Kan Opener
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| Kan Opener | |
|---|---|
 Kan Opener | |
| Participation Information | |
| UK Series | 5-7, Extreme 2 |
| Other Names | Kan-Opener |
| Team Information | |
| Team Members | Alistair O'Neil Andy Kane Tom Kane |
| Robot Statistics | |
| Weight | 98kg |
| Dimensions | 0.24m x 1.63m x 1.17m |
| Power | 2 x 750W electric motors |
| Weapons | Hydraulic jaws |
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Robot statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show | |
- "More bite than a Great White! Or so they say"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Kan Opener (sometimes written as Kan-Opener) was a competitor robot that competed in Series 5 to 7 of Robot Wars. It was a yellow octagonal robot with two large horizontal crushing claws. In Series 5, it was fitted with an unreliable self-righting mechanism, but from Series 6 onwards it was much flatter and invertible. A battering ram was also added to the back of the machine in Series 6. Although Kan Opener never progressed beyond the first round in any of its three main competition appearances, it did win two separate annihilators, the only robot ever to do so.
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[edit] Robot History
[edit] Series 5
Atomic was very quick to flip over Kan-Opener, which had a self righting arm fitted with a small glove. This failed to work, but Atomic flipped it back onto its wheels. Kan-Opener was tossed onto its back before it could use its weaponary, and pitted at the end of the battle having clearly lost.
[edit] Series 6
Kan Opener began stronger than Series 5, hooking its claw around Demolition Man and grappling with the meter high robot, whilst beaching Double Trouble on top of it. However, Fluffy rushed into the fray, slamming and gouging several blows in Kan Opener's side.
- "...and that has opened up a can of worms for those boys..."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Kan Opener lost all mobility, remaining pinned to Demolition Man, but Double Trouble released itself, slamming clean into Kan Opener's side. Kan Opener was seperated from Demolition Man and counted out, before Double Trouble slammed it into another wall and Sir Killalot put it on the floor flipper. However, Kan Opener had already done enough damage to Demolition Man to drag it out alongside it.
[edit] Extreme 2
Kan-Opener fought in the Annihilator competition of Robot Wars Extreme 2 with Major Tom, Thermidor 2, Typhoon 2, Raging Reality & Revenge of Trouble and Strife. It was flipped around by Raging Reality and Thermidor 2 in the first round and didn't do too much. During an attack from Typhoon 2, the tip of one of Kan-Openers claws speared the cone spinner, stopping the Air Cadets machine from spinning, and it was unable to start spinning again. After Raging Reality flipped and immobilised Typhoon 2, the remaining five continued on. In Round 2, Raging Reality broke down after Kan-Opener sank its claws into it. In the next round, Kan Opener was through once more after Revenge of Trouble and Strife had been flipped and immobilised by Thermidor 2 before Kan-Opener pushed it down the pit. Fourth time around, and Kan-Opener's claws had been greased up, so it was one of the more aggressive along robots with Thermidor 2. Major Tom finally dropped out after breaking down and getting severely damaged by the house robots leaving Kan-Opener and Thermidor 2 to go through to the annihilator final. It started off with Thermidor 2 trying to flip Kan-Opener but couldn't due to its large width. Kan-Opener then had Thermidor 2 in its claws trying to get it in the pit with it holding on well, then Kan-Opener grappled with Thermidor 2's wheel but Thermidor 2 got away. The two robots then found themselves in the CPZ getting attacked by Sgt Bash and Shunt but they escaped. After Thermidor 2 tried flipping it over in a few failed attempts and Kan-Opener buried its claws into the lobster-like machine, Thermidor 2 was begining to look terrible with holes and scratches spreading all over its armour. As the last 10 seconds of the fight started counting down, Kan-Opener slowly pushed Thermidor 2 towards the pit and with only 4 seconds to go, Kan-Opener managed to get it down claiming the title and becoming Annihilator champion.
[edit] Series 7
Kan Opener started its opening round melee by getting its pincers to crush onto Barbaric Response's wheel guards, breaking them and crushing into the wheels. Whilst causing a large amount of damage, it couldn't pry the pincers out of Barbaric Response for the remaining duration of the battle. It edged Barbaric Response towards the pit but couldn't nudge Barbaric Response in, with the remaining time. It is disputed whether Kan-Opener had broken down by this point or whether it was simply unable to push Barbaric Response, it wasn't officially counted out and was included in the judges decision, which went against it. Kan Opener was out in the first round once more.
After going out of Robot Wars in Round 1 for a 3rd time in a row, Kan-Opener was given the oppertunity to defend its title in the Series 7 Annihilator contest along with Ripper, Flippa, Robochicken, Ewe 2 and Raging Knightmare, The first round as described by Andy Kane was "5 flippers and 1 crusher." Kan-Opener survived the first round, nearly getting flipped out the arena twice. Robochicken had been turned over straight away and was unable to recover allowing Kan-Opener to go through as a result. The next round, Flippa dropped out early due to technical problems and Ewe 2 was flipped onto its side unable to recover allowing Kan-Opener to go through with Raging Knightmare and Ripper. The next battle, Kan-Opener and Ripper teamed up on Raging Knightmare throughout the whole battle and it was eventually pitted by both of them. The final started off with Ripper getting a series of flips in on Kan-Opener but was unharmed due to it being invertable. Ripper then found itself going round in circles and was unable to maneuver properly. Kan-Opener then crushed in on Ripper's side panels whilst Ripper was being counted out, Kan-Opener was smoking but Ripper was immobilised anyway and Kan-Opener claimed the Annihilator title for a second time in a row.
[edit] Results
| KAN OPENER - RESULTS | ||
| Series 5 | ||
| The Fifth Wars - UK Championship Heat, Round 1 | ||
| Heat B, Eliminator | vs. Atomic 2 (22) | Lost |
| Series 6 | ||
| The Sixth Wars - UK Championship Heat, Round 1 | ||
| Heat F, Round 1 | vs. Fluffy, Demolition Man, Double Trouble | Eliminated |
| Extreme Series 2 | ||
| Annihilator Champion | ||
| Round 1 | vs. Typhoon 2, Raging Reality, Thermidor 2 Revenge of Trouble & Strife, Major Tom | Qualified |
| Round 2 | vs. Raging Reality, Thermidor 2, Revenge of Trouble & Strife Major Tom | Qualified |
| Round 3 | vs. Thermidor 2, Revenge of Trouble & Strife, Major Tom | Qualified |
| Round 4 | vs. Thermidor 2, Major Tom | Qualified |
| Round 5 | vs. Thermidor 2 | Won |
| Series 7 | ||
| The Seventh Wars - UK Championship Heat, Round 1 | ||
| Heat J, Round 1 | vs. Barbaric Response, The Grim Reaper, Big Nipper | Eliminated |
| Annihilator Champion | ||
| Round 1 | vs. Robochicken, Flippa, Ripper Ewe 2, Raging Knightmare | Qualified |
| Round 2 | vs. Flippa, Ripper, Ewe 2 Raging Knightmare | Qualified |
| Round 3 | vs. Ripper, Ewe 2, Raging Knightmare | Qualified |
| Round 4 | vs. Ripper, Raging Knightmare | Qualified |
| Round 5 | vs. Ripper | Won |
[edit] Wins/Losses
- Wins: 10
- Losses: 3
[edit] Series Record
- Series 1-4: Did not enter
- Series 5: Heats, Round 1
- Series 6: Heats, Round 1
- Series 7: Heats, Round 1
[edit] Honours
