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TMHWK

The Netherlands

Technical specification
Location The Netherlands
Weapon Axe
Weight 106 kg
Defence 3.2mm of hardened steel armour and 15mm of high density polythene
Top Speed Untested mph
Drive System GPA 750 motor
Power Electric
Battery Lithium polymer 8S
Biggest Weakness Despite thorough investigations the team haven’t been able to identify any significant weaknesses.

This all female team from Holland, is each separately active in the Dutch Robot Games circuit, and together has 35 years of robot fighting experience. They have created a robot with interchangeable axe heads, including a powerful wedge shaped axe; one for grabbing opponents and one for piercing their tyres. On top of this innovative idea, the girls are adding a scoop in order to catch opponents and keep them in place before striking with the axe. The team’s Arduinos controllers mean they have four different types of hit they can administer to their victims to conserve carbon dioxide.

Team stats

Caroline Van der Meer32
Team role:

Team Captain & Driver

Occupation:

Local Government Infrastructure Specialist

Annita Van der Meer50
Team role:

Unknown

Occupation:

Owner of Engineering Company specialising in robotics

Esther Tissing45
Team role:

Unknown

Occupation:

Freelance I.T Consultant

Carla van den Broak31
Team role:

Unknown

Occupation:

Part Time Cashier at Supermarket

What makes TMHWK unique...

The girl power group entered their video with the soundtrack of ‘Beyoncé Who run the world-GIRLS’; they want to be a role model for girls to take up engineering and Robot Building. Other than Caroline the captain and driver, there are no designated roles within the group, all are equally qualified to fix the robot and operate weapons.