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The US series has been revived after a considerable hiatus, similarly to its British counterpart on BBC Two. BattleBots got there first, however, rebooting last year in America, with Robot Wars returning to the BBC a year later. And now it's coming to British television, kicking off on Sunday (September 4) on Spike. “BattleBots is Robot Wars on acid,” Gutteridge told Express.co.uk, speaking from the production offices in Los Angeles. “The carnage is breathtaking. Robots are blown up into thousands of pieces. And the men and women who build the BattleBots machines are basically professional.” It would appear that the US series gets first dibs of the cream of the crop of robotics technicians, from around the entire planet. “Watching BattleBots is like watching MasterChef: The Professionals,” Gutteridge explained. “Robot Wars is more Junior MasterChef.”

CHANNEL 5 “BattleBots is Robot Wars on acid,” Gutteridge told Express.co.uk

CHANNEL 5 BattleBots has been revived after a considerable hiatus, similarly to its British counterpart

We’ve got flying drones that spray fire and drop bombs. It’s so dangerous, actually, that it pushes the bullet-proof arena to the limit Tom Gutteridge

Gutteridge was sure to drive home that he in no way feels badly towards Robot Wars - he co-created in after all. “The budget is just bigger in America, that’s all,” he elaborated. “This means it can be ten times more violent and dramatic. We’ve got flying drones that spray fire and drop bombs. It’s so dangerous, actually, that it pushes the bullet-proof arena to the limit. We don’t need things like the house robots, like they have in Robot Wars. These contestants’ bots have enough to them.” The veteran TV executive first pitched Robot Wars to the BBC in the early 1990s - a pitch that cost him around £95,000. Having witnessed a robot competition in San Francisco, Gutteridge was adamant that the format was ripe for television, and so flew several of the American bots across to London and staged a Robot Wars demo for the BBC commissioners. They were dubious at first, but when it smashed TFI Friday in the 6pm Friday evening slot (something no-one saw coming) it morphed into a long-running series.

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CHANNEL 5 The coveted Battlebots trophy is up for grabs for another season

CHANNEL 5 BattleBots is coming to British television, kicking off on Sunday (September 4) on Spike