The nature of its design also forced Axe Backwards to have exposed wheels, which were often targeted during its BattleBots career. During battles, the shock from weapon-to-weapon impacts was often absorbed into the drum itself, damaging the electronics as a result. All of its electronics were mounted within its large spinning drum, which proved to be its downfall. Debuting in 2016, Axe Backwards took the approach seen by shell spinners where a robot's armor doubled up as its weapon, and applied it to the drum spinner model. Other takes on the drum spinner weapon have also been attempted over the years. Drum spinners have since become a highly-destructive option for reboot era competitors such as Copperhead (and its predecessor, Poison Arrow), as well as Team RioBotz's Minotaur. Though first introduced to BattleBots by Zack Bieber and El Diablo, competitors such as Team Whyachi found success with the design at middleweight and 15lb level with Falcon and Falcon15 respectively. Traditionally, they consist of a long, cylindrical mass with teeth or spikes attached. As with a number of other spinner weapons, drum spinners are typically mounted at the front of a robot.
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