For years robots have been a frequent feature of science fiction movies, books and TV series. One only has to think of Terminator or the Transformers to realise just how important robots have become for entertaining (and scaring) society. It was only a matter of time before the robots we watched avidly in the movies evolved into real-life creations, and this is where robot wars comes in.
Begun in the 1990s, the robot wars phenomenon has taken the world by storm. Amateur and professional robot-design teams have been competing for the better part of twenty years to obtain the ultimate goal of having a champion robot – one that has out-sparked, out-cut, and out-manoeuvred all others. Not for the faint hearted, robot wars encourage innovation, experimentation and recycling of everyday products to come up with the strongest and most intelligent design possible.
Although many people were enthralled by the robot wars television series which spread throughout the U.K., U.S. and Europe from 1994 to 2003, robot wars has become much more than an hour or two of entertainment a week. For many it is an active hobby which requires a lot of careful design and hard work. Technical colleges, mechanics, engineers, plumbers, high schools – people from every background have been bitten by the robot wars bug. Far from being a ‘geeky’ enterprise, robot wars are real challenges of imagination, construction and cunning. So what are you waiting for? You may be the proud designer of the next crushing, squashing, bumping machine.
Although many people were enthralled by the robot wars television series which spread throughout the U.K., U.S. and Europe from 1994 to 2003, robot wars has become much more than an hour or two of entertainment a week. For many it is an active hobby which requires a lot of careful design and hard work. Technical colleges, mechanics, engineers, plumbers, high schools – people from every background have been bitten by the robot wars bug. Far from being a ‘geeky’ enterprise, robot wars are real challenges of imagination, construction and cunning. So what are you waiting for? You may be the proud designer of the next crushing, squashing, bumping machine.