We’ve been out and about today (Yeovil to be precise) to pick up the pneumatic system for Wheely Big Cheese. This has saved us an awful lot of time in putting the machine together as it’ll all just bolt in.
Whilst we were there Luke took the opportunity to have a chat with Roger Plant……….
Wheely Big Cheese is a robot that requires very little introduction. It competed in series 4 (semi-finalist) and series 5 (semi-finalist) of Robot Wars as well as Robot Wars Extreme.
There were in fact two Wheely Big Cheese robots built, the first being dismantled when the second was built. The chasis for this lay in someones garage for many years before being bought by Team Hydra in September 2008. The pictures below show the condition it was in when we bought it.
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Wheely Big Cheese
Welcome to www.wheelybigcheese.co.uk the web site dedicated to the Robot Wars® competitor Wheely Big Cheese.
Wheely Big Cheese was originally built by Roger Plant and his team for the TV series. Two chasis were built for the two series in which it competed and these were sold to James Baker of Xbotz soon after the series finished.
In October 2008 Team Hydra bought the chasis for the original Wheely Big Cheese and we are currently in the process of restoring this to its original condition. The machine is in much need of attention and it is our intention to have this iconic robot running for exhibition purpose in the near future.
This site has been produced to provide an information source on the robot and includes sections such as history, technical information, videos and where you can see the machine at the various shows around the country.
We hope you enjoy it.