BBC's Robot Wars is coming back, and I'm on it!
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 7:07 amHey guys.
UK/EU members older than ~15 will almost certainly remember Robot Wars. It was a show about massive homemade radio controlled fighting machines battling in a purpose built arena. It was the shit. It went off the air after 7 series (and 2 side-series) back in 2003, with casual re-runs ever since.
It's back for 2016. They just released the first full trailer:
(this is region blocked for UK only. I'm going to assume you guys can figure out how to view from abroad if you want to.)
Fun fact: that low sleek black machine in the thumbnail? That's my robot. :D
Some of you may recall how I gradually turned away from animation and DD several years ago, and got involved with combat robotics. Well, this happened. I spent the first 8 weeks of 2016 designing and building a 110kg fighting robot.
I just wanted to share because... well it's exciting as fuck and I want to spam everyone. Talk about dreams man, I started watching Robot Wars when I was 4 years old!
Hype. And hi hey sup also!
edit: and for the US guys, yes I know about Battlebots. I know 80% of the competitors on that. I'm going to try and get on BB for 2017. Los Angeles pls.
UK/EU members older than ~15 will almost certainly remember Robot Wars. It was a show about massive homemade radio controlled fighting machines battling in a purpose built arena. It was the shit. It went off the air after 7 series (and 2 side-series) back in 2003, with casual re-runs ever since.
It's back for 2016. They just released the first full trailer:
(this is region blocked for UK only. I'm going to assume you guys can figure out how to view from abroad if you want to.)
Fun fact: that low sleek black machine in the thumbnail? That's my robot. :D
Some of you may recall how I gradually turned away from animation and DD several years ago, and got involved with combat robotics. Well, this happened. I spent the first 8 weeks of 2016 designing and building a 110kg fighting robot.
I just wanted to share because... well it's exciting as fuck and I want to spam everyone. Talk about dreams man, I started watching Robot Wars when I was 4 years old!
Hype. And hi hey sup also!
edit: and for the US guys, yes I know about Battlebots. I know 80% of the competitors on that. I'm going to try and get on BB for 2017. Los Angeles pls.
