Tough as Nails

Location	Helvoirt, the Netherlands
Weapon	Crusher
Weight	107 kg
Defence	3.2mm of high-grade wear resistant steel
Top Speed	10 mph
Drive System	2 x 3000W motors
Power	Electric and pneumatic
Battery	Lithium Polymer
Biggest Weakness	The team say their biggest worry is being able to keep their opponents in one place in order to crush them.

Tough as Nails is a crusher with 1.2 tonnes of crushing force between its pincers. It is one of the widest robots in the competition – this is so it can wrap the pincers around its opponents. The robot is fully invertible, so can function either way up.

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Captain

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Mechanical Design Engineer for the high technology industry

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Safety Assistant and Motivator

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Emergency Ward Nurse

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Mechatronics Engineer

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Mechanical Design Engineer in the high technology industry

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Electronics Engineer

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Systems Design Engineer in the security industry

What makes Tough as Nails unique...

They are the only foreign team in the competition, and they compete in amateur competitions around Europe.

Helvoirt, the Netherlands

Technical specification

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Jeroen van der Loo33

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Maria Gliniak31

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Tim Bouwens30

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Jeroen van Lieverloo34

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What makes Tough as Nails unique...