Deadblow
Grant with Deadblow, 1999 | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Made by | Grant Imahara |
| Name | Deadblow |
| Year of manufacture | 1999 |
| Series | BattleBots |
| Type/Class | Middleweight |
| Propulsion | Electric |
| Weapon | Air powered hammer |
| Weapon details | 3/8" solid titanium - 1500 psi |
| Control system | 1 R/C unit |
| Competition results | |
| Years active | 1999–2002 |
| Tournament wins | 0 |
| Special wins | 2 Rumble wins |
| Win/lose record | 7/6 |
| Ranking | 2 |
| Dimensions | |
| Construction | |
| Material | 6061-T6 aluminium |
| Propulsion | 2x 12V DC wheelchair motors |
Deadblow is a combat robot that was built and driven by Grant Imahara. It competed on BattleBots in the middleweight division using a fast pneumatic hammer as its weapon. Deadblow won two rumbles and was ranked second among middleweights, after Hazard. Afterwards, it was used by Imahara to help in some experiments on the television series MythBusters.