- "The design criteria was Speed, Power with a Fast powerful lifting ramp."
- — The On The Edge Team website on Facet
Facet was a competitor in Series 3 of Robot Wars. The team had previously won a heat with G.B.H. Facet lost in the second round, to eventual Grand Finalist Fire Storm. Facet was entered by Team On-The-Edge, known as Team Joint Effort in Series 6, who also entered Series 1 with Scrapper, and Series 2 and 6 with G.B.H..
Design
- "That giant flipper, I think, is going to be key"
- — Jonathan Pearce, as Terminal Ferocity and Facet close the gap
Facet's insides
Facet was a basic blue wedge shape with a broad flipper capable of lifting 500 kilograms, which competed in Series 3. It could reach a top speed of 48mph, although the team also listed a top speed of 20mph on their website.
- "We've not seen anything as quick as this."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Facet had an on-board camera (which was unique for a competitor robot) that was located right next to the flipper. However, the armour was rather thin - only 2mm polycarbonate. The flipper was very powerful by Series 3 standards, throwing Fire Storm onto its back during the battle between the two, and also flipping Matilda earlier in the heat. However, this flipper did not extend to self-righting, which would prove to be Facet's demise. In the pits however, Facet did manage to impressively throw Adam Clark's featherweight Armadillo 8 ft into the air.
Robot History
Series 3
Facet flips Terminal Ferocity over
- "Facet had a flipping good time with Terminal Ferocity..."
- — Jonathan Pearce during the Series 3 recap
In its first battle, one flip was all it took for Facet to defeat Terminal Ferocity. For good measure, it flipped it over again, into Dead Metal. As the House Robots closed in, Facet attacked Matilda and flipped it on its side. In retaliation, Shunt and Sergeant Bash assailed Facet, with Sergeant Bash crumpling the flipper.
KillCam witnesses Facet flip Matilda
- "I just wonder, if it goes later on in the competition, whether or not the lifting ramp on Facet yawns too wide, and the House Robots get in - as they take on a House Robot! Matilda is turned topsy-turvy by Mike Rickard"
- — Jonathan Pearce, just as Facet flips Matilda.
In the second round, Fire Storm hit Facet and pushing both robots off-balance in the next round. Bumping and ramming, Facet finally succeeded in flipping Fire Storm onto its back. Fire Storm self-righted, and then pushed and flipped Facet against a side wall. This clever move left Facet unable to self-right. With the damage done and Facet immobilised, Sir Killalot came in and impaled its lance into the huge gap underneath Facet's flipper, drilling into it in the process. Sir Killalot then lifted Facet into the air and carried it towards the pit, but failed to drop the robot in before cease was called.
Facet is flipped by Firestorm, and are unable to self-right
- "We couldn't get around quick enough, we were going to sit on top of them and stop them from self-righting"
- — Mike Rickard
Results
| FACET - RESULTS | ||
| Series 3 | ||
| The Third Wars - UK Championship Heat, Round 2 | ||
| Heat O, Round 1 | vs. Terminal Ferocity | Won |
| Heat O, Round 2 | vs. Fire Storm | Lost |
Wins/Losses
- Wins: 1
- Losses: 1
Series Record
| Series | Facet Series Record |
|---|---|
| The First Wars | Entered with Scrapper |
| The Second Wars | Entered with G.B.H. |
| The Third Wars | Heat, Round 2 |
| The Fourth Wars | Did not enter |
| The Fifth Wars | Did not enter |
| The Sixth Wars | Entered with GBH 2 |
| The Seventh Wars | Did not enter |
| Series 8 | Did not enter |
| Series 9 | Did not enter |
| Series 10 | Did not enter |
Outside Robot Wars
At the Bordon Charity Event, organised by the International Wreck Crew in May 1999, Facet took on Cassius and also took part in several melees. [1]
In September that same year, Facet appeared at Sevenoaks and fought Ivanhoe 2 and at least two melees.[2]
Trivia
- Facet could reach a top speed of 48mph, a remarkable figure even by the standards of Robotic Combat today, but was still not the fastest robot in the series, second only to Binky (which had a top speed of 50mph).
- Mike Rickard was the team captain for Facet's appearance; in all of the teams other appearances, it was Mike Smith.
- Facet was one of only 3 non-House Robots in all televised series to be equipped with an onboard camera system, the others being Killerhurtz, and Interstellar: MML.