The Robot Wars Awards were a number of special trophies awarded at the end of each series of Robot Wars in recognition of special achievements in hard work, creativity, innovation and sportsmanship. There were originally four awards given out to teams with the best designed robot, the best engineered robot, the most original entry and the special award for sportsmanship. From The Fourth Wars onwards, a new award was given out to the best newcomer of the series. The awards were given out at the end of every series until The Seventh Wars.
This award was given out to the team that was judged to have the best designed robot for that series. The award was given out in each of the first six series. From the second to the fifth series, the winning robot was chosen from a list of nominations. In the list below, the winner of the award for each series is shown in gold, followed by the other nominees in alphabetical order.
This award was given out to the team that was judged to have the best engineered robot for that series. The award was given out in each of the first six series. From the second to the fifth series, the winning robot was chosen from a list of nominations. In the list below, the winner of the award for each series is shown in gold, followed by the other nominees.
This award (also known as Best Original Entry in Series 5) was given out to the team that was judged to have entered the most original robot for that series. The award was given out in each of the first six series. From the second to the fifth series, the winning robot was chosen from a list of nominations. In the list below, the winner of the award for each series is shown in gold, followed by the other nominees.
This award was given out to the team that was judged to have been the most sporting for that series. It is usually awarded to the team that has done the most to help other teams or provide entertainment in the pits. The award was given out in each of the first six series. From the second to the fifth series, the winning robot was chosen from a list of nominations. In the list below, the winner of the award for each series is shown in gold, followed by the other nominees.
This award (known as Best Newcomer in Series 4) was given out to the team that was judged to have been the most promising newcomer for that series. The award was given out from the fourth to the sixth series. In the fourth and fifth series, the winning robot was chosen from a list of nominations.
Strangely, on two occasions, a team that had fought before in a previous war was nominated for the award. In Series 4, Mousetrap was nominated, despite Team Mousetrap competing before with Triterobot, and in Series 5, S3 was nominated, despite the 1 Law Associates previously competing in Series 2 and 3 with Sting. However, on both occasions the robot was a newcomer.
In the list below, the winner of the award for each series is shown in gold, followed by the other nominees.
