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中华神盾 (translated as Chinese Aegis or Shield of China) was a robot from Jinzhou, Liaoning, China, which competed in the first season of King of Bots. It was a full body spinner which lost in a quick battle against Grill Judge.
Chinese Aegis was a tracked, cylindrically-shaped full-body spinner, painted blue and white in reference to the team's naval background. The robot's outer shell was lined with spikes and rotated at high speeds, giving Chinese Aegis 360 degrees of offense and defense. Chinese Aegis also featured an electromagnet in the centre of its body, allowing it to stick to the arena floor while its weapon spun. While its weapon was powerful, the robot overall suffered from having extremely thin armour around its sides, a last-minute modification made after the initial version of the machine proved to be overweight.
Robot History
Season 1
Chinese Aegis made its King of Bots debut in Episode 2, where it fought the full-body spinner Grill Judge in the first round. It hesitated in the opening seconds as both robots got their spinning weapons up to speed, before sustaining a charge from Grill Judge which lifted it off the arena floor. Sparks flew as Chinese Aegis was shepherded towards the wall by Grill Judge – a second hit from the latter launched it into the spikes, ripping its shell apart and immobilising it completely. Chinese Aegis was quickly counted out as a result, ending one of the shortest battles in King of Bots history to date.