Table of Contents
Did Robot Wars get Cancelled?
Robot Wars has been axed by the BBC for a second time. The show featuring duelling robots was rebooted on BBC Two in 2016 and ran for three series. Presented by Dara Ó Briain and Angela Scanlon since its return, it is to be scrapped to “make room for new shows”, the BBC said.
Who won Robot Wars Season 1?
Competing robots
| Robot The Bruce (winner of Heat C) | |
| Weight | 84.6kg |
| Dimensions | 0.82m x 0.52m x 0.37m |
| Speed | 4mph |
| Turning Circle | 0m |
What was before BattleBots?
Robot Wars
Profile licensed Robot Wars to a UK production company and Robot Wars ran for seven years as a popular television program in the UK, before being revived for 2016. The robot builders left behind in San Francisco formed BattleBots, Inc. and began a series of competitions.
What is the highest rated episode of Robot Wars?
The broadcast of Heat K enabled the series to set three new Robot Wars ratings records. By attracting 6.13 million viewers, it became the first Robot Wars episode to top six million viewers, beating the previous record holder for the highest television rating for Robot Wars, Heat C, by 180,000 viewers.
What was the second series of Robot Wars?
So prime your weapons and evict the faint-hearted, as we put the scrap back into metal!” Robot Wars: The Second Wars was the second series of the British television game show Robot Wars. It was originally broadcast from 1998 to 1999 on BBC Two.
How did the arena stage work in Robot Wars?
As the stage’s name implies, each battle was held in the main Robot Wars Arena, which featured various hazards including the House Robots. In the Heats, two winning robots from the Arena stage would face each other in the Heat Final, where the winner would progress to the Semi-Finals.