertical drum and decent drive motors, this robot has a reasonably good history, reaching heat finals in tournaments such as the Chevron Championships.

In RS!!1: (as D.V.D) Knocked Iron Awe 5 clean out of the arena after immobilising it in round 1, but in round 2 it€™s removable link was knocked out after a monster hit from the eventual semi-finalist Supreme Glory Omega.

Roboteers, standby!

Booth 1: Alex Holt, Danny Bailey
Booth 2: Paul Cuomo

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SMASH!!

D.V.D and Blue Sparks spin up their weapons as soon as SMASH!! is called and all three robots are quickly off the mark, heading across the arena to meet up with each other. Blue Sparks however is left out of the equation for now as D.V.D and Black Panther make a beeline straight for each other, hitting straight on with D.V.D getting the upper hand on the first impact, knocking Black Panther back a few inches. But Alex is quick to come back, pushing into the momentarily static drum of D.V.D: The Sequel and giving it a hefty blow with the axe! There€™s a dent in the top armour of D.V.D now, and Alex doesn€™t let Paul spin the drum back up as he pushes Paul onto the killsaws! BZZT! D.V.D is spun around by the hit, but has its own spinning weapon back up to speed by now and attacks the side of Black Panther, knocking Alex over onto his back and then pushing in again to knock Black Panther against the arena wall! But Alex is quick to self-right and this time gets around to the side of D.V.D: The Sequel and gets the flipper in underneath, lifting D.V.D up and over and striking Paul€™s machine with the axe again, this time catching a wheel! This is D.V.D in serious trouble now and Blue Sparks looks on as Alex pulls the trapped drummer robot across the arena and into the pit release button! The siren wails and the pit descends, but the impact against the pit release releases D.V.D: The Sequel who rushes off and turns around to meet the oncoming threat from Black Panther with the drum spinning! Black Panther meets D.V.D: The Sequel head on and is flipped onto its back, but Alex quickly uses the axe to right himself and he attacks D.V.D again, this time striking the centre of D.V.D and causing the whole robot to shudder violently with the force of the slam! Black Panther whacks Paul€™s spinning drum bot for good measure, though the audience seems to think it€™s dead as the motionless robot is repeatedly pounded by Black Panther. They finish their decision as Black Panther stops pounding D.V.D for Blue Sparks to finally do something in this bout as Danny reverses into D.V.D and pushes it into the pit!

CEASE!

D.V.D: The Sequel is straight to video; Black Panther and Blue Sparks go through!

The round 2 draw:
Razer ( v Blue Sparks
Black Panther v Weapon Synergy