Robot Wars is the ultimate fighting robots competition, in which teams of amateur robot enthusiasts build and battle to the death fighting in a series of rounds in a huge purpose-built bullet-proof arena. Their aim is to win the coveted Robot Wars Champion trophy.
Overseen by hosts Dara Ó Briain and Angela Scanlon and a panel of judges, with commentary from the legendary Jonathan Pearce, the competitor’s robots battle against each other using powerful weapons including pneumatic hammers, blades, flame throwers and pick axes.
Also up against the competitors are the fearsome and charismatic House Robots whose purpose is to ambush and destroy. In each timed round, the winning robot is the one which disables its adversary, traps it in a pit or feeds it to the House Robots – but which team will be crowned Robot Wars champions?
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Mentorn Media is one of the UK’s most established and respected producers, run by Chris Brogden, Managing Director and Head of Content for the Tinopolis Factual Group.
Founded in 1985, Mentorn Media has gone on to produce thousands of hours of programming for broadcasters in the UK and internationally.
With production bases in London and Glasgow, the team produces programmes with a focus on entertainment and factual, ranging from long-running current affairs stalwart Question Time and Debate Night for BBC One & BBC Scotland, to Inside the Force: 24/7 (Channel 5), Traffic Cops (Channel 5) and Secrets of an ISIS Smartphone (BBC3) as well as Children of the Cult for Discovery+.
Other shows have ranged from Council House Swap for Channel 5 to Freshers for ITV, and international hit show An Idiot Abroad for Sky, which has been sold into more than 200 territories.