M.R. Speed Squared, alternatively pronounced "Mr Speed Squared" or "M-R Speed Squared, is a heavyweight robot, built by Team Forsey to enter the 2016 series of Robot Wars. The robot is armed with a full-body spinning rim, and is also invertible, much like U.R.O. and Corkscrew Two. The rim, made of steel, weighs 22kg, and spins at a force of 80 kilajoules (1000 RPM during the build process), creating high amounts of kinetic energy on impact. The rim is also interchangeable, so the team can pick the most appropriate blade, depending on its opponents. Its armour consists of rubber-mounted 3mm aluminium over a 3mm steel frame. However, the team were forced to remove part of this armour as it pushed the robot over the weight limit, leaving one side vulnerable to overhead attacks.
The name M.R. Speed Squared is derived from the equation that calculates the power of the spinning rim, mass x radius2 = speed, or S = mr2.
Team Forsey had previously competed with Trouble 'n' Strife in the Fifth Wars, and its successor, Revenge of Trouble & Strife, which was beaten in round 1 of the Sixth Wars and reached the second round of The Seventh Wars. Revenge of Trouble & Strife was also a full-body spinner, but combined with a flipper. The team decided to forgo the flipper on M.R. Speed Squared to allow the robot to be invertible, and dangerous from all angles.
Robot History[]
Robot Wars Series 8[]
M.R. Speed Squared appeared in Episode 2, and faced three newcomers to the main heavyweight competition, Chimera, Draven and Foxic. Due to the robot being overweight, Team Forsey had to remove the armour on the bottom of the machine, leaving its internals exposed. When they entered the arena, the exposed internals were visible to all, as M.R. Speed Squared had entered the arena inverted. M.R. Speed Squared spent the first few seconds getting their spinning rim up to full speed, and once they had, it immediately targeted Chimera, and punctured one of its tyres, tearing it loose, the second hit removing the tyre completely. With Foxic and Draven remaining, M.R. Speed Squared chose to target Draven next, sending it spinning away with a blow, ripping kevlar from its body. Although Draven was attacking the nearly lifeless Foxic, M.R. Speed Squared landed another blow on Draven, immobilising it. M.R. Speed Squared had qualified for the head-to-head round with Foxic, although it was later realised that the robot had lost some weapon bearing motors in the process.
M.R. Speed Squared's first opponent in the head-to-heads was Thor, Proving this to be a regular tactic, M.R. Speed Squared avoided Thor in the opening moments to get its spinner up to speed, although it was slammed into the pit release button, halting its progress. The team's efforts to run away saw M.R. Speed Squared slammed into the arena wall, over the flame pit, and into Dead Metal's claws, where Thor punched a dent into the aluminium armour, and slammed it into a wall again. M.R. Speed Squared seemed to have lost the ability to spin its weapon, and an axe blow from Thor put a huge gash in M.R. Speed Squared. The spinning rim eventually started working again, but Thor's anti-spinner wedge protected itself. Both robots drove over the floor flipper, which threw both robots, leaving M.R. Speed Squared's unarmoured underbelly exposed. Although M.R. Speed Squared's spinner protected it at first, a strong blow disabled it for the rest of the match. The spinning rim was hammered by Thor, before the exposed internals were punished by Thor. Either by accident, or to protect the robot's internals, M.R. Speed Squared drove straight into the pit, awarding themselves a loss.
Drawn against Foxic again, M.R. Speed Squared implemented its usual tactic of running away to get the rim up to speed - although in this match, the rim had broken, so M.R. Speed Squared spent the entire match fleeing from Foxic, which was in turn focused on attacking the House Robots. Finding something to do, M.R. Speed Squared pressed the pit release button, before continuing to keep its distance. M.R. Speed Squared launched a gentle final attack of driving into Foxic, but was lifted in return, and cease was called on an uneventful match. The Judges ruled, on a 2-1 split decision, that M.R. Speed Squared had won the match, on the basis of not driving into danger, awarding them two points. Professor Noel Sharkey deemed this the worst fight he had seen in Robot Wars, calling it complete rubbish.
On two points, M.R. Speed Squared had the opportunity to qualify for the Heat Final, if they could defeat Shockwave. Rather than flee, M.R. Speed Squared drove in circles to maximise the speed of its rim, although Shockwave was mostly unharmed, and pushed M.R. Speed Squared into Sir Killalot and Dead Metal, which cut through the chassis. When M.R. Speed Squared attacked Shockwave, it buckled its opponents scoop and knocked a drive chain loose, but then M.R. Speed Squared was lifted against the arena wall by Shockwave, where it started to smoke, and was pushed towards Sir Killalot again. M.R. Speed Squared was not being given chances to spin up its rim, and was overturned by Shockwave, once again exposing its vulnerable internals. Rammed into the wall, M.R. Speed Squared was held above the arena floor, and then driven right onto the lip of the pit. Although both robots had nearly fallen into the pit, it was Shockwave that achieved the finishing blow, and M.R. Speed Squared was pushed into the pit, eliminating it from the competition.
Robot Wars Series 9[]
Results[]
| Series | Event | Round | Opponent(s) | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Robot Wars
Series 8 |
Episode 2 | Group
Battle |
Chimera
Draven Foxic |
Qualified |
| Round
Robin |
Thor | Lost by KO | ||
| Foxic | Won by
Judge's Decision (2 Points) | |||
| Shockwave | Lost by KO | |||
| UK Robot Wars
Series 9 |
Episode 3 | Group
Battle |
Expulsion
Foxic M.R. Speed Squared |
Qualified |
| Round
Robin |
Heavy Metal | Lost by KO | ||
| Thor | Lost by KO | |||
| Concussion | Lost by
Judge's Decision |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 3
- Losses: 5