0:00:02 > 0:00:05The level of challenge involved with building a fighting robot means
0:00:05 > 0:00:06that there is no perfect design.
0:00:11 > 0:00:1440 robot fighting teams...
0:00:15 > 0:00:18..competing for the ultimate prize.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22'This year, there'll be a lot of things that people won't expect.'
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Battling in the biggest...
0:00:28 > 0:00:32..toughest robot fighting arena in the world.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36And this is it. Fight after incredible fight has seen the best robots from
0:00:36 > 0:00:39across the country smash their way through the competition.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Along the way, the mighty have fallen, flown and been smashed to pieces,
0:00:44 > 0:00:48cooked on the flames or tossed out of the Arena.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Now, our Grand Finalists are within reach of becoming the Robot Wars Champion.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:01:00 > 0:01:02This is Robot Wars
0:01:02 > 0:01:07and this bulletproof terrordome is the Fighting Arena where,
0:01:07 > 0:01:09over the past five weeks,
0:01:09 > 0:01:13we've witnessed a succession of epic confrontations between the UK's most
0:01:13 > 0:01:15destructive fighting robots.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20As well as their rivals, the robots must also face the Arena hazards.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27The Spikes, the Flipper, the Pit and Fire.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Tonight, it's the Grand Final.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35In less than one hour, we'll crown the winner of Robot Wars.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Tonight's worthy finalists have smashed,
0:01:42 > 0:01:44flipped and shoved their way here.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53But it's not just about brute force.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Clever use of the Arena hazards and the house robots have sorted the weak
0:01:57 > 0:02:01from the strong to give us these five amazing finalists.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03TR2.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08TR2, the youngest driver in the competition, is relentless in his attack,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11flipping robots left, right and centre.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Carbide.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Carbide, with their merciless drive to destroy all who face them,
0:02:17 > 0:02:19has made them the most feared robot in the pits.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Apollo.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28And Apollo, described as a launcher,
0:02:28 > 0:02:32they have taken three out of four house robots on as well as nearly
0:02:32 > 0:02:33all the competition.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35CHEERING
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Shockwave.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Shockwave had never fought before,
0:02:40 > 0:02:44but the incredible power generated in this robot has come as a shock
0:02:44 > 0:02:45to us all.
0:02:48 > 0:02:49Pulsar.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Vertical spinner Pulsar -
0:02:51 > 0:02:56that revolutionary 9,000rpm weapon has decimated opponents.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:03:01 > 0:03:05There is still one place in the Grand Final up for grabs,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08which our judges have awarded to one of the five runners-up
0:03:08 > 0:03:09from the qualifiers.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18Behemoth, Thor, Dantomkia, Storm 2 and Gabriel - you are all runners-up,
0:03:18 > 0:03:22but only one of you can join the five episode winners in the Grand Final.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26Now, the judges have based their decision on performances across all
0:03:26 > 0:03:27of the battles.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30And the team that they have chosen...
0:03:38 > 0:03:39..is Thor.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:03:45 > 0:03:49So, the axe-wielding Thor, driven by Jason from Northampton,
0:03:49 > 0:03:50is back in the game.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55Impressing the judges with not only his incredible driving skills and
0:03:55 > 0:03:59aggression in the Arena, but also his never-ending drive to keep fighting,
0:03:59 > 0:04:02despite taking some of the biggest hits in the series.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Thor now completes our line-up of
0:04:06 > 0:04:09six battle-hardened robots for the
0:04:09 > 0:04:11final show. Each of the robots must
0:04:11 > 0:04:15now fight it out in a three-robot Group Battle,
0:04:15 > 0:04:19where only two teams from each can go through to the next stage.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23There is nowhere to hide as one slip-up here means they are out of
0:04:23 > 0:04:27the competition. The four successful robots then battle it out in the
0:04:27 > 0:04:31Head To Heads, a brutal league where they fight each other once,
0:04:31 > 0:04:34scoring three points for a win and two for a judges' decision.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40The top two robots at the end of this will be our well-deserved
0:04:40 > 0:04:44finalists and square up against each other in this evening's Grand Final.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49The first group stage is between
0:04:49 > 0:04:51TR2, Pulsar and Thor.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Hello, TR2.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- Hello!- This is your place at the final table.
0:04:56 > 0:04:57Yeah, we're finally there!
0:04:57 > 0:05:01And without any difficulty so far, really.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- Currently undefeated.- And how do you handle a melee fight?
0:05:04 > 0:05:07I'm just going to stay back a bit, see what happens and play it by ear.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Can one stay back in this kind of contest?
0:05:09 > 0:05:10Hopefully, yeah. We'll find out.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- Best of luck, TR2. - Thank you.- Thank you very much.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16So, Jason, back from the dead and looking for revenge.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- Absolutely, yeah.- Beautiful!
0:05:18 > 0:05:19Ahead of Pulsar and TR2,
0:05:19 > 0:05:23they've both said that you're the one to watch and that if you get going and that
0:05:23 > 0:05:25starts moving, they're in trouble.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28They are in trouble. I'm going to beat seven bells out of everything
0:05:28 > 0:05:31- that gets in the way.- Yes! What do you make of those two?
0:05:31 > 0:05:33They're good, yeah. Pulsar's a lovely machine.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35I think I'm going to go for that first.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37And TR2,
0:05:37 > 0:05:39as yet unbeaten.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Yeah, he is, isn't he? Yeah.
0:05:41 > 0:05:42Hoping to finish that?
0:05:42 > 0:05:43We'll see how it goes, yeah!
0:05:43 > 0:05:46If I can get under the front of TR2, that's the trick with that one.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48OK, best of luck, Thor and Jason.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Thank you very much!
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- So, now, Pulsar, you're up against Thor and TR2.- That's right, yeah.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Any of them specifically you're worried about with the
0:05:55 > 0:05:56robot you have?
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Well, TR2 has a powerful flipper and it's very low on the
0:05:59 > 0:06:01front so if he gets underneath anywhere and tips me over,
0:06:01 > 0:06:04then that's a problem so it's going to be a hard fight.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06With the all-important Group Battle looming,
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Team Pulsar are using every last second to try and resolve their
0:06:09 > 0:06:10temperamental motor issues.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Sometimes we're losing the wheels control.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16We're trying to fix that, but in order to do that,
0:06:16 > 0:06:18we've just got troubleshooting and it's like chasing...
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- It's needle in a haystack, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24We're actually going to hit the robot with a hammer to see if
0:06:24 > 0:06:26the shock has any effect on the drive system.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28WHIRRING
0:06:31 > 0:06:32CLATTER
0:06:34 > 0:06:35INDISTINCT
0:06:35 > 0:06:38I don't like... Hitting it with a hammer is the only way to move
0:06:38 > 0:06:40forwards. That doesn't feel very healthy.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46At this stage, just one mistake and the dream will end -
0:06:46 > 0:06:49dumped in the pits or skewered on a spike.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Three teams enter the Arena, but only two can return.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- JONATHAN PEARCE:- Thanks, Dara and Angela.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00This Grand Final features six of the toughest machines I've ever seen.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02As usual, our judges Professor Sethu Vijayakumar,
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Dr Lucy Rogers and head judge Professor Noel Sharkey will be
0:07:05 > 0:07:08overseeing each three-minute battle.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Let's meet the competitors.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12'From Shropshire, Pulsar.'
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Saved from going home by Chompalot's elimination in their heat, Pulsar,
0:07:17 > 0:07:19designed by Ellis Ware,
0:07:19 > 0:07:20is a cutting edge robot,
0:07:20 > 0:07:22using the latest brushless motors
0:07:22 > 0:07:24which means it's the fastest
0:07:24 > 0:07:26spinning drum in the competition
0:07:26 > 0:07:27at 9,000 rpm.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30'From Northampton, Thor.'
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Back with a vengeance, we hope!
0:07:34 > 0:07:36The builder from Northampton, Jason Marston,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39caused huge damage in his heat with
0:07:39 > 0:07:40his one-tonne axe blows.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42He drove circles around the
0:07:42 > 0:07:44competition with the 8hp motors
0:07:44 > 0:07:47making Thor the fastest robot in the
0:07:47 > 0:07:48competition at 30mph.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51'From Gateshead, TR2.'
0:07:53 > 0:07:56The youngest team captain in the competition, 15-year-old Alex Brown,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58has won every battle they've fought
0:07:58 > 0:07:59so far.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02This family team say their pneumatic
0:08:02 > 0:08:04flipper can flip a one-tonne car.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08The house robots for this first match - Shunt,
0:08:08 > 0:08:09with its titanium-tipped axe,
0:08:09 > 0:08:12and Dead Metal, with the saw and pincers.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14It likes to grip and rip.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17If competitors venture into those house robots' corner patrol zones,
0:08:17 > 0:08:21they'll fall victim to their ultraviolent tendencies or,
0:08:21 > 0:08:24as I like to describe it, they'll be
0:08:24 > 0:08:25smashed to smithereens.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29'Roboteers, stand by.'
0:08:29 > 0:08:30CHEERING
0:08:35 > 0:08:38'Three, two, one...'
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- Let's get ready to wreck! - '..Activate.'
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Out comes Thor, the wild card, against Pulsar,
0:08:43 > 0:08:47allowed back into the competition because Chompalot were wrecked
0:08:47 > 0:08:50and out earlier on in the series, you'll remember.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52And there's Thor straight away into the house robot,
0:08:52 > 0:08:54not where he wants to be,
0:08:54 > 0:08:59and Pulsar using speed and good control techniques to get in at TR2,
0:08:59 > 0:09:05the team from Gateshead on Tyneside, the big Newcastle United fans.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09Thor, Jason the builder by trade, has he had time to rebuild?
0:09:09 > 0:09:12What's happened out there to Pulsar?
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Just moving. If they're immobile longer than ten seconds,
0:09:17 > 0:09:19the judges can count them out.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23Away they go. This is a good contest between the two of them.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Steering away from danger.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Intriguing, this - an axe,
0:09:27 > 0:09:32a grinder and a flipper and they can use that flipper to self-right, TR2,
0:09:32 > 0:09:35and as the flipper rises, so the axe flies down as well.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38It's a novel machine.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40We've seen so many cutting edge robots.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42We see Thor using its axe to
0:09:42 > 0:09:46self-right as well and then smashing down,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48in towards the house robots.
0:09:48 > 0:09:54We see more attempts to maul and wreck and create carnage.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58They all need to get away from that pit because Shunt is waiting to
0:09:58 > 0:09:59nudge them.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01The axe has come in here.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Shunt just watching... Oh, good blow!
0:10:08 > 0:10:11TR2 came in with a little flip and Thor is in trouble.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15He needs to get away from the house robot's mean-looking axe,
0:10:15 > 0:10:18which has pinned him in and dragged him into his lair.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22You do not want to go into Shunt's lair, believe you me.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23I have been in there.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25It is not a pretty sight.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28There is Pulsar.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Just nudging away, being quietly effective.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Steering away from any damage and
0:10:34 > 0:10:37when they can get that drum up to speed,
0:10:37 > 0:10:38you will hear the hum.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41It's not a humdrum sound for any victim.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45The siren lures its victims down to doom.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49There's not a lot of movement in
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Pulsar and I think the spinner may have
0:10:51 > 0:10:55stopped. The house robot might have had something to do with that and it
0:10:55 > 0:10:57certainly has now.
0:10:57 > 0:10:58Sparks fly!
0:10:58 > 0:10:59I can't see Pulsar...
0:11:01 > 0:11:05Pulsar doomed for me, unless a miracle happens.
0:11:05 > 0:11:06Oh, flipped over!
0:11:08 > 0:11:12Well, their goose is cooked and meanwhile Thor and TR2 will both go
0:11:12 > 0:11:14through. They need to stay out of trouble.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16They have done.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17Well done.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20INDISTINCT
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Thor just about managed to
0:11:33 > 0:11:36avoid the axe of the house robot then took
0:11:36 > 0:11:38a flip from TR2, bouncing around.
0:11:38 > 0:11:43Oh, smash! That's where major carnage was caused.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48Pulsar soon to head for a black hole and these two fight on.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51Trying to cause each other damage.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Very nearly caught by the house robot
0:11:55 > 0:12:00as we see poor little Pulsar tossed and tormented and I think
0:12:00 > 0:12:03the two winning robots look strong,
0:12:03 > 0:12:07they look durable and they're capable of causing damage.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10TR2 and Thor, you are through.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Pulsar, not so lucky this time.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- Oh, no.- You started really strong. - Yeah, the drive, I just don't know what's wrong with it.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18We've been fixing it the entire time.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- We don't know what's wrong with it.- Go fix that gremlin.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25You have been wonderful. Can we have a round of applause, please, for Pulsar?
0:12:25 > 0:12:26APPLAUSE
0:12:26 > 0:12:30Thank you, guys. So, Thor and TR2, I mean you can hardly contain yourself.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- It went to plan.- Yeah, no-one moved at the start.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35I think everyone had the same idea.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37- See what happens!- See who's going where first.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39- Yeah!- Nobody went!
0:12:39 > 0:12:42And also then we had Shunt getting involved.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45I thought he had done some real internal damage when his axe went
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- right down.- We were hoping!
0:12:47 > 0:12:49LAUGHTER
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Not this time, not this time. TR2 and Thor!
0:12:52 > 0:12:53CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:12:54 > 0:12:58It was really gutting that the drive just wasn't consistent again.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00We tried everything we knew.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04We've come a long way, much further than we expected to so it's all good in the end.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07We've got a few repairs to make. The lid's come flying off.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12My floorhugger's all bent back and I need to change some settings on the
0:13:12 > 0:13:13speed controller inside.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Timewise, we haven't got a lot of time so we just have to crack on
0:13:16 > 0:13:17with it.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20We've taken a little bit of damage. We're not too sure how much yet.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25Around the back here, you can see where the spinner's caught us and
0:13:25 > 0:13:29just taken a little chew out of the back panel and it's taken a chew
0:13:29 > 0:13:31on us there.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Nothing much, that's about it, so half an hour,
0:13:34 > 0:13:36we should be ready to fight again.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39So, TR2 and Thor go through and into
0:13:39 > 0:13:41the next stages.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42Hoping to meet them are our
0:13:42 > 0:13:45finalists in Group Battle 2,
0:13:45 > 0:13:46Shockwave, Apollo and Carbide.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51It feels like there's a little bit of tension in the camp.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- Sheryl, how are you feeling?- OK.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55That face is nervous,
0:13:55 > 0:13:59although you have done this trick before where you've gone, "50/50,
0:13:59 > 0:14:01"not quite sure if we're there," and then you demolish everything you
0:14:01 > 0:14:04- come in contact with.- Yeah, I think this time we're just going to leave
0:14:04 > 0:14:08the decision up to them. We're just going to spin up and see who comes to us
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- first, I think.- Out of the two you're up against, which, if any,
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- pose you the most problems? - Er, probably Apollo.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16The front end's really thickly armoured and is a bit of a threat
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- for us, really.- OK.- At the start of the competition,
0:14:18 > 0:14:22- we would have said we had money on them to win it.- Really? - Yeah, if we can take them out...
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Shockwave, how are you going to tackle them?
0:14:24 > 0:14:26The front end looks quite weak on there, quite flimsy.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28It's a lot weaker than Behemoth.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30If we can damage it in the same sort of way, we'd be happy with that,
0:14:30 > 0:14:33- I think.- Best of luck, lads, see you later.- Thanks.- Bye.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38We're here with Apollo, the great entertainers of this series.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41In this battle now, you've got Carbide and Shockwave.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Any particular things you fear about those two?
0:14:44 > 0:14:45It's the same as normal.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49We've just got to keep our front end on the attack and hopefully no-one will
0:14:49 > 0:14:51get behind us. That's the tactic.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53Hopefully with there being another robot in there,
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Carbide will see another target as well.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Hopefully those two will attack each other and leave us to go to
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Killalot in the corner or something like that!
0:14:59 > 0:15:01So watch out Carbide, watch out Shockwave,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04but mainly watch out Sir Killalot. Fabulous.
0:15:04 > 0:15:09I know they're a little anxious about Carbide.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12So, apparently you have a weak front end.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Yes, it's been said many times.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- No, it's medications... - Let's talk about the machine. How's it looking?
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Well, it's as best as it can do.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23It's in the same condition as when we arrived.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26It's a tough fight, though, but we've got a game plan.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28We're going to hit Carbide head-on with the scoop.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- Right.- And if we can get them before they spin up to full speed,
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- we might be able to get them. - So, literally charge?
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Failing that, we're going to feed Apollo into them and sort of
0:15:37 > 0:15:38- sacrifice Apollo.- So much fighting talk!
0:15:38 > 0:15:40I love it. This is going to be a real scrap.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Definitely. We could be going home in a bin bag.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Home in a bin bag!
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Shockwave's second Group Battle of the night.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- Best of luck.- Thank you very much. - Thank you.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- JONATHAN PEARCE:- Thanks, Dara and Angela.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55So, to the second Group Battle of the Grand Final.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00To continue in the competition, robots have to try and stay alive.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03'From Reading, Shockwave.'
0:16:06 > 0:16:07This father and son team,
0:16:07 > 0:16:08Will and Ian Thomas,
0:16:08 > 0:16:10had a lucky win their heat final,
0:16:10 > 0:16:11defeating Thor,
0:16:11 > 0:16:13and they'll have been pleased at the
0:16:13 > 0:16:15pushing power supplied by their 4kw
0:16:15 > 0:16:17motors from a carousel ride.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Will it be enough to push them to ultimate victory?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23'From Derby, Carbide.'
0:16:27 > 0:16:30In its heat, Carbide asserted itself
0:16:30 > 0:16:31as the robot to beat.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Their 20hp spinning bar was able to
0:16:34 > 0:16:36slice through Behemoth's 8mm
0:16:36 > 0:16:38titanium bucket with absolute ease.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41'From Birmingham, Apollo.'
0:16:44 > 0:16:47The boyband of Robot Wars, Dave, Ben and Marc,
0:16:47 > 0:16:49piloted Apollo to heat victory,
0:16:49 > 0:16:51flipping competitors and
0:16:51 > 0:16:52house robots alike.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Their 1,000psi flipper produces
0:16:54 > 0:16:56five tonnes of force,
0:16:56 > 0:16:57but in the heat,
0:16:57 > 0:16:58Apollo's backside has proven
0:16:58 > 0:17:00heavily susceptible to damage.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07The house robots, Shunt once again and, for the first time tonight,
0:17:07 > 0:17:09the master of mean,
0:17:09 > 0:17:12the knight of evil delight,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Sir Killalot.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20'Roboteers, stand by.'
0:17:20 > 0:17:22CHEERING
0:17:27 > 0:17:32'Three, two, one, activate.'
0:17:35 > 0:17:39Strong-looking robots, but they've all had reliability issues thus far
0:17:39 > 0:17:41in Robot Wars. Here we are in the Grand Final
0:17:41 > 0:17:43and Carbide being shoved across
0:17:43 > 0:17:46the floor by Shockwave.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Oh, goodness me, look at this!
0:17:48 > 0:17:51Carbide has taken out the side wall of the Arena.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53I have never seen that before.
0:17:53 > 0:17:58They say that that blade has ten times the power of anything
0:17:58 > 0:18:01we've seen on Robot Wars, and causing more danger to Shockwave,
0:18:01 > 0:18:03but can this carry on?
0:18:03 > 0:18:08We have safety issues out there now because the Arena wall...
0:18:08 > 0:18:11I cannot believe they are allowing this to continue.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14They won't. Cease has been called.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18Look at the power here of Carbide.
0:18:20 > 0:18:25That blade, up to 2,500rpm, sliced through steel.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27I don't know what happens next.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29I'll leave it to the health and safety guys.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32They'll be able to tell you what's happened exactly.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36So, Carbide went in the corner and has hit the barrier and has managed
0:18:36 > 0:18:39to rip the steel barrier. It's a 6 mil steel plate and it's ripped it
0:18:39 > 0:18:42from the wall so we've had to stop the fight while we sort it out.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45We're going to refix the barrier and then we'll get back on with the fight.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52While the Arena is being rebuilt after that huge hit from Carbide,
0:18:52 > 0:18:54there's bad news from Shockwave.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56This side's OK.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00But it was that one hit along the right-hand side of the machine,
0:19:00 > 0:19:02it just tore it apart.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04You can see the damage caused here
0:19:04 > 0:19:07from the huge hit from spinner Carbide.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10And this dislodged our drive wheel
0:19:10 > 0:19:12on this side and as soon as that
0:19:12 > 0:19:14came off, we lost all the chains and we lost the entire side of the
0:19:14 > 0:19:17drive. So, yeah, that was one massive impact that did that.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Just looking at the damage,
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Shockwave is beyond repair at the moment.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23We can't compete any more in this.
0:19:25 > 0:19:30The teams meet in the Arena to discuss the implications of Shockwave's damage
0:19:30 > 0:19:33and the realistic chance of repair within the allotted time limit.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Oh, it's always disappointing to lose, but
0:19:38 > 0:19:42we always knew that Carbide was going to be a fantastic robot to fight and
0:19:42 > 0:19:44I reckon they'll go far.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45CHEERING
0:19:45 > 0:19:47So, Shockwave admit defeat,
0:19:47 > 0:19:50but do so with their heads held high after an incredible tournament from
0:19:50 > 0:19:52the father and son team.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56That is not the way you wanted to get through to the Head To Heads.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00No, it would have been nice to have won the fight by flipping somebody
0:20:00 > 0:20:03out or flipping a house robot in the meantime, but, no, it's a win.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- We'll always take a win.- You guys, Carbide...
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- Hello!- I mean, Shockwave were a little nervous about facing you and
0:20:09 > 0:20:11it turns out those nerves were justified.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Yeah, we peeled it a bit.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17What did you do? Not only did you destroy Carbide
0:20:17 > 0:20:19you destroyed the set as well.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- Yeah, yeah, sorry about that. - It's a first.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24They're out there hammering away, trying to get it sorted again.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- Yeah.- That was kind of dream case scenario for you guys,
0:20:27 > 0:20:28I mean without the destructive.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Yeah, it would have been nice if the fight went the full distance and we
0:20:31 > 0:20:34felt like we earned it, same as these guys, but it was still good fun.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- You'll take the win? - A win's a win, yeah.
0:20:36 > 0:20:37A win's a win. Congrats, guys!
0:20:37 > 0:20:41That's the kind of battle we like to see in the finals of Robot Wars.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43All of the robots out there full of energy,
0:20:43 > 0:20:45smashing into each other like crazy.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Unfortunately, for Shockwave, it just got ripped to pieces.
0:20:48 > 0:20:49It was just too much for it.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54The great thing is Carbide and Apollo are in really good shape for
0:20:54 > 0:20:55the next battle.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59So, now we have our four robots
0:20:59 > 0:21:01through to the Head To Heads - TR2,
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Apollo, Carbide and Thor.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06They'll now fight each other once
0:21:06 > 0:21:08with one aim in mind -
0:21:08 > 0:21:10score as many points as possible
0:21:10 > 0:21:11to secure their place
0:21:11 > 0:21:13in tonight's Grand Final.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16First to fight are Carbide and Thor.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Yeah, we've just found out that we've got Thor in the next round.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24So that'll be quite interesting.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28I know he's got an anti-Carbide front end or something he's been
0:21:28 > 0:21:31whispering about, so we'll see how that goes.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34This is the anti-Carbide plate.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37It's made out of a very hard material, wear plate material.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41It's 10 mil thick so it should withstand all the impacts from it.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44So we're changing the hammerhead on Thor to this pointy one,
0:21:44 > 0:21:48which is hardened steel, and that is because the top of Carbide is made
0:21:48 > 0:21:50out of quite a soft plastic.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52I'm hoping we can punch through it and get to the juicy innards.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59My name's Jason Marston.
0:21:59 > 0:22:00My day job, I'm a builder.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03What inspired me to build Thor?
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Watching it on TV and I thought,
0:22:05 > 0:22:07"I could do better than that," and I couldn't.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Not for a few years, anyway.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15To win Robot Wars, it would be a bit of a dream come true.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18After all these years of building, it would be, yeah.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21It would be special, actually, yeah.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Our aim was to design a robot that was so powerful,
0:22:29 > 0:22:32it's feared by everybody. Carbide is an aggressive robot with military
0:22:32 > 0:22:36grade armour and a 200mph spinning blade.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Me and Sam build the best spinning robots in the UK and we've joined
0:22:38 > 0:22:41forces to build something completely incredible.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44I grew up watching Robot Wars and it inspired me to be an engineer.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46To win it would be really special.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:22:52 > 0:22:54- JONATHAN PEARCE: - Carbide against Thor.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- The first Head To Head of the Grand Final.- 'Three, two, one, activate.'
0:22:57 > 0:23:00And Thor thus far has not come up against a spinner.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Has taken precautions.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05Flips off the floor flipper, self-rights,
0:23:05 > 0:23:07has got that front buffer plate...
0:23:07 > 0:23:08Oh, goodness me!
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Look at the power of Carbide's assault!
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Oh, again!
0:23:14 > 0:23:18Well, they've put the buffer on, they have the pointed steel top.
0:23:18 > 0:23:23They are being absolutely savaged and the buffer didn't last long.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27Off it flies, a wheel has gone, the side panel ripped away.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32This is the most potent robot we have seen thus far in
0:23:32 > 0:23:34the Grand Final,
0:23:34 > 0:23:38in this series of Robot Wars, perhaps ever - Carbide.
0:23:43 > 0:23:44Can they survive?
0:23:44 > 0:23:47They just need to dodge and get away and maybe lure Carbide -
0:23:47 > 0:23:51the stronger, the faster, the more potent robot - towards the pit.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55Trying to survive.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57INDISTINCT
0:23:57 > 0:23:59The punch to self-right.
0:23:59 > 0:24:00The wheel's hanging off, look!
0:24:02 > 0:24:03Have the motors gone?
0:24:05 > 0:24:08I don't think it can manoeuvre.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10A wheel is dangling off.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16The armament always its biggest weakness
0:24:16 > 0:24:17and Carbide taunting and teasing
0:24:17 > 0:24:19and winning.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Some power in Carbide, I can tell you.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29Carbide, as a chemical compound, one of the strongest in the world.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33Carbide the robot, one of the strongest we've ever seen.
0:24:33 > 0:24:38Carbide got the spinner up to speed and sliced its way through,
0:24:38 > 0:24:39the wheel torn away.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Yes, it could self-right, but this
0:24:42 > 0:24:45was a battle it was never going to win.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Thor came into that battle with a new strategy,
0:24:49 > 0:24:53with a new armour just to sort of negate Carbide's power.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57I think it worked initially for a bit and then the whole armour plate
0:24:57 > 0:25:00flew off. We were scared for our lives.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02The bulletproof glass did its job.
0:25:02 > 0:25:08So Thor suffered a lot of damage and it seems to be in really bad shape.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12It will be interesting to see if it will be battle-worthy for the next one.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17The rear end has been taken completely out.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20The side pod here, which holds the wheel and the drive system for the
0:25:20 > 0:25:22right-hand side, has been completely destroyed.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25The plate that I've put on the front to stop him has been destroyed.
0:25:27 > 0:25:28The bump stop has been destroyed.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30That wheel in there has been destroyed.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33The new speed control I fitted, that's been destroyed as well.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Pretty much no chance of getting it ready for the next two fights.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38The spoils of this war go to Carbide
0:25:38 > 0:25:39with three points
0:25:39 > 0:25:41and Thor with none.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46Our next Head To Head is between TR2 and Apollo.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50In the next fight, we're against Apollo so at the minute,
0:25:50 > 0:25:54we're welding a new front end on TR2 cos it's about an inch off the ground
0:25:54 > 0:25:57at the minute after Pulsar hit it front on.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01It's really going to come down to driver versus driver, I think, on this one.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03We have every faith in you, mate.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04Good! I'm glad you do!
0:26:04 > 0:26:05LAUGHTER
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Me, Mark and Ben used to work together at holiday parks
0:26:11 > 0:26:13as Bluecoat entertainers.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16The flipper can flip around about a tonne,
0:26:16 > 0:26:18whereas the robots weigh just over 100kg.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20We should be launching them about six foot in the air.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26It'd be a massive achievement for the team, of hard work and dedication,
0:26:26 > 0:26:29to get it rewarded if we could win the championship.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37I am the captain of Team TR2 and also the driver.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40My dad is the engineer and builder and my mum supplies the tea.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Winning it would be brilliant,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48but the possibility of going home in a bin bag is quite exciting, really.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51You know you've got a challenge on your hands to keep the robot
0:26:51 > 0:26:53in one piece and get it through the competition.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56If you don't want your robot hurt, don't put it in the Arena.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- JONATHAN PEARCE:- Apollo against TR2.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01This is about flip, flop and make them fly.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03But don't forget, teams, your time is nigh.
0:27:03 > 0:27:09You only have limited CO2 supplies so make sure your flips count in the
0:27:09 > 0:27:14opening battles. But not spat out, thrown out there by Apollo.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18And again the huge launcher,
0:27:18 > 0:27:23it can launch a 100kg competitor at least six feet into the air.
0:27:23 > 0:27:24Oh-ho!
0:27:24 > 0:27:29And very nearly flipping TR2 out of orbit.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33Look at that! So close to going out of the Arena!
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Teetering and tottering
0:27:35 > 0:27:39and falling back down to earth with some bump.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43And into Dead Metal and the pincers and the circular saw and they're
0:27:43 > 0:27:48trying to get it going and just tossed around like a leaf in a wind.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53Great driving there by the Apollo team, Dave Young at the controls.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57But this time, it's TR2 that can get in underneath and Apollo goes into
0:27:57 > 0:28:01Dead Metal's grip and pushes Dead Metal very nearly up and over.
0:28:02 > 0:28:03Wow!
0:28:05 > 0:28:09They do have a concern that the tip of the flipper might get bent in
0:28:09 > 0:28:12battle. It might affect its manoeuvrability, but not here,
0:28:12 > 0:28:13they're having great fun.
0:28:13 > 0:28:20TR2, black and white stripes from Newcastle...
0:28:24 > 0:28:26..being pushed, manoeuvring back.
0:28:27 > 0:28:32Oh, this is a great full-on flipper!
0:28:32 > 0:28:35I think actually the power of the flipper there
0:28:35 > 0:28:36sent TR2 up into the air.
0:28:36 > 0:28:37That's a problem for them.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41It can leave them vulnerable to attack underneath.
0:28:41 > 0:28:42Apollo's ground clearance, by the way,
0:28:42 > 0:28:46the width of a pound coin only so they know they can get in underneath
0:28:46 > 0:28:48opponents like they've done there.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50This is a really good contest.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52If it goes to the judges, who will they go for?
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Maybe that will be decisive.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58TR2 over, seems to be immobilised anyway.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Can they self-right?
0:29:00 > 0:29:01Have they got enough power?
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Apollo circling.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08The house robots...
0:29:08 > 0:29:09HE LAUGHS
0:29:09 > 0:29:11..thought about coming out, get back they went.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14No way back for TR2 in this one.
0:29:20 > 0:29:21Really good contest.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24Fascinating, actually.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27The power of the Apollo launcher there, you could see.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Three, two, one, we have lift-off.
0:29:33 > 0:29:40Oh, so nearly out, but I'll tell you what, that is a plucky machine, TR2,
0:29:40 > 0:29:42but, in the end, that was that.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47Well, we sold this as the battle of the flippers and the whole thing was
0:29:47 > 0:29:50about getting underneath and then lifting them up and they got some
0:29:50 > 0:29:52altitude on you at one stage, didn't they?
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Yeah, we just couldn't get underneath them very often,
0:29:54 > 0:29:57so we just didn't have a chance really, going into it.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00You've got two more fights to go. Will you be able to, for the next
0:30:00 > 0:30:05- fight turn this around?- Yeah. When we come up against Carbide, that's a must win. Must win against Carbide.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08Now, the next people against Carbide will be yourselves.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Oh! That will be now.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Actually, I think we might give that one to them now.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16If it keeps Carbide away from you.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18- Happy with that, I presume? - Yeah, worked very well there.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21At one point, I thought you were trying to nudge them,
0:30:21 > 0:30:23- trying to flip them out of the Arena.- We were underneath them,
0:30:23 > 0:30:25we could have flipped them at one point,
0:30:25 > 0:30:27but we were trying to see if we could push them towards
0:30:27 > 0:30:30the lower parts of the wall and see if we could get them over
0:30:30 > 0:30:32but just missed it and hit the high part of the wall instead.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Well, you continue serenely on, Apollo.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37The next one will be the real challenge, though, I think.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43It's one loss. It's our first loss so far, so...
0:30:43 > 0:30:46To be honest with you, the best bit of it all was all of it
0:30:46 > 0:30:48cos Dave is a bad man.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51He is the best driver I've ever seen.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55That victory by Apollo puts them level with Carbide on three points
0:30:55 > 0:30:58and leaves TR2 in joint last place alongside Thor.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Next up, it's a crucial match between the two teams
0:31:02 > 0:31:06joint top of the table - Carbide and Apollo.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09So, this is the new motor that we've put in
0:31:09 > 0:31:11and it seems to run really nicely.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14We haven't had any problems that we had before with the jamming up.
0:31:14 > 0:31:15We're going to have to keep
0:31:15 > 0:31:17the front of the robot at him, go head on.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20The front of the robot is twice the thickness of the rest of the robot
0:31:20 > 0:31:22and it's whether the rest of the internals of the robot
0:31:22 > 0:31:23can take that impact.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30Three, two, one...
0:31:30 > 0:31:32activate!
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Oh, Apollo going straight onto the attack
0:31:35 > 0:31:39with the wear-resistant steel front,
0:31:39 > 0:31:42but I think they've taken too much damage there.
0:31:42 > 0:31:43I think they're immobilised.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Carbide knew Apollo were the big ones they had to beat.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51They take punishment a little bit from the house robots.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53Apollo immobilised.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57What's Carbide doing here now? Oh!
0:31:57 > 0:31:59A little bit of skulduggery here.
0:31:59 > 0:32:00Cease.
0:32:00 > 0:32:05They want Apollo gone completely and they attack the vulnerable rear end.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Underhand tactics there!
0:32:09 > 0:32:14Look at this. Right from the start, that's Apollo on the offensive,
0:32:14 > 0:32:18but therein, they did themselves too much damage.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20But it's the back end that's vulnerable
0:32:20 > 0:32:22and that's what Carbide attacked late on.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26- Carbide! You've done it again! - I know, I know!
0:32:26 > 0:32:30And it looked like they came in, four seconds on the clock,
0:32:30 > 0:32:32a major blow, upended you guys and...
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Yeah, we were nervous about that one.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36I think we were quite lucky there.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38- It could have gone either way.- Is there anyone you're afraid of now
0:32:38 > 0:32:41- at this point?- No, not really.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43LAUGHTER
0:32:43 > 0:32:44Cocky!
0:32:44 > 0:32:46- It's getting there. - What about you guys?
0:32:46 > 0:32:49I mean, I'm guessing that was exactly to plan -
0:32:49 > 0:32:53right in under them, upended and it was the impact, was it?
0:32:53 > 0:32:54Yeah, one impact dislodged something.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56It might even just be the link.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58We're not too sure, we'll have a look when we're down there.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Apollo, please, and Carbide!
0:33:00 > 0:33:02APPLAUSE
0:33:05 > 0:33:08The link fell out, which is the safety device for the robot,
0:33:08 > 0:33:10so the robot was completely dead.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12It's a shame that we took those shots right at the end
0:33:12 > 0:33:15once we were dead when we couldn't really defend ourselves.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19- They were making sure though, weren't they?- Cheap shot!
0:33:19 > 0:33:22We said we'd step it up a notch for the finals and we did.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26We hit them a couple of times, we've caused quite a lot of damage.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29I don't think they're too happy about that, but it's a competition,
0:33:29 > 0:33:32at the end of the day, so we had to do what we had to do.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Hey! Hey!
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Back off, back off!
0:33:37 > 0:33:39It's the Robot Wars boyband.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43So that victory for Carbide puts them at the top of the table
0:33:43 > 0:33:44with six points.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Apollo stay second with three
0:33:46 > 0:33:49with Thor and TR2 in last place.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52Next into the Arena, it's TR2 vs Thor.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55Both teams desperately needing a knockout win
0:33:55 > 0:33:56to stay in this competition.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00It is the biggest rebuild Thor's ever had
0:34:00 > 0:34:03during a competition. Carbide was absolutely brilliant.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05We've managed to get it fixed up,
0:34:05 > 0:34:08a bit of welding and rebuild the rear end of it
0:34:08 > 0:34:10and we're almost all but done.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15To have a chance of going through,
0:34:15 > 0:34:18we've got to get three points so, yeah, that's the target.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21The work that we've put into the robot, he's done us proud.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26He didn't want to go back to school and feel he'd let his mates down
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- either.- He can go back to school with your head held high.- He can.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33Three, two, one...
0:34:33 > 0:34:34Activate.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Remarkable that Thor has been repaired to be here at all,
0:34:40 > 0:34:43but getting flipped immediately by TR2.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47They know Thor's armour is its biggest weakness.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Most of the robot weight is in the weapon.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53They are running away to fight another day
0:34:53 > 0:34:54and here they come again.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00TR2 very confident, I felt,
0:35:00 > 0:35:03and using the flipper and they've used that flipper well so far
0:35:03 > 0:35:06and powerful with the drive into the CPZ.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08If Thor can gets its axe working,
0:35:08 > 0:35:12TR2 know they have a problem with their welding,
0:35:12 > 0:35:14but it's a good aggressive TR2.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16Alex, the driver,
0:35:16 > 0:35:21is a prop forward in rugby and he's keeping a tight grip there
0:35:21 > 0:35:23on Thor.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Patched up, so damaged earlier,
0:35:25 > 0:35:28but we know they were up to pace right at the start of this battle.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31At the moment, they're in trouble, you can see there.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35Tossed into Dead Metal's grip and onto the fire pit.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44And don't forget that Jason earlier on said they'd been destroyed,
0:35:44 > 0:35:47destroyed, destroyed, destroyed and, er, destroyed,
0:35:47 > 0:35:51but they've come back to fight, but they're fighting Matilda there!
0:35:52 > 0:35:56They hit Matilda, but got an absolute...
0:35:56 > 0:35:59tusk trip and over they went.
0:36:01 > 0:36:02Do not take on Matilda!
0:36:04 > 0:36:05She's an angry beast.
0:36:06 > 0:36:07But what a fight this is.
0:36:07 > 0:36:12A shard of Thor litters the Arena floor.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16TR2 with all the aggression should it go the judges,
0:36:16 > 0:36:22but let us remember that Jason's machine Thor had so much damage.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27And has fought back so brilliantly to be here at all.
0:36:27 > 0:36:32They're holding them into the Arena and therefore negating the power
0:36:32 > 0:36:36of that axe. It came down a couple of times, but missed the target.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40Hits there, that could count.
0:36:40 > 0:36:41Thor...
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Ooh! Onto Matilda's tail.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47Ooh, that's a grizzly moment!
0:36:47 > 0:36:49Ooh..
0:36:49 > 0:36:51And I think that could have done for Thor.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55- He's dead, he's dead. - Just about nudging...
0:36:55 > 0:36:56No, no, no, no.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58Oh, still alive! Well done.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06Into the CPZ it goes, onto the tusks of Matilda.
0:37:06 > 0:37:07Poor old Thor!
0:37:07 > 0:37:14Thor's hammer to no avail and heading for Thor's Valhalla,
0:37:14 > 0:37:16the hall of the fallen heroes.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21TR2 will see out time and pick up the points.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23Thor venting pressure.
0:37:23 > 0:37:24CHEERING
0:37:24 > 0:37:25Under pressure throughout.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29A good win here for TR2.
0:37:30 > 0:37:31Splendid machine.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36Fighting back from defeat in the last bout
0:37:36 > 0:37:40and still piling on the attacks, one after another.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Oh, and out goes Thor!
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Out of the Arena, all over.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46- Cease.- Well done, Matilda.
0:37:54 > 0:37:59Well, throughout the bout, Thor looked a lightweight out there.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02Tossed and flipped,
0:38:02 > 0:38:05had the affront to take on Matilda
0:38:05 > 0:38:10and Matilda's thirst for revenge knows no limits.
0:38:10 > 0:38:15Her anger was rising, her flip was final.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21That was a long repair job for Thor after the last battle.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23It healed its scars,
0:38:23 > 0:38:28came back kind of new, but against the skill of TR2,
0:38:28 > 0:38:29it had no reply.
0:38:29 > 0:38:37TR2, in my opinion, so far the best driver of the series.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40Another bruising battle for Thor and nothing to show for it.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Horrible!
0:38:42 > 0:38:45More damage to deal with.
0:38:45 > 0:38:46We spent a lot of time upside down,
0:38:46 > 0:38:48which the pneumatic system doesn't like.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52When it's upside down a lot, it starts to freeze up.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55The valve stops working and then you can see the gas being vented out
0:38:55 > 0:38:59so I think that's why the hammer stopped working.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03The wheel support here's come out and this panel here's bent
0:39:03 > 0:39:04so we can't get the gas bottle out.
0:39:06 > 0:39:07Dominated that fight.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- Yep.- I mean, Thor had its issues.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13They've done tremendously well to get it rebuilt in the time
0:39:13 > 0:39:16so we didn't fight a fully up-to-strength Thor,
0:39:16 > 0:39:20but we're not at full strength, we're bent and buckled as well.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23We're still in there, we can still do it, we can still qualify.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26All we've got to do is beat Carbide.
0:39:28 > 0:39:29After our fourth Head To Head,
0:39:29 > 0:39:31the table looks like this.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Carbide are in pole position with six points.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37Apollo and TR2 are on three
0:39:37 > 0:39:40and Thor is stuck to the bottom on zero.
0:39:40 > 0:39:45Next up is the big flipper TR2 vs league leaders Carbide.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49So, we've got TR2 next, a very similar machine to Apollo.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Hopefully we can apply the same sort of tactics.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58They've got similar armour as well, but probably not quite as thick.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01So, if we can do the same thing again, hopefully it'll go our way.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03- Storm it.- We can attack it immediately...
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- Storm it.- And head-on charge it straight away.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- We can open the pit. - We can open the pit.
0:40:09 > 0:40:10And play around that.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15Or you can try and outside them cos, with the bar spinning,
0:40:15 > 0:40:18with the bar spinning, he might not be able to turn off.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21I've not watched him, how fast he can turn.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25If he's slow turning, you might be able to drive round the back of him.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Get behind him, ram him into the CPZ,
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- let the house robot do the work for you.- Yeah.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40Three. Two. One.
0:40:40 > 0:40:45Carbide's awesome power against TR2's flipper.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48Carbide one of the best designed robots we've seen
0:40:48 > 0:40:49with that spinning bar.
0:40:49 > 0:40:5325 kilos in weight and awesome power.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58TR2 needs to avoid any sort of frontal battle.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02Don't forget, they've worked on the angles of the flipper edge.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Oh! But they still couldn't get in the lead.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Carbide to get a flip in.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10And I wonder how much damage that has caused to the front flipper.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14A slice is being taken out of it onto the flame pit.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Into Kill-a-lot in the CPZ.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19He chases them around the arena floor.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21My weapon's stopped.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23One of the tactics was to activate the Pit.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28TR2 getting a famous flip there out of Carbide.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33The spinning blade is slowing, they need to get it up to speed, Carbide.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Can they do so? Is it fully functioning?
0:41:37 > 0:41:40A slam against the arena wall from TR2.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Good contest, this.
0:41:42 > 0:41:43Two very good robots.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Carbide under pressure.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Carbide under pressure!
0:41:47 > 0:41:50TR2 doing all the work.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52Carbide are retreating fast.
0:41:54 > 0:41:55They're trying to stay away.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57They've forgotten the floor flipper.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59This is all TR2.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01This could be a major upset.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03Another flip for Carbide.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Over it goes.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08TR2 chasing another flip for Carbide.
0:42:08 > 0:42:09They don't know what they're doing.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13They're under pressure for the first time in Robot Wars.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16Carbide is a toy for TR2.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Can they survive?
0:42:20 > 0:42:21Shunt waits.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23He wants a toy to play with.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Carbide...
0:42:26 > 0:42:30Damaged. Limited control, but they're doing their best.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32There's no power in the blade, that's for certain.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34The weapon isn't working.
0:42:34 > 0:42:39Can TR2 get them near the arena gate and get them out?
0:42:39 > 0:42:41They're perilously close.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Down comes Shunt's blade.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44Misses my a mile.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46I think Shunt is drunk.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48TR2 turns away.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Is it coming in for a momentous last charge?
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Get him. A minute left. A minute left.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57This is the charge of the bull
0:42:57 > 0:43:00and the matador, Carbide, dances aside.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03But TR2 has been hugely impressive here
0:43:03 > 0:43:05against one of the best machines we've seen
0:43:05 > 0:43:07in this Robot Wars competition.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Carbide again slammed. They're trying to nudge it away.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12They're trying to get it out of the arena.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15They're trying to cause it as much damage as they can.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18Should they make it all the way through to the final of this,
0:43:18 > 0:43:20the Grand Final of Robot Wars.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23Well, I didn't think we'd see this.
0:43:23 > 0:43:25This has really surprised me.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28I didn't think we'd see Carbide beaten by anything,
0:43:28 > 0:43:33but TR2 went on to the axe of Shunt and that caused damage.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38Can Alex Brown finish off Carbide?
0:43:38 > 0:43:42Another push from TR2 into the CPZ.
0:43:42 > 0:43:45The red lights are on. Ten seconds remain.
0:43:45 > 0:43:49Don't forget, TR2 need the win here.
0:43:49 > 0:43:51It will go to the judges
0:43:51 > 0:43:52and they will decide
0:43:52 > 0:43:55on control, damage and aggression
0:43:55 > 0:43:57but, for me, it was all TR2.
0:43:57 > 0:44:01Needing the big win and the crowd want them to get it.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05That's when the spinning bar was up to speed.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08That's when the only damage was sustained by TR2
0:44:08 > 0:44:11but, from then on, they did all the work.
0:44:11 > 0:44:15They changed the angle of that front flipper to get in underneath Carbide
0:44:15 > 0:44:17and, boy, that worked throughout.
0:44:17 > 0:44:20Carbide's weapon not working there.
0:44:22 > 0:44:23It was just a question,
0:44:23 > 0:44:27could they finish them off with or without the house robots?
0:44:29 > 0:44:33Carbide - such a mean machine but, in the end,
0:44:33 > 0:44:38looking so limp and defeated
0:44:38 > 0:44:41and just hanging on to take it to the judges.
0:44:41 > 0:44:44But, goodness me, only just.
0:44:55 > 0:44:58Unbelievable. I am slightly out of breath.
0:44:58 > 0:45:00Let's start with you, TR2.
0:45:00 > 0:45:03You were under pressure going into that battle.
0:45:03 > 0:45:04You knew you had to go for the win.
0:45:04 > 0:45:07We had to go for the win straight away or we were definitely out.
0:45:07 > 0:45:10You did attempt to get them out of the arena on a number of occasions.
0:45:10 > 0:45:11Was the CO2 gone at that point?
0:45:11 > 0:45:14I don't know. The flips were definitely getting down on power
0:45:14 > 0:45:15so there might be damage there.
0:45:15 > 0:45:17Carbide, how was that battle for you?
0:45:17 > 0:45:19It was pretty fun. I enjoyed it.
0:45:19 > 0:45:22I mean, crucially, the blade stopped working.
0:45:22 > 0:45:24After that, was it pretty much survival?
0:45:24 > 0:45:26Yeah, pretty much for us. Yeah.
0:45:26 > 0:45:28It was a judges' decision.
0:45:28 > 0:45:30I can tell you it was a unanimous decision...
0:45:31 > 0:45:34..in favour of...TR2.
0:45:36 > 0:45:39Congratulations. They liked that.
0:45:41 > 0:45:44An exciting match. Wondered what was going to happen.
0:45:44 > 0:45:47Carbide took some big lumps off TR2 to start with
0:45:47 > 0:45:51but when their blades stopped working, TR2 just got under,
0:45:51 > 0:45:53kept flipping until their gas looked like it ran out.
0:45:53 > 0:45:55They didn't have the power
0:45:55 > 0:45:56so they just used their logic
0:45:56 > 0:45:58and kept pushing it into Shunt
0:45:58 > 0:46:02and I really liked how Carbide were using their initiative,
0:46:02 > 0:46:04trying to get back up the right way using the flipper.
0:46:04 > 0:46:07Back on the flipper, to try and get back up the right way.
0:46:07 > 0:46:09But it didn't seem to do any difference.
0:46:09 > 0:46:12I think there's an electrical fault in there somewhere
0:46:12 > 0:46:15that's caused the bar just to stop working.
0:46:15 > 0:46:17Oh, the clutch plate's fallen apart.
0:46:17 > 0:46:20These are the clutch plates that run the weapon,
0:46:20 > 0:46:22either side of the sprocket, just to protect the motor.
0:46:22 > 0:46:24You can see all this dust around here,
0:46:24 > 0:46:26that's where the clutch plate used to be.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28It used to sit on there, like that.
0:46:28 > 0:46:29It's just disappeared.
0:46:31 > 0:46:34Awesome. Awesome fight with Carbide.
0:46:35 > 0:46:38Tremendous machine. You can see the damage they've given us.
0:46:38 > 0:46:41If I turn that around, you can just see
0:46:41 > 0:46:45it's ripped it apart, but the fight with Carbide was such a buzz.
0:46:45 > 0:46:47Best fight ever. Best fight for me ever.
0:46:47 > 0:46:49Yeah, just the adrenaline rush.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52Sitting up, standing up there in the drivers' pod,
0:46:52 > 0:46:55waiting for the fight to start, it was just electric.
0:46:56 > 0:46:59Despite losing their first fight this evening,
0:46:59 > 0:47:01Carbide remain in first place with six points.
0:47:01 > 0:47:04The judges' decision and the two points for TR2
0:47:04 > 0:47:06move it up to second place
0:47:06 > 0:47:07with five points.
0:47:07 > 0:47:11With a fight still to go, Apollo can still make the final
0:47:11 > 0:47:14if they can beat last-placed Thor
0:47:14 > 0:47:17and secure the full three points.
0:47:17 > 0:47:20All right, it's time for the final head-to-head to decide
0:47:20 > 0:47:23who will fight Carbide in tonight's grand final.
0:47:23 > 0:47:26It's Apollo versus Thor.
0:47:26 > 0:47:28CHEERING
0:47:30 > 0:47:33Thor, as we knew him, died many fights ago.
0:47:33 > 0:47:35This is now Zombie Thor.
0:47:35 > 0:47:39A zombie Thor with bits other robots stuck on to him.
0:47:39 > 0:47:41What is left of this thing at this stage?
0:47:41 > 0:47:44Not an awful lot. Just anything that's in the middle that no-one could get to
0:47:44 > 0:47:47- is about the only stuff... - Cos I've seen bits of this,
0:47:47 > 0:47:49these wings at the sides, the protective bits,
0:47:49 > 0:47:52they've been flying all over the place as shrapnel.
0:47:52 > 0:47:55It's only the weld and the paint holding it together now.
0:47:55 > 0:47:56Jason, you've been fantastic
0:47:56 > 0:47:59how you kept this thing going so far as you have.
0:47:59 > 0:48:01Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Thor.
0:48:01 > 0:48:02What is left of Thor.
0:48:05 > 0:48:08Now, Apollo, Thor is clearly not going to roll over and die.
0:48:08 > 0:48:10- Ever.- No.- By the looks of it.
0:48:10 > 0:48:13He never gives up. I mean, his robot has gone through so much
0:48:13 > 0:48:16and it's still going. He's a great driver as well
0:48:16 > 0:48:18and he's been fantastic throughout the whole competition.
0:48:18 > 0:48:20Beautiful. Apollo.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24With so much resting on the result of this battle,
0:48:24 > 0:48:27Dara and I will be watching with TR2 in the other control room.
0:48:27 > 0:48:29Two fantastic competitors.
0:48:29 > 0:48:31Thor versus Apollo.
0:48:31 > 0:48:33Three, two, one. Activate.
0:48:33 > 0:48:37Apollo need a victory to get through to the ultimate final.
0:48:37 > 0:48:38Thor out there again.
0:48:38 > 0:48:42Somehow, Jason has put it together but already under pressure.
0:48:42 > 0:48:44All of the TR2 team looking on.
0:48:44 > 0:48:46They need Apollo to go out here.
0:48:46 > 0:48:48They know that.
0:48:48 > 0:48:50But Thor...
0:48:50 > 0:48:51Another bit has come off.
0:48:51 > 0:48:54The floor flipper catches it as well.
0:48:54 > 0:48:57Well, the builder lost his drive system,
0:48:57 > 0:49:00his hammer, his wheel system, his panels
0:49:00 > 0:49:03and now some gizmo off the back.
0:49:03 > 0:49:06The panels are bent, everything has fallen off it
0:49:06 > 0:49:08and yet he's rebuilt and rebuilt,
0:49:08 > 0:49:11and gone out there, and gone out there.
0:49:11 > 0:49:12But that's the end of his road.
0:49:14 > 0:49:17Apollo into the ultimate grand final final.
0:49:18 > 0:49:20TR2 have come so far.
0:49:20 > 0:49:23Driven by the youngest driver in the competition,
0:49:23 > 0:49:25it's been an incredible achievement.
0:49:27 > 0:49:28Sad. Yeah. We're going home,
0:49:28 > 0:49:32we're not out of the competition but we only lost one fight
0:49:32 > 0:49:34so we have done our best.
0:49:34 > 0:49:36Our best wasn't good enough this year.
0:49:36 > 0:49:37Next year, it will be.
0:49:42 > 0:49:46For Thor, it has been one brutal battle after the other.
0:49:46 > 0:49:50A crowd favourite, but for this series, Jason's dream is over.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53Yeah, that fight didn't go too well.
0:49:55 > 0:49:58The back end of the robot completely disintegrated and shot off.
0:49:58 > 0:49:59All the electronics are there. It died.
0:49:59 > 0:50:03But to come fourth in the competition of Robot Wars, spot on.
0:50:03 > 0:50:07Apollo and Carbide have both come on an amazing journey.
0:50:07 > 0:50:11One of these teams is now a battle away from being crowned
0:50:11 > 0:50:13champion of Robot Wars 2016.
0:50:15 > 0:50:17So, we're here. It's the grand final
0:50:17 > 0:50:19and we're getting ready to fight Carbide.
0:50:19 > 0:50:22This hasn't really sunk in yet that we're in the final.
0:50:22 > 0:50:25Carbide, they're a very strong, physical robot.
0:50:25 > 0:50:28If they get you in the wrong place, they can really do some damage.
0:50:28 > 0:50:31We smashed the outer arena, we smashed the inner arena.
0:50:31 > 0:50:33Some really formidable opponents.
0:50:35 > 0:50:38It's more than just a grand final, this is our revenge match now.
0:50:38 > 0:50:40- Yes.- Apollo's a really good machine.
0:50:40 > 0:50:43I think we got lucky in the first round with it.
0:50:43 > 0:50:46We need to get that link. We've fixed it with a bit of gaffer tape.
0:50:46 > 0:50:49Hopefully it won't fall out.
0:50:49 > 0:50:52We'll have to find another weakness and try and exploit that.
0:50:52 > 0:50:54It's got to be an engineering challenge, I think.
0:50:54 > 0:50:58It is good to come up with your own ways of putting a machine together.
0:51:00 > 0:51:02It's totally like rock, paper, scissors.
0:51:02 > 0:51:05We're weak against some opposition and strong against others,
0:51:05 > 0:51:06and the same with them.
0:51:06 > 0:51:09It's been epic - the flips, the fights...
0:51:11 > 0:51:12- There's nothing else like it.- Yeah.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15What else do you go and watch where you get
0:51:15 > 0:51:17robots just fighting in an arena?
0:51:17 > 0:51:19The word "obsession" comes into mind.
0:51:21 > 0:51:24It does get more intense now, doesn't it?
0:51:25 > 0:51:27We were kids growing up watching Robot Wars
0:51:27 > 0:51:29and to win it would be brilliant.
0:51:29 > 0:51:32We have had fun but we really want to win it now.
0:51:32 > 0:51:34This is it. This is the final, lads.
0:51:36 > 0:51:41So, after 53 battle across six shows, it's all come down to this.
0:51:41 > 0:51:45Apollo versus Carbide for the title of Robot Wars Champion.
0:51:45 > 0:51:47This is the final I would have asked for.
0:51:47 > 0:51:49It's the spinner that destroyed the arena
0:51:49 > 0:51:52versus the flipper that humiliated the house robots.
0:51:52 > 0:51:55The teams are ready. Which means, for the last time this series,
0:51:55 > 0:51:57it's over to you, Jonathan.
0:51:57 > 0:52:00CHEERING
0:52:00 > 0:52:02Thanks very much, Dara and Angela.
0:52:02 > 0:52:04What a fight.
0:52:04 > 0:52:07- Roboteers, stand by. - This is it.
0:52:13 > 0:52:14The audience can't wait.
0:52:14 > 0:52:17- Three...two...one.... - Put on your seatbelts.
0:52:17 > 0:52:20- Activate!- Here we go.
0:52:21 > 0:52:23Mission revenge.
0:52:23 > 0:52:27Apollo remember that Carbide did the dirty on them earlier on,
0:52:27 > 0:52:28attacking their rear end.
0:52:28 > 0:52:30And in they go to Sir Kill-a-lot.
0:52:30 > 0:52:33We have seen Carbide can get into trouble.
0:52:35 > 0:52:37And Apollo doing all the aggressive work early on.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43But up to speed comes the Carbide blade.
0:52:44 > 0:52:47Underneath goes the Apollo wedge
0:52:47 > 0:52:49with that very low ground clearance.
0:52:51 > 0:52:53They can get in underneath that blade, they can flip,
0:52:53 > 0:52:56they can cause trouble and they've done it.
0:52:56 > 0:52:58They've done it. Sparks flew
0:52:58 > 0:53:01as the blade crashed against the arena floor
0:53:01 > 0:53:03and Carbide in real trouble.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05Then, again, Apollo has flipped Dead Metal out.
0:53:05 > 0:53:08Apollo has flipped Matilda out.
0:53:08 > 0:53:11Carbide is the least compared to that.
0:53:11 > 0:53:16But Shunt and the house robots remembered.
0:53:17 > 0:53:19Carbide against the arena sidewall.
0:53:21 > 0:53:24Can Apollo keep up the sustained attack?
0:53:24 > 0:53:27The pit released. Activated.
0:53:27 > 0:53:29Carbide, it was, with the nudge.
0:53:29 > 0:53:31They know they're in trouble.
0:53:31 > 0:53:34They know, at this stage, Apollo are on top
0:53:34 > 0:53:37and have got themselves very, very dangerously
0:53:37 > 0:53:39on the front end of the flipper.
0:53:39 > 0:53:41When Carbide win,
0:53:41 > 0:53:44they normally get things over and done with very quickly.
0:53:44 > 0:53:45But not here.
0:53:46 > 0:53:48It's all Apollo,
0:53:48 > 0:53:53and there is no shuttle to safety for Carbide.
0:53:55 > 0:53:58Now gripped by the front flipper.
0:53:58 > 0:54:00Oh. How much damage there to Apollo?
0:54:00 > 0:54:02And the front flipper has been bent.
0:54:02 > 0:54:05Shunt came out of the CPZ, or to the very edge of it,
0:54:05 > 0:54:09and caught Apollo's flipper but it's still working.
0:54:11 > 0:54:12Really good final.
0:54:12 > 0:54:14Because Carbide have come back into it.
0:54:14 > 0:54:16I thought they were beaten.
0:54:16 > 0:54:18But look at this now.
0:54:18 > 0:54:20Apollo had a bit of a gas leak
0:54:20 > 0:54:22but has that affected the front flipper?
0:54:22 > 0:54:24It seemed to be staying open.
0:54:24 > 0:54:26Oh, Carbide just beyond the pit.
0:54:26 > 0:54:31They've had problems with the clutch as well, but they are on the attack.
0:54:31 > 0:54:32Carbide...
0:54:33 > 0:54:35They're trying to push Apollo -
0:54:35 > 0:54:37a mighty weight to push at 107 kilos.
0:54:39 > 0:54:42It's now who can get who to the pit
0:54:42 > 0:54:44or into the CPZ onto the floor flipper
0:54:44 > 0:54:48because the weapons are largely caput.
0:54:49 > 0:54:51What on earth happened there?
0:54:54 > 0:54:56Carbide nudges the floor flipper.
0:54:58 > 0:55:01Absolute mayhem out there at the moment.
0:55:01 > 0:55:03Back they come in again.
0:55:03 > 0:55:05Carbide caught in the jaws
0:55:05 > 0:55:07and in towards Shunt.
0:55:07 > 0:55:09And can get damaged in there.
0:55:09 > 0:55:13Untested as a machine before Robot Wars, Carbide.
0:55:13 > 0:55:15They've done brilliantly.
0:55:16 > 0:55:18Cease called.
0:55:18 > 0:55:20What an ultimate final.
0:55:20 > 0:55:23I'm exhausted, they're exhausted.
0:55:23 > 0:55:25The robots are exhausted.
0:55:25 > 0:55:31The judges have to make a decision on control, damage, aggression.
0:55:31 > 0:55:33Let's give you some pointers.
0:55:33 > 0:55:36Apollo on the attack, flipping Carbide.
0:55:36 > 0:55:38Tried it two or three times.
0:55:38 > 0:55:40Carbide's weaponry working.
0:55:40 > 0:55:43Oh, I would not want to be one of those judges having to pick this.
0:55:43 > 0:55:44Apollo attacking again.
0:55:44 > 0:55:47Carbide bouncing but they couldn't finish it off.
0:55:47 > 0:55:50Tossed, turned, tormented,
0:55:50 > 0:55:51teased.
0:55:51 > 0:55:55Then taking punishment from the house robots.
0:55:55 > 0:55:57Still, Apollo applied the pressure.
0:56:02 > 0:56:04That is the final we were hoping for.
0:56:04 > 0:56:08- Yeah, we made it last the three minutes.- That's what we wanted.
0:56:08 > 0:56:09It was a good fight.
0:56:09 > 0:56:12Absolutely. Motor has been kind of an issue
0:56:12 > 0:56:14on-and-off throughout the series.
0:56:14 > 0:56:18Just when you really didn't want it to play up, it seemed to act.
0:56:18 > 0:56:19We're working on it already.
0:56:19 > 0:56:23- Hopefully the audience enjoyed it and we...- I think they enjoyed it.
0:56:23 > 0:56:26- CHEERING - Carbide, everybody. Thank you.
0:56:27 > 0:56:30Yes. Two boxers slugging it out
0:56:30 > 0:56:33because, by the end of it, this legendary flipper,
0:56:33 > 0:56:36which has taking down so many of the house robots, it got tired.
0:56:36 > 0:56:38Yeah, we've got a limited supply of gas.
0:56:38 > 0:56:41The reason the flipper's so powerful is it uses so much gas.
0:56:41 > 0:56:43So, after so many flips, it does start to die down.
0:56:43 > 0:56:46So, for the latter part of that, they couldn't really spin the blade,
0:56:46 > 0:56:49you couldn't really get underneath and get a proper flip out of it
0:56:49 > 0:56:52and became attritional, it became a dirty street fight.
0:56:52 > 0:56:55It did. I think this from them guys earlier in the other fight.
0:56:55 > 0:56:57The flipper arm started to get a bit bent,
0:56:57 > 0:56:59so it wasn't coming down fully.
0:56:59 > 0:57:01So, we had to go to Shunt a few times.
0:57:01 > 0:57:03You went to lure the house robots over to close over...?
0:57:03 > 0:57:06Yes, Shunt gave us a hit and brought the arm back down.
0:57:06 > 0:57:09- Thank you very much. We'll have that.- That's clever.
0:57:09 > 0:57:12Some reverse robot psychology there.
0:57:13 > 0:57:15All of you, it was a wonderful fight.
0:57:15 > 0:57:18It was a fantastic fight but there was no clear winner.
0:57:18 > 0:57:20So it has gone to a judges' decision.
0:57:20 > 0:57:22That result has come through.
0:57:22 > 0:57:24The decision was unanimous.
0:57:24 > 0:57:26The winner of that fight,
0:57:26 > 0:57:31and therefore the Robot Wars Champions for 2016...
0:57:33 > 0:57:35- ..are Apollo.- Yes!
0:57:59 > 0:58:01Apollo!
0:58:11 > 0:58:14Worthy winners. They say a tournament gets the final it deserves,
0:58:14 > 0:58:17it was an incredible finale to a brilliant competition.
0:58:17 > 0:58:19We hope you enjoyed it as much as we have.
0:58:19 > 0:58:23That's all from us on this series of Robot Wars. Goodnight.
0:58:23 > 0:58:25CHEERING