Weight Classes
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As with other robot combat competitions, Robot Wars competitor robots were split into several weight classes (also known as weight categories). Although the first series included robots from various weight classes, subsequent series generally only included heavyweight robots in the main competition, and robots from other weight classes generally only competed in their own small competitions. Because Robot Wars was created in America, the weights were originally dictated in pounds and converted to kg's without rounding. The original weight limit for each class was:
- Featherweight: 11.4kg
- Lightweight: 22.7kg
- Middleweight: 45.4kg
- Heavyweight: 79.4kg
- Super Heavyweight: 154kg
The weight limits were increased from Extreme 1 onwards, and an antweight class was added. The new weights were:
- Antweight: 150g
- Featherweight: 12kg
- Lightweight: 27kg
- Middleweight: 54kg
- Heavyweight: 100kg
To encourage creativity, Walkerbots were allowed to enter one weight class below their actual weight, or weigh up to 200kg in the heavyweight competition (136kg prior to the increased limits). Super heavyweight walkers received no weight bonus.
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Champions
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From Series 2 onwards, the main competition was intended solely for heavyweight competitors, which meant that robots from other weight classes had to enter their own separate competitions. Series 2 featured competitions for all the other weight classes (except antweight), but these competitions became less frequent in subsequent series and were mainly restricted to special events on Robot Wars Extreme.
AntweightEdit
- Main article: Antweight Championship
- Extreme Series 1: Combat Ant
- Extreme Series 2: Anty B
FeatherweightEdit
- Main article: Featherweight Championship
- Series 2: Demolisher
- Series 3: Event cancelled
- Extreme Series 1: Beef-Cake
- Extreme Series 2: Argh!
- Series 7: DTK
LightweightEdit
- Main article: Lightweight Championship
- Series 2: Slippery Strana
- Series 3: Event cancelled
- Extreme Series 1: Event cancelled
- Extreme Series 2: Typhoon Thunder
MiddleweightEdit
- Main article: Middleweight Championship
- Series 2: Hard Cheese
- Series 3: Event cancelled
- Extreme Series 1: Typhoon
- Extreme Series 2: Typhoon
- Series 7: Typhoon
HeavyweightEdit
- Main article: UK Championship
- Series 1: Roadblock
- Series 2: Panic Attack
- Series 3: Chaos 2
- Series 4: Chaos 2
- Series 5: Razer
- Series 6: Tornado
- Series 7: Typhoon 2
Super HeavyweightEdit
- Main article: Super Heavyweight Championship
- Series 2: Kick Robut
- Series 3: Event cancelled
