Apex is a British featherweight robot built by Team Danby, which competed in the 2018 King of Bots UK International Championships. A scaled-down version of the team’s Robot Wars competitor, it initially achieved success in the qualification rounds, picking up a knockout victory against The Mighty Unicorn despite encountering issues with its drive and weapon systems. Further issues caused Apex to forfeit its remaining qualification battles, eliminating it from the 2018 UK International Championships at that stage.
Following a successful test, Apex was able to get its spinner working in its subsequent Tag Team battle, partnered with Broadax 2. During the early stages of the battle, it landed a heavy blow on Take Cover and Meow, which threw the latter over and disabled Apex's spinner entirely. Despite losing its weapon, Apex would win the aforementioned battle on a Judges’ decision with Broadax 2, as the only team with two robots still mobile.
Design
Much like its heavyweight counterpart, Apex was a red, two-wheel drive robot with an inverted Y-shaped chassis and a distinctively large horizontal bar spinner. The spinner, painted gold, had a symmetrical design with two sets of cutting teeth on either end, and was quoted to have a rotational speed of 2,500rpm. These features allowed Apex's spinner to potentially cause significant damage to opponents when operational. Apex’s design incorporated HDPE wheelguards and rear armor panels, which were left unpainted.
Results
APEX - RESULTS | ||
King of Bots UK 2018 (Insomnia 63) | ||
Main Championship Qualification Rounds | ||
Rumble | vs. Conker 3, The Mighty Unicorn | Won via knockout (4 points) |
Rumble | vs. Little Devil, Orpheus | Forfeited (0 points) |
Rumble | vs. Barróg, Vega | Forfeited (0 points) |
Tag Team Partnered with Broadax 2 | ||
Tag Team | vs. Crabsolutely Clawful & Take Cover, Orpheus & Meow | Won |
Wins/Losses
- Wins: 2
- Losses: 2
Outside King of Bots
Multiple versions of Apex have been built by Team Danby (also known as Team Terrafonics) for different weight classes, appearing in a variety of live, televised and online robot combat shows hosted in the United Kingdom.


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