Robots Live

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Robots Live is a robot combat touring show. The first show was held in Whitwick, Leicestershire at the Hermitage leisure centre, on Feb 10th & 11th, 2007.

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[edit] The Arena

The arena was designed to cope with the conditions of touring and the rigours of robotic combat. The stage is constructed from 24 separate floor panels with 2 layers of wood. The arena walls are built from steel box section and 5mm steel plate to contain the most powerful robots. The rig and stage are modular to allow a variety of size combinations.

The stage is surrounded by 6mm Polycarbonate sheeting, allowing clear vision into the arena while sheltering the audience from flying debris. This is supported by a 10x12 metre self-climbing truss capable of 4 metres in height. The truss supports the polycarbonate screening, roof and lighting.

[edit] 2007 Tour

Whitwick, Leicestershire. 10th & 11th Feb - Heavy Weight Winner: Big Nipper - Feather Weight Winner: Skink

Midlands MCM Expo, Telford. 24th Feb - A small heavy weight arena setup for demo fights between Merlin, Behemoth and Knightmare.

The Triangle, Burgess Hill. 14th & 11th April - Heavy Weight Winner: Terrorhurtz - Feather Weight Winner: Little Hitter

London MCM Expo, Excel Centre, London. 26th & 27th May - The Robots Live arena was hired to stage fights between Behemoth, Merlin, Turbulence, Tornado, King B 3

Riverside Leisure Centre, Exeter. 7th & 8th July - Heavy Weight Winner: Bigger Brother - Feather Weight Winner: Skink

Sportspace, Hemel Hempstead. 1st & 2nd Sept - Heavy Weight Winner: Pressure - Feather Weight Winner: Skink

Midlands MCM Expo, Telford. 15th & 16th Sept - Exhibition demonstrations from Merlin, Big Nipper, Knightmare & Mantis.

London MCM Expo, Excel Centre, London. 20th & 21st Oct - Exhibition demonstrations from Merlin, Big Nipper & Behemoth.

[edit] 2008 Tour

Whitwick, Leicestershire. 2nd & 3rd Feb - Heavy Weight Winner: Iron Awe 5 - Feather Weight Winner: Skink

Memorabilia, NEC, Birmingham. 29th & 30th March - The first outing for the new Robots Live House Robot.

The Triangle, Burgess Hill. 12th & 13th April - Heavy Weight Winner: Iron Awe 5 - Feather Weight Winner: Little Flipper

National Space Centre, Leicester. 17th & 18th May - Part of the Rise of the Robots show. Also saw the start of the new Robots Live presenter, Luke Toyne
Heavy Weight Winners: Preassure & Storm 2 - Feather Weight Winners: Aftershock & Skink

Midlands MCM Expo, International Centre, Telford. 13th September

Huddersfield Sports Centre, Huddersfield. 20th & 21st September

Rivermead Leisure Complex, Reading. 11th & 12th October

London MCM Expo, Excel Centre, London. 25th & 26th October

Northgate Arena, Chester. 15th & 16th November

Memorabilia, NEC, Birmingham. 22nd & 23rd November

[edit] External links

  • Robots Live - The official Robots Live website.
  • Team MAD - The team who created 'Robots Live'.
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