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"Covered in graffiti, but determined to make a clean name for itself."
— Jonathan Pearce

The Blob was a heavyweight robot that competed in Series 1 of Robot Wars. It made the Arena Semi-Final of the final Heat in Series 1, before losing to Skarab.

Design[]

TheBlobPits

The Blob with its shell removed in the pits

A slightly domed box robot, The Blob featured a static lawnmower blade as its ramming weapon. It could travel at 15mph but was a lot slower in practice, according to Jonathan Pearce. The Blob had a unique system where it could raise and lower its bodyshell but it never worked due to the weight of the shell. However, it could be preset to a suitable height. It could also take 12V or 24V motors. It proved to be unreliable, breaking in all three rounds of its only appearance.

The Team[]

BlobTeam

The team with The Blob

The Blob was entered by a team from Mitcham in London. Phil Patching drove the robot, and the other two team members were Gareth Munday and Simon Carroll, who were the team's engineers, according to Jonathan Pearce. Only two team members were present for The Blob's introduction and its Gauntlet run, but all three members were present for the battle against Skarab.

Robot History[]

Series 1[]

Phil Patching: "Its going to crash and bash them, and we're going to crash and bash them with this [weapon]"
Jonathan Pearce: "Are you sure? A lot of crashing, a lot of bashing? And er - The Blob isn't doing any of it."
— Jonathan Pearce's follow-up statement to The Blob's introduction by its team. The Blob is motionless as he states this
Theblobgauntlet

The Blob is forced back by Dead Metal

Blob sgt bash

Sgt Bash damages The Blob during its Gauntlet run

The Blob started quickly passing Sergeant Bash, but Dead Metal stopped it in its tracks. Unable to progress down the course, The Blob was pushed back by Dead Metal. However The Blob had covered enough distance to qualify for the Trial, which was Snooker.

The Blob Snooker

The Blob immediately ploughs through the Snooker balls

The Blob was first to the balls, ploughing through and sending them scattering across the arena. Then, The Blob seemed to break down, along with T.R.A.C.I.E. and Eubank the Mouse. The Blob qualified for the Arena as The Mouse was a Stock Robot and wasn't allowed to get to the arena stage.

Blob v skarab

Skarab pushes The Blob into the side wall

In the Arena, it came up against the similarly designed robot Skarab. Neither robot was very fast, but it became clear very quickly that Skarab had the edge when it came to pushing power and it attempted an attack with its hammer but missed. Skarab's pushing power proved effective and it shoved The Blob onto the side rails where Shunt and Sergeant Bash attacked The Blob, eliminating it from the competition.

"Rust in pieces, the Blob!"
— Jonathan Pearce

Results[]

THE BLOB - RESULTS
Series 1
The First Wars - UK Championship
Heat Final
Heat F, Gauntlet 7.00m (5th) Qualified
Heat F, Trial (Snooker) 0 Balls (3rd) Qualified
Heat F, Semi-Final vs. Skarab Lost

Wins/Losses[]

  • Wins: 0
  • Losses: 1

NOTE: The Blob's successful Gauntlet and Trial runs are not included

Series Record[]

Series The Blob Series Record
The First Wars Heat, Arena Semi-Final
The Second Wars Did not enter
The Third Wars Did not enter
The Fourth Wars Did not enter
The Fifth Wars Did not enter
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

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