Ramps

* AWS 12
* AWS 11

**Ramps** was an antweight which first appeared in AWS 11 and continued to appear until AWS 13 with its best performance coming in AWS 12. The robot was designed to act similar to one of the most famous combat robots from the 1990s Robot Wars, La Machine.

## Robot History

### AWS 11

   In the first round, Ramps faced Resurrector. Both rambots met in the middle before turning and circling each other, hoping to ram in. Resurrector charged in, attempting to slam in side on, but Ramps spun around and scooped Resurrector up and almost pushed it out of the arena. Resurrector survives and attacks Ramps, this time catching it off guard and rammed it out of the arena.

### AWS 12

In the first round, Ramps faced Pixiedust and Savage. It and Savage tackle each other, and later got brushed by Pixiedust. Ramps then focused on Pixiedust, and the first ram it gave to the full body-spinning walker sent it into a trench, so Ramps qualified alongside Savage.

In the second round, Ramps faced Cypher and Void. Ramps chose to spin in place and collides with Cypher, who was also spinning in place, which sent Cypher into a trench, so Ramps qualified alongside Void.

In the third round, Ramps faced Anticyclone. In seconds Ramps scoops Anticyclone and sends it bouncing into the trench, so it won.

In the quarterfinals, Ramps faced War Ant. This was a quick fight as Ramps unwittingly sped into a trench, eliminating itself.

Ramps then fought in the Mega Melee against Hades, Anty B, Big, Chimera, Pants, Chroma, R.O.N.N.Y., Lower and Dynamo. Right at the start, Ramps was flipped onto its side and later fell on its back. Being neither invertible nor possessing a srimech, it was helpless and other robots left it that way. Eventually it lost to either Big or Chroma.

Ramps then competed in the third mega melee where it had a rematch with Chimera and R.O.N.N.Y., plus was against Rebel, and reigning champion Militant. Ramps immediately attacks Chimera after its saw comes off. Chimera flees but gets flipped by Rebel, and Ramps tries to send it into a trench, but Rebel falls in, so Ramps aborted and obviously won as R.O.N.N.Y. had earlier reversed into a trench.

Ramps also entered the Tag Team with R.O.N.N.Y. and first fought Hades and Anty B. Ramps initially targeted Hades but turns away, and upon finding Anty B stuck on its side pushed it to a trench. Then it did the same with Hades right after, meaning Ramps and R.O.N.N.Y. won.

### AWS 13

First, Ramps fought in the European Championship where it first fought Vacuum and Torant 2.

Torant 2 seemed to be having some sort of control problems as Vacuum and Ramps went head to head and rammed each other. Ramps and Vacuum were trapped in a sort of stalemate, pushing against each other as Torant 2 struggled to move about, darting backwards and forwards and turning awkwardly. Torant 2 then turned and drove itself off the arena. As a result Ramps and Vacuum qualified.

In the second round, Ramps faced Entrant. After some driving, Ramps drives right onto Entrant and Entrant flips Ramps onto its flank. Ramps could still move though, so Entrant knocked it onto its back, where it lost.

In the first round of the Main Competition, Ramps faced Vacuum again and Terminator.

At first, Terminator was the aggressor slamming into Vacuum and pressuring it against the side wall as Ramps charged in and knocked the two apart. Vacuum turned and attempted to push Ramps off the arena. Vacuum moved tentatively to shove Terminator as Ramps got in from behind. All three robots paused as Ramps backed away as did Terminator, with Vacuum slowly moving off. Ramps managed to dart forward and shove Terminator off the arena. It qualified with Vacuum.

In the second round, Ramps faced Cannon Fodder and Flurescant. Ramps charged forward as Flurescant slammed into Cannon Fodder, getting underneath and struggling to push it. Ramps then slammed into the two, allowing Cannon Fodder to back away as Ramps pushed Flurescant around before spinning on the spot. Cannon Fodder got in from behind and pushed Flurescant against the side wall, where due to its wedge shape, Flurescant managed to become trapped and unable to move. Ramps and Cannon Fodder won by KO.

In the third round, Ramps faced Transparant and Killsaw. Ramps did little as Killsaw was more interested in Transparant, however Killsaw does go for Ramps but Transparant drove itself into a trench, so Ramps qualified alongside Killsaw.

In the fourth round, Ramps faced Bushido Embryio. Ramps zips around and tried to angle Bushido Embryio to the trench but fails. They then attack head on where Bushido Embryio had more traction and pushes Ramps down the trench, where it lost. This was also the last time Ramps would compete.

## Wins/Losses

* Wins: 8
* Losses: 4