Robot Wars

The story behind the making of the first season of Robot Wars - six weeks to design and build the house robots and scrap metal sets.

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The Beginning - Background information on the start of the series itself. Interviews - Interviews of the house robot's "owners"/maintainers. We also get to look at the internals of the house robots as they explain how they operate.…

After the main competition of the Second Wars, a special episode gives robots the chance to settle old scores and also allows robots that did not feature in the main series a chance to battle in the arena. Judgement Day - Two separate…

A special episode featuring highlights of the second series of Robot Wars. Hosted by Craig Charles, it took a look at some of the best and worst moments of that series. The episode features clips from all the Heats, Semi-Finals and the…

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Robots competing in Heat A: Roadblock, Killertron, Barry, Shogun, Nemesis, Grunt

Robots competing in Heat B: Uglybot, Scrapper, Recyclopse, Detonator, Mortis, Leighbot

Robots competing in Heat C: Cruella, Plunderbird 1, WYSIWYG, Robot The Bruce, Wedgehog, Dreadnaut

Robots competing in Heat D: Vector of Armageddon, Krayzee Tokyo, Cunning Plan, SAT'arn, Bugs, The Demolisher

Robots competing in Heat E: Wharthog, Psychosprout, Bodyhammer, Torque of the Devil, REALI-T, Full Metal Anorak.

Robots competing in Heat F: Skarab, The Blob, T.R.A.C.I.E., Elvis, Prince of Darkness, Eubank the Mouse

The heat winners return for the grand final!

If you've ever wondered whether machines are taking over the world, then wonder no more, 'cause Robot Wars is back. It's bigger, it's more destructive and offers more metal carnage than when Metal Mickey tries to juggle with Semtex. Robot…

Ever since the first chimp picked up a bone off the prehistoric floor and used it to bash open the skull of a wildebeest, men have been obsessed with their tools. Millions of years on, and our homes are full of labour saving devices:…

Dreadnaut -- Mortis -- Rameses II -- Oblivion -- Challenger -- Griffon

Razer -- Behemoth -- Inquisitor -- Milly-Ann Bug -- Elvis -- Bodyhammer

ORAC -- Technophobic -- Killertron -- Schumey -- Spin Doctor -- Pain

Corporal Punishment - RON - Panic Attack - Whirling Dervish - Disrupter - Parthian Shot

Roadblock - Nemesis - Limpet - Killerhurtz - Onslaught - ROCS

Cassius - Sting - Loco - Wizard - Groundhog - Rampage

All Torque - Robodoc - King Buxton - Promethius - Rottweiler - Cruella

GBH - Ivanhoe - Talos - Killdozer - Penetrator - Broot

Mule - MegaHurtz - Demon - Enzyme - Plunderbird 2 - Pheonix

Robots competing in Heat L: Tender Caress, Haardvark, Vercingetorix, Havoc, Angel of Death, Flirty Skirty

Robots compete in Semi-Final 1

Robots compete in Semi-Final 2

Robots compete in the Grand Final.

Robots competing in Heat A: Brimhur, Weeliwako, Mace 2, Stinger, Raizer Blade, Red Dragon, Forklift's Revenge, Suicidal Tendencies

Robots competing in Heat B: Abaddon, Technophobic, Pitbull, Sumpthing, General Carnage, Robocow, Behemoth, Shark Attack

Robots competing in Heat C: Agent Orange, Max Damage, Spike, Blade, Aggrobot, Binky, Backstabber, Razer

Robots competing in Heat D: Sir Chromalot, Shell Shock, Big Brother, Grim Reaper, Milly-Ann Bug, Bumblebot, Flipper, Ultor

Robots competing in Heat E: Anorakaphobia, Miss Ile, The Big Cheese, Shrapnel, Crocodilotron, Chaos 2, Hammertron, Sonic

Robots competing in Heat F: Mortis, Ming, Gravedigger, Manic Mutant, Vector, T 2, Darke Destroyer, Sgt. Meikle

Robots competing in Heat G: Bulldog Breed, Robopig, Kater Killer, Napalm, Henry, Haardvark, Steg-O-Saw-Us, Orac's Revenge

Robots competing in Heat H: Ally Gator, Corporal Punishment, Berserk 2, Tut's Revenge, Hypno-Disc, Robogeddon, Death Warmed Up, Stealth

Robots competing in Heat I: Armour-Geddon, Onslaught, Beast of Bodmin, Crusher, Vercingetorix, Terrorpin, Invertabrat, The Witch

Robots competing in Heat J: 101, Overkill, Centurion, Excalibur, Eric, King Buxton, The Iron Mask, Weld-Dor

Robots competing in Heat K: Axios, Panic Attack, Purple Predator, Toecutter, Hefty, X-Terminator, Judge Shred, Mr Punch

Robots competing in Heat L: Undertaker, Panzer, Challenger 2, Atlas, Evil Weevil, Triterobot, Flip Flop Fly, Wild Willy

Robots competing in Heat M: Hammerhead, Pussycat, Cassius 2, Dundee, Scutter's Revenge, Plunderstorm, Thermador, Zeus

Robots competing in Heat N: Thing 2, Prizephita, Crippler, All Torque, Daisy Chopper, Griffon, Cerberus, Killerhurtz

Robots competing in Heat O: Schumey Too, The Steel Avenger, Diotoir, Sting 2, Fire Storm, Crasha Gnasha, Terminal Ferocity, Facet

Robots competing in Heat P: Victor 2, Scarab, Trident, Twn Trwn, Rattus Rattus, S.M.I.D.S.Y., Dreadnaut, Psychokiller

Winners of Heats A, B, D, E, K, N, O, and P compete in Semi-Final 1

Winners of Heats C, F, G, H, I, J, L, and M compete in Semi-Final 2

The Grand Final of The Third Wars

The International League Championship (listed on Mech+ as the UK International League (April 2022-January 2024) or The International League (February 2024-present)[1] was one of two international Robot Wars competitions held during the…

The First World Championship was the first of three special Robot Wars championships in which robots from all over the world competed against each other, representing their respective countries.

Robots competing in Heat A: Chaos 2, Atomic, Indefatigable, Medusa 2000, King B3, Attila the Drum

Robots competing in Heat B: Razer, Robochicken, Velocirippa, Milly-Ann Bug, Pussycat, Reptirron

Robots competing in Heat C: Firestorm 2, The Morgue, Scar, Bolt from the Blue, Diotoir, Ming 2

Robots competing in Heat D: Steg 2, Crusader 2, Cronos, Iron-Awe, Mortis, Mazakari

Robots competing in Heat E: 101, Dominator 2, Henry 2, Major Tom, Shadow of Napalm, Disc-O-Inferno

Robots competing in Heat F: Gemini, Tornado, Kater Killer, Berserk 2, Inverterbrat, The Creature

Robots competing in Heat G: Gravedigger, Thermidor 2, Kronic the Wedgehog, Dreadnaut XP1, Warhog, Darke Destroyer 2

Robots competing in Heat H: Wheely Big Cheese, Prizephita Mk2, Wheelosaurus, Killertron, Suicidal Tendencies 2, Maverick

Robots competing in Heat I: Killerhurtz, Destruct-A-Bubble, Splinter, Eric, Centurion, Small Torque

Robots competing in Heat J: Bigger Brother, Clawed Hopper, Bulldog Breed 2, Hammer & Tong, Stinger, Spikasaurus

Robots competing in Heat K: Evil Weevil 2, Tiberius, MouseTrap, Little Fly, Weld-Dor 2, Sump Thing

Robots competing in Heat L: Spawn of Scutter, Banshee, Knightmare, Vercingetorix, Plunderbird 4, Fat Boy Tin

Robots competing in Heat M: Wild Thing, Humphrey, The Steel Avenger, Reactor, Sir Chromalot, Scorpion

Robots competing in Heat N: Behemoth, Arnold, Arnold Terminegger, Rambot, Judge Shred 2, Millennium Bug, X-Terminator 2

Robots competing in Heat O: Panic Attack, S.M.I.D.S.Y., Overkill GTI, Saw Point, Aggrobot 2, Oblivion 2

Robots competing in Heat P: Hypno-Disc, The Predator, Raizer Blade, V-Max, Cerberus, Terror-Bull

Winners of Heats A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H compete in Semi-Final 1

Winners of Heats I, J, K, L, M, N, O, and P compete in Semi-Final 2

The Grand Final of The Fourth Wars

This competition involves famous British celebrities taking the controls of Britain's most famous robots. Which celebrity will win?

In this competition, competitior robots work as teams. One robot fights another robot, while their partner is on the side of the arena, waiting to be tagged, but most of the time, the rules go out the window!

This is a new event containing not 1, not 2, but 6 robots all together in the arena at the same time! Every now and then a robot is eliminated. 4 battles later, there are only 2 robots left. Whoever wins the last round is the new…

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Robots Competing: Chaos 2, Storm Force, S.M.I.D.S.Y., Obsidian, 8645T, T-Bone, The Steel Avenger, The Tartan Terror

Robots Competing: Hypno-Disc, Black Widow, Juggernot 2, Bulldog Breed 3, Wowot, Lambsy, Atomic 2, Kan-Opener

Robots Competing: S3, Plunderbird 5, MouseTrap, Shredder, Stinger, Hippobotomus, General Carnage 2, Guzunderbot

Robots Competing: Firestorm 3, Bee-Capitator, Sir Chromalot, Rohog, Bot Out Of Hell, Reactor 2, Gemini, Ruf Ruf Dougal

Robots Competing: Wild Thing, Trouble 'n' Strife, Velocirippa, The Alien, Napalm 2, Warhog, Thermidor 2, Prizephita Mach 2

Robots Competing: Dominator 2, Derek, King B Powerworks, Kronic 2, 13 Black, Corkscrew, X-Terminator, Immortalis

Robots Competing: Tornado, Gravedigger, Diotoir, Dome, Evolution, Sabretooth, Hydra, Spawn Again

Robots Competing: Wheely Big Cheese, Wolverine, Axe-Awe, Granny's Revenge, Robochicken-Evo, Crushtacean, Behemoth, Supernova

Robots Competing: Mini Morg, Kat 3, Tiberius 2, Monad, Major Tom, Kliptonite, Panic Attack, Barber-Ous

Robots Competing: Splinter, VIPER 01, Bigger Brother, Tip-Top, Onslaught, Tetanus, 3 Stegs 2 Heaven, Eleven

Robots Competing: Razer, Big Nipper, Sumpthing, Widow's Revenge, Axe-C-Dent, Destruct-A-Bubble, Suicidal Tendencies, Rick

Robots Competing: Pussycat, The Executioner, Ming 3, Terrorhurtz, Clawed Hopper, Twister, 101, Fluffy

Winners from Heats A, C, E, G, I, and K compete in Semi-Final 1

Winners from Heats B, D, H, J and L compete in Semi-Finals 2

The Grand Final of The Fifth Wars

The UK champs, Razer are back, also with 2 suprise guests new to the House Robot family. At the beginning of the new 6th War, they introduced the House Robots like they always did, but then Craig announced that another robot had decided…

The #3 seeds, Firestorm is back and this year, Graham Bone and Hazel Haslop have a new robot, Firestorm 4. Can they win the UK championship this time?

The former 2-time champions and #5 seeds, Chaos 2 are back and ready to take back the crown for a 3rd time. Chaos 2 has been getting old. Can they still win? We'll find out! Chaos 2 From: Ipswich Seated: #5 Weight: 84 Kilos…

The hammer-head shark that is S3 is back and now in the 6th Wars, seeded 7th as a matter of fact. Can they win this time? Sir Chromalot From: Essex Weight: 100 Kilos Dimensions: 0.39M X 0.69M X 0.60M Power: 750W Electric Motors…

It's heat E and the #9 seeds Wild Thing are back with a brand new robot! Can they win or go down in pieces? Aggrobot 3 From: Surrey Weight: 100 kilos Dimensions: 0.36M X 1.50M X 1.07M Power: 2 X 500W Motors Weapons: Cutting…

The #11 seeds, Stinger are back. Can they sting the competition? Chompalot Weight: 96 Kilos Dimensions: 1.22M X 0.65M X 0.68M Power: 2 X 750W Motors Weapons: Hydraulic Jaws and Rear Spike Strengths: Self-Righting Wings…

The most powerful robot in Robot Wars, Tornado, is back and are angry! Their awful loss by Diotoir in Series 5 has made Tornado go chameleon! Now they're boasting interchangeable weapons: The disc, a spike, a scoop and a...4th weapon…

The #10 seeds Spawn Again are back. Can they spawn a win? Robot Stitistics Hassocks Hog From: Hassocks in West Sussex Weight: 100 kilos Demensions: 0.67M X 1.43M X 1.39M Power: 2 X 800W Motors Weapons: Flipper/Lifter…

The former UK champs and #8 seeds, Panic Attack are back with a brand new robot, flatter, cooler, stronger...slower...one with no self-righter....but, hey! It's painted G-o-o-o-ol-l-l-ld! And everyone likes gold better than yellow, right?…

The #7 seeds, Dominator II are back and their axe is still awesome! But there are a lot of other awesome robots in this heat like SMIDSY, Comengetorix and Hydra. Can Dominator II dominate the competition? We'll soon find out. Dominator…

Hypno-Disc, the #4 seeds are now in destruction mode!

Can the #2 seeds, Bigger Brother come out on top? Bigger Brother From: Sussex Seated: #2 Weight: 96 Kilos Dimensions: 0.50M X 0.73M X 0.93M Power: 2 X 750W Electric Motors Weapons: Spiked Co2 Gas Ram Flipper Strengths:…

The Series Semi-Finals! Which 2 robots will advance to the Grand Final? Wild Thing From: Hampshire Seated #9 Weight: 97 Kilos Dimensions: 0.40M X 0.93M X 0.91M Power: 2 X 375W Motors Weapons: Vertical Cutting Disc…

The second of our Series Semi-Finals! Hypno-Disc Tornado From: Cambridgeshire Seated: #12 Weight: 98 Kilos Dimensions: 0.41M X 1.93M X 1.38M Power: 2 X 750W Electric Motors Weapons: Spinning Disc Strengths: Interchangeable…

Robot Wars: The Armageddon! Four awesome robots have made it this far, but who will be crowned the new UK Champion? Tornado From: Cambridgeshire Seated: #12 Weight: 98 Kilos Dimensions: 0.41M X 1.93M X 1.38M Power: 2 X 750W…

Four robots from Germany, four robots from the UK. The competitors will fight their fellow compatriots for a chance to represent their country in a Germany against UK final, to decide which country has the most ferocious machine.

Round 1 M2 v Shell Shock v Tiberius III v Vader House Robots - Shunt & Sergeant Bash M2 beat Shell Shock via Out Of Arena. M2 then beat Vader via Out Of Arena. Qualifers: M2 and Tiberius III Brutus Maximus v Pussycat v Roobarb v…

Fight 1: Barbaric Response Vs Big Nipper Vs Grim Reaper Vs Kan Opener Big Nipper and Grim Reaper both won on a judges' decision. Fight 2: Gyrobot Vs Jackson Wallop Vs Killerkat Vs *Terrorhurtz *Terrorhurtz were disqualified for not…

YES! The #5 seeds, the robot that ended Chaos 2's career is here! Dantomkia, an awesome robot with a really awesome flipper. (Shame about the driver though). Can Dantomkia win this year and take home the money? Robot Stitistics King B…

The #7 Seeds, 13 Black are back and ready to win! Unlucky for some, will 13 Black be lucky? Fight 1: 13 Black Vs Herbinator Vs Lightning Vs The Alien House Robots: Sgt. Bash and Shunt 13 Black wasn't doing a whole lot of moving in…

The UK champs, Tornado are back and now have new interchangable weapons: A spinning drum (like the disc, only fatter), an electric lifter, and the scoop now equiped with a spinning chain weapon. Can they blow away the competition? We'll…

X-Terminator, the #11 seeds are back! Remember they had that axe? Well, now they have built a brand new robot. A pyramid shaped robot with a large 1500 RPM spinning disc! AWESOME! Can they win the 7th Wars and take home the 5,000? Fight…

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Fight 1: Ming Dienasty (Seeded 15) Vs Ceros Vs Scraptosaur Vs Metalis House Robots: Dead Metal and Growler At the start of the match Ceros flipped the #15 seeds, Ming Dienasty over. Ming tried to use their drill to self-right, but had…

It's Heat I and we're halfway through the competition. The #16 seeds and New Blood Champions, Storm II are back, now with an electric lifter, similar to BattleBots' Biohazard, only a lot faster!! Robot Stitistics Mayhem Weight: 100…

It's Heat J and the #14 seeds, Thermidor II are back. Thermidor is a good robot, but every so often we get to eat so much lobster, we get sick to our stomach, but Thermidor might be lucky this year. Who knows? Robot Statistics 8645T…

The #12 seeds and reining Tag-Team champions, Bulldog Breed are back in action. Tough as a bulldog, meaner than Growler, but have never made it past the Heat Final. Can they move on to the series semi-finals this year? Robot Stitistics…

The #10 seeds, Behemoth are now in the 7th Wars, back with a specially modified scoop and axe. Can they at least move on to the Semi-Finals are just fall into the Pit? Also in this heat is Mute, a Robot Wars newcomer. They fought in the…

The UK champs of the 2nd Wars, Panic Attack, are back and ready for action! We all know Panic Attack has been in Robot Wars longer than anyone else has, and it's getting very old. Now with a new panel attachment on its back end and being…

R.O.T.O.S.* Vs Spawn Again Vs Neater Machine Vs Chip Chip, Neater Machine Eliminated R.O.C.S. Vs Topbot Vs The Executioner Vs Raging Nightmare The Executioner, Topbot Eliminated WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER MATCH: Terror Turtle…

The #4 Seeds, Bigger Brother are back along with Joe and Ellie Watts! One of the most famous teams in the history of roboteering, they made it all the way to the Grand Final in Series 5, only to lose to Razer. Now with Razer retired, can…

The #2 Seeds, Firestorm have set fire to the warzone! Can they be seated #1? Daisy Cutter From: Scotland Weight: 100 Kilos Dimensions: 0.60M X 0.70M X 0.70M Power: 3 X 600W Electric Motors Weapons: Rotating Outer Shell…

The first of the Series Semi-Finals! We are very close to crowning another UK Champion, and now half the seeds are gone and replaced by very impressive newcomers, most of them flippers. Which two robots will move onto the Grand Final?…

A lot of flippers in this semi-final. A spinner too. Who will move on to the Grand Final and win the 20,000? Firestorm V From: County Durham Seated: #2 Weight: 94 Kilos Dimensions: 0.33M X 1.10M X 0.93M Power: 3KW Electric…

X-Terminator Vs Typhoon 2 Arena Wall Smashed - Fight Stopped X-Terminator Vs Typhoon 2 (Conclusion) Typhoon 2 Wins Storm II Vs Tornado Storm II Wins PLAYOFFS: Tornado Vs X-Terminator Tornado Wins GRAND FINAL: Storm II Vs…

The UK Championship has ended, but we still want to keep Robot Wars alive, and by doing that, we're going to have a little treat. We're going to have an Annihilator! 6 robots enter, only 1 can be champion! And if that's not enough, we're…

Robot Wars is nearing its end, but before we move on to the World Championship and the end of Robot Wars, we should have a tribute to all the robots that we've loved over the years. How? By having an All-Star competition! Who will be the…

The World Championship. Robots from all over the World come here to see if they can become the new World Champion. Let's get it started! Fight 1: Spartacus II (USA) Vs Supernova (Sri Lanka) Vs Hard (Belgium) Hard broke down and had…