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King B Remix

Portsmouth

Technical specification
Location Portsmouth
Weapon Flipper & Ram
Weight 100 kg
Defence 16mm of polycarbonate (top), Maganese Steel (front and rear), 16mm Ultra High Molecular Weight Polymer (rear)
Top Speed 15 mph
Drive System 4-wheel drive from 2 x 1.8k watt hand-wound motors.
Power Electric
Battery Lithium Iron Phosphate, 40 volts
Biggest Weakness Crushing/Gripping robots are a worry for the team due to King B Remix’s exposed wheels.

A previous Robot Wars competitor, under the name King Buxton, King B Remix is a Flipper and Ram-bot which has been rebuilt using “the best parts and philosophies from each of its previous evolutions,” with 30% of its current make-up dating back to 1998. King B Remix uses its front steel spikes to ram opponents at 14mph, and sometimes uses flipper robot opponents as launch pads to ‘take to the air.’ It has never taken more than an afternoon to repair any damage made to King B – except on one occasion where it was almost cut in half by Sir Killalot (Series Five).

Team stats

Simon Harrison 47
Team role:

Captain and Driver

Occupation:

Power Electronics Engineer

Grant Hornsby 48
Team role:

Part Sourcing

Occupation:

Technical Sales Engineer

Martin Slattery 49
Team role:

Team Technical Expert

Occupation:

Communications and Engineering Manager

Natsuko Hori
Team role:

Strategist

Occupation:

Office Manager

What makes King B Remix unique...

The team think of the robot as a living entity and speak to it in Japanese through team member, and Simon’s wife, Natsuko, who acts as King B Remix’s translator. Team Captain Simon prepares for battle at home by “pushing a wheel barrow at high speed around his garden, while knocking down piles of bricks.”