Kevi-Pillar was a Natural Rope Climb robot from Suffolk. It appeared in the 2001 Techno Games where it won its Heat and got to the Final to face Skeletron where it lost and came second.
The robot was a play on "Caterpillar"
Robot History[]
2001[]
In its Heat it faced Big Bug. It was a slow start with neither robot getting much distance. However after around five seconds, it became clear that the Cyprus machine Big Bug was moving but going nowhere while Kevi-Pillar was making progress, albeit slowly. Over two minutes later the race was one sided with Big Bug climbing it way to victory.
In the Grand Final it faced favourites Skeletron. Skeletron got the quicker start while Kevi-Pillar slowly crept up the rope. Though Kevi-Pillar was trying its best and was certainly doing better than its Heat but Skeletron was making the longer strides and as a result was able to climb the rope more quickly. SKeletron eventually got so ahead it the rope waved one of its hands to declare victory before climbing back down. The judges claimed that Skeletron did not get to the top and was forced to retry as Kevi-Pillar managed to wiggle itself closer to the top. Skeletron restart put pressure on the team as now both robots were neck and neck. Luckily, Skeletron was able to get ahead of Kevi-Pillar, despite slipping a lot. Skeletron eventually hit the top for real this time and Kevi-Pillar managed to get to the top some time after Skeletron had come back down.