Mouser Mecha-Catbot

**Mouser Mecha-Catbot** was a Lightweight Robot that was on static display at RoboGames 2010, and competed at RoboGames 2015. It was a black, four-wheeled dome-shaped robot with a flattened top, painted painted with hot-rod flames, as well as being painted to resemble a cat. Its weapons were lifting forks, which lifted off to the side instead of upward like conventional lifters, and a rear spiked tail which functioned as an axe.

Mouser Mecha-Catbot did poorly in competition, not only losing both of its fights in the Lightweight division by knockout, but also winning a demonstration rumble against Vlad The Impaler II, and Evil Plunger by audience vote where it had the shell of *BattleBots* competitor **Moebius** on top of it. After this Mouser was retired again, this time likely for good.

## Robot History

### RoboGames 2010

Mouser did not compete at RoboGames 2010, however it was present along with builder **Fon Davis**, and was being used as a display piece in the pits.

### RoboGames 2015

   Mouser returned for RoboGames 2015 with builder Bunny and driver Miles Kodoma from Team PlaybotBunny, where its first opponent was **K9**. It lost this match by KO after having almost its entire polycarb cat face ripped off in one hit, and was sent to the loser's bracket where it faced **RIP**. It lost this match by KO as well, and was eliminated from the competition.

Mouser wasn't done however as it returned with builder for a Heavyweight rumble where it faced **Vlad The Impaler II**,and **Evil Plunger**, after having the shell of another former *BattleBots* competitor, (Middleweight shell-spinner, **Moebius**) strapped on its top.Even with barely any mobility, and no weaponry Vlad, and Evil Plunger Moebius Mecha-Catbot WON by Audience Vote.

After this performance Mouser was quickly retired, and Fon Davis would go on to become a judge on ABC's *BattleBots* reboot.

### Wins/Losses

 RoboGames 2015
 None
Vlad The Impaler II, Evil Plunger

* **Wins:** 0
* **Losses:** 2 (+1 Rumble)

## Outside RoboGames/ComBots

* Mouser Mecha-Catbot first competed at Robot Wars 1997 as Mouser where it went 1-1. After this it was redesigned completely and competed in BattleBots Long Beach 1999 - Season 5.0 to mixed success, making the quarterfinals in seasons 1.0, and 3.0 but never getting too far in the competition. After BattleBots went off air Mouser was retired.

## Trivia

* Mouser (Along with **Knucklehead**, and **Psychotron**) are rare examples of a *BattleBots* competitor coming out of retirement after 10+ years to compete at RoboGames then retire again.
* Mouser was at least 12 years old by the time it finally competed in RoboGames, this, coupled with the fact that the robot never really had a prime likely contributed to it doing poorly.
* Mouser is perhaps one of the only, if not the only RoboGames competitors to have its own theme song .
* Mouser is also the only robot to change both weight class, and name in the same competition.
* On top of this it was also one of the few Original US Robot Wars competitors to compete at RoboGames.

## See Also

* The original version of Mouser at Robot Wars 1997.
* Mouser in the pits at RoboGames 2010.
* Mouser as Moebius Mecha-Catbot for the RoboGames 2015 Heavyweight Rumble.
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* **Psychotron** - A Middlewight Former BattleBots competitor that competed at RoboGames 2016 after a similarily long period of retirement.
* **Knucklehead** - Another Lightweight from the original BattleBots that competed after a similar retirement period.
* **Wedge of Doom** - Another former US Robot Wars competitor, competed in ROBOLympics 2004, and RoboGames 2005.
* **Test Toaster One** - A former US Robot Wars champion, and runner-up that competed at RoboGames 2006.
* **BioHazard** - A former US Robot Wars, and BattleBots champion that competed at ComBots Cup I.
* **Mouser Mecha-Catbot (BattleBots)**- BattleBots Wiki entry for Mouser.
* **Moebius (BattleBots)**- The BattleBots Wiki entry for the robot that was combined with Mouser for the Heavyweight Rumble.