Robot Wars returning to BBC2!

cheesyboy · 25 Jan 2016 at 14:41

Cosimo said:
I've not seen one but you can find some old dvds:

http://robotwars.wikia.com/wiki/Robot_Wars:_Ultimate_Warrior_Collection

Do a search for 'Robot Wars DVD' on ebay.

Already checked ebay and CEX. Not got it anywhere.

Cosimo · 25 Jan 2016 at 15:07

cheesyboy said:
Already checked ebay and CEX. Not got it anywhere.

But individual dvds are available as I'm sat here looking at them.

cheesyboy · 25 Jan 2016 at 15:09

Cosimo said:
But individual dvds are available as I'm sat here looking at them.

The ones dedicated to individual robots are, but I'd want the series ones.

sigma · 25 Jan 2016 at 20:54

sigma said:
I always remember The Beast of Bodmin for some reason.

Also that yellow four wheeled one that was so powerful at pushing others about? Or was it red?

Found it.

TORNADO :cool:

http://www.teamtornado.co.uk/

Dougsnake · 25 Jan 2016 at 21:12

cheesyboy said:
Is there a legit way of watching the old robot wars episodes on demand?

If you have sky theres a few episodes on Challenge and H2 channel don't think you get the full back catalogue though as they have been going through the series for a few months now

Dougsnake · 25 Jan 2016 at 21:14

sigma said:
Found it.

TORNADO

http://www.teamtornado.co.uk/

Just looked on their page seems they cant join the party

and the bbc don't seem to be giving competitors long to prepare new bots

SHEDDER1uk · 25 Jan 2016 at 21:31

We had manic mutant in the early days then shredder and shredder evolution towards the end of the show.

sigma · 25 Jan 2016 at 21:37

Dougsnake said:
Just looked on their page seems they cant join the party and the bbc don't seem to be giving competitors long to prepare new bots

I didn't see that. It's a shame

two months is not really anywhere near enough time to build a bot, I hope the series isn't poor as a result.

MikeTheNative · 26 Jan 2016 at 13:17

sigma said:
I didn't see that. It's a shame two months is not really anywhere near enough time to build a bot, I hope the series isn't poor as a result.

That's my worry as well. I have also seen that they are allowing spinners even though they have been banned the past few years, are we going to see any decent ones this year?

Shamikebab · 29 Jan 2016 at 11:39

Why should spinners be banned?

cheesyboy · 29 Jan 2016 at 11:40

Shamikebab said:
Why should spinners be banned?

Would be a bit crap if you had two of them in a head to head.

(It's an entirely passive weapon - the answer for opponents is to simply not engage, which doesn't really lend itself to the overall ethos)

Pawnless Endgame · 29 Jan 2016 at 17:32

Staying kinda on-topic, does anyone know what physics are involved in this picture / video? It concerns the robot with the vertical blade. When it revs up, the robot starts flipping up on its side. It's comical to watch

It doesn't seem to affect the red horizontal-bladed robot though.

Jokester · 29 Jan 2016 at 17:58

It's disc was possibly damaged in the first impact such that it's subsequent shape meant it generated thrust, sufficient enough to tip it up. Either that or some sort of gyroscopic effect.

Pawnless Endgame · 29 Jan 2016 at 18:22

Thanks Jokester :-)

Yes, it could well have been from de-shaping caused by the impact... possibly loss of symmetry? Certainly a physics phenomenon and would be forces / kinetic energy related. It does affect a few other robots from Robo Challenge too, but again only the ones with vertical blades, not horizontal ones.

Jokester · 29 Jan 2016 at 18:29

The other thing that springs to mind was some sort of torque effect similar to a helicopters rotor blade requiring the tail rotor to counter it.

gothic_hobbit · 30 Jan 2016 at 21:02

I missed the games that were based on this rather than the TV show.

Robot Arena in particular.

sigma · 30 Jan 2016 at 21:28

Does it have some sort of pneumatic lifting device? Or is that the blade catching the floor and causing it jump?

Skeeter · 30 Jan 2016 at 21:41

Have you ever done that thing when you have a bicycle wheel with a handle on each end of the axle? When you spin it really fast and hold it, it becomes quite difficult to move it about and it starts to really pull you around.

Shamikebab · 3 Feb 2016 at 13:59

So Dara O'Brien and Angela Scanlon are going to be hosts. Shame it's not Craig Charles but I quite like Dara. Not familiar with Angela though.

JonnyT · 3 Feb 2016 at 14:24

Skeeter said:
Have you ever done that thing when you have a bicycle wheel with a handle on each end of the axle? When you spin it really fast and hold it, it becomes quite difficult to move it about and it starts to really pull you around.

The gyroscopic effect?