Only one team can win the £20,000 cash prize, and they could be competing in this week's heat. A close first round leaves it up to the judges to decide who will progress through the heat.
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Philippa goes behind the scenes to find out how the shows fighting machines are made, whilst uncovering the trials and tribulations of their frantic creators.
Using competitors own video diaries, exclusive action from the pits and the best of the battles, Philippa Forrester will get down to the nuts and bolts of Robot Wars, The Second Wars.
The first heat of the All-Stars Championship, this heat determines which two robots go through to All-stars grand-final. Veteran robots all enter the arena once again as they put their experience to the test against each other.
An insightful view into how Robot Wars Series 1 was created.
Take a look back at the phenomenal second series, relive the highs and lows of the house robots and competitors of The Second Wars.
The Grudge Matches gave competitors an opportunity to come back and settle some scores. A one-off episode featuring a variety of battles Judgement Day, Reserve Rumble, Inferno Insurrection, Ramrombit, Super Showdown and Internet Insurrection.
The Grand Final arrives, only the best robots have made it this far. The four remaining robots face two eliminators and a playoff. The two winners then face each other to determine who will be named champion of Robot Wars: The Second wars.
The last Semi-Final, competitors will once again battle the house robots in Pinball, evade them in the gauntlet and use them to destroy other competitors in the arena.
First of the two Semi-Finals to determine which two of the six heat winners will progress to The Second Wars Grand Finals. The house robots are showing no mercy in the gauntlet and the competitors test their accuracy in this week's trial, Pinball.
Dead Metal takes to the ring to stop any competitors from progressing to the stage of the competition.
Six robots come to the arena to try and best the challenges that await, including Skittles, where they must act as an autonomous bowling ball to knock over as many barrels as they can, whilst trying to avoid the house robots.
After lengthy repairs and inspirational pep talks, the qualifiers prepare to fight for the title. A 10-way Robot Rumble will give the victor a spot in the Grand Finals, alongside the heat winners.
The final heat features only veterans, here for an opportunity to make up for their mistakes in the previous tournaments. Only one competitor will make it into the Grand Finals, and the others must suffer defeat, again.
One newcomer stares down seven veterans, will their induction into the arena be successful, or will their inexperience find them in the pit? One robot will have a second chance to qualify in the Redemption Round.
Even the judges aren't safe as two robots collide, sending shrapnel through the bullet-resistant shields around the arena. Two very different styles of robot meet in the finals.
A veteran only heat features the current reigning Champions, Carbide. Will Carbide's streak be brought to an end by the other robots, more experienced and eager than ever?
Follow the exploits of teams all over the country as they battle it out in hopes of becoming champion.
Witness the human drama of competitor's desperation for victory and the resulting mechanical carnage.
The gauntlet has a menacing addition, The Sentinel. Will the new robot prove to be a real obstacle, or an easy route to be exploited? The Skittles trial returns to the arena, but one competitor wants to take down more than just barrels.
House robot, Shunt goes head-to-head with the competitors. It's his job to remove the competitors from the ring by any means necessary in this week's trial, Sumo. Will Shunt do the house robots proud, or will the competitors give him the slip?
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