In the late 1990s the BBC's Robot Wars made household names of Sergeant Bash, Shunt and Sir Killalot as the extravagantly-named mechanical monsters did battle with the UK's best amateur roboteers' ...

In just over 4 years the Robot Wars TV series has grown from cult status to become a massive worldwide phenomenon, with the BBC show now attracting a weekly audience of around four million viewers.

Eight teams entered this year's Smart City Robotics Competition at Centre:MK in Milton Keynes. Tasks included robots that could deliver coffee and others that could open doors or pick and pack ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Lately, I've started rewatching old terrestrial TV shows at times of particularly high stress or ...