0:00:04 > 0:00:07Robot Wars, where metal fighting machines,
0:00:07 > 0:00:12built by brilliant amateurs, battle to become the best in the world.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19From every corner of the country and every walk of life.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23This time we have more fiendish hazards...
0:00:23 > 0:00:27Spinner killer entanglement devices
0:00:27 > 0:00:30and even a ten-way free-for-all.
0:00:30 > 0:00:31Come on!
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Previously on Robot Wars...
0:00:42 > 0:00:44..the bigger they are,
0:00:44 > 0:00:47the harder they get smashed to pieces across the arena.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55But it was the hi-tech Rapid that made it through.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Now, six more teams will take to the arena
0:00:59 > 0:01:02to fight for a place in the grand final.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Time to meet the first teams.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08From Lewes...
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Team captain John is a man of strong moral fibre.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20Once the director of Greenpeace,
0:01:20 > 0:01:24he now recycles beer kegs into robots.
0:01:24 > 0:01:31I worked for Greenpeace from 1976 through to a couple of years ago.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34I've been at sea, chasing a Russian whaling fleet,
0:01:34 > 0:01:37masterminded expeditions to the Antarctic.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Like robot wars, but different.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43It's the peace bit, I wonder about this.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Well, if everybody worked out their wars by fighting robots,
0:01:46 > 0:01:48we'd have a hell of a lot less people killed
0:01:48 > 0:01:49and certainly no animals,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52and definitely no whales or seals are harmed
0:01:52 > 0:01:53- in the fighting of robots. - I'll give you that.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55We use very little blubber and ambergris
0:01:55 > 0:01:58in the creation of our robots. Do the kegs work?
0:01:58 > 0:02:01I don't think, Mr Director, the kegs work any more
0:02:01 > 0:02:05- because they've been cut in half. - Actually, they do.- They do?
0:02:08 > 0:02:11We want to win but we also want to have a good time
0:02:11 > 0:02:14and we want people watching to have a good time.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16The Kegs will be up against...
0:02:17 > 0:02:19From Turvey...
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Our next team in this group battle is captained by Tom,
0:02:28 > 0:02:30who has a bit of a dream job.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Playing video games is not just a hobby for you, is it?
0:02:33 > 0:02:36No, it's not at all. I'm actually a video games tester.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40I mean, I can see little boys' eyes light up. Do you get paid for that?
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- I do, I know.- Does that mean that you'll be good under pressure?
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- A lot of people panic on the controls.- I hope so.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49As a games tester, I feel that playing games
0:02:49 > 0:02:51and holding controllers can often translate
0:02:51 > 0:02:54to controlling a robot because it's the same hand-eye coordination.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56It's instinctive, right?
0:02:56 > 0:02:59The final team in this group battle are...
0:02:59 > 0:03:01From Bungay...
0:03:07 > 0:03:10All rise to the grandaddy of Robot Wars.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Team captain, Gilbert Grimm, is one of the godfathers of Robot Wars.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22But his passion is less about history and all about the family.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Well, here's a bit of history - a bit of Robot Wars history anyway.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29- Gilbert Grimm, how you? - I'm very well, thank you.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Gilbert, you have been involved for some time, haven't you?
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- 17 years now.- OK.- My son got me into the Robot Wars.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- Hello, sir, how you? This is your son...?- Robert.- Robert Grimm, yes.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43And there's another generation of Grimms as well, right?
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Little William has just joined us. Eight months old.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47Eight months old, very, very good.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51The memories I have with my father are quite sketchy
0:03:51 > 0:03:54and we didn't actually spend that much time together
0:03:54 > 0:03:57and I wanted that to be different for me and my son
0:03:57 > 0:04:00and, hopefully, going on to the grandson as well.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03The three teams head out for group battle one.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06There can only be one winner in each group battle
0:04:06 > 0:04:10and their prize is to skip around and go straight to the semifinals.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14The group battle losers in this series don't go home.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17They'll have the chance to stay in the competition,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20fighting for survival in the Robot Redemption rounds.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24So, it's over to Jonathan Pearce.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25Thanks, Dara and Angela.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Now, there's just time for me to run through the rules for you.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29Battles are three minutes
0:04:29 > 0:04:31and can be won by competitors flipping their opponents
0:04:31 > 0:04:35out of the arena, pushing them down the pit or rendering them immobile
0:04:35 > 0:04:38by smashing them into tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny pieces.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Our judges are on hand if there's no clear winner.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43They are Professor Sethu Vijayakumar, Dr Lucy Rogers
0:04:43 > 0:04:44and head judge,
0:04:44 > 0:04:46the great Professor Noel Sharkey.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48They'll be marking on the control, damage
0:04:48 > 0:04:50and aggression of our competitors.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53In the arena, robots must compete with the fire, the spikes, the pit,
0:04:53 > 0:04:59the flipper, as well as house robots going rogue and the Fog Of War.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Nowhere is safe.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02- I can't see.- I can't see.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07The house robot is in the arena's Corner Patrol Zone
0:05:07 > 0:05:10and is the inventor of the asbo -
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Sir Killalot.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Roboteers, stand by.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21The competitors are ready.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Their robotic creations are in the direct line of fire.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26It's battle time.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- Good luck, guys.- Yeah, good luck.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31Three,
0:05:31 > 0:05:32two,
0:05:32 > 0:05:34one,
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- activate.- Gilbert and Robert and Iron-Awe want to show
0:05:36 > 0:05:38the new flippers on the block really how to do it,
0:05:38 > 0:05:40as they attack Tauron there.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41In comes The Kegs,
0:05:41 > 0:05:44with a 2.5mm curved stainless steel from an old beer keg.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47What's that? Oh, entanglement device has gone.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50No flipping from Iron-Awe. Why not?
0:05:50 > 0:05:54For a peace-lover like John Frizell in The Kegs team,
0:05:54 > 0:05:57it's not a peace-loving looking machine, is it?
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Into the CPZ goes Iron-Awe, too close to Killalot.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06Good drive there by Iron-Awe now, side on with Tauron. Why no flip?
0:06:06 > 0:06:08That was an opportunity to get a flip in.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Tauron, how is he driving?
0:06:10 > 0:06:12ANGELA SCREAMS
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Big hit to The Kegs.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Weaponless, is it dead?
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Kegs gets the Dial Of Doom.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25It needs a house robot to go rogue
0:06:25 > 0:06:27and Sir Killalot came out and nearly caught Kegs.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Big bash from Tauron on the side of Iron-Awe.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32It's not working.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36There's some percent of the controls of The Kegs still in there.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Are they just...? Oh, wow!
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Big hit to The Kegs.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Look at the power in Tauron's weapon.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Tossing Kegs through the air.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Can it survive? I don't think it can.
0:06:52 > 0:06:53- Going up again.- Now it's between
0:06:53 > 0:06:55the experienced Gilbert, Robert, Iron-Awe,
0:06:55 > 0:06:59and the relative newcomer Tom. But Iron-Awe still not flipping.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Yeah, there's nothing left in The Kegs.
0:07:01 > 0:07:02HE LAUGHS
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- Killalot pushed Kegs onto the Dial Of Doom.- Put him in the pit!
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Which means the Pit Of Doom can go down.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12Tauron, can he drive away from that pit?
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Iron-Awe 6 not moving freely at the moment.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- What are you pushing me around for? - This could well go to the judges.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22It's all gone slow-mo, but you're watching it in real time.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27Come on, get some urgency out there! This isn't a waltz!
0:07:27 > 0:07:32This should be a draining, killing arena.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Go on, Iron-Awe, into the side of Tauron.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Tauron dodges away a little bit slowly.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41It can get up to 12mph. That's better!
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- I can't even push it.- Are you stuck?
0:07:44 > 0:07:49With a big front spinning bar, running up to 3,600 rpm.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53They're together. Out comes Killalot. Who stopped first?
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Well, Iron-Awe 6 is still going.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57- Terrifying.- Are you still mobile, Rob? Can we stop?
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Yeah, Tauron...
0:08:00 > 0:08:02And they pressed "immobilisation".
0:08:04 > 0:08:06- Tauron was out first.- Just.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09And the other one moved at least a metre and a half, so...
0:08:09 > 0:08:10KLAXON
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- It'll go to the judges.- Cease! - Got a clue there.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15The trouble is, they let you rebuild your weapon
0:08:15 > 0:08:17and ours doesn't work.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20While the judges ponder on control, damage and aggression,
0:08:20 > 0:08:23before they make their decision, let's have a look.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28John, Greenpeace expert, loves to save his animals and his fish.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30He wasn't in the right place at the right time.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33He had soul but I'm afraid it wasn't a whale of a time for him.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37But I like the weapon of Tauron, I really do.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41With the blade whirring, another smash.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44It runs at 3,100 rpm.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47It can cause real damage.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50And there you see the weaponry of The Kegs
0:08:50 > 0:08:54simply just discarded across the arena floor.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57The judges will have to decide this battle winner,
0:08:57 > 0:09:00who will go automatically through to the semifinals.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03The loser will face the Redemption Battle to stay in.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07APPLAUSE
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Well done!
0:09:10 > 0:09:13They're happy with the amount of destruction and, I mean,
0:09:13 > 0:09:16this blade, I mean, this weighs a tonne.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19There's a second one over there. They flew up against the wall.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22ANGELA SCREAMS
0:09:22 > 0:09:25It was messy and fabulous.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Now, I'd better get to work.
0:09:27 > 0:09:28We've got another battle to do.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36An arena full of destruction, but only one team can go through.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40As Tauron were judged to have stopped moving before Iron-Awe 6,
0:09:40 > 0:09:43the victory was given to Gilbert Grimm.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48It was a good fight. Hello, sir, congratulations on your win.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- Thank you very much. - It could have been even better
0:09:50 > 0:09:53if you'd flipped him at that last point there.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55The main problem is the flipper didn't work at all,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58so we were fighting without a main weapon.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- And you couldn't even shove him into the pit.- No, not at that stage.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03There was so much debris on the floor.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- They chopped up all of our entanglement weapons.- Sorry.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Yeah, they really have.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10You really did scatter a lot of rubbish all over our arena.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19It was a great fight, guys. Congratulations.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21You jump forward into the semifinal.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- You now have a quarterfinal to fight.- OK.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25But I don't think you should be scared.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27You're doing well.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29A loss after such a strong performance.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34Unsurprisingly, Tom from Tauron isn't happy with the result.
0:10:34 > 0:10:35I thought, at the end of that fight,
0:10:35 > 0:10:38we'd both gone down at the same time,
0:10:38 > 0:10:40so I thought it would go to a judges' decision,
0:10:40 > 0:10:43but I didn't realise. So, I actually deliberately stopped moving
0:10:43 > 0:10:46cos I thought that was it, it's game over.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51But Iron-Awe moved a bit and we didn't.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57We were perfectly fine. I drove away at the end, didn't I?
0:11:00 > 0:11:01That was it.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04GILBERT LAUGHS
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Well, when you've done it for as many years as we have,
0:11:08 > 0:11:10you just take everything in your stride.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16So, Iron-Awe go through to the semifinals.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18The two losing teams must fight again
0:11:18 > 0:11:20to try and stay in the competition.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24So, who will join Iron-Awe in the semis?
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Time to meet the teams from our second group battle.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31From Poole...
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Tim from Dorset is the captain of Concussion,
0:11:40 > 0:11:42a team he rules with an iron fist.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45As the team captain, I've got to keep everybody in line
0:11:45 > 0:11:48and make sure they know what they're doing, at the right time.
0:11:48 > 0:11:53The robot game is a battle of wits, as well as intellect and ingenuity.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58When we want something, I get it sorted.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Are you a control freak?
0:12:01 > 0:12:05Not completely, but we all like things just the way they are.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09- You are all very silent in response to that.- That's the way I like them.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11A touch of that?
0:12:11 > 0:12:15A little bit, but you really have to be to get it the way you want it.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18In the pits, I take charge.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21They'll be up against...
0:12:21 > 0:12:23From Marlow...
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Most businesses go camping or paintballing
0:12:33 > 0:12:35as a bonding exercise.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Colleagues David and Mark are engineers
0:12:37 > 0:12:41who build car lifting equipment and they also built a robot.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45Sometimes a day out with the company just goes hideously overboard,
0:12:45 > 0:12:46like this, for example.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Hello, David, how you? - I'm very well, thank you.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52This started as sort of a team bonding exercise
0:12:52 > 0:12:53- in your company, didn't it?- It did.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Where's the rest of the company? Are they coming along to cheer you on?
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- They're still in work.- Are you not seeing what they've done here?
0:12:59 > 0:13:02You're possibly less popular in the office than...
0:13:02 > 0:13:04You could well be right there, yeah, you could very well be right.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07The minute you left, they're popping champagne corks
0:13:07 > 0:13:09and, "Yay, we got rid of them!"
0:13:11 > 0:13:13The final team in this group battle is...
0:13:14 > 0:13:16From Crewkerne...
0:13:22 > 0:13:25They say the apple never falls far from the tree
0:13:25 > 0:13:27but, despite his farming background,
0:13:27 > 0:13:30team captain Rory is an electronics genius,
0:13:30 > 0:13:33who built oddball spinner Nuts 2.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37A family of farmers. Cider, you make?
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- Cider.- That's quite a nice business to be in now.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41- Yeah, Somerset cider farmer.- Yeah.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Rory's brilliant future isn't in scrumpy.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48It's in those advanced pieces of electronics engineering
0:13:48 > 0:13:50he creates from his dad's farm shed.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54My father's a cider farmer in Somerset. I've stolen his hat.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56This is the advantage of all the agricultural tooling
0:13:56 > 0:13:59and big workshops and working on the farm machinery.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03My dad's supportive of it but he'd quite like me to find
0:14:03 > 0:14:05a real job and move out at some point.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12So, the furry vests, the hats, are they all a kind of decoy?
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Well, I wouldn't say it's a serious theme,
0:14:14 > 0:14:16but it's got some serious engineering behind it.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Come on, you're a professional roboteer!
0:14:18 > 0:14:20And we've brought something new to the table.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22It's called a melty brain.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25It's a complicated bit of electronics which allows us
0:14:25 > 0:14:26to dive and spin at the same time.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29It means I can spin off the floor and chase down upon opponents
0:14:29 > 0:14:32while spinning, so it means we're pretty dangerous all the time.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- So you're not static.- Yeah. - Is Nuts 2 going to be a CV
0:14:34 > 0:14:36for your future career in roboteering?
0:14:36 > 0:14:39I would hope so, if it works as expected.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41It's got some serious engineering in there.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Give it up, please, for Rory and Nuts 2.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50The teams head to the arena for our second group battle.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55The house robot in the Corner Patrol Zone for this fight -
0:14:55 > 0:14:57what happens when you cross a toaster
0:14:57 > 0:14:59with the Creature from the Black Lagoon?
0:14:59 > 0:15:01It's Dead Metal.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Roboteers, stand by.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10This fight has Nuts, Concussion and the strongest crusher
0:15:10 > 0:15:12in the competition, in the form of Androne 4000.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14There's a very real possibility
0:15:14 > 0:15:17of some squeezed nuts here or concussion.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Three, two, one,
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- activate.- Concussion on the left. Tim very confident beforehand.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27But immediately Androne 4000 comes out, its first ever fight.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29First time they've ever built a robot.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32The flail is up to speed and whirring.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Oh, Concussion got the attack.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37I think that's damaged one of the tyres, one of the wheels.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Concussion has! It's got up to speed now.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44With that flail working, that can cause damage.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Always been a great fun machine. Never won a battle though.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Little nudge from Androne 4000 on Concussion,
0:15:51 > 0:15:52which looks a good machine.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56So, too, does Androne 4000, with that crushing cylinder arm.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Oh, and a little cluster bot went flying through the air there.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02They're important. They'll wedge in underneath.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04They'll keep a machine like Concussion still,
0:16:04 > 0:16:06while others can come in and do the damage.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Look at them buzzing around there.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10And look at Androne, the crushing ability,
0:16:10 > 0:16:13down on the armament, there, of Concussion.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Get him! Go, go, go!
0:16:16 > 0:16:19But, at the moment, the armament is OK,
0:16:19 > 0:16:23as Nuts 2 moves gingerly across the arena floor.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27And Androne 4000, Concussion, as they have been so far,
0:16:27 > 0:16:29locked together very closely.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Exposed tyre there.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34What's happened to Androne 4000?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36What's happened here now?
0:16:36 > 0:16:38We're dead.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41What on earth's happened? Something's gone wrong.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45The Concussion drum is still working, the 26-kilo drum.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49But they're locked in a kiss of death. And out comes Dead Metal.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Well, well, well! Both of them look so sharp.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56Nuts 2 spinning gloriously. What a fun machine it is.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Look at it battering it!
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Go on, Rory. Go in again.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04With the melty brain technology, it can spin and move at the same time.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Very clever, very entertaining. Never won a fight.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09It's going to win a fight now!
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- KLAXON - We're going down to cease.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- Cease!- And Android 4000 and Concussion will have to face
0:17:14 > 0:17:17the Redemption Battle and that's two through.
0:17:17 > 0:17:18Who'd have thought that?
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Yeah, good luck getting our link.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25An unsung role played in this battle - little cluster bots,
0:17:25 > 0:17:29going in as wedges to try and stop Androne 4000.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33There's the big flail of Nuts 2.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36It's a big old machine anyway, at 97 kilos.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Rory Mangles at the control.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Concussion, were they greatly improved?
0:17:42 > 0:17:45The wheels too exposed for me.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48When they got locked together, they couldn't separate,
0:17:48 > 0:17:50and from that position there,
0:17:50 > 0:17:57I'm afraid it was a kiss of death, an embrace of doom.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02Did that go to three minutes or did it do an immobilisation count?
0:18:02 > 0:18:05There seems to be confusion in the control room
0:18:05 > 0:18:09but the judges ruled that Androne 4000
0:18:09 > 0:18:13and Concussion's lack of separation counts as immobilisation.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16So, it's my job to reveal the result to Rory and team Nuts.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20I've been waiting three seasons now to tell you this.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21Nuts are the winners!
0:18:21 > 0:18:23THEY CHEER
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- Nuts wins a fight!- And it worked, it actually genuinely worked.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- And slowly...- Yeah, it was a little bit slower than we hoped.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33We've got a new bit of firmware to upgrade it so, hopefully,
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- the next fight, we can get it a bit faster.- Lovely.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- Is this the start of something huge, lads?- We shall see.- Excellent.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- Well, you're straight through to the semifinal.- Yes!
0:18:41 > 0:18:43- And the others have to pick up the pieces.- Excellent.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46And here come the losing teams,
0:18:46 > 0:18:51with Androne's crusher still embedded in the body of Concussion.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55It's a case of gently extracting your pincer from Concussion.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Yeah, yeah.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Both teams now face the challenge of fighting an extra battle
0:19:01 > 0:19:05to stay in the competition and Tim's not happy.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08It didn't quite do what we wanted it to really.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12We got a hit to the wheel pretty early on from Nuts.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Robot Wars has come to me at a time where I'm 24 and in engineering
0:19:19 > 0:19:23and I'm not sure of where I want to go, but it's given me a core focus.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25And even though I want to take on the world,
0:19:25 > 0:19:27it gives me somewhere to start.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33I'm pretty forceful when there's something I want.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39There was a metal supplier that messed us about
0:19:39 > 0:19:42and I drove down there and sat in the warehouse until he finished
0:19:42 > 0:19:45the work that I needed him to do, so we could get it on time.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Took a fair old chunk out, so I've had to file it down, hammer it,
0:19:49 > 0:19:52you know, get the rage of that fight out on it with the hammer.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57When we want something, I get it sorted.
0:19:57 > 0:19:58All good.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06So, winners Nuts 2 join Iron-Awe 6 in the semifinals.
0:20:06 > 0:20:11For our losing teams, it's time for the Robot Redemption battles,
0:20:11 > 0:20:13a chance to get back into the competition.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17First up, it's the peace-loving John and The Kegs
0:20:17 > 0:20:20against Tim, the enforcer from Concussion.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24It's a stressful time for Tim and Concussion, as they are still making
0:20:24 > 0:20:27crucial repairs, following their last battle.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31It had a good shakedown, that's what it was.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34It wasn't an annihilation, it was a good shakedown.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Got to keep a level head when it's panic stations to repair.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42The key thing is not to get too stressed
0:20:42 > 0:20:44and just trust that we fixed it, it's going to work.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49John and The Kegs, as you can imagine,
0:20:49 > 0:20:51are taking a more holistic approach.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Welded a bit on the end.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Oh, excellent, excellent!
0:20:56 > 0:20:58That is our new ramp on its way.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Our team is fairly organic.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03We'll simply pitch in together and do whatever is necessary.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09My team consists of not one, but two jewellers -
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Jonathan Swan and his former apprentice, Jme Anderson.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16Jonathan and Jme are both very mechanically adept,
0:21:16 > 0:21:18as you might expect for jewellers.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20So, we'll have one spinner and one wedge.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23It's great. It's stuff that was going to go to the tip
0:21:23 > 0:21:27and, ultimately, after enough fights, it WILL wind up in the tip.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29It's just had another lease on life in the meantime.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Their major defenders, Concussion.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34The ramp will go right between their front forks.
0:21:34 > 0:21:41- The only downside is it's dependent on accurate driving.- OK.- Touch wood.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45The teams make their way into battle.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Remember, the winner goes forward to the semifinals,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49whilst the loser goes home.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51APPLAUSE
0:21:51 > 0:21:53We're all looking forward to this.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55In the Corner Patrol Zone, for the battle,
0:21:55 > 0:21:57the knight of the dark Robot Wars realm, Sir Killalot,
0:21:57 > 0:22:02and the original matriarch of mayhem, Matilda.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Three, two,
0:22:07 > 0:22:10one, activate.
0:22:10 > 0:22:15Lots of scary talk in the pits. Who's scared of who?
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Whoa!
0:22:19 > 0:22:25Concussion there a lot more powerful than in the original group battle.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Look at that!
0:22:27 > 0:22:29That's me dead.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Oh, and again! The barrel flipped.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44- Steady, lads, steady! - I think that's got it.
0:22:44 > 0:22:45Sorry.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Where they come from in Lewes,
0:22:47 > 0:22:51they roll flaming barrels down the streets on Bonfire Night.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Well, they're rolling towards oblivion here.
0:22:54 > 0:22:59This is mightily impressive from Concussion.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03Wow! We were waiting for that.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Tim was determined to show the potential of his robot.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- KLAXON - He and his team have done just that.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- Cease!- Concussion back to form.
0:23:14 > 0:23:1834 seconds. Well done. That is a beast!
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Sorry, sorry we had it working for you.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Watch out for Concussion.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27- The house robots are relentless. - They are, actually.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31- They're more savage this year. - They are savage.- Loving them for it.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Well, you wouldn't have believed it
0:23:35 > 0:23:38if you'd seen Concussion in that first battle in this heat.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43What an improvement! It literally separated The Kegs.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47It destroyed them, it divided them.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Roll out the barrel, roll out of the competition.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53HE LAUGHS
0:23:53 > 0:23:55How are they going to repair that?
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Don't bother, because you're out of the competition!
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Start again next time around.
0:24:04 > 0:24:05You look content.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08We're feeling a lot better than earlier, that's for sure.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12- You're back to form, it seems.- Yeah. - That was beautiful to watch.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- Thank you, thank you. - Less so for Kegs.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18Well, we loved fighting them and, in fact, they gave us a splinter.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Oh, boo-hoo! Have you seen THEM?
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Whilst an excited Concussion plan for their next fight,
0:24:27 > 0:24:31sadly, it's time, gentlemen, please, for John and The Kegs,
0:24:31 > 0:24:34who must now leave the competition.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Wow, you know.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40That's, in many ways, the least damaged part of this robot.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Get that on there, get that on there.
0:24:42 > 0:24:43That doesn't looked that damaged.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45It isn't, because why bother damaging it?
0:24:45 > 0:24:48It didn't even have a weapon on the front.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51- I think you've proved that you can build a robot out of anything.- Yes.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56Yeah. Not the most powerful or effective in the competition,
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- but, still, you should be very proud of that.- Yeah, I am.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03Ones that work every time, they don't necessarily win every time.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05- No.- Or at all, so far. But they work.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Listen, go and find an actual keg.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10- Yes!- I think you've earnt it at this stage.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Time for our second Redemption Battle
0:25:13 > 0:25:17between Tom from team Tauron and Androne 4000.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Still reeling from the bitter taste of defeat in their group battle,
0:25:23 > 0:25:27Tom's confident they have the upper hand over Androne 4000,
0:25:27 > 0:25:29with the power to get back into the competition.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34We've brought an absolute monster with us.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39It's far more heavily armoured, it's got a much bigger weapon.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40It's designed to win, quite frankly.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43It's going to destroy everybody we come across.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51To win Robot Wars, it would be unreal. It would be.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56As for the robot built on the team bonding exercise,
0:25:56 > 0:25:58David and Mark are throwing
0:25:58 > 0:25:59everything they have into this fight.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03It is a bit of a do or die attitude.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06We figured we could either wait for the other robot to destroy us,
0:26:06 > 0:26:07if they come out with a big nasty spinner,
0:26:07 > 0:26:10or we can take a chance and try to destroy them first.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16Only one of these teams can go through to the semifinals.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18APPLAUSE
0:26:18 > 0:26:23And dashing those hopes against the arena walls are the house robots.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27In for this fight, it's the mighty-bitey Dead Metal
0:26:27 > 0:26:31and the creme de la creme of carnage, Sir Killalot.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36Three, two,
0:26:36 > 0:26:39one, activate.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42Tauron's top armour is made of plastic.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Androne 4000 can slice through that
0:26:44 > 0:26:47like a knife through butter.
0:26:47 > 0:26:53Will it happen? They've made repairs to Androne 4000, we know that.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57Into Sir Killalot, a good shove there,
0:26:57 > 0:26:59to push onto Sir Killalot's weaponry.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Dead Metal waiting.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04And they come again. Really good driving there
0:27:04 > 0:27:08from Androne 4000 to push Tauron into the Corner Patrol Zone,
0:27:08 > 0:27:11now slamming it against the arena side wall.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- Come on, let's go, guys.- Now we're up to speed. Let's have it!
0:27:14 > 0:27:16This is good work here by Dave Cullen,
0:27:16 > 0:27:19the chief captain of Androne 4000.
0:27:19 > 0:27:20- Oh!- Oh!
0:27:20 > 0:27:24Tauron, the family team, the father and son team.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Androne, a newcomer,
0:27:26 > 0:27:30but Jme's showing great skill as a first-time driver.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34Now, this is the second time in this heat
0:27:34 > 0:27:38that Androne 4000's pincer, the crusher,
0:27:38 > 0:27:40has got to grips with an opponent.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45- There.- That's it. Guys, don't do that. Argh!
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Tom from Tauron looking aggressive
0:27:47 > 0:27:52but taking, here, the brunt of punishment from Dead Metal.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56Little bit of slicing. Oh, but has that freed them?
0:27:56 > 0:27:57Yes, it has!
0:27:57 > 0:28:00It has, it freed them away there from Androne 4000.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04Down goes the Dial Of Doom, down goes the pit.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Go on, then! Yeah, there we go!
0:28:09 > 0:28:11CROWD CHANT: In the pit!
0:28:11 > 0:28:15They're trying to get that heavy and destructive spinning bar
0:28:15 > 0:28:18whirring up to full speed,
0:28:18 > 0:28:23as they move away in an intriguing contest. It is very even.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27Oh, that's smoke out of you guys.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Locked again, they try and crush the armament of Tauron.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35"In the pit", by the merciless in the stands.
0:28:35 > 0:28:40I'm not too sure if one wheel on Androne 4000 is working.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42- Ooh...- Stuck, I think.- And again.
0:28:46 > 0:28:51Tauron are on top for me, with Tom Brewster at the controls.
0:28:51 > 0:28:52They're in real peril here
0:28:52 > 0:28:56and they started this Redemption Battle so strongly.
0:28:56 > 0:28:57Oh!
0:28:57 > 0:29:01A big slam. A full body slam there.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04Tauron's weaponry is the more potent.
0:29:04 > 0:29:10The front prong on Androne 4000 is buckled, that's for sure.
0:29:10 > 0:29:11Push him into the house robot.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14Androne 4000, don't fall for that.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16And they don't get caught in the clutches of Dead Metal.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20Six, five... This is going to go to the judges, isn't it?
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Over goes the floor flipper.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24- KLAXON - That was a good old battle.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- Cease!- Good fight, guys.- I almost think I've done something wrong.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- Well done.- I think we lost the weapon at the end there.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31You did lose the weapon.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Who would you give that to?
0:29:34 > 0:29:38I mean, I think I would probably give it to Androne.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41- Yeah, so would I. - Felt like there was more control.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45The judges will have to decide on control, damage and aggression.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47Very even there.
0:29:47 > 0:29:52Tauron's weaponry not up to full speed in the opening exchanges.
0:29:52 > 0:29:57They had the grip on Tauron but drove onto the spikes.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01And that's where the first damage was sustained for Androne.
0:30:01 > 0:30:08Is that where the robot became less manoeuvrable, with that damage?
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Some of the hardened steel armament came off.
0:30:11 > 0:30:16You see a little bit of venting out of the back of Tauron.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20A little bit of a rock and roll session for both robots.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23APPLAUSE
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- Did you like it?- Yeah, it was a good solid three minutes, that.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28- It was good.- No shame in that fight. - No shame at all.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- Right, it was the judges' decision, as you probably figured.- Right.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33- Do you want to know who won?- Sure.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35- Do you want to know who won? - CROWD CHEER
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Yes, they do. Well, it was a unanimous decision
0:30:38 > 0:30:40in favour of Androne.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- Whoa. - CHEERING
0:30:43 > 0:30:49So, that means that we're saying goodbye to Tim, Tom and Tauron.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51- That's all right. - We're sad to see you go,
0:30:51 > 0:30:53but it's been great to watch you and your dad here together.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- We've had good fun.- You have? Oh, no, don't get upset!
0:30:56 > 0:31:00- I'm fine, I'm all right.- You'll come back, won't you?- Of course we will.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02We'll be back with another improved Tauron, I'm sure.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Good, we can't wait to see you.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Please make some noise for Tim, Tom and Tauron,
0:31:06 > 0:31:08and our semifinalist, Androne.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11APPLAUSE
0:31:12 > 0:31:17So, Androne 4000 and Concussion survive the robot Redemption Battles
0:31:17 > 0:31:20to join group battle winners Iron-Awe 6
0:31:20 > 0:31:23and Nuts 2 in the semifinals.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28The first semifinal is between Gilbert Grimm's Iron-Awe 6
0:31:28 > 0:31:30and Tim's Concussion.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35They've been doing it for 16 years,
0:31:35 > 0:31:38so their experience is immeasurable. But, I mean,
0:31:38 > 0:31:40they panicked with Tauron. He was really good.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Hopefully, we can keep the pressure on them with our bot
0:31:43 > 0:31:46and pull off a win. We're going to go in and do our best.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51You can have a set plan, how things want to go.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53You can lay it all out but I can guarantee
0:31:53 > 0:31:56that's not how it's going to go, so you have to be ready to improvise.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00Yeah, Concussion may be the new boys,
0:32:00 > 0:32:02and they've got a lot of new technology in their robot
0:32:02 > 0:32:05but we're the old-school.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08But Gilbert will need to get that flipper flipping
0:32:08 > 0:32:10if he wants to make it to tonight's final.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14Is this weapon ready to go? Cos it wasn't in the last bout.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16We hope so. Every test, it worked perfectly.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19- You think you can do it this time? - Oh, yeah.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25There's a lot riding on this outcome for family man Gilbert.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28The grandson's name is William
0:32:28 > 0:32:32and we're hoping he's going to be another team roboteer.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35Even at eight months old,
0:32:35 > 0:32:38he's very interesting in getting hold of the controller,
0:32:38 > 0:32:41maybe to chew the aerial, but still getting hold of the controller.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43So, he seems keen.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47And, together, I think we make a pretty good team.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51This father and son from the Grimm family have had
0:32:51 > 0:32:53a fairy-tale relationship with robot fighting.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55Not only do they lay claim to the original wedge flipper,
0:32:55 > 0:32:58they've also been happily working as team-mates
0:32:58 > 0:33:00for over 16 years, of course.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03Team captain, semi-retired engineer Gilbert,
0:33:03 > 0:33:07has another string to his bow. He's also a local archery champion.
0:33:07 > 0:33:08Bull's-eye!
0:33:08 > 0:33:10Iron-Awe going into battle
0:33:10 > 0:33:12with two kilos of liquid CO2 onboard
0:33:12 > 0:33:14for plenty of arena shaking flips.
0:33:14 > 0:33:15They're taking advantage
0:33:15 > 0:33:17of the new entanglement rule as well this series.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19They come with both entanglement chains
0:33:19 > 0:33:22and compressed gas entanglement cannons,
0:33:22 > 0:33:25which might be the only weapon we see working,
0:33:25 > 0:33:26if they're still unable to flip.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30And they're fighting Concussion.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33Concussion, proud of their precision machine spinning drum.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36It's 1.5 kilos heavier than last time.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39The team are worried, though, about their exposed tyres,
0:33:39 > 0:33:42which we've seen have already been damaged in battle.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44Concussion's armour, a mixture
0:33:44 > 0:33:45of hardened steel, titanium
0:33:45 > 0:33:46and polycarbonate.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Team captain Tim thinks
0:33:48 > 0:33:51his bold, boisterous and friendly demeanour makes him
0:33:51 > 0:33:52an efficient team captain
0:33:52 > 0:33:56and notes that he enjoys the stress of working on Concussion.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Tim, we're out to stress you!
0:34:00 > 0:34:03The house robots, drive-me-mad Dead Metal and Shunt.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06APPLAUSE
0:34:06 > 0:34:09- Drivers are in, weapons in. - Where are we going to hit it?
0:34:09 > 0:34:12- There's stuff everywhere. - Back corners or front edge.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Ah, interesting.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16The Concussion boys trying to work out how to avoid
0:34:16 > 0:34:18the entanglement devices of Iron-Awe.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22- I think Iron-Awe is going to win this one.- Do you?- Yeah.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26How many predictions has Dara got right so far? We'll wait and see.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Three, two,
0:34:29 > 0:34:32one, activate.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36Iron-Awe 6 from the left, big full-body slam
0:34:36 > 0:34:38straightaway on Concussion.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42Is the flipper working? Avoiding Shunt, but only just.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Concussion, here, emerging as one of the strongest we've seen
0:34:45 > 0:34:47in this series of Robot Wars.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56Just stay in the middle. He's over. His weapon's dead.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Over go Iron-Awe 6.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06Gilbert and Robert Grimm's fairy tale about to end in a nightmare.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08I think they are dead.
0:35:12 > 0:35:13Whoa, whoa, whoa.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16That'll be damaging.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20Dead Metal thinks they've had it. The judges think they've had it.
0:35:20 > 0:35:21KLAXON
0:35:21 > 0:35:24Did he just go in for a little nick at the end?
0:35:24 > 0:35:28Iron-Awe 6 will go through to the third-fourth play-off
0:35:28 > 0:35:32but Concussion were the semifinal victors here.
0:35:34 > 0:35:35Guys, if we're honest,
0:35:35 > 0:35:38your experience was the most intimidating thing there.
0:35:38 > 0:35:39- We were really worried.- Genuinely.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42And, to be honest, Iron-Awe 6 didn't know what had hit them
0:35:42 > 0:35:45right from the start.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49Look at the power of the lethal drum. Up goes Iron-Awe 6.
0:35:49 > 0:35:54That is flipping fantastic! We know Iron-Awe has no working weapon.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Does this spell disaster for Gilbert Grimm?
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Is the Grimm fairy tale over?
0:36:01 > 0:36:04APPLAUSE
0:36:05 > 0:36:09- Well, it's not beginner's luck, we know that now.- Yeah.- Well done!
0:36:09 > 0:36:13- It's performing, that's for sure. - It is surely performing.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17- Through to the second of your heat finals.- Yeah, crazy.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21It's working properly!
0:36:21 > 0:36:24We're just downloading the fight video as well,
0:36:24 > 0:36:26so we've got live footage of in the arena.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Hopefully, that will look pretty good.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30THEY LAUGH
0:36:30 > 0:36:33The flipperless Iron-Awe 6 are beaten,
0:36:33 > 0:36:37but will battle again for third place and a shot at the wild card.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40After a shaky start and their robot Redemption Battle,
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Concussion are now our first team to make it through
0:36:43 > 0:36:44to tonight's final.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47Joining them will be the winner of our next semifinal
0:36:47 > 0:36:51between Rory's flail-spinning Nuts 2
0:36:51 > 0:36:53and the steel-piercing Androne 4000.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57For Androne 4000, those battles have taken their toll
0:36:57 > 0:37:00and their crushing claw is a severely damaged.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Everything is a little bit crooked and a different shape now.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05That used to be straight.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11To repair, they'll need to call on help from their fellow roboteers...
0:37:12 > 0:37:14..and me.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- OK, are you under pressure timewise? - Very much.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Well, you've got, basically, everyone in the warehouse
0:37:20 > 0:37:23helping you out so, if you can't manage to get it in the arena,
0:37:23 > 0:37:25you, frankly, shouldn't be here.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30- Come on!- It's very tight. This is a lot harder than it looks.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33Sorry, my head is close to your bum.
0:37:33 > 0:37:34I'll move mine out your way.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37Come on, Angela, put you're back into it.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40OK, there's got to be a better way. I'm going to pull.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42CHEERING
0:37:42 > 0:37:44One more. Yay!
0:37:46 > 0:37:49- I need to lie down. OK, good luck. - Thank you.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54There's a lot of pressure for Androne 4000
0:37:54 > 0:37:56to get ready for this semifinal in time.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00Meanwhile, robotics engineer Alex and chartered engineer Chris
0:38:00 > 0:38:04of Nuts 2 are busy plotting Androne's demise.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07We have the mini bots and we know from our first melee
0:38:07 > 0:38:09they can get under Androne really well
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- and just stop it dead in its tracks. - So, that's the...
0:38:12 > 0:38:16Our job is to keep Androne immobile, while Nuts gets up to speed.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24The ethos behind Nuts is it's still a fun robot
0:38:24 > 0:38:27but we've got way more technology behind the main robot
0:38:27 > 0:38:30and the mini bots and a lot of what we're trying now
0:38:30 > 0:38:32has never been done before in Robot Wars.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36If we win here, it puts us through to the heat final,
0:38:36 > 0:38:39which is kind of scary because, you know, it is Nuts
0:38:39 > 0:38:42and Nuts isn't supposed to be a good robot.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46We're just, you know, hoping for a bit of good luck.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Time's running out for opponent Androne 4000.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Hi, guys, just a quick check. How are you getting on?
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- Um, how many minutes?- Six minutes.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- Six and a half.- Six minutes. - Six and a half.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09Three and a bit. Looks like we made it.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12So, we're off to fight there again, see if we can smash some stuff.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Androne 4000's primary weapon
0:39:17 > 0:39:19is a hydraulic cylinder arm
0:39:19 > 0:39:22that can open to match the size of an opponent
0:39:22 > 0:39:24and come down with a crushing force
0:39:24 > 0:39:27of about eight tonnes.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29Androne 4000 began as a team-building exercise
0:39:29 > 0:39:31at David and Mark's mechanical engineering company firm.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Their boss has jokingly allowed the pair to work on the robot,
0:39:34 > 0:39:37on the condition they either win Robot Wars or they're fired,
0:39:37 > 0:39:40and they've created what they believe is the most powerful crusher
0:39:40 > 0:39:42to ever to appear on Robot Wars, with eight tonnes of pressure.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Now, that means that it'll either destroy its opponent
0:39:45 > 0:39:49or it'll destroy itself. David, a huge fan of heavy metal.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53He plays electric guitar and he's recently taken up jujitsu.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Nuts 2 are having an amazing competition so far.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Never in my wildest dreams did I think
0:39:59 > 0:40:01this lumbering daddy-longlegs of a robot
0:40:01 > 0:40:04would make it this far in this competition.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06Nuts can now spin at hundreds of revolutions per minute
0:40:06 > 0:40:09and their attack is the equivalent of being hit
0:40:09 > 0:40:12with a sledgehammer four times a second.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16Don't underestimate the power of the little Nuts mini bots either,
0:40:16 > 0:40:18driven by Alex and Chris Shakespeare,
0:40:18 > 0:40:21whose primary mission is to hassle and harass their opponents.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23Team captain Rory is a recent graduate
0:40:23 > 0:40:26from the University of Reading, where he studied cybernetics,
0:40:26 > 0:40:30and he's built his own computers completely from scratch.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Often thought of as the joke team of Robot Wars,
0:40:33 > 0:40:35yeah, who's laughing now?
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- I'm not! - HE LAUGHS
0:40:40 > 0:40:41In the arena, for this battle,
0:40:41 > 0:40:44it's Robot Wars' very own Scoop Doggy Dogg, Shunt,
0:40:44 > 0:40:47and Dead Metal.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51I've no idea how this is going to go.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53- Oh, I think this is Nuts.- Really?
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Yeah, they've got a lot of focus
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- and, also, even- I- was down lending a hand with Androne.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01- Really?- That's not a great omen.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Nuts 2 upgraded their melty brain technology
0:41:05 > 0:41:08to make them quicker across the arena floor.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11They'll use the little cluster bots, we know that,
0:41:11 > 0:41:15to try and immobilise and still Androne 4000's guard.
0:41:15 > 0:41:16Oh, it hasn't worked.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20And they got straight to Nuts 2, pushed him there to Dead Metal.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23And getting away. Good drive there from Androne 4000.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26What's happened though? Are they venting?
0:41:26 > 0:41:30They're venting their hydraulic fluid, Androne 4000.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33The flail of Nuts 2 has pierced the hydraulics
0:41:33 > 0:41:36of Androne 4000. They won't be able to self-right.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39- I think they're effectively out. - Press the button.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43The man who looks like Chris Martin, the pop star...
0:41:43 > 0:41:46It's Coldplay for you from now on, my son.
0:41:46 > 0:41:51I've never seen arterial spray from a robot before.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53- KLAXON - It was the piercing...
0:41:53 > 0:41:55- Cease!- ..of the hydraulics that means "Cease" is called.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- Nuts 2, the winner. - That was good, excellent.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01They simply couldn't move without the hydraulics.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04Once that hydraulic fluid was gone, so were they.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06That was incredible!
0:42:06 > 0:42:10Well, it looked so good, Androne 4000, at the start.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13But they got the flail up to full speed.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17You can see, there, the hydraulic fluid spurting out,
0:42:17 > 0:42:21from the flailing attack of Nuts 2.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23That's what caused the damage.
0:42:23 > 0:42:28Androne 4000's own attack took it into dangerous territory.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31It, therefore, couldn't move fully after that.
0:42:31 > 0:42:36Hydraulic fluid all over the arena floor.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38Androne 4000, out it comes.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42The jet of hydraulic fluid. Look at that.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44Who's going to repair that? Me, I suppose.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46I'll have to be out there with a mop.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48It's gone everywhere, that fluid!
0:42:51 > 0:42:54We've sent people home in bin bags in the past
0:42:54 > 0:42:57but we've rarely sent them home with a mop and bucket.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00- It looked good but it made a bit of a mess.- It made a heck of a mess.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02Well done, Nuts. The wins keep coming.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04Yeah, it wasn't quite how I was expecting to win it,
0:43:04 > 0:43:06but it was good to win it either way.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08- Quite exciting fighting on an oil slick.- Yes!
0:43:08 > 0:43:11Nuts is very difficult to drive as it is but, with oily wheels,
0:43:11 > 0:43:13it becomes very undrivable and very drifty.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16But it's actually becoming quite a threatening machine.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19Yeah, you can still be silly and crazy and kill things.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22- What a wonderful motto that is to take away...- Yeah, you know.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24..from Sunday evening entertainment.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27- "Silly and crazy but kill things." - Yeah.
0:43:27 > 0:43:29It's touching.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35Oh, it's so greasy. Oh, God.
0:43:35 > 0:43:40- So, you're in the final.- Ooh. - This is going to be a fun one.
0:43:40 > 0:43:45So, Concussion will meet Rory and team Nuts in tonight's final,
0:43:45 > 0:43:47the winner securing their place
0:43:47 > 0:43:50in the grand final.
0:43:50 > 0:43:54Whilst they prepare, Iron-Awe 6 and Androne must fight for third place
0:43:54 > 0:43:58and, with it, the chance to win the series wild card.
0:43:58 > 0:44:01This series, second and third placed teams from each heat
0:44:01 > 0:44:05will take to the arena for a 10 Robot Rumble.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08No time limit, no rules.
0:44:08 > 0:44:10It's last robot standing.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13The winner of the 10 Robot Rumble will join the five heat winners
0:44:13 > 0:44:15in the grand final.
0:44:15 > 0:44:19The first six teams into the 10 Robot Rumble are
0:44:19 > 0:44:21Apollo,
0:44:21 > 0:44:23Sabretooth...
0:44:25 > 0:44:27..Eruption...
0:44:28 > 0:44:30..Big Nipper...
0:44:31 > 0:44:33..Terrorhurtz
0:44:33 > 0:44:35and Track-tion.
0:44:37 > 0:44:39But who will join them?
0:44:44 > 0:44:48Poor Iron-Awe. They returned here as the daddy of flippers.
0:44:48 > 0:44:52Without them, you wouldn't have had Apollo or Eruption or Rapid.
0:44:52 > 0:44:54But they can't get their flipper to work
0:44:54 > 0:44:56and they've also come back here
0:44:56 > 0:44:58because there is a third generation of Iron-Awe robot makers -
0:44:58 > 0:45:01little baby William, only eight months old.
0:45:01 > 0:45:04And they can't get their machine to work. Will it work this time, lads?
0:45:04 > 0:45:07- Will it flip?- Maybe. - We hope so.- Maybe!
0:45:07 > 0:45:10That's the best we can do for a little eight-month-old baby.
0:45:10 > 0:45:13Who says we don't tug at the heartstrings on Robot Wars?
0:45:13 > 0:45:15Come on, Iron-Awe!
0:45:20 > 0:45:23But it's a level playing field,
0:45:23 > 0:45:26as Androne 4000 also have some serious technical problems.
0:45:26 > 0:45:28It's lodged through one of the housings
0:45:28 > 0:45:31and it should be on the other side anyway.
0:45:31 > 0:45:33It's literally cut it straight off, look.
0:45:33 > 0:45:36So, we'll have to get another one.
0:45:37 > 0:45:39The loser here goes home,
0:45:39 > 0:45:42but the winner gets that ticket to the 10 Robot Rumble.
0:45:43 > 0:45:46Three, two,
0:45:46 > 0:45:48one, activate.
0:45:48 > 0:45:50Iron-Awe really have a point to prove here.
0:45:50 > 0:45:53Grandaddy of the flippers, but it hasn't worked so far.
0:45:55 > 0:45:57Both weapons and the flipper
0:45:57 > 0:46:00and the big beat don't seem to be really working.
0:46:01 > 0:46:03Get him from the back if you can.
0:46:03 > 0:46:05Get him from the back, get him from the back.
0:46:05 > 0:46:09The experienced Gilbert and Robert at the controls of Iron-Awe 6.
0:46:09 > 0:46:12What will be the legacy for the grandson?
0:46:12 > 0:46:15A place in the first ten-way mega battle? Only if they win this one.
0:46:15 > 0:46:18Dodging away, both of them. They know what's at stake.
0:46:18 > 0:46:20Androne has had repairs.
0:46:20 > 0:46:24Good control though. Aggressive driving from the first timers.
0:46:24 > 0:46:28But without the weapon, this is a battle of attrition really.
0:46:28 > 0:46:33It'll come down to experience of control across the arena floor.
0:46:33 > 0:46:35Ooh, stay away from Matilda.
0:46:35 > 0:46:40I know many a machine and a man that has got into her clutches.
0:46:40 > 0:46:42Dreadful things happen.
0:46:42 > 0:46:46Iron-Awe 6 and Androne 4000 together.
0:46:46 > 0:46:49Iron-Awe 6... Ah, good line up there.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52Came in on the side of Androne 4000.
0:46:52 > 0:46:55Can you see that little bit of extra ground clearance
0:46:55 > 0:46:57on the side of Androne 4000?
0:46:57 > 0:46:59They nudge the Dial Of Doom.
0:46:59 > 0:47:01- Pit, pit!- Pit, pit.
0:47:01 > 0:47:03Somebody into the pit, somebody into the pit. Go on.
0:47:03 > 0:47:06It's very, very close.
0:47:06 > 0:47:08There's Killalot waiting.
0:47:08 > 0:47:13Iron-Awe 6 trying to feed Androne 4000 to the house robot.
0:47:13 > 0:47:17But David and Mark and the Androne team having none of it.
0:47:18 > 0:47:20Oh, brilliant, now just stay on him.
0:47:20 > 0:47:22- The crowd...- That's interesting.
0:47:22 > 0:47:26Meanwhile, the competitors are frozen in their focus
0:47:26 > 0:47:29to get through to the big melee,
0:47:29 > 0:47:31the historic... Whoa!
0:47:31 > 0:47:36Iron-Awe 6, a bit of a bucking and a broncoing machine out there.
0:47:36 > 0:47:37Away from Matilda's tail.
0:47:39 > 0:47:41Oh, they're trying to get the weapon down.
0:47:41 > 0:47:45Oh, and Matilda does get a whack in on Iron-Awe 6.
0:47:45 > 0:47:50Driving away again, Iron-Awe 6. Androne 4000 look perplexed.
0:47:50 > 0:47:54Where is he, where is he? We need to get in, we need to do some damage.
0:47:54 > 0:47:57Not this dancing around the arena.
0:47:57 > 0:47:59Oh, and very nearly had a knockout blow from Matilda.
0:47:59 > 0:48:03Iron-Awe 6 got too close in there, young Robert.
0:48:03 > 0:48:06You should know better than that. Now they go head-to-head.
0:48:06 > 0:48:11No real damage can be exacted from that sort of frontal approach.
0:48:11 > 0:48:15Gilbert with the hands on there, on the controls.
0:48:15 > 0:48:18Down go Androne 4000!
0:48:19 > 0:48:22That's it, well done. Cheers, mate. Good on you.
0:48:22 > 0:48:23Only three seconds left as well.
0:48:23 > 0:48:26It's all over. What a brave, brave battle they put up.
0:48:26 > 0:48:28- KLAXON - Cease!
0:48:28 > 0:48:30Really good first attempt by them, but it ends in defeat.
0:48:30 > 0:48:33If its flipper worked, it would have been a pretty awesome machine.
0:48:35 > 0:48:39Battle of attrition. Iron-Awe 6, in underneath, couldn't flip.
0:48:39 > 0:48:44And Androne 4000 had a problem with the hydraulic arm,
0:48:44 > 0:48:49as they went into the CPZ and got a whack from Matilda's flywheel.
0:48:49 > 0:48:52Iron-Awe 6 knew what they were doing. They were on top.
0:48:52 > 0:48:56Androne 4000 took too much damage in the previous battle.
0:48:56 > 0:49:00Edged onto the pit and over she goes.
0:49:04 > 0:49:06Well, you got through by the skin of your teeth.
0:49:06 > 0:49:09Three seconds left on the clock and you got them in the pit.
0:49:09 > 0:49:11Yeah, well, there was no problem getting them in the pit.
0:49:11 > 0:49:13As the inventor of the flipper,
0:49:13 > 0:49:17we are hoping that we'll eventually get to see it flip.
0:49:17 > 0:49:20- Please.- We hope so, yeah, we hope so.- Well, we hope so.
0:49:20 > 0:49:22Go, do something about it, yeah.
0:49:24 > 0:49:27So, Iron-Awe have a lifeline.
0:49:27 > 0:49:31They're through to the 10 Robot Rumble in the grand final.
0:49:33 > 0:49:34But this is the main event -
0:49:34 > 0:49:38tonight's final between Concussion and Nuts 2.
0:49:40 > 0:49:44Both teams are working feverishly in the pits to ensure their machines
0:49:44 > 0:49:48are in the best condition possible to challenge the Robot Wars title.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53You don't want those big hefty flails coming in
0:49:53 > 0:49:54and we just want to get in on them.
0:49:54 > 0:49:57So we've got some very sacrificial bits of polycarb,
0:49:57 > 0:49:59just to take that first hit.
0:49:59 > 0:50:02They're not going to stay on there but it might do something.
0:50:06 > 0:50:07It's the final.
0:50:07 > 0:50:10Can Concussion, who went from fans to finalists last series,
0:50:10 > 0:50:13be about to etch their name in the book of legends?
0:50:13 > 0:50:16Standing in their way is Nuts 2, but a win here,
0:50:16 > 0:50:19and these jokers could finally be taken seriously.
0:50:19 > 0:50:21APPLAUSE
0:50:25 > 0:50:29Concussion is a drum spinner but it's going to tear people to bits.
0:50:32 > 0:50:34We've got a much harder drum.
0:50:34 > 0:50:38It spins faster, accelerates faster.
0:50:40 > 0:50:44It's all focused on keeping that weapon at people
0:50:44 > 0:50:46and just taking them apart bit by bit.
0:50:48 > 0:50:50Despite Tim's confidence,
0:50:50 > 0:50:53the team had a difficult start to their competition,
0:50:53 > 0:50:57after being on the sharp end of Androne 4000's piercing claw.
0:51:03 > 0:51:05Get the rage of that fight out on it with a hammer.
0:51:07 > 0:51:10The robot game is a battle of wits, as well as intellect
0:51:10 > 0:51:13and ingenuity, so you have to be ready to improvise.
0:51:13 > 0:51:15But they came back stronger than ever
0:51:15 > 0:51:19and Concussion took no prisoners in the next two battles.
0:51:24 > 0:51:26We're extremely proud of our robot.
0:51:26 > 0:51:28We feel it's a real step up, a real evolution.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31As long as our drum keeps spinning, we're going to be winning.
0:51:34 > 0:51:36I genuinely think we could win Robot Wars.
0:51:38 > 0:51:41But their fellow finalists, Nuts 2, are no pushovers.
0:51:43 > 0:51:46Rory, the son of a Somerset cider farmer,
0:51:46 > 0:51:50has created one of the most unique robots we've ever seen.
0:51:54 > 0:51:57Nuts runs entirely on all my home electronics.
0:51:57 > 0:51:59But it's really, you know...
0:51:59 > 0:52:01All our skills have been put into making this thing work.
0:52:01 > 0:52:03With a bit of luck on their side,
0:52:03 > 0:52:06Rory and his team spun their way through their group battle.
0:52:08 > 0:52:10The full force of their chaotic flail-spinner
0:52:10 > 0:52:14delivered a decisive blow to Androne in the semifinal.
0:52:14 > 0:52:16Nuts started out as a silly robot
0:52:16 > 0:52:20but now it's really grown up and it's not so silly any more.
0:52:21 > 0:52:23Hard to fight against, the element of surprise
0:52:23 > 0:52:27is one of their strengths, sometimes surprising even them.
0:52:27 > 0:52:29This fight, there's everything to play for.
0:52:29 > 0:52:32Either they do the conventional thing of tearing us apart
0:52:32 > 0:52:35or we do the unconventional thing of somehow getting a knockout.
0:52:37 > 0:52:39So, will Rory's electronic wizardry
0:52:39 > 0:52:43or Tim's brute force reign supreme? Time to find out.
0:52:44 > 0:52:46Roboteers, stand by.
0:52:46 > 0:52:49Oh, this means so much to both teams.
0:52:49 > 0:52:51Concussion not leaving anything to chance.
0:52:51 > 0:52:54They've even put on extra armour they're calling "Nuts guards".
0:52:54 > 0:52:56Two, one,
0:52:56 > 0:52:58activate.
0:52:58 > 0:53:01Concussion, with the cricket batsman's equivalent of a box,
0:53:01 > 0:53:03a Nuts guard.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05Using it to effect to dodge the flail.
0:53:05 > 0:53:07Couldn't dodge the floor flipper,
0:53:07 > 0:53:09has dodged the flail a little bit.
0:53:09 > 0:53:11In come the angry little cluster bots.
0:53:11 > 0:53:13Over goes Concussion.
0:53:13 > 0:53:15Look out for the Nuts cluster bots.
0:53:15 > 0:53:18The plan with the cluster bots is not to wreak damage
0:53:18 > 0:53:21but to get in underneath opponents and hold them back
0:53:21 > 0:53:24while the great flails of Nuts get up to speed.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28And I'm not too sure here
0:53:28 > 0:53:31whether or not the Nut guards are impeding it actually.
0:53:31 > 0:53:33Oh, look at the power there.
0:53:33 > 0:53:35Taking out his own team-mates there.
0:53:35 > 0:53:37What is wrong? Concussion is totally stuck.
0:53:41 > 0:53:44Concussion can usually drive both ways up,
0:53:44 > 0:53:47but those Nut buster guards are stopping them moving.
0:53:48 > 0:53:50Oh, wow!
0:53:50 > 0:53:52Is he going to turn it over? Go on, turn it over.
0:53:52 > 0:53:55The Nut buster's getting in the way.
0:53:55 > 0:53:57Spinning manically.
0:53:59 > 0:54:01And their own improvements have led to their downfall.
0:54:01 > 0:54:04Oh, goodness me!
0:54:04 > 0:54:08Shunt coming in with an absolute slam with the axe.
0:54:08 > 0:54:10And look at that, just waiting.
0:54:11 > 0:54:13Come on, Shunt. Flip us.
0:54:15 > 0:54:17There you are, look. You can see the guard buckled
0:54:17 > 0:54:20and it means that wheel can't turn freely,
0:54:20 > 0:54:22so they can spin around and around and around
0:54:22 > 0:54:26but, boys, Concussion team, you ain't going nowhere.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28Nuts 2 headed for victory.
0:54:31 > 0:54:35Oh, one of the guards has gone. It was one of his guards.
0:54:37 > 0:54:38In comes a little cluster bot.
0:54:38 > 0:54:41And again, one blow onto the wheel.
0:54:41 > 0:54:44Oh, this is grisly for Concussion.
0:54:45 > 0:54:49Nuts 2 trying to get the flail up to full speed.
0:54:49 > 0:54:53Concussion maybe trying to hide behind the floor spikes.
0:54:53 > 0:54:56A little cluster bot trying to get a wedge in there.
0:54:56 > 0:55:01You can see the problem. That wheel is absolutely wedged tight.
0:55:01 > 0:55:02I think that'll do.
0:55:04 > 0:55:06No, here we go.
0:55:06 > 0:55:07This is for show now.
0:55:07 > 0:55:09They're showboating out there, Nuts 2,
0:55:09 > 0:55:11with the spin to win.
0:55:11 > 0:55:13Just stop moving. You keep moving.
0:55:14 > 0:55:16They're immobile.
0:55:16 > 0:55:18- KLAXON - Concussion beat.
0:55:18 > 0:55:20- Cease!- Nuts 2, worthy heat winners.
0:55:20 > 0:55:24- Well done, lads.- Nicely done. You gave us one hell of a run there.
0:55:24 > 0:55:27- Just couldn't get you, just couldn't get you.- Oh, yeah.
0:55:29 > 0:55:31Well done, well done. Hey, melty brain.
0:55:33 > 0:55:37A figure of fun no longer, Nuts 2.
0:55:38 > 0:55:41And they were on the attack there, Concussion.
0:55:41 > 0:55:44But here is where the trouble started. That flip.
0:55:44 > 0:55:49And from that moment, they can't move as well as they would want to.
0:55:49 > 0:55:52Big, big hit from Shunt.
0:55:52 > 0:55:55And Concussion, it was just a question here
0:55:55 > 0:55:57of trying to stay out of trouble.
0:55:57 > 0:55:59They've stayed around the floor spikes,
0:55:59 > 0:56:02I think, hoping that the spikes would turn them back over again,
0:56:02 > 0:56:04but it hasn't happened.
0:56:04 > 0:56:06They've never got back into the battle.
0:56:09 > 0:56:11Another ding-dong final.
0:56:11 > 0:56:13But Concussion were the ones who were knocked out.
0:56:13 > 0:56:16And were you knocked out as much by the arena
0:56:16 > 0:56:18and the house robots, as you were by Nuts?
0:56:18 > 0:56:21Yeah, I mean, we took some major damage from Shunt.
0:56:21 > 0:56:23The weapon stopped the second he hit us.
0:56:23 > 0:56:25He literally exploded the guns out.
0:56:25 > 0:56:27And there were two good flips, one of which you spent
0:56:27 > 0:56:31most the time trying to flip yourselves back over again.
0:56:31 > 0:56:33Yeah, we nearly did it but, yeah, unfortunately,
0:56:33 > 0:56:35I think the things we put to stop Nuts on there
0:56:35 > 0:56:38- may have been why we couldn't do it. - This is the cruel irony,
0:56:38 > 0:56:40cos you put Nuts guards on here
0:56:40 > 0:56:43- and that meant you couldn't drive it upside down.- Yeah, we did try.
0:56:43 > 0:56:46And now you move onto a melee with ten robots in the room.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49Yeah, and we already know there's a couple of big names in there,
0:56:49 > 0:56:51so we're going to see what we can do.
0:56:51 > 0:56:53Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Concussion.
0:56:53 > 0:56:56APPLAUSE
0:56:56 > 0:56:58Well, Nuts, the joke robot -
0:56:58 > 0:57:01the supposed joke robot - and you have the last laugh.
0:57:01 > 0:57:07Yeah undefeated in the grand final now, with almost no damage.
0:57:07 > 0:57:10I'm not quite sure what's happening or why or how,
0:57:10 > 0:57:12but I'm not going to complain.
0:57:12 > 0:57:14It looked a little haphazard.
0:57:14 > 0:57:16Was that the melty brain? Was that what sealed it?
0:57:16 > 0:57:19Yeah, the melty brain was doing its bit, a great job there.
0:57:19 > 0:57:22Got up to full speed and we could slowly turn into them
0:57:22 > 0:57:25with the flails going at full speed, so it's working really, really well.
0:57:25 > 0:57:28Well, I'm not sure you know how you did it, but we're glad you did it.
0:57:28 > 0:57:31- Yeah.- Well done. Please make some noise for Nuts!
0:57:31 > 0:57:33APPLAUSE
0:57:33 > 0:57:34Yeah, that's Nuts.
0:57:34 > 0:57:37It wouldn't win any beauty contests among our robots
0:57:37 > 0:57:40but it's the one that's in the grand final.
0:57:40 > 0:57:42That's all from us, however, for now. Good night.
0:57:42 > 0:57:45- APPLAUSE - Well done.
0:57:48 > 0:57:50Next time on Robot Wars...
0:57:51 > 0:57:53Thor.
0:57:55 > 0:57:57I am the lone wolf.
0:57:59 > 0:58:01Magnetar.
0:58:02 > 0:58:05I've been called a boy genius and I really don't like that at all.
0:58:06 > 0:58:07Oh!
0:58:10 > 0:58:12Expulsion.
0:58:13 > 0:58:17We came back this year to prove that last time was just a practice
0:58:17 > 0:58:19and we can now come and beat them.
0:58:27 > 0:58:28Wow!