Robot Wars

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Teams of amateur robot fighting enthusiasts battle it out to become Robot Wars Champion.

Teams of amateur robot fighting enthusiasts battle it out over a series of rounds in a huge purpose-built arena aiming to become the Robot Wars Champion.

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Andrew Robertson

Matt Wilkinson

Nikki Parsons

Dara O Briain

Angela Scanlon

Lucy Rogers

Noel Sharkey

Sethu Vijayakumar

Jonathan Pearce

Robot Wars: Series 8: Episode 4

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Episode 4

Series 8

BBC Two - Robot Wars, Series 8, Episode 4

Father-and-son team Kan-Opener use a robot with huge piercing claws.

Robot-fighting series. This show features 'launcher' Apollo, a robot with huge piercing claws, a future-tech machine called Sweeney Todd and PP3D, built using 3D-printed parts.

The fourth episode of the robot-fighting series presented by Dara O Briain and Angela Scanlon.

This show features the former holiday camp bluecoats with their 'launcher' Apollo. Father-and-son team Kan-Opener have a robot with huge piercing claws. A team of engineering students have created a future-tech machine called Sweeney Todd that moves using mecanum motion to allow them to go in any direction around the arena, whilst PP3D has been built using a lot of 3D-printed parts.

Robot Wars: Series 8

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40 teams of amateur robot fighting enthusiasts battle it out to become Robot Wars Champion

40 teams of amateur robot fighting enthusiasts battle it out over a series of rounds in a huge purpose-built arena aiming to become the Robot Wars Champion.

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