0:00:02 > 0:00:03Fighting robots represent
0:00:03 > 0:00:06probably one of the biggest challenges in engineering,
0:00:06 > 0:00:07because there is no perfect design.
0:00:12 > 0:00:1540 robot-fighting teams are about to take on
0:00:15 > 0:00:19one of the most intense engineering challenges in the world.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Advice I'd give to roboteers entering the arena
0:00:21 > 0:00:24is don't panic and try not to die.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31To design, build and battle heavyweight fighting robots
0:00:31 > 0:00:33to compete for the ultimate prize.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Through chaotic group battles and fierce head-to-heads,
0:00:42 > 0:00:44new and veteran teams of robot engineers
0:00:44 > 0:00:48must push their reinforced war machines to the limit.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52Their robots are harder, faster, stronger,
0:00:52 > 0:00:54designed for one thing -
0:00:54 > 0:00:57total destruction in pursuit of victory.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09CHEERING
0:01:15 > 0:01:16Welcome to Robot Wars,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19where the greatest engineering brains have come together
0:01:19 > 0:01:23to create ever more fiendish ways of smashing lumps out of each other.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Teams from across the globe, from all walks of life,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29determined to leave here as the new Robot Wars champions.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32And the machines are still evolving.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36Tougher armour, spinners that reach speeds of over 250mph,
0:01:36 > 0:01:38and a couple that look like
0:01:38 > 0:01:40they fell off the back of a carnival float.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42They will, of course, have to impress our trio of judges
0:01:42 > 0:01:45with their aggression, damage and control.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47And it all takes place right here
0:01:47 > 0:01:48in our bulletproof arena.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Here's how the competition works.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57We begin with two huge group battles.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01The top two robots from each group progress to the head-to-heads.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04After three fights apiece, the two teams with the most points
0:02:04 > 0:02:06face each other in the final.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08The winner of tonight's show
0:02:08 > 0:02:09will progress to the Grand Final
0:02:09 > 0:02:12for the chance to be the Robot Wars champion.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15In the first group battle is...
0:02:19 > 0:02:20Let's meet our teams.
0:02:25 > 0:02:26Rapid is billed as being
0:02:26 > 0:02:30one of the most advanced and expensive flippers ever built,
0:02:30 > 0:02:32and 15 times more powerful than champion Apollo.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35This is, by some distance, the most polished-looking -
0:02:35 > 0:02:37literally the most polished-looking -
0:02:37 > 0:02:39robot that we have.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41This is Rapid. Also, I believe, it's the most expensive robot
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- in the competition this year. - I can't comment on that.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46No, of course not. But I can - it is.
0:02:46 > 0:02:47What does it do?
0:02:47 > 0:02:50It's got probably the biggest flipper you're going to see today.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- Does it have any weakness?- It does scratch quite easily.- It scratches?
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Really? Well, I'm sorry, boo-hoo, that your robot scratches(!)
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Give it up for Rapid, ladies and gentlemen.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01APPLAUSE
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Having defected last series from people's favourite Nuts,
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Dave Lawrie has made his new robot from reclaimed materials,
0:03:10 > 0:03:11including a trampoline,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14bike tyres and a horse-tooth file.
0:03:14 > 0:03:15Let's talk about the weapon.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19- This arm runs across the entire width of the machine.- Right.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21So we'll retract it to the side.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- Yeah.- We'll ram a robot.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25We'll bring the arm in,
0:03:25 > 0:03:26give them a gentle cuddle,
0:03:26 > 0:03:30and then we can then drive that robot with ours.
0:03:30 > 0:03:31We've used four tools,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33we've used no computers,
0:03:33 > 0:03:34there's no welding,
0:03:34 > 0:03:36literally anyone could put it together.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38And we just want to show you could still succeed
0:03:38 > 0:03:40with a design that thinks outside the box.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- I for one cannot wait to see this one.- Yeah, me too.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Give it up for Jellyfish, please!
0:03:45 > 0:03:47CHEERING
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Last series this flailbot
0:03:53 > 0:03:57entertained the crowd with its spirited but chaotic performance.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00The new Nuts is four times more powerful,
0:04:00 > 0:04:03but can they control it to beat previous team-mate Jellyfish?
0:04:04 > 0:04:07The wingspan looks a little terrifying.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Oh, yeah, it's got about a metre and a half of flail.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Should hit about 150mph.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15It was quite out of control last time.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- Will you be able to control it this time?- Even less.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- It's going to be so good. - That's what I thought!
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Let's talk about Jellyfish, your old pal.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25They went off and they've done their own thing,
0:04:25 > 0:04:28good luck to them, but once you get in the arena
0:04:28 > 0:04:30it's every robot to themselves,
0:04:30 > 0:04:33and our aim is to really make Jellyfish our sushi.
0:04:33 > 0:04:34Ho-ho-ho!
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Please go nuts for Nuts!
0:04:36 > 0:04:39CHEERING
0:04:43 > 0:04:47This experienced axebot never fulfilled its potential last time,
0:04:47 > 0:04:51but with a new improved weapon system, could this be their year?
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Here we are with Terrorhurtz -
0:04:54 > 0:04:56but improved Terrorhurtz.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58More terror, more hurting.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00How will it inflict terror and hurt?
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Big axe. It's all about the big axe.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Hopefully it works this year.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07What was the problem that stopped you firing last year?
0:05:07 > 0:05:09We had this ridiculously complicated system.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- We had two transmitters cabled together.- OK.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14It was just not very good. Sort of complete change now,
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- we've got two independent systems now.- Brilliant.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- So we're going to see the axe firing?- Yeah, with a bit of luck.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Fantastic. Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Terrorhurtz.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24APPLAUSE
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Our four teams head into battle.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Tactics and experience will play a big part
0:05:31 > 0:05:34in surviving our hazard-packed arena.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38But this series there's a fiendish new twist -
0:05:38 > 0:05:40the rogue house robots.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Hitting the tyre now has a deadly new dimension.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45At random, the huge Doom Dog
0:05:45 > 0:05:48will either swing left to lower the pit...
0:05:48 > 0:05:51or to the right, unleashing a house robot
0:05:51 > 0:05:56to escape its base and go marauding for ten seconds.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58So sit back, and for the first time this series
0:05:58 > 0:06:01it's over to the master of the arena, Jonathan Pearce.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Thanks very much, Dara and Angela.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05And before we introduce the weird and wonderful robots
0:06:05 > 0:06:09competing in tonight's group battle, there's a bit of housekeeping to do.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Battles in the competition are fought over three minutes.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14A robot is out if they find themselves immobile,
0:06:14 > 0:06:17are thrown out of the arena or find themselves in the Pit of Oblivion.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20If there isn't a clear winner at the end of the fight
0:06:20 > 0:06:22then it's up to our judging panel,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Professor Sethu Vijayakumar, Dr Lucy Rogers,
0:06:25 > 0:06:29and head judge - the man, the legend - Professor Noel Sharkey.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33The roboteers, for our first group battle,
0:06:33 > 0:06:35are in the arena.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36'From Hampshire...
0:06:36 > 0:06:37'Nuts 2.'
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Nuts now reaches a top speed of 20mph and will spin at 540rpm.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44The boys say being attacked my Nuts
0:06:44 > 0:06:48will be like being hit by a sledgehammer 18 times a second.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51'From central London, Rapid.'
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Team Rapid run a research and development engineering firm
0:06:54 > 0:06:56with offices around the world.
0:06:56 > 0:06:57Rapid cost £25,000 to make
0:06:57 > 0:07:01and the team say it can flip a transit van a metre in the air.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06'From Antrim, Northern Ireland, Jellyfish.'
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Team captain Dave is a writer and wife Gemma is a horse dentist.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11They built Jellyfish to absorb damage with its
0:07:11 > 0:07:13high-density polyester armour.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17'From Oxford, Terrorhurtz.'
0:07:17 > 0:07:2016 years in development, Terrorhurtz is back.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Team captain John Reid is a design engineer,
0:07:22 > 0:07:24and team-mate Nick is a rocket scientist.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28Their CO2-powered axe develops a tonne of force.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32The house robot for this battle is the delicious Matilda.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Swipe left, or she'll take a swipe at you.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Weighing in at a trim 350 kilos.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43'Roboteers, stand by.'
0:07:44 > 0:07:46I can't wait for this.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50The teams are in the control booths. It's battle time.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56'Three...
0:07:56 > 0:07:57'two...
0:07:57 > 0:07:58'one...
0:07:58 > 0:08:00'activate.'
0:08:00 > 0:08:03I love the smell of the Robot Wars Arena in the morning.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Oh, and immediately Jellyfish is up in the air!
0:08:07 > 0:08:11The lowest, smallest robot in the competition in terms of height.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14The flailing chains of Nuts.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18A three-metre diameter on that fearsome weapon.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Jellyfish in trouble.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23Come on, Jelly.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Dave Lawrie at the controls, with Gemma alongside him.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32They'll try and clamp and hold on and hold on to their reasoning
0:08:32 > 0:08:34and hold on to a place in the competition.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36I'll tell you what, they aren't doing bad...
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Oh, look at that attack there!
0:08:41 > 0:08:43A mighty blow for the Terrorhurtz.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46And the little clusterbots are out there as well.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Belonging to the Nuts team.
0:08:49 > 0:08:54There we see Rapid in underneath and flipping Jellyfish into the air.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58Rapid with that incredible flipper.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Well armoured, too.
0:09:00 > 0:09:0415 times more powerful than any other flipper ever built.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06But...
0:09:06 > 0:09:10where are they in the competition now? In after Nuts.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Turning, spinning, control problem?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Oh-ho-ho-ho!
0:09:15 > 0:09:16What about this?
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Oh, Matilda!
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Don't mess with the rear end of Matilda.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Oh, it's a grisly place to be.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27And that's a doomed place to be. Nuts.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Oh, the nutty boys. Out!
0:09:32 > 0:09:35One robot forlorn and forgotten.
0:09:35 > 0:09:40Three remain. The little clusterbots are still out there.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Trying to create nuisance value more than anything else.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45No, no more firing, no more firing.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49That mighty axe of Terrorhurtz, the experienced John Reid in there.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53And here we have Terrorhurtz chasing after Rapid.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56They're leaving Jellyfish alone because they think Jellyfish
0:09:56 > 0:09:58is immobilised and spinning awkwardly, but going nowhere.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00This is all about the damage now
0:10:00 > 0:10:03that Terrorhurtz can cause on Rapid, thinking about later
0:10:03 > 0:10:06in the competition - good planning, good tactics here by John Reid!
0:10:06 > 0:10:07KLAXON
0:10:07 > 0:10:08'Cease.'
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Cease is called.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Just did enough, probably. Just.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- Ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo!- A bit of cat and mouse at the end.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21One booth buoyed by victory, one booth beaten.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24The attack on Jellyfish, I think, damaged the controls there,
0:10:24 > 0:10:30they were never really active on those dirt-bike tyre treads.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33And you can see there, Nuts having problem with the controls.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37That onslaught from Matilda ended their dreams.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- Rapid, you should be very happy with this, presumably.- OK.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43You got under some, but didn't get under others.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Well, it's a balance between getting it low enough and not getting
0:10:45 > 0:10:47caught on every screw at the bottom of the arena.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49So, we've got to find that balance.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52And at one stage, though, you had a chain caught in your mouth.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53Yeah. Eating it.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56However, there was a significant part of the bout where you
0:10:56 > 0:10:58were running away backwards from this lot.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- You did very, very well there. - Nice little driving test that was.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- Were you happy with how the axe did? - No.- Really?
0:11:04 > 0:11:07It was down on power, very limited. It's not happy at all,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- so we'll have to look at that. - Nonetheless, you're through.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- Rapid and Terrorhurtz, well done to both of you.- Well done, guys.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14APPLAUSE
0:11:14 > 0:11:19'It's an early exit for friends turned rivals Nuts and Jellyfish.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22'But John has expertly driven Terrorhurtz into the next round.
0:11:23 > 0:11:28'He now has two hours in the pits to fix that axe.'
0:11:28 > 0:11:31The axe mechanism is really, really stiff.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33It looks like we're going to have to disassemble,
0:11:33 > 0:11:35strip the whole machine down to its base and look at the ram,
0:11:35 > 0:11:38look at the inside of the ram, see what we've got.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42'Rapid managed to coast this group stage nearly intact.'
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Bent our front fork. But otherwise...
0:11:45 > 0:11:46We should be able to bend that.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49And that one's come off a bit. We can add some weld onto that.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52'Our second group battle is between TMHWK,
0:11:52 > 0:11:55'Aftershock, Crank-E, and Sabretooth.'
0:12:00 > 0:12:04'A complete rebuild since last series. Team Sabretooth is back.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06'The colour scheme is all that remains,
0:12:06 > 0:12:10'as the team pin their hopes on their new spinning-drum weapon.'
0:12:12 > 0:12:17It's been 16 years of televised fights. You've never won a battle.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- We've never won a fight. - You're a glutton for punishment.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22We've learnt so many lessons.
0:12:22 > 0:12:27- The key lesson is, this time, it runs both ways up.- OK.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29The drum is a monster.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31So you're just going to mow everything out of the way?
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- That's the dream. - Sabretooth, everyone.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35APPLAUSE
0:12:41 > 0:12:46'This experienced international team plan to rain down hits with
0:12:46 > 0:12:48'their dual-edged weapon.'
0:12:49 > 0:12:51APPLAUSE
0:12:51 > 0:12:52How far have you travelled?
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Quite a long distance. From Holland, from Rotterdam.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Well, welcome, welcome. Or as you say in Holland, "Welcome,"
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- because your English is excellent. - Yeah. No problem for us.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02What can TMHWK do?
0:13:02 > 0:13:07TMHWK has a very strong axe that has two ways we can use it,
0:13:07 > 0:13:12a point to make inserts and other sides to just do damage.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Now, sometimes we've found if the axe misses
0:13:14 > 0:13:16you can do yourself some damage with the axe.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18We know, yes, so we won't miss.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27'Having taken out Robot Wars legend Razer in the last series,
0:13:27 > 0:13:32'Kill-E Crank-E has been overhauled and now claims to be spinner-proof.'
0:13:34 > 0:13:38It's very subdued here, everything's under control.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Yeah, we're just making the final preparations, ready for battle.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45Does that include roasting your robot in tinfoil?
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Er, yeah, something like that.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50It's to keep it cool inside in case we put...get put on the Flame Pit.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52It's just like when you put a chicken in the oven and you
0:13:52 > 0:13:56put it in tinfoil, it keeps it from burning on the skin.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07'Last series, they made it to the grand final with Shockwave.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11'But hungry to win, they've completely redesigned
0:14:11 > 0:14:15'their new robot, Aftershock, with its vertical spinner.'
0:14:16 > 0:14:18APPLAUSE
0:14:18 > 0:14:19- Welcome back.- Thank you. It's good to be back.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- Different iteration this time round. - Definitely.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24We've been refining this design with a vertical spinner for over
0:14:24 > 0:14:27ten years now, and it should rip anything to pieces.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- Right, that's the plan, right?- If it works.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Are you confident that it will work?
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Well, yeah, we've not really tested it, that's the trouble.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36You can't test these things, so we've had it spinning,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39we've had it driving, but we've not had it doing it at the same time.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- THEY LAUGH - Good luck, Aftershock.- Thank you.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48It's the moment of truth for the teams.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52All that stands between them and a shot at the title are five
0:14:52 > 0:14:57hazards, four house robots and three competitors. Over to you, Jonathan.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Thanks once again, Dara and Angela.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Yes, the teams in the second group battle tonight
0:15:02 > 0:15:04now entering the arena.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07'From Haslemere, Surrey, Sabretooth.'
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Father-and-daughter team the Strouds, back with Rob Pickford and Al Cannon.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Sabretooth is back and now has the biggest spinning drum
0:15:13 > 0:15:17in the competition, spinning at an intimidating 7,000rpm.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20'From Reading, Aftershock.'
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Last year, father and son Will and Ian Thomas competed with pusherbot Shockwave.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27The robot has a 500mm, 23kg spinning disc
0:15:27 > 0:15:29that can spin at 3,500rpm.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33'From the Netherlands, TMHWK.'
0:15:33 > 0:15:36TMHWK has interchangeable axe heads for spearing opponents or
0:15:36 > 0:15:37bludgeoning them.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40The robot's axe hits are controlled by a microcontroller which gives
0:15:40 > 0:15:43them four different kinds of hits for ultra-tactical combat.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47'From Caithness, Crank-E.'
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Team captain Robin Herrick decommissions nuclear power stations.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Crank-E is a two-wheel drive with a 22-kilo central vertical spinner,
0:15:54 > 0:15:56with a tip speed of 223 mph.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01For the first time tonight, he's an axe to the max -
0:16:01 > 0:16:05it's the titanium-tipped axe of Shunt.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10'Roboteers, stand by.'
0:16:11 > 0:16:14After this battle, two of these robots will be going home.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15It is battle time.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19'Three...
0:16:19 > 0:16:22'two...one...
0:16:22 > 0:16:24'activate.'
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Interesting to see how Crank-E gets on.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Oh, not very well from the start.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Flipped up and over, hasn't been tested.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32The wheels could be vulnerable.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35We see the mighty spinner of Aftershock,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38and we see very much a robot in peril.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Pincered between the two.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49And Crank-E very much in trouble.
0:16:49 > 0:16:54Look at that, 3,500rpm spinning blade of Aftershock.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Now, the attack on the girls from the Netherlands.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59The TMHWK team.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Just keep hitting.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06That is the big rolling blade of Sabretooth
0:17:06 > 0:17:11to launch another machine two metres in the air.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Aftershock... Release the tyre!
0:17:13 > 0:17:17And this time the Pit of Oblivion descends.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19- ALL:- In the pit! In the pit!
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Look at the damage on Crank-E,
0:17:24 > 0:17:26on the armament there.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- The armament...- Oh!
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Oh, wow!
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Immobilise machines, not Aftershock.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39Certainly there, Tomahawk, and another...
0:17:39 > 0:17:42It's all double Dutch for them.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- KLAXON - 'Cease.'
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- We went up in a puff of smoke. - Our LEM went.- Did it?
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Wait, wait, did we...?
0:17:54 > 0:17:55Who's through? Who's in trouble?
0:17:55 > 0:17:58That's the question they're asking.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02Well, Aftershock was the most impressive in that group battle.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05The most damage to Crank-E.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08It looked to me as if Sabretooth were in control
0:18:08 > 0:18:11and capable of going further.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14The road has ended for Crank-E.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18I mean, it looks like Aftershock are back and better than ever before.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- The improvements have certainly paid off.- It seemed to work.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23The disc caused a lot of damage, by the look of things.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- I think we might have blown it up, though.- You think it's blown up?
0:18:26 > 0:18:28There was a small wisp of smoke coming out of it.
0:18:28 > 0:18:29Yeah, puff of smoke and...
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- We thought that was just for dramatic effect.- Special effects.
0:18:32 > 0:18:37Team Sabretooth, 16 years you've waited for a little sniff of glory.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- But have we won?- What?!
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Sorry, what?! No wonder it took 16 years!
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Yeah. Well, I mean, you're through, yeah.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Yay!
0:18:48 > 0:18:49Was there a question...?
0:18:49 > 0:18:52I need it confirmed, I need it confirmed. It's been so long.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Can you write it down for him?
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- Yes, you're through to the head-to-head.- That's amazing.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02- Well, good luck in the head-to-heads and well done.- ALL:- Thank you.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Aftershock already a force to be reckoned with but that great
0:19:08 > 0:19:10power comes with its own problems,
0:19:10 > 0:19:13in the form of an overworked electrical system.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17We're probably drawing well over 1,000 amps at maximum power.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19So it's burnt out some wiring.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22If we replace that, we should be good to go for the next fight.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27After their first-ever televised victory,
0:19:27 > 0:19:29it's a jubilant Team Sabretooth
0:19:29 > 0:19:31who return to the pits to check for damage.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33The only issue we really had was
0:19:33 > 0:19:35it was catching the floor with the scooper, it's so flat.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38So we'll just increase the spaces underneath so it sits a tiny bit
0:19:38 > 0:19:42higher and it will run round much more easily.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45At the end of the group battles, four teams have made it through
0:19:45 > 0:19:47to the next stage of the competition...
0:19:53 > 0:19:55First to face each other in the head-to-heads
0:19:55 > 0:19:57are Sabretooth and Terrorhurtz.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02In the pits, Team Terrorhurtz have been working
0:20:02 > 0:20:06on their slow-firing axe, but rather than stripping the machine apart,
0:20:06 > 0:20:09they've opted for a quick fix.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11I've had a look at the problem - so stiff.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15So we just squirted some lube in the cylinder and it's...
0:20:15 > 0:20:16It's better.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20It's not as good as it should be, but it's a lot better.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Opponents Sabretooth have also been working hard trying to raise
0:20:23 > 0:20:27the clearance on their 7,000rpm spinning drum.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29These essential adjustments can be the difference between
0:20:29 > 0:20:31victory and destruction.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35For Gabriel, daughter Esme, and the rest of Team Sabretooth,
0:20:35 > 0:20:40the extensive repairs are keeping a dream alive 16 years in the making.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45I'm Gabriel Stroud, I'm team captain of Sabretooth.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49I run my own company,
0:20:49 > 0:20:50Esme is a student,
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Rob is a builder
0:20:52 > 0:20:53and Al is an engineer.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59After all the effort for last series,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02and all the work we put in, to go out in the first round was terrible.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Our drum spins at 150mph.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15When it hits an opponent, it's going to rip them to pieces.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20To win Robot Wars would mean so much to my dad.
0:21:20 > 0:21:25I think it's probably his ultimate dream!
0:21:25 > 0:21:28On this series of Robot Wars, you'll hear Sabretooth roar.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36Team Terrorhurtz are relying on their quick fix to unleash
0:21:36 > 0:21:38the potential of their axe.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42For John and Nick, this is a culmination of years of hard work.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48I'm John, I'm from Oxford. Our robot is Terrorhurtz.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52I'm a mechanical-design engineer.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54I design racing-car simulators.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Also on the team we have Nick.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00He's an amateur rocket physicist and he operates the axe.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Terrorhurtz is all about the axe. Very powerful - powered by C02.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11So it's really built around the weapon.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14I've spent a lot of time on the design side of things.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19I probably must have spent thousands of hours designing Terrorhurtz.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22I think my combat strategy is always attack, just full-on attack.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25Just get stuck in and go for it, see what happens.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34The house robot in the arena - he's not grumpy,
0:22:34 > 0:22:36he's a bit spiky...
0:22:36 > 0:22:38it's the vertical saw of Dead Metal.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43'Roboteers, stand by.'
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Sabretooth against Terrorhurtz.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Terrorhurtz's armour perfectly suited to deflect blows, then,
0:22:49 > 0:22:50from Sabretooth's drum.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Sabretooth have their work cut out for them here.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56'Three, two, one...'
0:22:56 > 0:22:58'activate.'
0:22:58 > 0:23:00KLAXON
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Is the Terrorhurtz weapon a mere toothpick at the moment?
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Sabretooth's weapon, a bit of a humdrum affair?
0:23:06 > 0:23:08But there is that question about the Terrorhurtz armament
0:23:08 > 0:23:10around the side.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14There you can see they're going full-frontal attack on Sabretooth.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18One improvement for Sabretooth, by the way, fully invertible.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20It's the best evolution for me... Oh!
0:23:20 > 0:23:24In terrible trouble there for Terrorhurtz.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27It's very bad. OK, let's get out of here.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Oh! And off goes the aluminium tail
0:23:31 > 0:23:33and that is absolutely crucial...
0:23:34 > 0:23:38..for the weaponry to work properly. Terrorhurtz in trouble now.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44And all of a sudden, Sabretooth, after 16 years
0:23:44 > 0:23:46of misery and hurt...
0:23:46 > 0:23:48are looking delightful.
0:23:48 > 0:23:49Yes! Yes! Yes!
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Didn't even know they'd won the previous bout,
0:23:54 > 0:23:56so unused to victory!
0:23:56 > 0:24:00There is smoke. Do we have wiring issues?
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Do we have a burn-out there?
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Which machine will last the longest?
0:24:11 > 0:24:13At its best, one tonne of force in each hit.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17At 100mph, they are going for it.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Wait for it, wait for it... Ready... Ready...
0:24:20 > 0:24:23No, wait for it, wait for it, wait for it!
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Wait for a good hit.
0:24:25 > 0:24:26Wait for a good hit.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29A waiting game. A patient game.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- OK! Good one. Excellent. - Oh, the tail...
0:24:32 > 0:24:34It's fine, it's fine.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36I'm not too sure whether it is fine, John.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Because for me, at the moment,
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Sabretooth on top if it does go to the judges.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43That's a chunk out of that drum, isn't it?
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- Is the drum dented? - Do we have another drum?- No.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Well, well, well, a battle of attrition now.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54No, wait for a good hit. It has to be a good hit.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57One big hit is needed.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03- Do you want to go for the pit, Gabe? - No.- He's not moving, look.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05He's done his wheel in.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07- Unless we get rogue house robot. - Yeah.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09The wheel has been damaged. They know that.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12The pit release, which way will it go?
0:25:12 > 0:25:15- 'Rogue house robot.'- This time the house robots are rogue!
0:25:15 > 0:25:18- Who hit the button? - Into the arena.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Shunt getting involved with the big power, the big push.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27Death Metal awaits.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32The crowd want them in the pit. The crowd merciless, cruel.
0:25:32 > 0:25:33Delicious.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42No, no, wait for a good hit. No, no more. No more. No more.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45They're going to be counted out, immobile.
0:25:45 > 0:25:46KLAXON
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Big, big win here, I think, for Sabretooth.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56There's the damage caused on Terrorhurtz.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58They were never really fully active after that.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01But damage to the Sabretooth drum and maybe the electrics -
0:26:01 > 0:26:03that could count against them later on.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06They don't have a replacement drum and that's where the final
0:26:06 > 0:26:08damage occurred for Terrorhurtz.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Thank you to both of you. That was a great bash.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13That was a proper taking lumps out of each other.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16There was smoke coming out of yours at one stage.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18- Oh, yours was smoking as well, was it?- Yeah.- Yeah, yeah.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- There was bits of wheel coming out of yours.- Yeah, God knows what.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- What happened?- Just bad driving. - No, come on!
0:26:24 > 0:26:28- You exposed yourself to them... - I exposed my bottom, yeah!
0:26:29 > 0:26:33At which point you then bumped into the tyre to release...
0:26:33 > 0:26:35- the house robots.- Oh, it WAS you.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37And then you let the house robots finish them off.
0:26:37 > 0:26:38- But it's a win!- Yay!
0:26:38 > 0:26:40My commiserations to yourselves,
0:26:40 > 0:26:43but congratulations, the three points...
0:26:43 > 0:26:45three points go to Sabretooth!
0:26:45 > 0:26:47- Well done, guys.- Thank you.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54Sabretooth's clever use of the rogue house robot paid off,
0:26:54 > 0:26:57as Shunt crucially dealt Terrorhurtz the killer blow.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01That was a stupendous fight. A crazy, crazy fight.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04We've taken damage, though.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06We've taken some damage, which we need to repair.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08I hope we've got all the bits.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10But the joy of victory is short-lived,
0:27:10 > 0:27:12as the extent of their own damage becomes apparent.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16Oh, we've lost a great chunk of the drum.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18We've got to somehow get that screwed back in.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20There's a lot of work to do to fix that.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23It's going to be touch-and-go but we'll see what happens.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- Oh, it's fine. There you go. - It's fine!
0:27:25 > 0:27:27We've got some sticky tape.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31There's trouble, too, for Team Terrorhurtz, who've
0:27:31 > 0:27:35got a hole in their firing ram, courtesy of huge house robot Shunt,
0:27:35 > 0:27:39and a crucial part of their design that was destroyed by Sabretooth.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43It's a very long tail.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46So you basically lever against that for the axe to fire,
0:27:46 > 0:27:50but if you don't have that tail, the whole robot rears up in the air.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54In other words, without a tail, there'll be no axe.
0:27:57 > 0:28:02Next into the arena is flipper Rapid versus huge spinner Aftershock.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Rapid rely on getting under their opponents to flip them
0:28:07 > 0:28:09but the hard steel alloy has been bent
0:28:09 > 0:28:12and it's incredibly hard to repair quickly.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17We've got these forks that come down to the floor
0:28:17 > 0:28:19to keep the robot close to the ground
0:28:19 > 0:28:21and they've got bent in the last fight. We're trying to replace them.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25We need a bit more support but we've only got 30 minutes to do it.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29This stuff is really hard to work with, so we're up against it.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33Opponents Aftershock's biggest fear is controlling the power
0:28:33 > 0:28:34in their untested spinner -
0:28:34 > 0:28:38a design Will has come to after ten years of trial and error.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43We're Team Shock, from Gravesend, and our brand-new robot
0:28:43 > 0:28:45is Aftershock.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49I'm Will Thomas, I'm the team captain
0:28:49 > 0:28:50and the driver of Aftershock.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53My dad, Ian Thomas, is our main engineer,
0:28:53 > 0:28:56responsible for building the robot.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58After getting knocked out in the last series,
0:28:58 > 0:29:01we wanted to build a brand-new robot and come back even stronger.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05The day after, I got into CAD and started designing the beast
0:29:05 > 0:29:09that we've got now. You really don't want to get in its way.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Our major worry with Aftershock is flippers.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17If we get turned over, we're not sure how well it will self-right
0:29:17 > 0:29:19as it's currently untested.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21The ultimate dream for Aftershock is to become
0:29:21 > 0:29:23the Robot Wars champion.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25That's what we've built it for, that's what we're here for
0:29:25 > 0:29:28and that's what we're going to do.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Having now sharpened their machine to get them as close as
0:29:35 > 0:29:39possible to the floor, this incredible ominous-looking
0:29:39 > 0:29:42robot hides a world of hi-tech engineering.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48Team Rapid is made up of me, Josh Valman, as the team captain,
0:29:48 > 0:29:51Andy, the engineer and driver, and Letitia, our tactician.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54I started my engineering career when I was about ten years old
0:29:54 > 0:29:56and that started with Robot Wars.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58For the last five years, I've now been running a company
0:29:58 > 0:30:00making everything from consumer goods
0:30:00 > 0:30:02all the way through to aerospace components.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Rapid is completely over-engineered.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Most robots have valves this big
0:30:06 > 0:30:09and we're standing here with a valve this big.
0:30:12 > 0:30:13I think if we go out of the competition,
0:30:13 > 0:30:15it's going to be our fault.
0:30:15 > 0:30:16I don't think it's going to be the opponent.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22The adrenaline of robot fighting comes down to three minutes.
0:30:22 > 0:30:23With months and months of work,
0:30:23 > 0:30:26it all comes down to that one moment.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32In the arena for this bout,
0:30:32 > 0:30:35oh, we've all got a crush on this house robot - Sir Killalot.
0:30:35 > 0:30:36And Shunt.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41Three...
0:30:41 > 0:30:43two,
0:30:43 > 0:30:44one...
0:30:44 > 0:30:45activate.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47Bent front forks against blown-up wiring -
0:30:47 > 0:30:49who has done the best repairs?
0:30:49 > 0:30:51Rapid on the drive, very quick.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55Here comes that Aftershock spinning blade.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Can Rapid flip Aftershock over?
0:30:57 > 0:31:00We know it doesn't have a self-righting mechanism.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02It needs one of its own, Rapid, now,
0:31:02 > 0:31:06because look at the power and the punishing factor
0:31:06 > 0:31:10of that Aftershock 23kg spinning disc.
0:31:10 > 0:31:11Ow, ow!
0:31:12 > 0:31:14I think they've killed Rapid.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Leave him. Let's not do anything silly, then.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21They don't need to do anything silly because they know they have
0:31:21 > 0:31:26the victory against THE most expensive robot of the series.
0:31:26 > 0:31:31£25,000 worth of machinery,
0:31:31 > 0:31:34hours and hours of work
0:31:34 > 0:31:36ends up like that.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Sympathy? None here.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41Good attack early on from Rapid.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44That's what they needed to do, they needed to get Aftershock over.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47But Aftershock actually used the arena wall to bounce off clean,
0:31:47 > 0:31:48on the drive again.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53No effect of the flipper that time and in fact,
0:31:53 > 0:31:56when the flipper opened up, Aftershock went in and attacked.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Good value on that attack. Rapid now in real problems.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04Upended. And it all went pear-shaped.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08Aftershock now know they can self-right.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12But powerful machines like this often do themselves
0:32:12 > 0:32:14a huge amount of internal damage.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16We have taken a little bit of damage.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19We're not quite sure what the problem is yet,
0:32:19 > 0:32:22but the disc is not spinning very easily.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26So I think we've got to replace the motor and I think we might have
0:32:26 > 0:32:29bent the bottom chassis, but we're going to find out what's gone wrong.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33Team Rapid's plan to build the toughest machine in the arena
0:32:33 > 0:32:35may have bizarrely backfired.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39This is the solid billet of titanium.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42The vibration and the shock seem to be wearing it down.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44The material isn't so expensive on its own,
0:32:44 > 0:32:46it's the cost of machining it.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Because it's such a hard material,
0:32:48 > 0:32:52to machine a solid piece of that size takes, you know,
0:32:52 > 0:32:54a good eight or so hours on the machine.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56So that's where the price comes from.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59With less than two hours until their next fight,
0:32:59 > 0:33:02there's a limit to the repairs the team can make.
0:33:02 > 0:33:03If Rapid can't fix it,
0:33:03 > 0:33:06they'll forfeit their place in the competition.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11After the first round of head-to-heads,
0:33:11 > 0:33:12this is the leaderboard -
0:33:12 > 0:33:15Aftershock and Sabretooth both on three points,
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Terrorhurtz and Rapid yet to score.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21Preparing to fight next are the two spinners sitting at the top
0:33:21 > 0:33:23of the table, Sabretooth and Aftershock.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28At this stage of the competition, the pits begin filling up
0:33:28 > 0:33:31with teams busy with make-or-break repairs.
0:33:31 > 0:33:36While Aftershock only have a motor to swap out and batteries to charge,
0:33:36 > 0:33:39Team Sabretooth have had to work out an ingenious
0:33:39 > 0:33:41repair system for their shattered drum.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46What we're going to do is we're going to screw this piece back on
0:33:46 > 0:33:48to hold the bar in.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53And then we've made up some steel rings,
0:33:53 > 0:33:54which we're going to put on there
0:33:54 > 0:33:58so that it supports the tooth, weld it to the other side
0:33:58 > 0:34:02and then drill holes all the way round and screw it onto the drum.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Hopefully, it'll stay put.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10With the teams working hard to prepare for their next fight,
0:34:10 > 0:34:13we're catching up with judge Professor Sethu Vijayakumar.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20Why is Angela playing Four in a Row against a robot?
0:34:20 > 0:34:24This is an example of a robot which is able to change
0:34:24 > 0:34:27its behaviour in response to something that changes
0:34:27 > 0:34:31in the environment, or in this case, a person playing a game.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Although, as simple as it may seem,
0:34:33 > 0:34:36it's exactly the technologies that we're using in driverless cars
0:34:36 > 0:34:40right now to create a strategy for not hitting a person.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- Exactly like that. - And also reading a situation.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47So it's not mapped out ahead of time, it's reacting to my moves,
0:34:47 > 0:34:49- which obviously it can predict. - Absolutely.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52In the next five to ten years we have a concept called
0:34:52 > 0:34:55shared autonomy, where humans and robots work
0:34:55 > 0:34:57much more closely with each other.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59Robots are very good at doing very repetitive stuff,
0:34:59 > 0:35:02humans are much better at understanding context,
0:35:02 > 0:35:05so collaborating to do things faster, better,
0:35:05 > 0:35:07much more efficiently.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- We're just slowly watching Angela being beaten.- I'm on defence.
0:35:10 > 0:35:11Yeah, and defence will always lose.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13I don't think you should underestimate her.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17- Maybe she's played the perfect game. - Perhaps, perhaps. I...
0:35:17 > 0:35:19- I don't think so.- I haven't! - THEY LAUGH
0:35:19 > 0:35:22- Sethu, thank you very much. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Time is up and the teams head to the arena.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30Team Sabretooth have done an incredible job,
0:35:30 > 0:35:32but must hope they've done enough to survive
0:35:32 > 0:35:35a duel with top-of-the-table Aftershock.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37In the arena for this match, it's...
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Three...
0:35:42 > 0:35:43two...
0:35:43 > 0:35:44one...
0:35:44 > 0:35:45activate!
0:35:45 > 0:35:49They are not banging the drum now, Sabretooth.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51How effective will the weaponry be?
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Wheels exposed. Metal flies.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Aftershock on the attack.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Nearly got caught by the Floor Flipper there!
0:35:58 > 0:35:59No!
0:36:01 > 0:36:03There's no life in Sabretooth now.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Oh, they needed a drummer out there.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Phil Collins anywhere? No, he's not here.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14Aftershock certainly on top now,
0:36:14 > 0:36:17and one of the most impressive robots we've seen.
0:36:17 > 0:36:18KLAXON
0:36:18 > 0:36:21Down goes the Pit of Oblivion.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Sabretooth hit by Killalot.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30The armaments gone from the top.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Their hopes are gone.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Oh...
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Oh, dear. Dreams shattered.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- Machine in shards.- Stop!
0:36:45 > 0:36:48They're dead, Will, they're dead. Back off.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51And they know they've won.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54No further punishment,
0:36:54 > 0:36:56the coup de grace already given.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58Cease.
0:37:00 > 0:37:01Oh, dear.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08No bite on Sabretooth in the end and the drum was always a problem,
0:37:08 > 0:37:10and Aftershock, well, they needed the disc to spin properly
0:37:10 > 0:37:14and it certainly did, up to almost full speed if not full speed.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17That was the moment of danger, when they got themselves pinned in.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21Not great driving there. Will will need to do better, he knows that,
0:37:21 > 0:37:24but almost flawless, the performance.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28Sabretooth took a real beating and now the drum looks to be
0:37:28 > 0:37:30the least of their worries.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32We've got an open gearbox on one side.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35We didn't quite finish repairing that trap on the drum,
0:37:35 > 0:37:37so that needs to be dealt with.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Speed control has gone in the middle.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44It's a different story for Aftershock, who are already
0:37:44 > 0:37:48proving themselves to be worthy contenders for the title.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52That was awesome. A little bit speechless.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Really feel for the other team but, you know, it's Robot Wars.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57With Aftershock powering ahead,
0:37:57 > 0:38:00it leaves the second-place spot wide open.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03So it's all to play for in our next bout between joint-last-place
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Terrorhurtz and Rapid.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11But Team Rapid are in big trouble.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13So, basically, what you can see with this is that the wheels
0:38:13 > 0:38:17just go round, normal drive, easy-peasy.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20- However, this one, you can see how it doesn't turn because of... - WHEEL CLICKS
0:38:20 > 0:38:21..the noise it makes,
0:38:21 > 0:38:24which means that we'll basically go round in circles.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Something's got into the gearbox and the problem is the gearbox
0:38:26 > 0:38:29is just too deep inside for us to fix that in time,
0:38:29 > 0:38:30so I think we're going to have to forfeit.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33We're going to be too long to get back into the game.
0:38:33 > 0:38:34This robot may have huge potential,
0:38:34 > 0:38:38but ultimately it's proved too complicated to repair.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Rapid are packing their bags and they're out,
0:38:42 > 0:38:46which means third place from the group battles are back in.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48This guy!
0:38:48 > 0:38:49This is a bit of a curveball.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Yeah, we weren't expecting this at all.
0:38:52 > 0:38:57I mean, Rapid is quite a high-spec, fantastically technical robot
0:38:57 > 0:39:02- and it is now being replaced by Jellyfish.- Yeah.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05There was a lot of talk before the group battles about
0:39:05 > 0:39:09the rivalry between you and your old pals Nuts,
0:39:09 > 0:39:11but they seem to be back in the zone.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15Yeah, well, we had a thing about reuniting the old team
0:39:15 > 0:39:19and they've been very gracious in coming over and, you know,
0:39:19 > 0:39:20the boys are back.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- Back together again, the old gang.- Oh, yes.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Good luck, and we'll see you back in there.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28And so the competition's most expensive machine
0:39:28 > 0:39:30is replaced with the cheapest.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35We are the Lawries from Antrim in Northern Ireland
0:39:35 > 0:39:36and our robot is Jellyfish.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41I'm Dave. I'm the team captain and the driver.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Jemma's a horse dentist, believe it or not.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47She brings a lot of the stuff from that trade in,
0:39:47 > 0:39:49so she's handy with tools and things.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54We really want to show that anybody who wants to build
0:39:54 > 0:39:56a robot can get involved with Robot Wars.
0:39:56 > 0:40:01Jellyfish is a 1.5 metre wide clampbot, designed to latch on to
0:40:01 > 0:40:05the opponent and control them, drive them where we want them to go.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10I think that not having specific engineering skills
0:40:10 > 0:40:11has actually given us an advantage.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14It's allowed us to think outside the box and do things
0:40:14 > 0:40:16that other teams wouldn't even think of.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21A group of jellyfish is called a smack.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24We're coming to Robot Wars to lay the smack down.
0:40:29 > 0:40:30Beginning with zero points,
0:40:30 > 0:40:34their first opponents are joint-last-place Terrorhurtz,
0:40:34 > 0:40:38who have patched up their firing ram and welded back their tail plate.
0:40:38 > 0:40:43So with the help of Team Nuts, the outlandish Jellyfish is good to go.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46For Team Terrorhurtz, after such a huge repair job,
0:40:46 > 0:40:49it's fingers crossed their work will bear fruit.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52In the CPZ for this bout, it's Matilda.
0:40:53 > 0:40:54And Dead Metal.
0:40:57 > 0:40:58Three...
0:40:58 > 0:41:00two...
0:41:00 > 0:41:01one...
0:41:01 > 0:41:03activate!
0:41:04 > 0:41:08Can Terrorhurtz give Jellyfish the hairdryer treatment?
0:41:08 > 0:41:10They're in underneath Jellyfish,
0:41:10 > 0:41:14trying to batter them into submission.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16Dodging away there from Matilda.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Oh, no, he's not dead already, is he?
0:41:18 > 0:41:20One more hit.
0:41:20 > 0:41:21What's happened to Jellyfish here?
0:41:21 > 0:41:23John Reid's having a cursory glance.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27Jellyfish, the team from Antrim in Northern Ireland,
0:41:27 > 0:41:29doesn't seem to be moving at all.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Three, two, one...
0:41:31 > 0:41:34No wonder the Nuts team-mates have been back to help you,
0:41:34 > 0:41:36- by the way. Their machine's out! - KLAXON
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Of course, they had something to do,
0:41:38 > 0:41:40and they're not going to go very far!
0:41:40 > 0:41:41Oh, Jellyfish, Jellyfish,
0:41:41 > 0:41:44the world's not your lobster, my son.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47Down comes the axe! Goodness me.
0:41:47 > 0:41:52And there is a happy end to that Terrorhurtz tale, ultimately.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55Back and fighting and winning, John Reid and Nick Lynch.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00Terrorhurtz walk away with the three points,
0:42:00 > 0:42:02so the scoreboard looks like this.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07Aftershock are still on top with six points.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09That win has put Terrorhurtz level with Sabretooth
0:42:09 > 0:42:11with three points each.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14After being immobilised, Jellyfish stay on zero.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19So, an easy ride for Team Terrorhurtz,
0:42:19 > 0:42:21but they're keen to use their repair time wisely,
0:42:21 > 0:42:24as they face league leaders Aftershock next.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Jellyfish only sustained a single blow from the axe,
0:42:30 > 0:42:32but it proved to be lethal.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37I can't even find where the axe actually hit it.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40So we'll have to do a diagnostic.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42The impact has damaged the speed control,
0:42:42 > 0:42:44which is Rory's area of expertise.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47However, on a robot built from toothbrushes and bike tyres,
0:42:47 > 0:42:49it's hard to imagine where to start.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55The next head-to-head is Terrorhurtz versus Aftershock.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Still suffering from mechanical weapon issues,
0:43:02 > 0:43:04John needs to think tactically for this fight.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09So, the last one we've got to fight is Aftershock,
0:43:09 > 0:43:11but that's a beast of a machine.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14But we've got this amazing front armour,
0:43:14 > 0:43:15that's what it's designed for,
0:43:15 > 0:43:19so as long as I keep my calm and keep the nose at him,
0:43:19 > 0:43:21we should be OK.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27Aftershock may be the robot to beat but it's still relatively untested,
0:43:27 > 0:43:32and against the experience of Terrorhurtz, anything could happen.
0:43:32 > 0:43:34The house robot in the arena for this bout,
0:43:34 > 0:43:36it's king of the ring Sir Killalot.
0:43:36 > 0:43:37And Shunt.
0:43:39 > 0:43:40Right, just do what you've got to do.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43Oh, we'll go for them, John.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46Do not use that at all. Do not use that.
0:43:47 > 0:43:49Three...
0:43:49 > 0:43:50two...
0:43:50 > 0:43:52one...
0:43:52 > 0:43:53activate.
0:43:53 > 0:43:55Very interesting tactical talk there,
0:43:55 > 0:43:57John seeming to say don't use the axe.
0:43:57 > 0:43:59I wonder if he's worried about the axe getting caught into
0:43:59 > 0:44:01the spinner, sucked in.
0:44:01 > 0:44:05I think that would be his methodology here.
0:44:05 > 0:44:07In comes Shunt.
0:44:07 > 0:44:09And again.
0:44:09 > 0:44:10You can see the sparks flying there,
0:44:10 > 0:44:14really flying off the Aftershock spinner.
0:44:15 > 0:44:20Lad and dad are both very, very bad and evil,
0:44:20 > 0:44:24but it's not going all the way for Will and Ian Thomas!
0:44:24 > 0:44:28And up goes Terrorhurtz, and look at the speed and recovery!
0:44:28 > 0:44:30We tripped!
0:44:31 > 0:44:33Being pushed across the arena floor.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38Little bit upended when it was caught by the Flipper
0:44:38 > 0:44:40and Aftershock at the same time.
0:44:41 > 0:44:45It used the back tail to balance and right itself
0:44:45 > 0:44:48and then brilliant driving away from one of the best drivers
0:44:48 > 0:44:51in the history of Robot Wars, John Reid.
0:44:56 > 0:45:00Beyond the Floor Spikes. This is a good battle, isn't it?
0:45:00 > 0:45:03This isn't the way we thought it would go.
0:45:03 > 0:45:04I have to admit,
0:45:04 > 0:45:06I thought Aftershock would win this easy-peasy.
0:45:06 > 0:45:09And that's not the way it's happening,
0:45:09 > 0:45:13but they're prowling around, trying to get the weaponry in.
0:45:13 > 0:45:15Down goes the axe now.
0:45:15 > 0:45:17Getting bolder by the minute!
0:45:19 > 0:45:22Nick Lynch, defying the orders of...
0:45:22 > 0:45:24Oh!
0:45:24 > 0:45:26..John Reid, but is that the end?
0:45:26 > 0:45:28Is that the end?
0:45:28 > 0:45:29It's surely the end.
0:45:31 > 0:45:32Well done.
0:45:33 > 0:45:39Aftershock is quaking the world of Robot Wars.
0:45:39 > 0:45:42They had to wait their moment. The moment has come.
0:45:43 > 0:45:47They know they've won it. That is the famous Robot Wars spin to win.
0:45:53 > 0:45:55Good start by Terrorhurtz.
0:45:55 > 0:45:57Then it went up in the air,
0:45:57 > 0:46:01but I think this is a brilliant piece of Robot Wars here.
0:46:01 > 0:46:04The way they controlled the escape, got away,
0:46:04 > 0:46:07Aftershock buffeted by the floor spikes.
0:46:08 > 0:46:10Then that vertical spinner creating
0:46:10 > 0:46:13damage to the arena floor, but not itself.
0:46:13 > 0:46:15That's crucial. That's a crucial development.
0:46:15 > 0:46:16That was a crucial moment in the fight.
0:46:16 > 0:46:18That was THE moment in the fight.
0:46:20 > 0:46:24Yet again, Aftershock have put on a masterly display.
0:46:24 > 0:46:28Terrorhurtz have fought their last head-to-head, so now need Jellyfish
0:46:28 > 0:46:32to beat Sabretooth by three points for the chance to go through.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35Let's take a look at the leaderboard.
0:46:35 > 0:46:38Aftershock are on top with a full nine points.
0:46:38 > 0:46:42Sabretooth and Terrorhurtz remain on three, with Jellyfish on zero.
0:46:42 > 0:46:46Any of the bottom three teams could still join Aftershock in the final,
0:46:46 > 0:46:50so every point matters. Next, it's Jellyfish versus Sabretooth.
0:46:53 > 0:46:56Sabretooth have had to create ever more ingenious ways of
0:46:56 > 0:47:00repairing the extensive damage they've sustained.
0:47:00 > 0:47:02The team are shattered
0:47:02 > 0:47:05after working nonstop for hours on end.
0:47:05 > 0:47:08And they're nowhere near having a machine that works.
0:47:10 > 0:47:14Competitors Jellyfish are in the midst of their own huge repair job.
0:47:16 > 0:47:20The sheer force that came from Terrorhurtz's axe has actually
0:47:20 > 0:47:24managed to shear one of the magnets into an awful lot of pieces.
0:47:24 > 0:47:28This here needs to be fixed before we can do anything,
0:47:28 > 0:47:30or else it'll be a one-wheeled jelly.
0:47:31 > 0:47:34Having worked tirelessly to repair their robot,
0:47:34 > 0:47:37it's now time to test if Sabretooth will work at all.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40If the drum fails to spin, the team will be out.
0:47:46 > 0:47:50Two hours ago, I think that was in pieces,
0:47:50 > 0:47:53and there's so many people helped that, erm...
0:47:54 > 0:47:58No, I'm just... Yeah, we're back on track.
0:47:58 > 0:47:59Thank you.
0:47:59 > 0:48:02They've done it. It's time to head to the arena.
0:48:04 > 0:48:07Team Sabretooth, back from the dead!
0:48:07 > 0:48:10- I... It's magic, isn't it? - Literally magic.
0:48:12 > 0:48:15We've had so much help in the pits, but we've all been...
0:48:15 > 0:48:17Al's been doing...
0:48:17 > 0:48:21He is the lucky charm and he's also the super expert.
0:48:21 > 0:48:26He can fix anything. Rob has beaten these rings out of flat steel.
0:48:26 > 0:48:27He's beaten them like a blacksmith.
0:48:27 > 0:48:30It's the stuff of legend, and I don't know how.
0:48:30 > 0:48:33I'm just shocked myself of how we've actually got to this point.
0:48:33 > 0:48:35Aftershock went a bit...
0:48:35 > 0:48:38I do feel... I don't know. It feels funny after Aftershock.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41He's, like, totally distraught.
0:48:41 > 0:48:43Good luck. Please, give it up for Sabretooth!
0:48:43 > 0:48:47CHEERING
0:48:47 > 0:48:50- Before their final bout, I'm with Jellyfish. Do you have a plan?- Yeah.
0:48:50 > 0:48:52What are you going to do?
0:48:52 > 0:48:53I'm going to beat 'em.
0:48:53 > 0:48:57The best of luck. Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Jellyfish!
0:48:57 > 0:48:59CHEERING
0:48:59 > 0:49:02750 kilos of Sir Killalot in the arena for this bout.
0:49:04 > 0:49:06And Matilda.
0:49:06 > 0:49:08Let's prove a few people wrong, eh?
0:49:10 > 0:49:14Three, two, one...
0:49:14 > 0:49:16activate!
0:49:16 > 0:49:17KLAXON
0:49:17 > 0:49:19It's magical. It's wonderful.
0:49:19 > 0:49:23It is a shock that Sabretooth are back and fighting after
0:49:23 > 0:49:26the rebuild to the gearbox, the speed control, the drum strap.
0:49:27 > 0:49:31And we know that Jellyfish would love to give it a big hug.
0:49:31 > 0:49:33Is there going to be a Jellyfish sting in the tail
0:49:33 > 0:49:37- of Robot Wars? Can they yet make it to the final?- Come on, Jelly!
0:49:41 > 0:49:43It is unconventional, as a robot.
0:49:43 > 0:49:46The tactic's unconventional but it is working as planned. Look!
0:49:46 > 0:49:52They're hugging, they're pushing it in towards the CPZs and onto
0:49:52 > 0:49:56the arena floor dangers as well, and
0:49:56 > 0:50:01Sabretooth, for all the repairs, are they running freely?
0:50:01 > 0:50:03I think the steering's backwards.
0:50:04 > 0:50:07He wanted to prove a few people wrong here, Dave.
0:50:07 > 0:50:11Gemma and her magnetic charm working in the pits.
0:50:11 > 0:50:14They've got those magnets working now.
0:50:14 > 0:50:16And this is all Jellyfish.
0:50:16 > 0:50:19That's it. Jelly's having his cuddle.
0:50:19 > 0:50:23And it's Jellyfish's hug and they pinch them in.
0:50:23 > 0:50:29- That's a nice little dance, Jelly. - Well, well, well. This is a stunner.
0:50:29 > 0:50:31Stuck on him.
0:50:31 > 0:50:33They are stuck.
0:50:33 > 0:50:36Gabriel and Esme Stroud and Rob Pickford, their team...
0:50:38 > 0:50:40..is ending the dream.
0:50:40 > 0:50:43Yeah, don't do the drums. We're wound up in his thing.
0:50:43 > 0:50:46They are trying to nudge Jellyfish away.
0:50:46 > 0:50:48- I'm trying to get off him but... - He's caught on the bent poll.
0:50:48 > 0:50:51They are caught, they are trapped.
0:50:52 > 0:50:54Will one of them be deemed immobile?
0:50:54 > 0:50:56In comes Killalot to free things up, I think.
0:50:56 > 0:51:00Well done, Sir Killalot. Knight of the realm after all.
0:51:00 > 0:51:04Gentleman of the Robot Wars arena, we know that.
0:51:04 > 0:51:08- This looks as if it could go all the way.- Oh, no.
0:51:08 > 0:51:11I did it on purpose, just to show it's still working.
0:51:11 > 0:51:14They need to show it's still working, otherwise they will be out.
0:51:14 > 0:51:18They need to move beyond a complete circumference of themselves.
0:51:18 > 0:51:22No, don't, he's stuck on him. Come on!
0:51:22 > 0:51:25- Who is the quick or the dead? - KLAXON
0:51:25 > 0:51:28Well, neither of them are quick, let's be honest.
0:51:28 > 0:51:30This is going to be close.
0:51:30 > 0:51:32It's a judges' decision.
0:51:32 > 0:51:35Certainly is.
0:51:35 > 0:51:38Tattered wheels, tattered armaments.
0:51:38 > 0:51:41I think Jellyfish was the more aggressive.
0:51:41 > 0:51:44I've been badly wrong before.
0:51:44 > 0:51:46But it looks to me as if this could be a huge shock.
0:51:46 > 0:51:49Just getting away... Oh, goodness me!
0:51:49 > 0:51:53Jellyfish just getting away from Killalot's pincers in time.
0:51:53 > 0:51:55Aggression from Sabretooth. A little bit of damage
0:51:55 > 0:51:58came off Jellyfish but it's all superficial.
0:52:00 > 0:52:04The stickers are pretty but they're not greatly effective. That was.
0:52:06 > 0:52:10Let's have one small, just brief moment of realistic analysis of that.
0:52:10 > 0:52:13- Yes, you got it back up and running again, right?- Yes.- And... But...
0:52:13 > 0:52:15- I can tell you a thing.- Yeah, go on.
0:52:15 > 0:52:21So, the drum, in our haste, we wired it the wrong way, so it was going...
0:52:22 > 0:52:26- So the drum was going backwards...? - So instead of...
0:52:26 > 0:52:29So instead of hurling them into the air, we rode over the top of them.
0:52:29 > 0:52:31This is the matter at hand, though.
0:52:31 > 0:52:35There was a judges' adjudication on this bout and it was
0:52:35 > 0:52:39a close one and it went on for some time and the judges were split.
0:52:39 > 0:52:42It was 2-1 at the end of this.
0:52:42 > 0:52:46And at the end of the adjudication, the battle was awarded to...
0:52:46 > 0:52:48Jellyfish.
0:52:48 > 0:52:49CHEERING
0:52:49 > 0:52:53So the scoreboard looks like this. Aftershock end on
0:52:53 > 0:52:54a maximum nine points.
0:52:54 > 0:52:57Both Sabretooth and Terrorhurtz have three points each.
0:52:57 > 0:53:00But as Sabretooth won their head-to-head, it means they
0:53:00 > 0:53:03join Aftershock in tonight's final.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05Although Jellyfish now leave the competition,
0:53:05 > 0:53:07they do so with their heads held high.
0:53:09 > 0:53:12Over eight battles, our two finalists have tested their
0:53:12 > 0:53:14brains and robot brawn to breaking point.
0:53:17 > 0:53:19Redesigned from the ground up,
0:53:19 > 0:53:22Team Sabretooth easily navigated the group battle.
0:53:27 > 0:53:30Wind it back now, wind it back.
0:53:32 > 0:53:3616 years you've waited for a little sniff of glory.
0:53:41 > 0:53:46- Their monstrous spinning drum proved lethal in the head-to-heads.- Yes!
0:53:46 > 0:53:49It's very bad. OK, let's get out of here!
0:53:49 > 0:53:53But a bout with Aftershock had the team facing
0:53:53 > 0:53:55a gargantuan repair job.
0:53:57 > 0:53:59Stop!
0:53:59 > 0:54:02Miraculously, they made it back to the arena.
0:54:02 > 0:54:06Now battle-hardened, can they pull out all the stops and defeat
0:54:06 > 0:54:09their biggest fear - Aftershock?
0:54:09 > 0:54:12I think this time round we'll give the Aftershock boys
0:54:12 > 0:54:14a little bit of a taste of their own medicine.
0:54:14 > 0:54:18Aftershock are pushing their brand-new spinner to its limits.
0:54:18 > 0:54:22In their first outing, they waltzed through the group battles.
0:54:23 > 0:54:26- The improvements have certainly paid off.- It seemed to work.
0:54:26 > 0:54:29- The disc caused a lot of damage, by the look of things.- Yeah.
0:54:29 > 0:54:32Since then, they've grappled with a 24kg disc,
0:54:32 > 0:54:36throwing them and their opponents around the arena.
0:54:43 > 0:54:45They'll have to unleash its power one more time
0:54:45 > 0:54:47in their quest for victory.
0:54:51 > 0:54:54The journey to the Robot Wars final is never easy.
0:54:54 > 0:54:57For 16 years, Sabretooth honed their craft before earning
0:54:57 > 0:54:59their place in tonight's final.
0:54:59 > 0:55:03Their opponents, Aftershock, completely rebuilt their robot
0:55:03 > 0:55:05after total destruction last series.
0:55:05 > 0:55:08So after blood, sweat and tears, literally,
0:55:08 > 0:55:11it's time to find out who's going through to our grand final.
0:55:11 > 0:55:15So for the last time this evening, over to you, Jonathan.
0:55:15 > 0:55:20In the arena for this bout, it's Shunt and Sir Killalot.
0:55:24 > 0:55:26Both deserving robots, both brand-new designs.
0:55:26 > 0:55:30Who can pull a victory out of the bag one last time?
0:55:31 > 0:55:35Three, two, one...
0:55:35 > 0:55:37activate.
0:55:37 > 0:55:40Has Sabretooth taken too much damage?
0:55:40 > 0:55:44Oh, and immediately Sabretooth feeling the effect of
0:55:44 > 0:55:47the Aftershock spinning disc.
0:55:47 > 0:55:51They needed to ride the problems of that spinning disc early on.
0:55:54 > 0:55:58And there are certainly good disc jockeys in that Aftershock team
0:55:58 > 0:56:01because look at Sabretooth. Ooh, wonky!
0:56:01 > 0:56:04All right, steady, steady.
0:56:04 > 0:56:06Let's wait... Wait.
0:56:06 > 0:56:09They're calm, they're composed,
0:56:09 > 0:56:13they're patient, because they know they can come in for the kill.
0:56:13 > 0:56:17It was just too much to ask for Sabretooth. One bridge too far.
0:56:17 > 0:56:20Killalot toys with them. They've done brilliantly.
0:56:20 > 0:56:24- Speed down, speed down. Speed down! - No, in case they start up again.
0:56:25 > 0:56:27Don't, cos he'll hit you.
0:56:27 > 0:56:31It's been an emotional night for the Aftershock boys,
0:56:31 > 0:56:35Will and Ian - we've got a real contender here.
0:56:35 > 0:56:38And an emotional night for Gabriel, Esme, Rob and Al.
0:56:38 > 0:56:42- Four, three, spin down.- Cos he was trying to drive.- Spin down.
0:56:42 > 0:56:43KLAXON
0:56:43 > 0:56:46- Aftershock the heat winners.- Well...
0:56:46 > 0:56:52Well done, Will and Ian. First attack...crucial attack.
0:56:53 > 0:56:59And there on the Flame Pit, torched. Ashes to ashes.
0:57:02 > 0:57:07This has been more emotional for you than it feels for most.
0:57:07 > 0:57:11We've rebuilt it twice, I think, pretty much, in the pits, from scratch.
0:57:11 > 0:57:14And the fact that we've got to this point is, I think,
0:57:14 > 0:57:17an amazing feat of skills, engineering, everything.
0:57:17 > 0:57:22And it's all down to these guys and we've had an amazing ride
0:57:22 > 0:57:24- and it's been really good. - Brilliant.
0:57:24 > 0:57:29- Please, cheers for Sabretooth. Absolutely wonderful.- Thank you.
0:57:29 > 0:57:32- Bring Al back as well. - He's awesome.
0:57:32 > 0:57:35What is this monster you have created?
0:57:35 > 0:57:39It has powered through this entire episode without anyone coming
0:57:39 > 0:57:41- close to it. - We genuinely cannot believe it.
0:57:41 > 0:57:44It's a big departure from Shockwave but it definitely seems to have paid off.
0:57:44 > 0:57:47We learned some lessons from Carbide last time and, yeah,
0:57:47 > 0:57:49we just can't believe it.
0:57:49 > 0:57:51Three weeks ago, we blew it up when we tested.
0:57:51 > 0:57:54We had to start from scratch with our weapon motor.
0:57:54 > 0:57:57We had to lose 8kg, which is a massive amount of metal to
0:57:57 > 0:58:00cut away from it, so we really put the hours in.
0:58:00 > 0:58:02- So the bigger challenge now awaits. - Yeah, definitely.- Yeah.
0:58:02 > 0:58:06- We can't wait.- It won and it won well, the entirety of the show.
0:58:06 > 0:58:10- Your winners tonight, ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Aftershock.- Thank you.
0:58:10 > 0:58:13CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:58:13 > 0:58:16Well, we'll see them again in the grand final but, for now,
0:58:16 > 0:58:20- that's all from Robot Wars. Thank you and goodnight.- Goodnight.
0:58:20 > 0:58:22Coming soon on Robot Wars...
0:58:22 > 0:58:25We're going to make it two-times Robot Wars champions.
0:58:25 > 0:58:28It would be good to have another pop at Apollo, definitely.