THE cult television series Robot Wars returns next week after a 12-year break.
Its fearsome new “house robots” are described as descendants of those that featured on the original show, but this time around are even bigger and fearsome than before.
Here’s how they each stack up.
SIR KILLALOT
Weight: 741kg (old weight was 520kg)
Speed: 10mph (old speed was 5mph)
New features in 2016
- A rotating drill lance and jaws which open to 700mm wide
- Each arm can lift 300kg (the weight of almost three competitor robots)
- Hydraulic claws with 2.5 tonnes of crush force
- Super strong Armox armour
MATILDA
Weight: 350kg (old weight was 116kg)
Speed: 14mph (old speed was 8mph)
New features in 2016
- Pneumatic flipping tusks
- A vertical flywheel weapon weighing 35kg which spins 25 times per second
- Head is powered by CO2 and can lift 1.5 tonnes
READ MORE: as Robot Wars returns we brave the battle zone at its new Scottish base
SHUNT
Weight: 327kg (old weight was 105kg)
Speed: 11mph (old speed was 10mph)
New features in 2016
- Front ramming plough and a rear bucket scoop with high pushing power and can lift 350kg
- Armed with a CO2 powered Titanium axe which fires at the speed of 0.25 seconds
- New high torque drive has enough power to tow a van
DEAD METAL
Weight: 343kg (old weight was 112kg)
Speed: 13mph (old speed was 12mph)
New features in 2016
- A circular saw which rotates at 4000rpm and is 450mm wide
- The saw spins at 340kph and will cut through even the toughest armour
- CO2 power driven pincers which are 1.4m wide with 300kg grip
Robot Wars returns to BBC Two, 8pm, on July 24
READ MORE: as Robot Wars returns we brave the battle zone at its new Scottish base
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