- "A warning: "Don't rile the Ryles!""
- — Jonathan Pearce
Robogeddon was a competitor in Series 3 of Robot Wars. Though it lost its only battle, it is well known for being the first victim of Hypno-Disc's flywheel.
Design
Robogeddon was a tall dome-shaped robot with a green scaly kevlar/aluminium shell over a steel frame. Its ground clearance was 10cm and it had a zero turning circle. Internally it was powered by a pair of wheelchair motors. Its weapon was a lifting ram capable of hoisting a grown man. Overall, the machine took six months to build.
Qualification
The team built Robogeddon 2 for Series 4 and Series 5, but failed to qualify for either, being defeated by Shredder in the latter, despite throwing it all over with its new and improved flipper.
Robot History
Series 3
Many believed that Robogeddon's flipping weapon would give it the edge to beat Hypno-Disc. However, they were quickly proved wrong. Not shown on TV, Robogeddon started the battle well, pushing Hypno-Disc into the arena wall. Hypno-Disc became stuck in reverse drive, where it was torched by the flamethrowers, but it regained mobility.
Hypno-Disc annihilates its first victim
Robogeddon after its clash with Hypno-Disc
After this, Hypno-Disc's initial blow simply bounced off, but the following three blows tore the armour off of Robogeddon. Hypno-Disc then shredded the hanging shell of Robogeddon, whilst the reptilian robot fled.
- "Robogeddon crumpled, by Hypno-D-I-S-C. Oh, no more letters in that, never mind. Hypno-Disco it certainly is though, dancing around, on the attack, and Robogeddon being shredded here!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Two more blows and the armour detached completely, leaving Robogeddon's chassis exposed. Another blow from Hypno-Disc ruptured the wheel and removed all chance of Robogeddon escaping, with its wheels spinning, but no movement being generated. Hypno-Disc struck once more and cracked open the carbon dioxide canister for Robogeddon's weapon. At this point, cease was called, truly sending Robogeddon out of the wars.
- "There's no shell, no wheels, no weapon, no hope. Hypno-Disc, this is the most complete destruction I think we've seen in Robot Wars ever."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Results
| ROBOGEDDON - RESULTS | ||
| Series 3 | ||
| The Third Wars - UK Championship Heat, Round 1 | ||
| Heat H, Round 1 | vs. Hypno-Disc | Lost |
Wins/Losses
- Wins: 0
- Losses: 1
Series Record
| Series | Robogeddon Series Record |
|---|---|
| The First Wars | Did not enter |
| The Second Wars | Did not enter |
| The Third Wars | Heat, Round 1 |
| The Fourth Wars | Failed to qualify with Robogeddon 2 |
| The Fifth Wars | Failed to qualify with Robogeddon 2 |
| The Sixth Wars | Did not enter |
| The Seventh Wars | Did not enter |
| Series 8 | Did not enter |
| Series 9 | Did not enter |
| Series 10 | Did not enter |
Trivia
- Robogeddon's battle with Hypno-Disc was nominated for the Battle of the Series, however it lost out to The Big Cheese vs Chaos 2.
- Robogeddon is also the name of the robot fighting company formed by Team Razer and Andrew Cotterell of Team Ming.
- According to the introduction, Robogeddon cost £400, exactly half of what its only opponent Hypno-Disc cost.
- The team also built an antweight called Roach.