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Barberous kat 3
Barber-Ous knocks out Kat 3

Spinning Drums were spinning weapons mounted to spin vertically. Despite popularity in the US, the drum never really took off in Europe. Only Dutch champion Slicer and UK Champion Tornado really used them to full potential.

Drums would become a lot more notable after Robot Wars in the US, Combat Robot Hall of Fame honourable mentions Solaris and Professor Chaos both equipped with them and showing their true potential.

DefinitionEdit

Drums were cylindrical and thicker than vertical flywheels. They were always mounted vertically and used barbs to damage and flip opponents over.

Advantages and DisadvantagesEdit

Slicer botwork
Slicer defeats Botwork to reach the Grand Final of the first Dutch championship
Barber-ous vs leveler 2
A powerful blow by Barber-Ous 2'n a Bit carried enough recoil to end its run

Advantages

  • The weapon itself was broader and more sturdy than the flywheel. This meant that it offered a broader range of attack.
  • They were capable of flipping opponents. Barber-Ous was the most effective at this, doing so against Kat 3 and Leveler 2.

Disadvantages

  • The massive weight of spinning drums meant that they required a great deal of battery power.
  • The recoil from impact could cause the robot to do damage to itself. This cost Barber-Ous 2'n a Bit in Series 7.

List of Robots with DrumsEdit

Blade
Blade reached the Series 3 Semi-Finals
ST
Suicidal Tendencies had a "milling cutter"
Tornado
Robot Wars Series 6 champion Tornado used a Drum as its main weapon
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Robots are listed alphabetically. Robots that are not heavyweight are listed with a green background.

Robot Series Appearances with Spinning Drums Notes
Barber-Ous Series 5-7, Extreme 2 A 'Full Body Spinning Drum'.
Blackdevil Warzone Dutch Series 2
Black and Blue Series 7 Clusterbot
Blade Series 3 Drum equipped with lawnmower blades.
Challenger Series 3
Clawed Hopper Series 5 Walkerbot
Flippa Series 7
Mad Cow Bot US Series 2
Medusa 2000 Series 4
Infernal Contraption Series 6-7, Extreme 2
Revolution 3 Series 7
Sir Force A Lot US Series 2
Slicer Dutch Series 1 Dutch Series 1 Champion.
Suicidal Tendencies Series 3 First robot to use a drum.
Tetanus Booster Series 7
The Brute US Season 2
Tornado Series 5-7, Extreme 1-2 Tornado's main weapon, incorrectly called a flywheel by Jonathan Pearce.
Trazmaniac Dutch Series 2
Widow's Revenge Series 5 Drum made from a rolling pin.
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