Jasper

Jasper
Participation Information
Reboot Seasons	World Championship IV
Team Information
Team	Tomco Designs
Team Members	Tom Lloyd (Captain) Sabrina Ferriggi Kevin Cleasby Tate Kapple Cristy Aranguiz
From	London, UK
Associated Robots	Radioactive, X/Change (Kevin Cleasby)
Robot Statistics
Drive	2x Maytech brushless motors
Weapons	Hammer
Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

Jasper was a heavyweight robot built by Tomco Designs, which competed exclusively in BattleBots World Championship IV.

It was a four-wheel drive robot armed with a unique hammer weapon, which could also double up as a makeshift lifter due to its ability to swing 180°. The laser gun inspired weapon featured ball-bearings at the tip to deliver hits to opponents in a similar way to a dead blow hammer. Jasper also featured a steep front wedge to deflect spinning weapons and protect the robot from the front. Much of its chassis was made of HDPE plastic, a material which, in the UK at least, holds similar characteristics to UMHW seen in robots such as HUGE and Marvin.

Jasper during World Championship IV hero shots.

The overall design and color scheme of Jasper was inspired by Buzz Lightyear from the Toy Story film franchise. Jasper went winless throughout the season, losing two unaired rumbles either side of a televised loss to HUGE.

Jasper did not return in any future seasons of BattleBots, as team captain Tom Lloyd sold it and his other heavyweight Capers! to UK-based roboteers in August 2019. Team member Kevin Cleasby, who had previously competed in World Championship I with Team Make Robotics and Radioactive, attempted to enter the 2020 season with X/Change, an upgraded version of his King of Bots entry Switch. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, filming was postponed and Cleasby was unable to travel for the rescheduled dates.

Jasper in the Test Box during World Championship IV.

Jasper in The Pits during World Championship IV.

Jasper's tribute to late UK roboteer Rex Garrod.

CAD of Jasper dating back to early 2019.

Outside BattleBots

After World Championship IV, Jasper's white HDPE bulkheads were spray-painted pink, and it was entered into an Extreme Robots live event in Guildford in 2019. Its full results are unknown, but Tom Lloyd chalked up a victory in their first fight featuring several spinners.

Jasper then entered the ownership of Scottish team Kinetic Energy Robotics (alternately KE Robotics), led by Daniel and Anthony Hawksey, who repaired the damage inflicted during the 2019 season and replaced some of its motors as part of a long-term rebuild to working condition. In September 2022, Jasper attended the annual RoboNerd event in Wolverhampton, England as a static display, in anticipation of its return to combat at RoboRiots in Dublin, Ireland the following month. The event saw Jasper take part in a variety of competition, whiteboard and "washing machine" fights, and reached the Top 8 of the main Irish heavyweight championship. During this event, it made use of a new interchangeable electric lifting arm and front fork configuration, used alongside the existing mace hammer and wedge setups.

Further revisions to Jasper were completed as part of a "Mk3" rebuild for the 2023 season, again involving appearances at RoboNerd and RoboRiots. Alongside new wheels and a set of larger wheelguards, a second lifting arm and a new set of front-end attachments were introduced, while the lifters became the team's preferred weapon in combat. At RoboRiots, Jasper is known to have fought Ripper 6 in a conventional head-to-head battle, alongside battles involving Two-Headed Death Flamingo and a replica of Robot Wars House Robot Shunt. A subsequent Facebook post confirmed that the robot would attend Battle in the 'Burgh 3 on November 25-26 as a static display.

Jasper made its competitive return at Extreme Robots in April 2024, in an incarnation described by team member Anthony Hawksey as "version 3.5". It took on Leviathan, Ignition and Poseidon during a four-robot rumble, with Poseidon taking the win.

In June 2024, Jasper was confirmed to be competing in the UK sportsman tour MechMania, run by Robots Live! in conjunction with Mech+. KE Robotics revealed via a Facebook post their intention to attend the Grantham, Crawley and Stoke-on-Trent portions of the tour. Ahead of the tour, further changes were made to the robot, including more angular wheelguards, making the current incarnation of Jasper "version 4".

Jasper in The Pits at Robots Live!/MechMania Grantham, July 2024.

Jasper's appearance for MechMania.

Jasper at Extreme Robots in April 2024.

Jasper in 2023.

Lieutenant Bam during This is Fighting Robots.

Bucky the Robot during Robot Wars Series 10.

Androne 4000 during Robot Wars Series 10.

Griffin and its team during King of Bots.

An overhead view of Capers!, Tom Lloyd's second heavyweight for UK live events.

Tom Lloyd's Bugglebots entry, Flick.

Tom Lloyd's 1lb robot Chick, built for South Korean events.

Robot History

World Championship IV
Jasper vs. Uppercut vs. Tantrum Jasper is stuck on top of Tantrum as Uppercut tries to capitalize. Jasper's first ever fight was an untelevised rumble against fellow newcomer Uppercut, and Aren Hill's Tantrum. Jasper was armed with its lifting arm configuration but as the match got underway, Tantrum and Uppercut opted to attack one another, allowing Jasper to enter the fight at its own pace. Despite attempts to get its primary weapon into play, Tantrum was able to slip underneath Jasper and set it up for a blow from Uppercut. Tantrum then took it to the pulverizer, but left its rear end exposed for Uppercut to attack. As a result, Jasper and Tantrum were now stuck and Jasper had started to smoke. One of their wheels fell off as Tantrum attempted to free itself, and it became clear that Uppercut's primary weapon was no longer working. Jasper was finally freed from Tantrum, but had been immobilized. Uppercut was also dead in the center of the BattleBox, so a count began on both robots, giving Tantrum the win by double KO.
Jasper vs. HUGE Jasper with its additional side armor ahead of fighting HUGE. Jasper gets kicked onto its back by HUGE. Jasper's first televised fight was against the returning HUGE. In response, Jasper went with their lifting arm attachment in the hope of grabbing HUGE by the openings in their wheels. Jasper also featured additional armor on its sides. Jasper started well, attempting to stick its weapon into HUGE's wheels, but Jasper then took a hit which flipped it over and knocked off armor panels. Jasper self-righted, but was quickly tossed over again. Tom Lloyd's robot continued to right itself and resume the fight, but eventually stopped moving against the arena barrier. Jasper was counted out, giving HUGE a comfortable win by KO.
Jasper vs. Petunia vs. BattleSaw Jasper hammers BattleSaw as it pushes it into the arena wall. Jasper is grappled by Petunia and rammed into the arena barrier. Jasper would later fight in a second rumble, this time against Dutch crusher Petunia and fellow strugglers BattleSaw. It came into the fight with its hammer and some new pieces of plastic being used for wheels. Jasper was able to not only stop BattleSaw's weapon, but land two shots with its hammer which seemed to immobilize it. After Petunia left BattleSaw in the corner, they set their sights on Jasper and got a good bite with their crusher, but were eventually freed. Jasper used its hammer while being shoved around but to no avail as it was fed into the screws. Jasper tried driving over Petunia, but this proved to be a mistake as the Dutch bot was able to get right into the axe mechanism and force Jasper into the wall. Petunia continues to bully Jasper for the remainder of the battle, which ended shortly after. The judges gave the win to Petunia by unanimous judges' decision, putting Jasper to 0-3 and eliminating it from the competition.

Results

Competitive Wins/Losses

• Wins: 0
• Losses: 2

Exhibition Wins/Losses

• Wins: 0
• Losses: 1

Total Wins/Losses

• Wins: 0
• Losses: 3

Competition	Wins	Losses
World Championship IV	None	Tantrum (Untelevised Undercard Rumble) HUGE (Undercard Match) Petunia (Untelevised Exhibition Rumble)

Faruq Tauheed Introductions

"This bot might be new, but it has something scary for you. Is it a friendly ghost? No, that's Casper. Is it the bot that'll hurt you the most? Yeeeesss, that's JASPER!"

"This bot is no toy story. You're gonna get Little Bo Beat. Wood-ya pay attention? It looks like Buzz Lightyear and will smack you to infinity and beyond. It's JASPER!"

"This bot looks like the toy you get in a box of Slice Krispies, or Cinnamon Toast Crunched, or even Honey Bunches of Dead. Forget Raisin Bran, it's Raisin' Hell. It's JASPER!"

See Also

• Bucky the Robot (Robot Wars)
• Griffin (King of Bots/This is Fighting Robots)
• Lieutenant Bam (This is Fighting Robots)

Trivia

• Jasper sported a message reading "For Rex ♡" on the weapon arm, referencing former British Robot Wars competitor Rex Garrod who passed away four days prior to filming for World Championship IV.
• Jasper was one of only a few robots from World Championship IV not to get four Fight Night battles.