Welcome back to Robot SMASH!! . The second semi-final is about to start, and unlike the last one there is a seeded robot in every match but one. This season really has been a nightmare for the seeds, with just 5 of the 16 seeded machines reaching the semi-finals.
Flick of the Wrist (12) vs. PyscloniZer
Killobite 5.0 (10) vs. Dervish V
Nidhogg (2) vs. Achilles
Black Panther vs. Cat with Wheels

Round 4, Battle 5

Seeded #12, the winner of Heat K, Flick of the Wrist!
This six-wheeled Tornado with brushless magmotors at 48 volts in the drive has previously defeated:
- The Rock (with Dante)
- Crimson Thunder
- Dante

The winner of Heat J, PsycloniZer!
This invertible ring spinner has three heavy hammers spun around by a lynch motor and has previously hammered:
- Baldur Gamma (with Gabriel II (14))
- Bio-Hazard
- Gabriel II (14)

Roboteers, standby!

Booth 1: Martijn M Benschop
Booth 2: Andrew Jackson

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SMASH!!

Both robots get off to a fast start, with the ring of PsycloniZer emitting an intimidating whir as the hammers quickly become a blur and Flick of the Wrist guns that six wheel drive and speeds across the arena, knocking PsycloniZer into the arena wall! A large majority of the impact was dissipated into the wall, but Flick has not escaped unscathed and the left fork is slightly bent inwards! Martijn takes no notice though and ploughs on into PsycloniZer, managing to get one of the forks stuck under the Son of Whyachi style cage and lefts it up, allowing him now to line up for a full out slam towards the pit release button! Flick once again hit full throttle as all six wheels go full out and slam Andy into the pit release, signalling the descent of the arena hazard and sending PsycloniZer toppling away onto its side, rolling back down as Andy spins up the ring again and avoids another ramming attack from Flick, who misses the invertible ring spinner completely and drives onto the killsaws! BZZT! One of the tyres at the front seems to have been slightly shredded, but with five others to keep it going Flick is OK for now and turns to try and attack PsycloniZer, but to Martijn€™s dismay the three hammers have spun up by the LEM-200 motor and the S28-400s in the drive are driving PsycloniZer at top speed towards Flick of the Wrist, who now realises far too late that he should have driven out of the way by now! CRASH! The six-wheeled Tornado is spun away across the arena as PsycloniZer almost flips itself over from the force it was hit by from its own attack, but Andy€™s machine seems to be OK. Flick of the Wrist on the other hand has a side panel knocked in and isn€™t moving at all! The crowd and Martijn look on as PsycloniZer spins up the powerful ring again, lining up for another attack on the twelfth seed. CRASH! This time the damaged side panel is ripped clean off and Flick of the Wrist is slammed against the arena wall, and still no movement! Bow the crowd begin the count and Andy drives in behind the seeded machine to make use of that open pit as he drives against it and pushes it across the arena to the pit, pushing one side of the six wheel drive over the abyss just as the crowd finishes the countdown. The match would normally end now, but with Flick this close to oblivion the judges nor Andy can resist and PsycloniZer delivers the final shove to knock the twelfth seed Flick of the Wrist into the pit and out of the competition.

CEASE!

Flick of the Wrist (12) is flicked out of the picture; PsycloniZer whirls on to the fifth round!

Round 4, Battle 6

Seeded #10, the winner of Heat L, Killobite 5.0!
This tough crushing robot with lifting forks and exo-skeleton has previously executed:
- Paramagnetic LOX Box (with E Clawdius Unum)
- Revenge of Black Death
- E Clawdius Unum

The winner of Heat O, Dervish V!
This Barberous style full body drum has previously drummed up a victory over:
- Seung Mina IV (4) (with Killotine: EVO)
- Tough as Nails
- Killotine: EVO

Roboteers, standby!

Booth 1: Kody Kunz
Booth 2: Daniel Stickler

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SMASH!!

The seeded Killobite is very quick off the mark in this battle, hurriedly speeding across the arena and slamming into the spinning up drum of Dervish V, stopping both robot and weapon in their tracks and slamming Daniel backwards against the arena wall! Dervish mounts the forks, but Killobite doesn€™t use them. Instead Kody brings the crusher down and sinks it into that aluminium armour on Dervish V, holding on in there now before reversing across the arena and hitting the pit release button. That has freed a lot of trapped robots this season, and Dervish V is lucky enough to make it away now, but although the weapon spins the robot can drive only in a circle- it seems the seeded robot€™s crusher went straight through a drive motor! Daniel manages to bring the drum around onto the side of Killobite and flips the seeded robot over, now driving in again and managing to claw out a bit of Killobite€™s own aluminium from behind the steel bar chassis, but now Kody pulls around on the attack again and manages to get Dervish V€™s wheel between the surprisingly static forks, bringing the crusher down right through the still active tyre! That may have put an end to Dervish€™s driving in this battle completely, but Kody still reverses side on to the pit and turns so that Dervish is over the pit! The seeded robot begins the scent of its crusher and Dervish plunges into the pit, leaving the arena and the competition!

CEASE!

A very quick match and Dervish V bites the dust; Killobite 5.0 (10) goes through to the fifth round!


Still to come:
Nidhogg (2) vs. Achilles
Black Panther vs. Cat with Wheels