Tickets on sale now

This year we will be presenting two shows at 1pm and 4.30pm
on the 2nd of May 2010 at the Brentwood Leisure Center

This may seem a long time away but our planning starts almost as soon as the show is over and last year we had a lot of enquiries about tickets for Christmas presents so this year you can buy your tickets NOW at ticketseast.co.uk

In 2009 the competition was fierce, over the three shows, this year expect even more packed into the two shows - A bigger better arena, MORE battles, MORE robots, MORE exciting visitors (you never know what may turn up!)

Doors will open one hour before the show so you can watch as the Roboteers get ready, get your picture taken with 'Major Damage' the huge house robot or with any of our guests or visit the merchandising stalls.

Send your children or grandchildren a unique Christmas present this year and give them tickets to one or both shows, for that extra excitement! Every show is different!

Come and see us!

Sunday 9th August at the Mid Suffolk Show ground at Stonham Barns Stonham Aspal, Stowmarket Suffolk IP14 6AT the "Robot Wars Road Show" are in a small marque with "pay to drive" mini bots!

Come and see the new house robot "Major Damage" from the "Robot Wars" Road Show, give a demonstration of its strength along with special guest appearance of Dr REX GARROD, the inventor of the "Brum" car and the maker of the new "K9" dog for the recent Dr Who series. Along with other working radio controlled models.

Stonham Barns itself is a great place to spend the day - there are numerous craft & gift shops, a garden centre, driving range & 9-hole golf course and a coffee shop restaurant, plus plenty of free parking and many traffic-free areas.

UPdates

I know we have been pretty quiet the last month or so but that is only on the surface.
Behind the scenes we are working on something special for 2010!
AND we would like YOU to get involved - HOW?
We would like to hold an inter-schools championship with the winner from each school coming to battle it out against each other in May 2010.
Do you have an interest in building a small robot at school? Would your school consider running an after school Robot club? Each school or club would need several robots to challenge each other, the winner would come to 'Robot Wars' 2010 to battle against other schools/clubs.
There is also a strong possibility we will be filming throughout the championship, visiting schools watching you build and battle to the finals; following your story.
We are getting some packs together with all the information a school or club would need to take part in this - drop us an e-mail at ukrobotwars@gmail.com if you would like a pack sent to you or your school.

Robot Wars on Facebook!

Robot Wars is now on facebook, and not only are we going to keep you updated on here but also on facebook, we will be having discussions about who is you favorite robot and we will let you know about any shows that will be coming up so click this link and become a fan!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ipswich-United-Kingdom/Robot-Wars/88283026061

My contribution to YouTube

Its all over for another year!

What an incredible weekend!
We will soon begin planning 2010's event but until then keep an eye on the blog here as we update it and bring you pictures and videos live at Brentwood - like this one made by Laurie from Team Lightning:






Check out these links to the other 2 recordings he made while at Brentwood:
Featherweight fight
Heavyweight fight
You might even spot us in the background :)

Program proof reader

My name is Alexis and I am the mascot, product tester and proof reader for the show, I also keep everyone sane and happy.
I must be the lucky charm for the show as I was born on the same day as the sat show 2008.
If you see me at any show come and say hello!

The programs have a lot of info in them this year with some of the robots' stats, all about the arena and Major Damage the new HUGE house robot, they will be on sale at the event for only £1.50.
In the middle there is even a page for autographs - you can come up to the barrier between fights and ask the roboteers to sign them, even the team if you want to :) then you can pull it out and put it on your wall when you get home!
Meet grandad and find out some of the history - amazing what they managed to fit in the program this year - don't forget to get your copy - its Alexis approved!

What to expect

We have had a lot of questions about the shows and some misconceptions too, hopefully we can clear both up here:
Each show is at least 2 hours long and will contain at least 8 battles, these can be one on one or melee's.
Both heavyweight and featherweight will battle it out for a place in Sundays Grand final.
Sunday will have semi finals and the Grand final battles for both.
At the end of Sundays Final there is usually time for the grand free for all in the arena where every robot, still able, fights to the last one standing! Sometimes there are even 2 of these one for the heavyweights one for the feathers, we cannot predict each show exactly as each show is different.
Between battles while the arena is cleared and checked and the roboteers get ready for the next battle you can expect entertainment, this again varies show by show, this year we have Hollywood heroes joining us and Stormtroopers to ensure good behaviour. There are also rumours of a Dalek being seen around Brentwood so I hope any badly behaved children do not get 'exterminated'
We have remote controlled chairs and wheelybins and many other interactive entertainments for you between battles.
This is also a good time to approach the barrier and watch the roboteers at work in the pits - but please remember not to cross the barrier this is there for your own safety, you can collect autographs in the souvenir program too.
Don't forget to say hi to the team if you see us about!
This year for the first time we have a professional photographer on site who will take a picture of you with a static display,which will be given to you in a souvenir presentation frame the cost for this will be approximately £3.50
Merchandising tables and refreshments will also be available at any time during the show.
Feel free to take photographs of your child or of the robots, video cameras are also permitted.
Please DO expect loud bangs and crashes - these robots are huge - and even without the pyrotechnics we also use can be very loud indeed!
The best way to get an idea of the shows is to press play on the movie on the front page or look through the stills on the PICTURES page.
We hope this answers some of the frequently asked questions, if you have a question not answered here you can click the contact button on the left and send us an email or click comments here and leave your question we will try to answer as soon as possible.

4 days to go!

We had a great weekend down at Sainsburys in Brentwood this weekend with a lot of enthusiasm shown by staff and customers.
We would like to thank the people at Sainsburys for making it such a success.

On the way back I stopped off at Rapid to collect the prizes for the roboteers - WOW! is all I can say, Rapid have come up with a wonderful selection including a digital camera, pressure washer and lots more, plus gift certificates for all winners.

Rapids' photographer,Lawrence Woolston, was on hand to record the event as you can see from the brilliant pictures here.

Visit www.rapidonline.com to see the full catalogue.

All in all its been a fantastic build up with a lot of help from Brentwood and their PR team - we look forward to seeing you at the weekend.

There is no booking fee for tickets you can order by phone (01277 262616), on-line or of course on the door, see you there!

More info and a sneak peak

The Suffolk Owl Sanctuary at Stonham Barns is the centre for many conservation & rehabilitation activities benefitting owls and other birds of prey.

We will be here on the 18th and 19th

Stonham Barns

Pettaugh Road

Stonham Aspal

Suffolk

View map HERE

Next weekend 24th and 25th you can find us with a few static displays at Sainburys in Brentwood come along meet some of the robots and find out more

Radio interview

This week listen out for Geffrey on Pheonix FM Brentwood and Billericay’s community radio station, broadcasting on 98.0FM and live on the web as he will be interviewed on Tuesday the 14th
So if you are in the Local area you might get to hear Geoff tell us all about the upcoming event

Robot sign ups

The Roboteers are gearing up to join us at Brentwood and looking through our partners site Roaming Robots I found a list of the Robots already signed up and thought I would pass this on to you.
The Roboteers have to sign up through the Roaming Robots site and when they do they are added to the list on the events notification page so keep an eye on it and view the Stats about each robot you will see at Brentwood this year by looking up the Events page.

Great news Hollywood Heroes.......

During the shows we provide entertainment between the robot fights while the technicians and Roboteers work hard to ready the arena and robots for the next battle.
This year you can expect us to be invaded by Stormtroopers during the intervals!

The Hollywood Heroes charter states:
Hollywood Heroes is a private costuming club created for the purpose of providing a friendly environment for costuming enthusiasts, whilst giving enjoyment to the general public whilst attending various events.

You can find out all about them by going to their website HERE


It is going to be a great show this year especially with the addition of the Hollywood heroes and the new larger venue!

Its great to see tickets already being bought as gifts for families.

See you all there!

Find out about the Team

Donna has updated the website today with some information about each of the team members

Click HERE to find out who we are and what we do

Tickets on sale now!

Tickets are now on sale!
Remember the shows are after Easter - tickets make great gifts for all the family!

Order ONLINE at: www.brentwood-centre.co.uk
Or by PHONE: 01277 262616

Find more info HERE

ADULT £12
CHILD* £8
FAMILY TICKET** £35