Do you remember Robot Wars? Yeah, me too and I flipping loved it. Did you know they still have a live version of Robot Wars even though the TV show finished years back? No? Well I did, I went to the 2013 finals and had a right giggle, I might have been shouting louder than my kids.
House robots like Sargent Bash and Matilda ripping apart roboteers pet robots was amazing tv, and I for one am very pleased it’s continued in its current format rather than nothing at all. These aren’t Teksta puppies or Robofish, they are big and often brutal machines made as a labour of love some of them being “cheap” at about £100 to make whilst others cost up to about £4000 to make.
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The show times are Sat 7th November 2015, 5:00pm
Sun 8th November 2015, 12:00pm
Sun 8th November 2015, 3:30pm
At GL1 Leisure Centre, Gloucester, GL1 1DT
Saturday is selling out, I believe Sunday has more available tickets left but hurry up and book as soon as you can if you’re local.
Here is what it looks like at the live show, but there is also an amazing atmosphere that is lost in this video. It is loud, too much testosterone and WD40, and fun.
You might think this is a weird day out, but for a geek like me it’s better than a trip to a garden center or walking the dog. I wish it came to Gloucester more often in honesty, I’d attend even if it was monthly. As a kid (and teenager) I really wanted to build a Robot Wars robot – I knew I could do it but not without design and technical help. Electronics and engineering isn’t a skill I posses, but bodging together scrap and making it in to something else is very me.
Tempting you yet?
Even if you never saw this on telly the kids will love it. Jen came out of school waving a leaflet about, begging to go, whilst I could hear other children talking about wanting to go and another Mum told me to get my skates on if I wanted tickets.
Can you imagine if the local primary schools had school projects to design robots for this? I think that would be much more educational than learning about ancient Egyptians or whatever it is this term. One term when I was in the top year of Primary school our teacher had us design a Lego Technics robotic dragon. He was about 7ft tall and around 12ft long, he had motors with cables on switches so he could be controlled. He wasn’t just big and impressive looking, oh no, the teacher actually rigged up a little blow torch in his mouth to go on the Lego contoller box. It’s hardly a suprise I got in to Lego big time after that now was it? Cool teacher.
Now here’s my big question, will they notice if I steal Matilda on the way out? I know she is meant to be ferrocious but I think she is a cutie of a robot. I’m not sure Freya and Doris would appreciate sharing walkies with her though.
Have you even been to Robot Wars live, or were you ever in the audience on the TV show? Let me know.
I’ve always wanted to go but never been. It looks brilliant, I always used to watch it on TV 🙂
Robot wars is so much fun, I remember watching it when I was younger 🙂 I have never been to a live show though and would love to go!
I used to LOVE robot wars, and constantly used to watch it when I was younger. With having a 21 year old partner with a mind as equally as young as mine, this is right up our alley!
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I never knew this was possible to watch live! That’s more exciting than the tv show surely?!
Wow! I so remember this show. Wasn’t it presented by that bloke from Red Dwarf? I used to love watching this.
Craig Charles, yes. He is Dave Lister in Red Dwarf.
I remember watching Robot Wars, I did not know they did live shows as well x
Oh wow did not know this was still going as always loved the show.
I used to love watching Robot Wars – I would definitely go myself if I lived near! x
If my Dad knew things like this still happened he would be there like a shot. I remember endless hours on a Sunday watching Robot Wars with him and my brothers x
I remember watching this on TV years ago, this looks like a fun event 🙂
This sounds so fab! I used to love Robot Wars – it was fascinating to see what people designed. I would love to go! Kaz x
Had no idea this still exists!! Looks like a right laugh, wish this took place a little closer to me!
I used to LOVE watching robot wars on TV. I didn’t know you could see a live show too.
I remember watching robot wars as a child I did not know that it is now live how cool.
My hubby would love to go to something like this xxx
Ah I used to love watching Robot Wars, was forever shouting at the TV. Didn’t know they still did the live shows, that’s so awesome!!