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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Robot Wars: Series 8: Episode 3

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Glitterbomb, designed by nine-year-old April, comes complete with a huge pink axe.

Presented by Dara O Briain and Angela Scanlon. Glitterbomb, designed by nine-year-old April, comes complete with a huge pink axe.

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

This show features an eclectic collection of homemade robots including Glitterbomb, designed by nine-year-old April, which comes complete with a huge pink axe. In a Robot Wars first, a team of students from Falkirk, Scotland, bring a robot made of wood with a petrol engine and what appears to be an outboard motor for a weapon. Family team Big Nipper have an ingenious robot with interchangeable titanium weapons made up of parts they sourced from their local scrapyard.

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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