Tough as Nails
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Tough as Nails is a Dutch contestant in the filmed Dutch series II and the Series 7 of the UK robot Wars.
The machine is build by Jeroen van de Loo , Stefan , and Mario de Jongh.
The machine is the first to use high wear resistant steel as amour as well as frame for a mechanical gladiator. The [1]SSAB] branded Hardox was a success and is now a regularly used kind of steel.
The main principle of this radio controlled gladiator was the same as the aliens in larry Nivens and Jerry Pournell's[2] novel "Splinter" main ideology, "nothing has only one purpose".
The frame became the weapon. A crushing claw. And at the same time the armor. The ram that powers the weapon became the main drive support as well as the low pressure buffer tank. The large wheels, exposed to any attack seem vurnable, but have proven very resilient.
[edit] Battle Summary
[edit] Series 7
Round 1 vs. Disc-O-Inferno vs. Robochicken vs. Blades of Destruction - Qualified
Round 2 vs. Panic Attack - Won
Round 3 vs. Robochicken (again) - Won
Round 4 vs. Bulldog Breed - Lost
