Carbide the most destructive robot in this series, has similarities to a Robot Wars legend Hypno disc. Hypno disc was deadly but could never win the big one, always falling at the final hurdle, the same is true for Carbide this time.
On paper carbide won most of its battles through pure strength and damage created, but perhaps Robot Wars history will show you only one spinner "typhoon" has ever won the Robot Wars championships, and that's a robot who's whole body was a spinning weapon.
The Carbide team member's grew up watching Robot Wars, and they probably have created one of if not the most destructive robots in the history of the show, here’s some impressive facts about the robot.
Measuring 85cm in length, weighing 25kg and spinning at 2300RPM. The weapon operates at 20 horsepower to inflict massive damage. The robot also features a steep wedge at the rear, used to deflect other spinners and push other robots around if necessary.
Carbide's armour consists of 5mm military grade steel, and 8mm aerospace grade aluminium.
Though it started off with black tyres during the Group Battle and Head to Head stages, it wore yellow tyres in the Heat Final and all of the final, very similar to the tyres of Glitterbomb.
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