Spartacus, also known as Spartacus III or Spartacus 3.0[1], is a heavyweight robot built by Jim Rowland of Sinclair Robotics which is being built to compete in BattleBots: Destruct-A-Thon. The team are also intending to apply for BattleBots World Championship VIII.[2]
Spartacus under construction in April 2023.
It is a long, four-wheeled robot armed with a front-mounted, hydraulic pincer to grip and damage opponents boasting 20,000lbs of force at its tip. Spartacus features a strong Roman theme, evident by its name and gladiator helmet. Spartacus is armored in 1/2" thick AR500 steel.
The team's name derives from Sinclair University College in Dayton, Ohio, where earlier combat robots were built.
Spartacus is not yet scheduled to compete in BattleBots Proving Ground, even with dates extended to December 2023.
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Spartacus as it appeared during Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors.
Although the team have never competed in any televised BattleBots seasons, Jim Rowland originally entered Spartacus into the first season of Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors.
There, it fought in a six-way qualifying battle against General Chompsalot, Drillzilla, Cyclone, Panzer Mk 2 and Run Away. The comparatively small Spartacus was teamed up on by three of its opponents, playing a small part in the battle as Panzer Mk 2 was declared the winner.
Spartacus II during UK Robot Wars.
The team rebuilt Spartacus, but it would not compete again in the US spin-off. Instead, Spartacus II represented the United States of America in the qualifying battles for the Third World Championship. Spartacus II defeated fellow US representative Flippa and qualified for the competition.
However, it was comfortably beaten in its opening three-way battle involving Belgium's Hard, who was also eliminated, and Sri Lankan entry Supernova.
Both retired builds of Spartacus still reside with captain Jim Rowland.
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