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"CHIP is a 100 Kg robot made purely for robotic combat. Designed and made to inflict the maximum damage to other machines in the shortest possible time. Winning or losing does not concern the CHIP team, nor does taking damage from other robots. We don't care about 'control' or 'style' or 'aggression'. We only care about wrecking other robots. Nothing else matters."
— Chip website

Chip was a Welsh competitor robot that fought in the second series of Robot Wars Extreme, and in Series 7 of Robot Wars. It reached the second round of the New Blood Championship in Extreme 2, falling to Thor after being unable to use its disc. Chip was quickly eliminated in the first round of Series 7 after being thrown out of the arena by Spawn Again.

Design[]

"I felt from the beginning that a horizontal flywheel on a 4WD robot would work well, even before the appearance of Hypno-Disc in Series 3 auditions. The problem was crowd safety and shrapnel. As soon as Hypno-Disc got chosen we knew that the spinners would become much more common."
— The Chip website on the original idead[1]
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Chip as it appeared in the New Blood Championship

In both of its appearances, Chip was an invertible robot armed with a spinning disc. In Chip's debut in Extreme 2, it was a blue, invertible box-shaped robot made of titanium and macron, where the 16.5kg horizontal spinning disc was placed. This disc was 500mm in diameter and 40mm thick, having been machined from an aluminium billet. The team claimed their weapon to be ten times stronger than that of Hypno-Disc, and were capable of running the weapon at 12v (1,300rpm), 24v (2,200rpm) or 36v (3,200rpm).

"The main problem with the weapon design was the clutch. We solved the problem by running a rubber disk or wheel under the disk as a simple friction drive, with a 1.5:1 ratio"
— Chip website[2]
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Chip in the arena without its disc

As a back-up, the disc was interchangeable with a set of ramming spikes, a wedge front with a low spike, or an electric lifter, with these weapons being designed for its appearance on Techno Games and live events, although only the spikes were seen on Robot Wars. Its 750W electric motors and 6:1 gearboxes were originally sourced from Series 3 competitor Pitbull, and the armour consisted mainly of 12mm polycarbonate on a 25mm aluminium box section frame .

"The armour is mostly 12mm polycarbonate, not painted as this weakens it, instead we cover it in stick vinyl. This also protects it from UV which makes all plastics brittle There is some titanium under the armour in certain locations."
— Chip website[3]

It was powered by three Hawker Genesis batteries, with a custom built digital PIC mixer linked to current limiting 160A MOSFET drivers as a speed controller.

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The Series 7 version of Chip in the arena

"After considerable testing and modification we finally decided to remove the front wheels in 2003 and go rear wheel drive only. This would give us better battery duration. The disk was powered by a Bosch 630Watt 12v motor but this has been replaced by a Magmotor delivering 4.5 Hp. This increase in power enables the disk to spin up much faster."
— Chip website on the upgrades for Series 7[4]

When Chip returned to Series 7, it switched to a two-wheel drive system, and used new polycarbonate armour, painted black. Its shape was broader at the back than it was at the front, where the weapon, a 1,500rpm horizontal spinning disc with two cutting blades, now powered by a Magmotor, was situated. However, Chip was unreliable during testing.

The Team[]

Team Chip

The team at the Series 6 qualifiers

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The Chip team in Extreme 2

Chip was entered into Robot Wars by Team Xenomania, named after their intended entry for Series 3 and 4, Xenomorph. The Welsh team was formed by teachers and students from Denbigh High School. with the televised team members in Extreme 2 and Series 7 being Rob Jones, Tom Ross and Gareth Jones. Tom Ross joined the team after the team failed to qualify for Series 5.

"It entered Series 5 but after a brief appearance in Cardiff's Live Event it got eliminated, mostly due to poor driving by Rob, who attended the event with his son Gareth. The team was considerably strengthened by the addition of Tom Ross as the driver and supporting engineer. Almost as soon as Tom joined the team in 2001 our luck improved and we took part in BBC2's Technogames winning a BRONZE medal in the competition."
— Chip website on the team[5]

Qualification[]

The creators of Chip, Team Xenomania, had previously attempted to apply for several series before then, starting with the Third Wars. They initially failed to qualify for Series 3 and 4 with Xenomorph (not related to the Series 7 participant). After Series 4, the students that had been part of the team left due to other concerns, including university studies. The teachers obtained a sponsorship from NEW WAVE CONCEPTS Ltd to build a new robot and Chip was built with the help of a few younger students at Denbigh High School[6].

"A phone call from Mentorn Television a week before the event in Cardiff was the first I heard about a possible entry into Series 5 of Robot Wars with CHIP. I had to make all the finishing touches and test the new disk weapon in the back garden. I filmed it destroying an old tumble drier. I loaded it into the trailer and set off for the centre of Cardiff, 180 miles away. I got held up in traffic and arrived two hours late!"
— Chip Website on entering the Series 5 qualifiers

In an initial attempt to qualify for Series 5, Chip attended the Cardiff leg of the 2001 Live Event tour, fighting Robofox. However, the robot's disc was not working, after a wire relay broke while on its way to the event venue. Chip broke down quickly, after taking repeated blows from Robofox's axe, and was pitted by Shunt.

"A wire to a relay had snapped on the long journey, they said never mind that--stick it in anyway! The battle was short, I couldn't see too well under the blinding lights. After a rainfall of heavy axe blows CHIP was dead and house robot Shunt pushed us into the pit. Craig Charles asked us why we had died, I said that a wire in the electronics must have broken. He said you should have been an electronics teacher, I was too gutted to say that I was. The crowd cheered and we drove the 180 miles home. Needless to say we did not appear in Series 5."
— Chip Website on the Series 5 qualifiers[7]
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Chip at the Series 6 qualifiers

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Chip caught on a wall panel in the Series 6 qualifiers

At the Series 6 qualifiers, Chip fought in a four-way melee against 259, Colossus and Splinter.

"The disk was working really well and we had utterly demolished an oven, a fridge, a tumble drier, in fact no household appliance was safe in North Wales. The big question was how would it perform against other robots in the arena. The qualifiers were in Nottingham and we were very confident of qualifying. Morale did flag a little as we had to wait about six hours for our turn."
— Chip Website on the Series 6 qualifiers

Within the opening moments of the battle, Chip lodged its spinning disc in the arena wall, and was unable to break free, rendering the robot immobile. 259 went on to cause significant damage to Chip's armour, but although Chip was functionally operational, 259 was able to immobilise all of its opponents and win the qualifier outright. As such, Chip was not selected to compete in Series 6.

"To be fair we were not disabled but impaled by our own disk on the arena wall. It all happened to quickly to say for definite why we ended up in the wall but 259 did cause us some hefty superficial damage. So we were out, bad luck really because some pretty weak robots got through that day because they were in easier fights."
— Chip Website on the Series 6 qualifiers[8]
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Chip at the Series 7 qualifiers

Chip would later qualify for the New Blood Championship in Series 2 of Robot Wars Extreme via open applications, and for Series 7 by attending the live qualifiers, though it is unknown which robots it fought to qualify for Series 7.

Robot History[]

Extreme 2[]

"Ah, what'll happen when the chips are down?"
— Jonathan Pearce as Chip enters the arena

After failing to qualify for four consecutive main competitions, Team Xenomania finally featured on the televised show as Chip was entered into the New Blood Championship of the second series of Robot Wars Extreme. In the first round of its heat, Chip was placed up against Series 6 entrant Edge Hog and walkerbot RT 81.

Philippa Forrester: "Meet Chip, with a spinning disc 10 times, so they say, stronger than Hypno-Disc's! Is it really true? Can it be?"
Rob Jones: "I think so, I think so."
Philippa Forrester: "You think so? That's not very scientific?"
Rob Jones: "Well we've never fought Hypno-Disc, but it spins fast, and it's heavier than their disc."
Philippa Forrester: "Right, tactics?"
Rob Jones: "We're gonna go behind Edge Hog and try and get his armour off, because he's very vulnerable there."
Philippa Forrester: "But what about the walker, RT 81? Walkers are renowned for being weak!"
Rob Jones: "I know, but we don't wanna stuck in the walker, because once we're stuck in, he'll turn round and he'll hit us over and over again."
— Pre-Round 1 interview
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Chip attacks Edge Hog

As the battle started, Chip stayed still, getting its disc up to speed. Edge Hog reversed, then drove at Chip, but fired the axe too early, before it was close enough to hit Chip, so missed. As it did so, Chip turned and drove down the arena. Edge Hog drove after it, and as Chip reached the bottom of the arena, it turned around and hit Edge Hog's side. This first hit broke Edge Hog's drive on one side[9]. Chip drove around behind Edge Hog as it spun around, and when Edge Hog stopped spinning, Chip clipped the back of Edge Hog with its disc as it drove towards the pit release button. Meanwhile, the ponderous RT 81 was struggling to move out of the CPZ, and Mr. Psycho blocked it. Edge Hog and Chip fought in the top half of the arena, with Chip driving around Edge Hog. Edge Hog tried firing the axe as Chip drove around it, but did so too late and missed. Chip turned around and drove around the back of Edge Hog. Edge Hog turned to face Chip, but could not drive forwards to attack properly, and Chip was able to reverse to avoid Edge Hog's axe, and Edge Hog missed another axe blow. Chip turned around for another attack, but Edge Hog was able to turn away as Chip drove at it with its spinning disc. As Edge Hog turned around, Chip got around to its side, then hit Edge Hog's front with its spinning disc, before driving past.

"Edge Hog, I think trying to get broadside so it can get its axe down with deadly effect onto the Chip team..."
— Jonathan Pearce as Chip drives around Edge Hog, which could only turn around on the spot
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Chip hits Edge Hog as it axes RT 81

With Edge Hog only able to spin around, Chip turned around and slammed into its side with the spinning disc, then reversed away for another attack. Chip turned to face Edge Hog, which turned away, exposing its side, and Chip charged at it with the spinning disc, clipping the back as it spun. Chip drove around Edge Hog, clipping the back with its spinning disc again as it did so, then drove down the arena, hitting the pit release button. Chip drove up past the pit, and Edge Hog spun around, Chip clipped its side with its spinning disc. Edge Hog turned and tried to axe Chip as it turned around, but Edge Hog narrowly missed, and Chip charged away up the arena.

"We haven't seen Chip's deadly spinning disc. 10 times more destructive than Hypno-Disc?! We'll wait and see!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Chip drive away

With RT 81 barely able to move away from the CPZ, Mr. Psycho rammed it down the arena to Edge Hog. Edge Hog axed RT 81, and Chip charged back down the arena, hitting RT 81's protective tyre, then hitting the side of Edge Hog, before turning and driving away. RT 81 caught fire internally, and smoke was rising from it as Edge Hog continued to axe it. Edge Hog axed the protective outer tyre of RT 81, and the axe head became caught. Chip drove back down the arena at RT 81, hitting the outer rim of RT 81, but then reversed away back up the arena. Chip charged back down the arena, hitting RT 81's protective tyre, whilst Edge Hog managed to free its axe. Chip turned around and drove around RT 81, and struck the side of Edge Hog with its disc, then reversed away. Chip reversed towards the top of the arena, then charged back down, slamming into the side of RT 81. Chip reversed for another attack, then slammed into RT 81 again, but its disc had stopped spinning. Chip reversed up to the top half of the arena again, whilst Mr. Psycho rammed Edge Hog across the arena to a CPZ. Chip drove back down the arena, and drove at RT 81, but it couldn't do any damage, so drove back up the arena again. Sir Killalot lifted up Edge Hog, which was unable to escape the CPZ, and turned it on its back, but Edge Hog managed to right itself with its axe. Mr. Psycho rammed RT 81 against the arena wall, and Refbot counted it out. Sir Killalot put RT 81 on the Drop Zone, and Chip and Edge Hog were through.

"WE WERE THE ONLY FULLY MOBILE ROBOT FROM THE ENCOUNTER. WE HAD NOTICED THAT THE DISK WAS SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKER THAN AT THE QUALIFIERS THREE MONTHS EARLIER. DISASTER! THE WEAPON MOTOR WAS DAMAGED, PROBABLY FROM TERRAHURTZ IN THE GAYDON LIVE EVENT. THERE WAS LITTLE CHANCE OF A REPAIR BY ROUND 2 AGAINST THOR"
— Chip website on the Round 1 battle[10]

Chip had technical problems with its disc, so it had to be removed for the second round and replaced with a static spike, making it look similar to the original Tornado. To make matters worse for the Chip team, Rob Jones had to leave filming due to work commitments, only leaving Tom Ross

Philippa Forrester: "Rumour is rife that you're not ready..."
Tom Ross: "No we're ready - just!"
Philippa Forrester: "Now this motor here is the source of all the rumour. That's the one that powers the disc there, and we're hearing that it's not working."
Tom Ross: "At the end of the last battle it was damaged. A lot of help from the other guys, particularly Shep {sic} who's basically rebuilt it, and all the magnets are back in place now, fine."
Philippa Forrester: "You see, your opponents don't think it's working!"
Tom Ross: "Well they never saw running on testing, and I can assure you it was!"
— Pre-battle interview, filmed whilst Tom was still working on the disc

In Round 2, Chip fought Thor

"DESPITE A HUGE EFFORT BY TOM (WITH HELP FROM SHANE FROM THE HELLS TEETH TEAM) TO REPAIR THE MOTOR JUST BEFORE THE FIGHT WITH THOR IT FAILED COMPLETELY AND TOM REPLACED IT WITH OUR SPIKES. SADLY TOM HAD TO DO THIS PART OF THE EVENT ALONE AS I HAD WORK COMMITMENTS."
— Chip website on attempting to repair the spinning disc[11]
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Chip is immobilised in a single blow

Chip had the quicker start, driving down the arena, driving over the Drop Zone. Thor cautiously approached it, and Chip turned around, driving around to Thor's side as it drove into it. Chip turned around to line up another attack, and as Thor turned to face Chip to try and line up its hammer, Chip drove around to Thor's other side. Thor turned around, and Chip turned to face Thor, but Thor fired the hammer, hitting Chip's top.

"Gotta go with Thor here, because I can't see what damage Chip can do."
— Jonathan Pearce at the start of the battle
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Mr Psycho hammers Chip

This first blow broke Chip's aerial lead, immobilising it instantly[12]. Thor reversed for another charge, then drove at Chip's side, but the hammer passed over Chip and missed, due to the handle being too long. Thor reversed again, then pushed Chip onto the flame pit. As Chip burnt on the flame pit, Thor continued to land more blows on the top, landing three blows before missing one.

"{Thor} reining a mighty blow down onto Chip, that could have rendered Chip immobile with that first blow! I think it's knocked something loose... yes, he agrees, Tom Ross! Chip, is about to be fried!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Thor immobilises Chip, then pushes it onto the flame pit
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Growler puts Chip onto the floor flipper

Thor lined up again, and landed another hammer blow on Chip. Thor turned and reversed away as Growler came over, reversing towards Chip to use his rear flamethrower. Growler gave a small blast with the flamethrower, but then Thor drove at his side, hitting him with its hammer. As Growler chased after Thor, chasing it up the arena and ramming into it, Mr. Psycho drove besides Chip and hammered it. Refbot came over to count Chip out, but Mr. Psycho was not finished attacking, and he bulldozed Chip off the flame pit.

"...and Mr. Psycho's hammer on poor old Chip! Chipped potatoes, mashed potatoes, we love 'em all! Sautee, away off the flame pit - Chip finished!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Mr. Psycho hammers Chip

Meanwhile, Growler had driven on top of Thor whilst chasing after it, and could not get down, so Mr. Psycho pushed Chip up the arena, pushing Chip against Growler a couple of times, pushing Growler loose a little, allowing Thor to drive away and reverse out from under him. Mr. Psycho bulldozed Chip down the arena, slamming it into an angle grinder, whilst Thor opened the pit. Mr. Psycho drove to Chip's side and hammered it again, and Refbot and Growler came over. Growler tried grabbing Chip in his jaws and pulling it up the arena, but it slipped out as he reversed. Refbot began counting it out, and as the count neared 10, Growler got at Chip's side and grabbed hold with his jaw. Once Refbot had finished counting Chip out, Growler quickly reversed with Chip in his mouth, pulling it towards the top corner of the arena.

"They're out! Chip finished, and back to the kennel, with Growler! The only thing that will be left of that are little wood chips, I would imagine!"
— Jonathan Pearce as Chip is counted out and grabbed by Growler

As Growler stopped, Chip slipped out of his mouth. Growler grabbed hold of its side again and pulled it away from the wall, with part of the side falling off. Growler pushed Chip onto the floor flipper, which threw Chip down the arena, landing right by Mr. Psycho. Mr. Psycho turned and tried to hammer Chip, but the hammer narrowly missed, only glancing by it, tipping it from its side. Growler grabbed Chip's front in his jaw and pushed it into the centre of the arena, hitting Thor with it, who reversed away. Growler then turned and pushed Chip into the pit.

"ALAS THE BATTLE LASTED ABOUT 20 SECONDS. A HUGE CRASHING AXE BLOW BROKE OUR AERIAL LEAD AND THEN IT WAS TIME FOR THE HOUSE ROBOTS. RATHER UNSPORTINGLY THOR PUSHED CHIP ONTO THE FLAME PIT, THEN HIT IT A FEW MORE TIMES THEN DROVE TO ANOTHER PART OF THE ARENA TO WATCH US BURN. WE HAVE LONG MEMORIES AND WHO KNOWS WE MIGHT ONE DAY GET OUR OWN BACK. THE HOUSE ROBOTS AND ARENA FLIPPER GAVE CHIP A MASSIVE BEATING BUT AMAZINGLY WHEN TOM TOOK CHIP HOME ALL THE DAMAGE WAS SUPERFICIAL AND WHEN HE TRIED IT OUT I THE GARAGE IT WORKED FIRST TIME."
— The Chip website's summary of the Round 2 battle[13]

As a result, Chip was eliminated from the New Blood Championship.

Series 7[]

"Fought in the New Blood Championship for hopefuls. Didn't last long though."
— Jonathan Pearce as Chip enters the arena

After four series of failing to qualify for the main competition, Team Xenomania finally reached the main Robot Wars competition. Chip participated in Heat N of Series 7 and was placed up against the number six seed Spawn Again, Revenge of Trouble & Strife, along with Dutch Robot Wars and Second World Championship veteran NEATer Machine in the first round.

Jayne Middlemiss: "What is your biggest fear in there?"
Rob Jones: "Getting flipped out of the arena by..by Spawn Again. Yeah. We can work upside down, but obviously if we get flipped out, we're gone."
— The team captain's premonition
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Chip is launched from the arena by Spawn Again

As the battle began, Spawn Again started by driving at Chip, so Chip drove up the arena, getting its disc up to speed, and drove towards NEATer Machine, but NEATer Machine was driving at Revenge of Trouble & Strife, so Chip turned away from it. Spawn Again drove after Chip, but then changed targets, driving at NEATer Machine. Spawn Again drove into NEATer Machine a couple of times, but could not get underneath, so went back after Chip, which was staying away from its opponents. Chip drove at NEATer Machine, and Spawn Again got behind it. Chip hit NEATer Machine's front with its disc, but did not appear to damage the Dutch robot. Chip turned and drove away from Spawn Again, driving into the arena centre. NEATer Machine drove after it, but missed with the axe. Chip turned as Spawn Again drove down the arena after it, but in doing so, it drove closer to the arena wall. Chip turned, but as it did so, Spawn Again got underneath, and with one flip, tossed it high into the air and straight out of the arena, living up to the team's initial fears.

"{Spawn Again} seems to think that Chip is the weakest - oh goodness me, yes it was! They've had their chips! They're out! What an attack there by Spawn Again, bang! ... They didn't last long, did they?"
— Jonathan Pearce as Spawn Again flips Chip out of the arena

This instantly eliminated Chip from the competition, with Spawn Again and Revenge of Trouble & Strife ultimately progressing. This would also be Chip's last appearance on Robot Wars.

"Chip gets chopped."
— Craig Charles after the battle

Results[]

CHIP - RESULTS
Extreme 2
New Blood Championship
Heat, Round 2
Heat B, Round 1 vs. Edge Hog, RT 81 Qualified
Heat B, Round 2 vs. Thor Lost
Series 7
The Seventh Wars - UK Championship
Heat, Round 1
Heat N, Round 1 vs. NEATer Machine, Revenge of Trouble & Strife, Spawn Again (6) Eliminated

Wins/Losses[]

  • Wins: 1
  • Losses: 2

Series Record[]

Main Series Chip Series Record
The First Wars Did not enter
The Second Wars Did not enter
The Third Wars Not selected with Xenomorph
The Fourth Wars Failed to qualify with Xenomorph
The Fifth Wars Failed to qualify
The Sixth Wars Failed to qualify
The Seventh Wars Heat, Round 1
Series 8 Did not enter
Series 9 Did not enter
Series 10 Did not enter
Robot Wars Extreme Appearances
Series 1 Did not enter
Series 2 Entered

Gallery[]

Outside Robot Wars[]

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Chip at a live event in 2000

Before it first appeared on TV, Chip attended a couple of different live events, fighting Toe-Cutter, Dominator 2 and Stinger before Series 5, and later taking part in an event in Debenham where it fought the likes of Storm, Axe-Awe and Bulldog Breed. At the 2002 Gaydon live event, Chip suffered severe damage in a fight against Terrorhurtz, which bent its frame and cracked numerous welds, and, according to the team, proved costly for its New Blood battle against Thor.

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Chip rebuilt in 2001

As well as this, Chip took part in a non-combat event in Kettering, where it competed in the Pinball competition, and finished runner-up in the Tug of War event to Kan-Opener, having beaten Velocirippa in an earlier round. It also made a brief appearance at the Dutch Robot Games in 2003, but lost its only battle to the eventual winner Tough as Nails[14].

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Chip at Techno Games 2002, taking part in the Tug Of War

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Chip pushing Hell Bound in the Techno Games Sumo ring in 2002

Chip also competed in Techno Games. For competing in the Sumo, the team developed a wedge front, with a thin spike that ran level to the ground to get under the opposition. Chip beat Mighty Mouse in the first round of the Sumo before losing to Storm Chaser, putting it in the third place playoff, where it beat Hell Bound to win the Bronze medal. Chip also competed in the Tug of War competition in the same year, but lost its first round against British Bulldog.

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Chip after its rebuild following the filming of Techno Games 2002

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Chip as Bruiser at Techno Games 2003

Chip was renamed Bruiser for the fourth series of Techno Games in 2003, fitted with various add-ons. It won its first round of Sumo by default in the Sumo after Sprocket used its lifter to raise Bruiser's wheels from the ground and push it out, a breakage of the rules. However, not all of the robots which won their first Sumo rounds qualified for the second round, with only the quickest victories earning qualification. As such, despite Bruiser's technical victory against Sprocket, it was narrowly eliminated before the next round, a decision which Bruiser's team attempted to appeal after believing that Sprocket's rule-break influenced its victory time.

"WE HAD TO GO UP AGAINST SPROCKER (AKA SMIDSY) AND SADLY THEY CHEATED IN THE FIGHT. EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD PROMISED THE TECH CHECK PEOPLE THAT THE WEAPON WAS DISCONNECTED THEY USED IT IN THE FIGHT. SO THE FIGHT WAS AWARDED TO US. HOWEVER FILMING TOOK TOO LONG AND THE PRODUCER HAD TO SEND HOME FOUR WINNING QUATERFINALIST INCLUDING US SO THAT HE COULD MISS THE QUATERFINALS OUT AND GO STRAIGHT THOUGH TO THE SEMIFINALS. VERY UNFAIR WE THOUGHT AND THE SELECTION CRITERIA USED WAS ON TIME TAKEN TO WIN THE FIGHT, THIS WAS DECIDED MIDWAY THROUGH THE COMPETITION SO LATER CONTESTANTS KNEW THAT A WIN QUICKLY AT ALL COSTS WAS THE ESSENTIAL STRATEGY WHILST ALL WE COULD DO WAS WATCH. I APPEALED THAT WE SHOULD HAVE HAD A NOMINAL 1SECOND WIN TIME BECAUSE WE WON BY DEFAULT AGAINST A CHEATING OPPONENT BUT TO NO AVAIL. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE WON'T BE SUPPORTING THIS COMPETITION AGAIN."
— Chip website[15]
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Black'n'Blue, the team's featherweight that fought in a few live events

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DoW, one of the team's earlier featherweights

Over the course of the Robot Wars twelve-year hiatus, Chip's design was revised to feature a lifter, but the robot was soon retired. The team also built featherweights including Black'n'Blue and DoW. Tom Ross, Chip's driver, still owns Chip's disc among other pieces of the robot in the back of his shed.

Trivia[]

Chip 7

Official Series 7 photo

  • For unknown reasons, Chip never received an official photo for Series 7 on a blue background, with a screenshot on an arena surface taking its place in official media.
  • Chip was one of two robots in Series 7 not to receive an official photo on a blue background, the other being Terrorhurtz.
  • Revenge of Trouble & Strife was the only robot that beat Chip that never won a heat, reached a heat final, a semi-final, a grand final or any of those four.
    • It was also the only one that was not responsible for knocking out Chip as it never attacked it.
  • All of Chip's battles featured Mr. Psycho as one of the House Robots.
  • On November 8th 2018, Tom Ross appeared as a contestant on Channel 4 game-show Fifteen to One.

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