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'''''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.


'''''Robots Revenge''''' was a robot combat documentary series that was broadcast on Discovery Home and Leisure in 2001. The documentary series followed the construction of the competitor robots before they would compete in a large battle at the end of the 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,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160108200034/http://www.calvertfilm.fsnet.co.uk/robot.htm Archived Team Lightning website providing screenshots of ''Robots Revenge''.] Retrieved 9 Jul '17</ref> eventually facing its opponent at the end of the episode in a losing effort.  


Very little information is known of the series. What is known is that Robots Revenge marked the debut of Barber-Ous, a heavyweight drum spinner who would eventually become a heat-finalist in Series 6 of Robot Wars. Although its construction was shown, it was banned from competing in its battle as it was considered too dangerous. However, its team would build another robot, Office Party, a flipper who would eventually win the competition.<ref>[http://robotwars.wikia.com/wiki/Office_Party Robot Wars Wiki information on Robots' Revenge]</ref>  
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.<ref>[https://teambigbro.co.uk/main.html Team Big Brother website confirming they appeared on the show.] Retrieved 9 Jul '17</ref> 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.<ref>''Robot Wars Wiki'''s correspondence with Simon Rafferty, discussing his team's appearance on ''Robots Revenge''. Retrieved 9 Jul '17</ref>  


Another episode consisted of an antweight competition. This has been confirmed by the Team Panda website, who stated that Pants, an antweight that competed in Robot Wars: Extreme Series 1 and 2's antweight competitions, also appeared in the series. Other teams confirmed to have appeared in the series include Team Lightning and Team Big Brother.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160108200034/http://www.calvertfilm.fsnet.co.uk/robot.htm Team Lightning website]</ref><ref>[https://teambigbro.co.uk/main.html Team Big Brother website]</ref>
==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.


Likely due to its relative obscurity, with its existence confirmed only thanks to the help of several competing teams, no footage or images of Robots Revenge have resurfaced online. It also remains highly unlikely that Discovery will re-air the series in the near future too.
==Gallery==
===Image===
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File:Robotsrevengelightning.jpg|Screenshot of the show.
</gallery>
 
===Video===
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==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)]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:19, 25 July 2022

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Title card.

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,[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

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

Image

  • Screenshot of the show.

    Screenshot of the show.

Video

Video showcasing Lightning vs Killer Carrot.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Archived Team Lightning website providing screenshots of Robots Revenge. Retrieved 9 Jul '17
  2. ↑ Team Big Brother website confirming they appeared on the show. Retrieved 9 Jul '17
  3. ↑ Robot Wars Wiki's correspondence with Simon Rafferty, discussing his team's appearance on Robots Revenge. Retrieved 9 Jul '17
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