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The BBC Announces Robot Wars' Return To TV (bbc.co.uk)

Posted by Soulskill on from the watching-machines-fight-for-our-entertainment dept.

Blacklaw writes: The BBC has announced that Robot Wars, the classic metal-mashing amateur robotics competition, is returning for a new series. They are building an all-new battle arena — following the sale of the original for scrap in 2005. "The new series includes a raft of technological advances since the show first aired over a decade ago, and viewers can expect to see more innovative fighting machines as teams of amateur roboteers battle it out to win the coveted Robot Wars title."

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  1. Re:Battlebots rip-off by Richard_at_work · · Score: 5, Informative

    Uh, Robot Wars first aired in the UK in 1998, two years before Battlebots first aired in the US.

    Robot Wars also has the non-broadcast event history behind it dating back to 1994.

  2. Re:Not my kind of robot war by U2xhc2hkb3QgU3Vja3M · · Score: 3, Informative

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