Agitator was a heavyweight robot built by Team Robot Dojo which competed in the final two seasons of Comedy Central BattleBots.
Battlebots Agitator (Nov 2001)
It was originally a six-wheel drive robot armed with a chain-driven overhead spinning bar. For its second season, it was reworked to be four-wheel drive but maintained the same overall design. Its speed was increased from 5mph to 8mph between Seasons 4.0 and 5.0.
The team also entered the heavyweight division of Season 3.0 and 4.0 with Agitator was originally going to be named PyRAMidrone in line with the team's other entry PyRAMidroid, but was renamed because co-builder Becky Konshak claimed that the PyRAM- theme was too hard to say. Incidentaly, Agitator was constructed from PyRAMidroid's old frame[2].
Team Robot Dojo build a second robot, near identical in design to Agitator, for Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors. Known as Propeller-Head, the team found great success in their first season and reached the Grand Final. It also won the Ultimate Mayhem side event in the one-off series Nickelodeon Robot Wars. Propeller-Head was later sold to Team Killulator, where it would compete in the BattleBots 2004 NPC Charity Open as BladeSpinner. The team also entered Flexy Flyer into Robotica.
After BattleBots ended on Comedy Central, the Season 4.0 version of Agitator was sold to C2MP Robotics, where it had its picks replaced with axes, took on a new paintjob, and competed in Mechwars events as Turtle WAxe.
Season 4.0 Agitator as Turtle WAxe.
Robot History[]
Season 4.0[] |
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Agitator vs. Terror Agitator's first ever opponent was Terror. The two robots collided early on and Agitator's spinner was immediately halted. Another hard hit bent it and stopped it for good. Surprisingly though, after Agitator's spinner died, it switched tactics and began to out push the rambot. Agitator slammed Terror into the spikestrip several times until it was unable to escape, but Terror survived to the end of the fight. However, Agitator advanced on a 37-8 judges' decision. |
Agitator vs. Tripulta Raptor Agitator's next opponent was Tripulta Raptor. The spinner's weapon hit Tripulta Raptor's jaws a few times, but they did not break. Raptor was able to stop the spinner, but was unable to get a bite before Agitator escaped. Tripulta Raptor stopped Agitator again and this time it did get it's jaws onto Agitator, but when Tripulta Raptor tried to lift, Agitator stayed right on the ground and Tripulta Raptor's back end lifted up. Tripulta Raptor had to let Agitator go. Another bite and the same thing happened. Agitator dragged Tripulta alongside the wall and up onto the spikestrip, flipping it on it's side. Agitator had the match then, but kept at it, tearing up Tripulta Raptor's tangle of exposed hydraulic lines and spilling oil onto the floor. Tripulta Raptor was being counted out and Agitator won by KO. |
Agitator vs. Silverback   Agitator gets lifted by Silverback.   Silverback pins Agitator against the spikestrip.   Agitator gets tossed by the killsaws and crashes into Silverback's front. This win put Agitator to the TV rounds, where it faced Silverback. In the beginning, Agitator hung a sharp right while it started spinning its weapon. Silverback followed and skidded off into the pulverizer. Silverback raised its lifting arm and took two hits from Agitator. Silverback charged straight at Agitator and flipped itself in the process. As Silverback tried to self-right, Agitator gave it a hit and Silverback managed to get back onto its feet. Agitator started spinning up again and gave Silverback a couple of hits, but these hits stopped the spinning hammers. Silverback met Agitator face-to-face and Silverback tried to lift it, but Agitator slipped off before any inversion can happen. While Silverback adjusted its weapon, Agitator hit it with its spinning hammers. Silverback appeared to be having just a little bit of trouble, with the weapon responding later than it should be. Silverback raised the arm back down and Agitator continued hitting Silverback. Silverback drove onto Agitator, then slipped off. As Agitator started spinning its hammers again, Silverback charged straight at Agitator and stopped its spinning hammers. After this, Silverback pushed Agitator against the spikestrip and left a dent in the base of the screws. Silverback tried to pin Agitator, but Agitator escaped. Silverback drove over Agitator and it started spinning the hammers again, where Silverback was bounced around by them. Silverback then pushed Agitator into the screws. Agitator drove itself onto the killsaws and tossed itself onto the front of Silverback's lifting arm. Silverback took a shot from the killsaws and Agitator drove into Silverback. Silverback charged into Agitator again and flipped itself over Agitator. Silverback self-righted under the pulverizer and tried to push Agitator into the arena wall again, but Agitator slipped off. Silverback drove completely over Agitator again and Silverback tried to push Agitator, but Agitator turned it around and pushed Silverback into the arena wall. Silverback bounced off of Agitator's non-spinning weapon again and the time ran out. Silverback won on a 29-16 judges' decision and Agitator was eliminated from the tournament. |
Season 5.0[] |
Agitator vs. Grim Reaper   Agitator strikes Grim Reaper. Agitator's first match in Season 5.0 was against Grim Reaper. As it turned out, Agitator's weapon was at the right height and managed to chop off Grim Reaper's aerial, causing Grim Reaper to stop moving. Grim Reaper was counted out and Agitator won the match by KO at 10 seconds, making it the shortest match in BattleBots history up to that point. |
Agitator vs. Sharp Cheese This win put Agitator to the next preliminary round, where it faced Sharp Cheese. Agitator won by KO and advanced to the final preliminary round. |
Agitator vs. Center Punch In the final battle before the televised rounds, Agitator fought it faced Center Punch. Center Punch won on a 30-15 judges' decision and Agitator was eliminated from the tournament again. |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 4
- Losses: 2
| Competition | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| Season 4.0 | Silverback | |
| Season 5.0 | Center Punch |