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Beast

Lichfield, Staffordshire

Technical specification
Location Lichfield, Staffordshire
Weapon Flipper
Weight 109.9 kg
Defence "None, as such” – besides skeletal steel bars
Top Speed 10 mph
Drive System 2 x 24 volt motors
Power Pneumatic/Electric
Battery 2 x Lithium Polymer, 25 volts
Biggest Weakness Beast’s lack of armour leaves it open to attack, but the team think they can win regardless, giving themselves a 10/10 chance of winning the series.

A powerful flipper robot, with a unique skeleton design built from steel – they are the only armour-less robot in the series. The team don’t think they need any armour to be successful and believe ‘other robots hide behind wear-resistant steel armour boxes.’ The robot has the ability to flip another (110kg maximum weight) competitor 10 feet in the air, which the team can do when they apply their advanced ‘buffer’ tank technology. This means they can efficiently use their CO2 supplies at a lower pressure and make it last longer. Beast can use its flipper to self-right and spin at 90° on the back wheels.

Team stats

John Lear 55
Team role:

Captain and Designer/ Builder

Occupation:

Mechanical Craftsman

John Lear 24
Team role:

Mechanics and Driver

Occupation:

Nightclub Promoter

Alex Marler 23
Team role:

Driver

Occupation:

PHD Student, 4D Printing (the next generation of 3D printing)

What makes Beast unique...

John has 17 years fighting experience at amateur robot fighting events and appeared on Series Five and Series Seven with his robot Beast, but never made it past the early rounds.