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Before the first round battle in the University Challenge, he claimed the opposition were 'not up to what we're used to', and in Series 8, he claimed he didn't think Behemoth had any weaknesses,ДЄnthony Pritchard walks away from his team Throughout his appearances, he tended to be very confident going into battles, citing the team's experience and the quality of the construction and engineering of the robot. He also built the teamвЂ™s antweight, Anty B, and entered it into the Antweight Championships in Extreme 1 and 2. Anthony entered the original run of Robot Wars in his early to mid 20s and was in his early 40s when he returned for the reboot. He was the one who came up with the JCB design for Behemoth. He studied at the University of Hertfordshire, where he earned a degree in model making. In Series 8, he described himself as the teamвЂ™s strategist.

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The only ever present member of the team, Anthony Pritchard was the Team Captain and driver throughout the teamвЂ™s appearances. It's something we've been doing so long, it actually would feel wrong NOT to be doing it!' - Anthony Pritchard in Series 10ДЄnthony Pritchard in the team's VT in Series 9ДЄnthony Pritchard at the controls of Behemoth in Extreme 1 ' For me, to keep coming back to do Robot Wars, is actually built into me now. The name Team Make Robotics was used on BattleBots in 2015, and in Techno Games 2003, when they entered the football, along with other names when the parts of the team entered separate events (See Outside Robot Wars). The name Make Robotics comes from the team members initials Michael, Anthony, Kane and Edward. Team Make Robotics used the name Team Behemoth for Robot Wars, but the Make Robotics name was the overarching name, and is used on the team's website and Facebook page. Team Make Robotics also built BBC 2 Ident, a 2-shaped lightweight robot commissioned as an official ident for BBC Two, the original and current UK broadcaster of Robot Wars. Behemoth and Anty B's track records ensure that the team currently holds the records for entering the most competitions and losing the most battles out of any competing team. Meanwhile, Team Make Robotics enjoyed more success with Anty B, which despite losing the Antweight Melee in the first series of Extreme after falling underneath the Floor Flipper, won the Antweight Championship in the second series of Extreme the team's only Robot Wars accolade to date. Behemoth also competed in various side competitions held throughout the main series and in Robot Wars Extreme, notably winning the Series 7 House Robot Rebellion along with teammate Gravity. Behemoth turned this around in Series 10 by reaching the Grand Final, finishing in the top four. Its remaining performances saw it reach the Heat Final in Series 3-4 and 8, and eliminated from the second round in Series 5-7 and 9. In its earlier appearances, Behemoth reached the Semi-Finals of Series 2 and finished runner-up in The First World Championship, but was unable to win its Heat in any of its subsequent main series appearances. Team Make Robotics also represented the University of Hertfordshire when they entered Behemoth into the Extreme 2 University Challenge.Дespite their experience and longevity, the team's successes in Robot Wars had been mixed.

In Series 9, the team roles included Anthony Pritchard as captain and driver, Kane Aston in charge of pneumatics, Michael Pritchard running electronics, and Kevin Cleasby as the team mechanic. Anthony also fought as a single roboteer in the Extreme 1-2 Antweight Championships with Anty B, essentially an antweight replica of Behemoth. Д®dward Pritchard did not compete with the team following Series 2, with Kane Aston taking his place for Series 3 and all of Behemoth's subsequent appearances except for the Extreme 2 Iron Maidens tournament. Anthony and Michael Pritchard had been radio-controlled hobbyists for many years prior to entering Robot Wars. Team Make Robotics initially consisted of Anthony and Michael Pritchard, their father Edward and friend Kane Aston, who built their heavyweight Behemoth for their debut in Series 2. ' After watching a few shows we decided to send off for the application form and it all went from there.' - The team on joining Robot Wars