The Robot Rumble team

A quick snippet 2010 at Brentwood

2010-05-03T12:38:00.001+01:00

Major Damage was in fine form at our special 10th anniversary event at Brentwood watch for full coverage at the Roaming Robots site soon :

Not long to go now!

2010-04-22T07:29:00.004+01:00

A huge number of robots have signed up for this years show including:

And His Army

Apocalypse

BEAST

Big Nipper

Cabrakan II

Dantomkia

Envy

Hydra

Iron Awe 5 & 6

Maelstrom

Ripper Evo

Scorpion

St Hammer

Stinger

Tanto

Thor

Tilly 2 Evo

Weird Alice & Weird mAlice

Plus 26 featherweights and 10 antweights, excitement is building and expectations are high for an amazing 10th anniversary show.

Tickets are selling fast so don't miss out get yours today from www.tickesteast.co.uk

Shows at 1pm and 4.30pm

Come and see us!

2010-03-09T10:10:00.000Z

Robot Wars will be at the Mid Suffolk Show ground Stonham Barns, with "Pay To Drive" robots, static displays and games.

Come and get a sneak peak and actually try out some of the smaller robots.

This is a great place to visit for all the family with the owl sanctuary on the site as well as the many shops.

1) Classic Car & Wheels Show Sunday 8th. August 2010

2) Mid Suffolk Show Sunday 11th. April 2010

Mid Suffolk Showground

Stonham Barns,

Stonham Aspal,

Suffolk IP14 6AT

Tickets on sale now

2009-12-01T09:18:00.005Z

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!

2009-07-02T21:53:00.005+01:00

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

2009-06-25T09:38:00.003+01:00

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!

2009-05-09T18:35:00.004+01:00

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

2009-05-05T23:25:00.001+01:00

Its all over for another year!

2009-05-04T12:22:00.004+01:00

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

2009-05-01T17:21:00.003+01:00

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

2009-04-28T11:12:00.005+01:00

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!

2009-04-27T20:37:00.004+01:00

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

2009-04-18T14:13:00.003+01:00

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

2009-04-12T14:20:00.003+01:00

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

2009-04-06T12:16:00.006+01:00

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.......

2009-01-24T17:33:00.000Z

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

2009-01-24T17:31:00.000Z

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!

2009-01-06T15:54:00.001Z

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

Venue booked!

2008-12-01T16:02:00.001Z

We are really excited about the new venue for the Easter event.
Although it means we have had to change the dates a little this year and move the event to the 2nd and 3rd of May.
Brentwood has a lot more to offer than any other venue we have explored, it can hold a huge amount of people in comfort with everything both audience and the roboteers could need.
You can find out all about the Brentwood centre on their website HERE
They also have a map and directions on their website which makes it easy for everyone to find.
The Tickets for the 2009 venue can be bought through their online booking system or by phone find out more on the TICKETS page.

We have also had the company car sign written by the wonderful team at signs for u, this has really helped people to find this website and look for info on the upcoming events.
Give us a beep if you see us out and about!
The family call this the 'Rumblebee'
referring to the company name and the predominant use of black and yellow colours.
Its amazing how many people do not realise 'Robot Wars' is still going strong at least now there is a place you can tell others to look!

Welcome

2008-10-18T19:07:00.000+01:00

My name is Geoffrey and I run the Robot Wars easter event along with a great team of people which I hope to introduce to you in the near future.

5 years ago 'Robot Wars' the TV series disappeared from normal viewing but although the series ended interest did not.
This is your opportunity to see many of the Robots from the TV series live and up close, including seeing how the roboteers work in the pit area. The pits are visually open to the public so everyone can get a glimpse 'behind the scenes'.
The Roboteers love pitting their robots against each other and although no longer shown to millions they continued to get together and battle.

I originally got involved as a promoter for the shows, finding the venues and alerting local people to the event.
The Roboteers grew and continued to come from across Europe to take part in the battles that raged.
Fighting robots have also become an educational tool and a major factor in encouraging students to take engineering seriously and many schools, colleges and universities are involved in building and competing with robots.
The roboteers now have league tables and a huge following of ardent supporters who keep the robots battling against each other for our entertainment and the Roboteers satisfaction.
In total there are 62 Robot teams with a combined total of 154 robots. The featherweights and heavyweights have their own rankings.

Each year the Roboteers volunteer their time to battle, coming from all over Europe to take part in the Easter Championships.
Each roboteering team consists of robots from heavy weights to the featherweights.
Each team can consist of up to three members, often families, to fight for the championship.

The Roboteers and the safety are overseen by the FRA (Fighting Robots Association).
The FRA performs safety checks and makes sure the audience and roboteers are safe.

The Easter championship is made up, usually, of 3 'shows'.

I hope you will join us.
More details will be shown on the website as it becomes available plus I will put updates here.
Geoffrey