Chaos 2

Chaos 2 is a combat robot from the UK Television Series Robot Wars, designed and built by self-employed mechanic George Francis,[1] from Ipswich,[2] and operated by Team Chaos.[3] Twice winner of the UK Robot Wars Championship and the only robot with that distinction, it was the first robot to use its flipper to throw its opponents out of the arena altogether. This machine was also the first to defeat Hypno-Disc in Series 3.[4] Its flipper is commonly considered to be one of the most powerful in Robot Wars,[5] although it is not as powerful as the catapult-style flipper of Wheely Big Cheese. However, its weapon is superior in terms of efficiency, but has a limited supply of CO
2, which provides the power for the weapon. The robot has been reincarnated several times over the years, previously appearing as Robot The Bruce and Chaos. Its flipper was also used as a self-righting mechanism when the robot was inverted, flipping the entire robot over in a half-somersault so it could continue fighting.

Chaos 2
Chaos 2 from Series 3 onwards
Statistics
Height0.42 m (1.4 ft)
Width0.63 m (2.1 ft)
Depth0.92 m (3.0 ft)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Weight classHeavyweight
Primary weaponFlipper
Maximum speed12 mph (19 km/h)
Turning circle0 m (0 ft)
Ground clearance70 mm (2.8 in)
Power source2 × 1kW motors
Team
Team nameTeam Chaos
Team membersGeorge Francis
Ian Swann
Richard Swann
LocationIpswich
Country of originUnited Kingdom

Chaos 2 is an inaugural member of the Combat Robot Hall of Fame. It also has its own pullback toy, pullback minibot and DVD.

Team Chaos had a small rivalry with Team Mace. The two teams first met in the Heat Final of Series 2. Mace pushed Chaos into Matilda, who flipped Chaos over. Chaos attempted to self-right, but was unable to because Francis and Cutter had forgotten to fit pieces of plastic on the back of the robot to help it self-right. In the next series, the teams met again in the second round of the Series Semi-Finals. This time however, Chaos 2 flipped Mace 2 over, and this time Mace 2 was unable to self-right, and Chaos 2 was declared the winner, to go through to the Grand Final. Gemini, Team Mace's entry for Series 4 and 5, never faced Chaos 2 (despite the likelihood increasing due to Gemini's heat being placed among the first eight in Series 4, when it should not have been), so the scores stay at one victory each for the two teams.

Statistics
Weight:84 kg (during its last appearance in Robot Wars Extreme: Series 2)
Dimensions:38 cm × 92 cm × 72 cm
Clearance:7 cm
Power:electric motors
Weapons:powerful pneumatic CO2 powered flipper

Battle summary

Series 3
UK Championship
RoundOpponentResult
Heat E Round 1CrocodilotronWon
Heat E Round 2SonicWon
Heat E FinalThe Big CheeseWon
Semi-Finals Round 1TridentWon
Semi-Finals Round 2Mace 2Won
Grand Final EliminatorFirestormWon
Grand FinalHypno-DiscWon
First World Championship

Chaos 2 represented England in this competition.

RoundOpponentResult
Round 1Killerhurtz (Czech Republic)Won
Round 2Razer (England)Lost

Series 4
UK Championship
RoundOpponentResult
Heat A EliminatorAtomic, IndefatigableQualified
Heat A Semi-FinalMedusa 2000Won
Heat A FinalAtomicWon
Semi-Finals Round 1Steg 2Won
Semi-Finals Round 2TornadoWon
Grand Final EliminatorStingerWon
Grand FinalPussycatWon
Northern Annihilator
RoundOpponentResult
Round 1Spikasaurus, Stinger, Killerhurtz, Dominator 2, Suicidal TendenciesEliminated

Robot Wars Extreme - Series 1
RoundOpponentResult
International MayhemAlien Destructor (Netherlands) and Philliper (Belgium)Won
Flipper FrenzyThermidor 2, Wheely Big Cheese, Bigger BrotherLost
Challenge BeltTornadoLost
All Stars Championship
RoundOpponentResult
Round 1X-TerminatorWon
Round 2Wheely Big CheeseWon
Semi-FinalsTornadoLost
Second World Championship

Chaos 2 represented the UK in this competition.

RoundOpponentResult
Round 1Manta (USA), Mastiff (Italy), Ansgar (Germany)Eliminated

Series 5
UK Championship
RoundOpponentResult
Heat A EliminatorStorm ForceWon
Heat A Semi-FinalThe Steel AvengerWon
Heat A FinalS.M.I.D.S.Y.Won
Semi-Finals Round 1Wild ThingWon
Semi-Finals Round 2Bigger BrotherLost

Series 6
UK Championship
RoundOpponentResult
Heat C Round 1Destructosaur, Mighty Mouse, Iron-Awe 2Qualified
Heat C Round 2CrushtaceanWon
Heat C FinalDantomkiaLost

Robot Wars Extreme - Series 2
All Stars Championship
RoundOpponentResult
Heat B Round 1Razer, 13 BlackEliminated

This was its final fight. However, after this loss, it received an overhaul to bring it back to working order. Chaos 2 continued to fight in live events for a while before becoming a static display, its last appearance being in 2007. As of 2019, George Francis still has Chaos 2 in his possession.

Preceded by
Panic Attack		 UK Robot Wars
Reigning Champion (Series 3, 4)		 Succeeded by
Razer
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References
  1. "Chaos 2 - UK Robot Wars Competitor". 2012-10-30. Archived from the original on 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  2. "Robot Wars Champion". East Anglian Daily Times. 13 January 2016.
  3. "The Team". 2011-08-07. Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  4. "Chaos 2 vs Hypno-Disc". Youtube.
  5. "Home - Robot Wars". www.robotwars.tv. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
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