Gemini

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Gemini
Gemini
Participation Information
UK Series	4-5, Extreme 1
Team Information
Team	Team Mace
Team Members	Shane Howard Brian Fountain Darryl Howard
Other Entries	Mace (Series 2-3)
Robot Statistics
Weight	100kg (combined)
Dimensions	1.60m x 0.70m x 0.47m
Power	4 x Electric Motors
Weapons	High Powered Lifting arms
Robot statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show

Gemini was the first heavyweight Clusterbot in Robot Wars, created by Team Mace. The two robots went into the arena attached by a rear magnet. Upon the battle starting, the robots would pull apart and act as individuals. Each robot had a powerful flipping arm. Gemini competed in Series 4 and Series 5, but did not enjoy much success in the main series, dropping out in the Heat Final and Second Round respectively. However, it did win the Pinball competition, the Best Design Award and the Most Original Entry in Series 4. The team had previously entered Series 2 and 3 with Mace.

In Series 4, the team found that the Gemini twins had the tendency to wheely and sometimes fall onto their backs if they accelerated too fast. Though they could easily self-right, they were vulnerable for the few seconds that their fronts were off the ground. For Extreme 1 onwards, the team added a bar to the back of each machine to improve their balance so they wouldn't wheely anymore. However, the wheely bars created a serious design flaw; the twins were not 100% immune to being flipped onto their backs, and if they were to be, it would be impossible for them to self-right.

Contents 1 Robot History 1.1 Series 4 1.2 Extreme 1 1.3 Series 5 2 Results 2.1 Wins/Losses 3 Series Record 4 Honours

[edit] Robot History

[edit] Series 4

The 8th seeded Gemini caused quite a stir when they first appeared in the arena. As battle was commenced, the Gemini twins split apart. Most of the battle was Tornado ramming Kater Killer around, but both of the twins got good flips in on Kater Killer and Tornado, and one of the flips caused Kater Killer to become immobilised. The second round heralded Gemini's strongest performace, where the two of them hurled The Creature around the arena, before double teaming it and using their flippers simultaneously to throw The Creature from the arena. However, in the heat final, Tornado isolated one of the twins, ramming it into submission on an arena spike. One of the twins was immobilised, and the rule of clusterbots meant that Tornado had won the battle. This made Gemini the highest seeded robot in Series 4 that made it to the semi-finals the previous year to not make it in Series 4.

Gemini later competed in the Pinball Championship. It cleared up the leaderboard, coming in first place with a score of 255. They hit nearly everything in the arena, as both twins were allowed to attack different targets.

They team recruited the Turner sisters to fight in the Celebrity Special, and defeated Killertron convincingly. However, they were on top for the first part of the battle against Diotoir, but despite the calls of the Turner sisters to leave Diotoir on its back, the Gemini twins righted Diotoir, but then broke down, leaving Diotoir to progress through.

Despite their little success in the main competition, the clusterbot design won them the Awards for Best Design and Most Original Entry.

[edit] Extreme 1

Gemini lost in the first round of the All-Stars to Razer after one of the robots had it's wheel punctured, even though they managed to flip Razer.

In the Mayhem battle one of the twins was flipped by Napalm and got caught on the rear wheel added to stop it doing wheelies. The other robot attempted to flip it back over but misjudged the flip and got itself stuck on the rear wheel as well, so the twins were eliminated along with The Spider.

[edit] Series 5

The twins returned from their Series 4 disappointment to be seeded 18th and sailed through their first round battle. Ruf Ruf Dougal's kevlar coating was blown away by the CO2 gas vents on the arena floor prior to the dog being tipped on its side before Sir Killalot lifted it out of the arena. In the second round against Reactor 2, one of the robots got stuck on the new addition for Gemini in series 5 - the wheelie bar. After the other part of the robot helped it to self right, both halves got stuck, and surprisingly, they were counted out of Robot Wars Series 5.

[edit] Results

GEMINI - RESULTS
Series 4
The Fourth Wars - UK Championship 8th Seed, Heat Final
Heat F, Eliminator	vs. Tornado, Kater Killer	Qualified
Heat F, Semi Final	vs. The Creature	Won
Heat F, Final	vs. Tornado	Lost
Pinball Competition 1st (out of 16)
Pinball		255pts (1st)
Celebrity Special Round 2
Round 1	vs. Killertron	Won
Semi Final	vs. Diotoir	Lost
Extreme Series 1
All Stars Round 1
Round 1	vs. Razer	Lost
Other Battles Mayhem
Mayhem	vs. Napalm, The Spider	Lost
Series 5
The Fifth Wars - UK Championship 18th Seed, Heat Semi-Final
Heat D, Eliminator	vs. Ruf Ruf Dougal	Won
Heat D, Semi Final	vs. Reactor 2	Lost

[edit] Wins/Losses

• Wins: 5
• Losses: 5

[edit] Series Record

• Series 1: Did not enter
• Series 2: Entered with Mace
• Series 3: Entered with Mace 2
• Series 4: Heat Final
• Series 5: Heat, Round 2
• Series 6-7: Did not enter

[edit] Honours

Preceded by: Razer Best Design Award Series 4 Succeeded by: Razer Preceded by: Hypno-Disc Most Original Entry Award Series 4 Succeeded by: S3 Preceded by: Razer Pinball Champion Series 4 Succeeded by: None - Pinball discontinued