Jäger

Jäger
Participation Information
Reboot Seasons	World Championship V (Withdrew) World Championship VI World Championship VII (Not selected)
Other Names	Jager
Team Information
Team	Team Jäger
Team Members	Ralf Schneider (Captain) Andy Russell Cosmin Gorgovan Jonas Fink Charlie Dangerfield Ed Hodges
From	Gemünden, Germany & United Kingdom
Associated Robots	Nelly the Ellybot (Charlie Dangerfield) Big Dill (Andy Russell, Emmanuel Carrillo) Abrasion (Ed Hodges)
Robot Statistics
Weight	246lbs (Combined)
Weapons	Undercutter Hammer saw Drum spinner (unused)
Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

Jäger was a heavyweight robot by Team Jäger which fought in BattleBots World Championship VI.

It was a multibot consisting of three smaller robots, each of which are two-wheel drive and feature a different variety of spinning weaponary inspired the respective builders' most successful lower weight class robot. However, this was reduced to two minibots for the competition, though only two could enter the BattleBox at any one time regardless due to weight restrictions. One robot was a pink robot wielding a hammer saw was called Arm Muscle, and another was a green undercutter spinner named Toe Kicker.

Arm Muscle was built by captain Ralf Schneider and bears a slight resemblance to BattleBots competitor Skorpios. It had a cutting saw which could be replaced by a heavier disk. The undercutter, Toe Kicker, was built by team member Andy Russell. The third part of Jäger, whose name is not known, was designed by Cosmin Gorgovan and based on his 30lb robot X-301, though neither he nor the robot were able to attend.

Jäger in the red square during World Championship VI.

Jäger was initially accepted to compete in the 2020 season. However, COVID-19 travel restrictions at the time meant it was forced to drop out of the competition, as was the case with the majority of international competitors.

Team Jäger were again accepted and confirmed to be participating in World Championship VI. While Toe Kicker looked near-identical to its first reveal, Arm Muscle sported a primarily pink look, whereas, and the drum spinner mostly blue in color. Due to delays in the US State Department processing NIE forms meant the majority of the team, who came from the United Kingdom, could not legally fly to Las Vegas. Traveling from Germany was less of a problem for Ralf Schneider, who enlisted the help of Big Dill captain Emmanuel Carrillo to pilot another part of the robot.

Little is known about the construction of each robot, however, due to weight restrictions, only two of the three robots are able to enter the BattleBox at any one time. Due to this, as well as Team Jäger being so understaffed for the season, Ralf Schneider opted against entering the drum spinner built by Cosmin Gorgovan, instead focusing on maintaining just the other two robots. Jäger suffered a rough start in its rookie season, losing both of its fights to P1 and Captain Shrederator and failing to make the Top 32 as a result.

The team applied for World Championship VII, but in August 2022, Toe Kicker was sold to BattleBots fan and collector Lars Bakker.

CAD of Toe Kicker in early 2020.

CAD of Arm Muscle in early 2020.

Jäger's CAD for World Championship V.

Toe Kicker before being painted.

Jäger being weighed during the season.

Ralf Schneider working on Arm Muscle in The Pits.

Jäger's unnamed minibot after fighting P1.

Jäger's initial CAD ahead of World Championship VI.

Outside BattleBots

Team captain Ralf Schneider has experience with beetleweight robots, having competed in the web series Bugglebots with robots called Anxt and Phoenix. With the latter, he managed to get third overall at the 2019 UWE Beetle Brawl event in Bristol, United Kingdom.

Cosmin Gorgovan is another familiar name in the UK beetleweight scene, having also competed in Bugglebots and various live events with Daedalus. He finished 1st overall at the aforementioned 2019 UWE Beetle Brawl event while also coming second in the 2020 Battle in the Burgh event held in Edinburgh, Scotland. As well as Daedalus, Cosmin Gorgovan built highly successful X-301 and its featherweight counterpart which competed in the 2018 King of Bots UK International Championships, X-303.

Andy Russell also competed in the 2018 King of Bots UK event with featherweight robots Pendulum and Telekinesis, the latter of which inspired his involvement in Jäger. He also has vast experience of heavyweight builds, competing in Series 10 of Robot Wars as part of Hobgoblin and in Chinese shows This Is Fighting Robots and King of Bots II with Bonfire and Switch respectively.

Team member Charlie Dangerfield previously competed in World Championship IV as part of Nelly the Ellybot, and too has experience of insect-class robots having captained The Berg and its successor 2 Berg 2 Furious in UK web-series Bugglebots. Ed Hodges has also competed on the UK live scene as part of Team Immersion, and intended to compete in World Championship V with Abrasion. Jonas Fink previously competed alongside Ralf Schneider with a multibot called Quack Quack.

Toe Kicker, under Lars Bakker's ownership, would reappear at the Belgian FACTS convention that October, appearing alongside Reality and the latest incarnation of Petunia outside the Dutch Robot Games arena.

Robot History

World Championship VI
Jäger vs. P1 Jäger fighting P1. Arm Muscle lands a shot to the top of P1. P1 attacks the Jäger minibot as Arm Muscle lies immobile and Toe Kicker tries to escape the Upper Deck. The remaining half of Jäger is flipped back onto the Upper Deck by P1. Jäger's BattleBots debut came against the returning P1. For this battle, the multibot was joined by a D2 kit minibot. The fight began with P1 ramming into the D2 kit, but it immediately got underneath P1 and high-centered its opponent. Jäger was quick to capitalize with Arm Muscle getting a hammer saw hit onto the back of P1, but it was propped up a little too high for Toe Kicker to get a good hit, and its blade just slid underneath P1 and took out the right two wheels on the mini bot instead. P1 then pondered which part of Jäger to go after, and after bumping into each one, promptly flipped over Arm Muscle. The hammer saw found itself unable to self-right after this exchange, and the fight became a 1v1 between P1 and Toe Kicker. The undercutter was itself driven into the screws by P1 and shortly after, the Upper Deck, where it was stranded on top. While immobile on top of the Upper Deck, P1 decided to play with the broken minibot, driving it into the screws. The countdown began but with two seconds remaining, Toe Kicker escaped from the Upper Deck. However, it was hoisted onto the hazard for a second time by P1. Another count started and Jäger was deemed immobile, giving P1 the win by knockout.
Jäger vs. Captain Shrederator Toe Kicker loses its undercutter. Arm Muscle momentarily gets underneath Captain Shrederator. Jäger's second fight came against Captain Shrederator. For this fight, Jäger was again comprised of Arm Muscle and Toe Kicker, with both halves heavily armored in an attempt to withstand hits from its heavyweight opponent. In the opening seconds, Captain Shrederator danced around both halves of Jäger before delivering a hit which sent Toe Kicker flying across the BattleBox and separating its undercutting bar. Arm Muscle then got underneath the shell of Captain Shrederator, biting down with its articulated saw but only slicing into their opponent's UMHW plastic top armor. Arm Muscle backed off, allowing Captain Shrederator to escape. However, it found itself coerced into the corner and unable to spin up to any great speed, taking a shot from the Jäger team's pulverizer. Captain Shrederator was then allowed the time to spin in the center of the arena and punted the weaponless Toe Kicker around before turning its attention to Arm Muscle, who had one side of its drive disabled. Captain Shrederator remained aggressive and hit Toe Kicker again, which knocked it into the wall and killed it completely. With the remaining half of Jäger unable to show translational movement, it was counted out, and Captain Shrederator delivered one final hit to leave its mark on the match. Jäger fell to 0-2 for the season, staring down the barrel of a winless season.

Results

Wins/Losses

• Wins: 0
• Losses: 2

Competition	Wins	Losses
World Championship VI	None	P1 (Undercard Match) Captain Shrederator (Untelevised Undercard Match)

Faruq Tauheed Introductions

"A multibot that's so in sync, they finish each other's sentences... and each other's murders. It's JÄGER!"

Trivia

• The name Jäger derives from the German word for "hunter".
• Jäger is the first German BattleBots representative across both the classic and modern eras of the show.
• The team purchased an old shipping crate from Monsoon ahead of shipping the robot for World Championship V, however, the team would have to withdraw due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
• Jäger was the only multibot that competed in World Championship VI.
• The undercutter and hammer saw were not originally given names by the team, but were named Toe Kicker and Arm Muscle respectively during filming to help Chris and Kenny commentate on the multibot.

See Also

• Andy Russell
  • Telekinesis (King of Bots UK)
  • Pendulum (King of Bots UK)
  • Hobgoblin (Robot Wars)
  • Bonfire (This Is Fighting Robots)
  • Switch (King of Bots II)

• Cosmin Gorgovan
  • X-303 (King of Bots)
  • WeeWoo (Bugglebots)
  • Daedalus (Bugglebots)

• Ralf Schneider
  • Anxt (Bugglebots)
  • Phoenix (Bugglebots)