Robots Revenge (partially found Discovery robot combat documentary series; 2001)

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Status: Partially Found

Robots Revenge was a robot combat documentary series broadcast on Discovery Home and Leisure in 2001. The documentary series followed several teams who in the process of constructing robots before they would compete in a battle at the end of each episode.

Background

The show is relatively obscure even among robot combat fans, with little being known about the show. Based on the available video and screenshot, the premise involved documenting a team constructing their machine within an ambitious deadline. One episode featured Team Lightning as they worked to compete against Killer Carrot 2, eventually facing its opponent at the end of the episode in a losing effort.

Aside from Team Lightning, a few teams from the robot combat show Robot Wars stated they appeared on the show, including Team Big Brother and Team Panda. In an interview with roboteer Simon Rafferty, his team worked on both Barber-Ous, a heavyweight drum spinner who would eventually become a heat-finalist in Series 6 of Robot Wars, and The Office Party, a flipper. The documentary showed both in construction, and though Barber-Ous would be banned from competing as it was considered too dangerous, the team won a competition with The Office Party.

Availability

Likely due to its relative obscurity, no full episodes have resurfaced. The only available media consists of two screenshots from Team Lightning's website, and a five-and-a-half-minute video, showcasing Lightning during the construction phase and its battle against Killer Carrot.

Gallery

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  Screenshot of the show.

Video

Video showcasing Lightning vs Killer Carrot.

See also

• 1995 Robot Wars UK Open (partially found rejected robot combat TV show pilot; 1995)
• American Robot Wars 2000 (lost MTV pilot of British robot combat game show; 2000)
• BattleBots (found Comedy Central robot combat game show; 2000-2002)
• BattleBots (partially lost build of unreleased GameCube/PlayStation 2 game based on robot combat TV series; 2003)
• BattleBots Collegiate Championship (partially lost unaired spinoff of robot combat TV show; 2009)
• Mechanoids (partially found BBC robot combat game show; 2003)
• Plunderbirds: Talk Robots (partially found unfinished robot combat mockumentary film; 2019)
• Robot Wars (found cameos of robot combat-themed BBC 2 ident; 1999-2000)
• Robot Wars (lost footage and HSE documentation of behind-the-scenes accidents of BBC robot combat game show; 1998-1999)
• Robot Wars (lost near-death footage of Jeremy Clarkson from robot combat game show; 1998)
• Robot Wars (lost work on unfinished cartoon series based on robot combat game show; existence unconfirmed; 2002-2004)
• Robot Wars (partially found footage of robot combat show qualifying auditions and battles; 1998-2003)
• Robot Wars (partially found unaired or partially aired battles of BBC robot combat game show; 1998-2017)
• Robot Wars (partially found uncut battles from BBC robot combat game show; 1998-2017)
• Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1 (lost original BBC Choice version of robot combat battle; 2001)
• Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors: Season 1 (found TNN robot combat game show; 2001)
• Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors: Season 2 (partially found behind-the-scenes footage of TNN robot combat game show; 2002)
• Robot Wars Revealed (partially found BBC Choice spin-off of robot combat game show; 1998-2000)
• Robot Wars: Series 8 (lost unaired pilot of BBC robot combat game show; 2016)
• Robot Wars: Series 8 (partially found Science Channel reruns of robot combat game show; 2018)
• Robot Wars: The Kick-Off (lost BNN robot combat special; 2001)
• Robotica (found TLC robot combat game show; 2001-2003)
• Why Hypno-Disc can't work in an office (found testing video of Robot Wars competitor; 2000, 2007)