13BLACK in LAS VEGAS!

The incredible punishment taken by the disc weapon bearings of 13Black gave us many problems,
we finally found a solution in a material called `Toughmet`,
we contacted the American makers BrushWellman and they
very kindly gave us a generous amount (by AIRMAIL!) in time for RobotWars Series 7.

Further details of  Toughmet, an alloy of Copper, Nickel and Tin, can be found HERE

To demonstrate such a diverse use for the material the actual 13Black robot seen in the TV series will be on display from September 27-30, 2004 at MINExpo International 2004 (stand #1311), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

This will probably be the only appearance of 13Black outside Europe, ever...

(Richard will be in attendance to answer any questions etc.)