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Iron Scrap was a Chinese competitor robot which fought in Season 2 of King of Bots, and was the heavyweight version of Patchwork, which had itself been known as Iron Scrap outside of the 2019 Opening Battle.
Iron Scrap started the season successfully, taking Ocean Waves apart in its first battle.
Design
Iron Scrap with its team
Iron Scrap, much like the featherweight Patchwork, is an invertible robot driven by two wheels, armed with a powerful drum spinner weapon. The robot was quick, reliable, and capable of outputting severe damage, making it one of the more highly rated Chinese robots. The heavyweight version of Iron Scrap was distinguished from its featherweight versions through its purple color-scheme, with a green drum spinner. Two sharpened wedgelets were positioned at either side of the drum, to lead other robots into the powerful weapon.
Robot History
King of Bots 2 (Season 2)
Iron Scrap made its heavyweight debut in Episode 1 of Season 2, where it faced the youthful team behind Ocean Waves.
Iron Scrap inflicts severe damage to the front of Ocean Waves
Iron Scrap rips a chunk out of Ocean Waves' right-rear corner
Iron Scrap lands a final knockout blow on Ocean Waves
Iron Scrap immediately darted across the arena, slamming into and inflicting significant damage to the front of the much slower Ocean Waves. Ocean Waves appeared to have difficulty moving forwards, and sustained more damage while being pushed back into the red corner by Iron Scrap. Briefly, Iron Scrap retreated and drove around Ocean Waves as the blue machine briefly moved forward, tearing a large chunk of armor from Ocean Waves’s right-rear corner. Ocean Waves shuttled back and forth, then sustained another blow from Iron Scrap’s drum which further damaged its front end. Seconds later, the two robots collided head-on once more; Iron Scrap threw Ocean Waves upwards on contact, tearing another piece of armor off and immobilizing Ocean Waves completely. With its front end badly damaged, Ocean Waves was counted out, awarding Iron Scrap a knockout victory and the first place on Tu Ziya’s team.
Results
| IRON SCRAP - RESULTS | ||
| King of Bots (Season 2) | ||
| Main Championship | ||
| Head-to-Head | vs. Ocean Waves | Won |
Wins/Losses
- Wins: 1
- Losses: 0
Series Record
| Series | Iron Scrap Series Record |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | Did not enter |
| Season 1.5 | Did not enter |
| Season 2 | Selected by celebrity, one win |
NOTE: The team also competed in the 2019 Opening Battle with the featherweight Patchwork.
Outside King of Bots
At least four versions of Iron Scrap have competed in featherweight live events across China, each achieving significant success in competition. In 2017, the original version won the second Fighting My Bots 15kg championship, defeating Panther in the final round.[1] Iron Scrap 2 would follow on from this by finishing third at the 2018 FMB World Cup final[2], while Iron Scrap 2S and Iron Scrap 3 (alternatively Patchwork) both reached the final round of the inaugural FMB World Cup All-Stars championship later that year. In the latter, Iron Scrap 2S emerged victorious, emulating the original robot’s 2017 title victory.[3]
Team Knock Together also competed in Clash Bots with Soul Reaper, a four-wheel drive robot armed with interchangeable horizontal or vertical bar spinners.
References
Trivia
- Iron Scrap has been the long-running name of the team's featherweight robots, although this was the first to use the Iron Scrap name on televised King of Bots, while the featherweight adopted the name Patchwork.
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