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Roadblock (robot): Measurement, Robot Wars & Construction

Roadblock was a combat robot that competed on the British television series Robot Wars. Constructed in 1997 by A-level students from Bodmin Community College, the robot was initially called "Road Rage" but was renamed in response to a request from the programme's producers. Both names were derived from the robot's distinctive construction from metal…

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Roadblock (robot) topic overview

The analysis highlights Measurement, Robot Wars and Construction as prominent areas in the source structure around Roadblock (robot).

Related topics
19
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
22
Extracted relationships
14
Concept neighborhoods
6
Bridge connections
22

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Robot Wars · 11 topics
Construction · 5 topics
Overview · 3 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Location
Bodmin, Cornwall
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Depth
1.45 m (4.8 ft)
Ground clearance
10 mm (0.39 in)
Height
0.40 m (1.3 ft)
Maximum speed
5 mph (8.0 km/h)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Construction

Robot Wars

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Roadblock (robot) connects Entity context

The extracted context around Roadblock (robot) shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Roadblock (robot) → United Kingdom Another extracted example is Roadblock (robot) → 1.45 m (4.8 ft). Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Roadblock (robot)

Top relations

Country of origin · 1
Roadblock (robot) → United Kingdom
Depth · 1
Roadblock (robot) → 1.45 m (4.8 ft)
Ground clearance · 1
Roadblock (robot) → 10 mm (0.39 in)
Height · 1
Roadblock (robot) → 0.40 m (1.3 ft)
Location · 1
Roadblock (robot) → Bodmin, Cornwall
Maximum speed · 1
Roadblock (robot) → 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
Power source · 1
Roadblock (robot) → 2 × 12V batteries
Primary weapon · 1
Roadblock (robot) → Wedge
Secondary weapon(s) · 1
Roadblock (robot) → Circular saw
Team members · 1
Roadblock (robot) → Chris Kinsey Hender Blewett Peter Kinsey

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

roadblock robot series wars bodmin heat beast saw final first circular weapon team round called second wedge roadblock's although robots

Roadblock (robot) relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 14 structured relationships around Roadblock (robot). Examples in this analysis include Roadblock (robot) → Country of origin → United Kingdom and Roadblock (robot) → Depth → 1.45 m (4.8 ft). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Roadblock (robot)Country of originUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Roadblock (robot)Depth1.45 m (4.8 ft)1.00infobox
Roadblock (robot)Ground clearance10 mm (0.39 in)1.00infobox
Roadblock (robot)Height0.40 m (1.3 ft)1.00infobox
Roadblock (robot)LocationBodmin, Cornwall1.00infobox
Roadblock (robot)Maximum speed5 mph (8.0 km/h)1.00infobox
Roadblock (robot)Power source2 × 12V batteries1.00infobox
Roadblock (robot)Primary weaponWedge1.00infobox
Roadblock (robot)Secondary weapon(s)Circular saw1.00infobox
Roadblock (robot)Team membersChris Kinsey Hender Blewett Peter Kinsey1.00infobox
Roadblock (robot)Turning circle0 m (0 ft)1.00infobox
Roadblock (robot)Weight82.5 kg (182 lb)1.00infobox
Roadblock (robot)Weight classHeavyweight1.00infobox
Roadblock (robot)Width1.10 m (3.6 ft)1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Roadblock (robot) bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Robot, Series and Wars. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Roadblock (robot)
    • Robot
    • Series
    • Wars
    • Heat
    • Final
    • Bodmin
    • Team
    • Eliminated
    • First
    • Saw
    • Although
    • Reach
  • roadblock (robot)
    • Wars
    • Series
    • Robot
    • Heat
    • First
    • Team
    • Final
    • Bodmin
    • Called
    • Eliminated
    • Saw
    • Although
  • combat robot
    • Wars
    • Series
    • Heat
    • First
    • Team
    • Bodmin
    • Called
    • Eliminated
    • Final
    • Gauntlet
    • Third
    • Second
  • robot wars
    • Wars
    • Series
    • Heat
    • First
    • Team
    • Gauntlet
    • Bodmin
    • Called
    • Eliminated
    • Final
    • Third
    • Second
  • bodmin community college
    • Beast
    • Team
    • Called
    • Roadblock
    • Robot
    • Wars
    • Clearance
    • Ground
    • One
    • Opponent
    • Semi-finals
    • Armour
  • circular saw
    • Saw
    • Weapon
    • Blade
    • Round
    • Roadblock
    • Clearance
    • Ground
    • Immobile
    • Lifting
    • One
    • Onto
    • Opponent

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Roadblock (robot), one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Roadblock (robot) with Robot Wars. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Roadblock (robot) — Robot Wars · splits 11 ⟂ 12
Roadblock (robot) — Construction · splits 17 ⟂ 6
Roadblock (robot) — Overview · splits 19 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Roadblock (robot)

Nodes23
Edges22
Triples14
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Roadblock (robot) to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Measurement, Robot Wars & Construction, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Roadblock (robot) · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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