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.

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 5 mm 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 6 mm 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

Polycarbonate

PolycarbonatePhysical PropertiesDensity 1.20–1.22 g/cm3Abbe number 34.0Refractive index 1.584–1.586FlammabilityV0-V2Limiting oxygen index25–27%Water absorption – Equilibrium0.16–0.35%Water absorption – over 24 hours0.1%...

 screening, roof and lighting.

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. 14 & 11 April - Heavy Weight Winner: Terrorhurtz - Feather Weight Winner: Little Hitter
• London MCM Expo, Excel Centre, London. 26 & 27 May - The Robots Live arena was hired to stage fights between Behemoth, Merlin, Turbulence, Tornado, King B 3
• Riverside Leisure Centre, Exeter. 7 & 8 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.

2008 Tour

• Whitwick, Leicestershire. 2nd & 3rd Feb - Heavy Weight Winner: Iron Awe 5 - Feather Weight Winner: Skink
• Memorabilia, NEC, Birmingham. 29 & 30 March - The first outing for the new Robots Live House Robot.
• The Triangle, Burgess Hill. 12 & 13 April - Heavy Weight Winner: Iron Awe 5 - Feather Weight Winner: Little Flipper
• National Space Centre, Leicester. 17 & 18 May - Part of the Rise of the Robots show. Also saw the start of the new Robots Live presenter, Luke Toyne
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• Heavy Weight Winners: Preassure & Storm 2 - Feather Weight Winners: Aftershock & Skink
• Midlands MCM Expo, International Centre, Telford. 13 September
• Huddersfield Sports Centre, Huddersfield. 20 & 21 September - Heavy Weight Winner: Merlin - Feather Weight Winner: Wedgie
• Rivermead Leisure Complex, Reading. 11 & 12 October - Heavy Weight Winner: Berbaric Response - Feather Weight Winner: Aftershock

• London MCM Expo, Excel Centre, London. 25 & 26 October
• Northgate Arena, Chester. 15 & 16 November
• Memorabilia, NEC, Birmingham. 22 & 23 November

2009 Tour

• Whitwick, Leicestershire. 7th & 8th Feb
• Midlands Expo, Telford. 21st Feb
• The Triangle, Burgess Hill. 28th & 29th March
• Northampton Market Square. 26th May
• National Space Centre, Leicester. 13th & 14th June - Part of the Rise of the Robots show.
• Rivermead Leisure Complex, Reading. 24th & 25th October
• Memorabilia, NEC, Birmingham. 21st & 22nd November

2010 Tour

• Midlands Expo, Telford. 20th Feb
• Whitwick, Leicestershire. 27th & 28th Feb
• Memorabilia, NEC, Birmingham. 27th & 28th March
• The Triangle, Burgess Hill. 24th & 25th April
• UEA Sportspark, Norwich. 22nd & 23rd May
• Memorabilia, NEC, Birmingham. 20th & 21st November

2011 Tour

• Midlands Expo, Telford. 19th Feb
• Whitwick, Leicestershire. 26th & 27th Feb
• Memorabilia, NEC, Birmingham. 26th & 27th March
• The Triangle, Burgess Hill. 14th & 15th May
• National Museum of Flight, East Lothian. 19th June
• Worthing, West Sussex. 3rd & 4th September
• Kidderminster, West Midlands. 15th & 16th October
• Memorabilia, NEC, Birmingham. 19th & 20th November

External links

• Robots Live - The official Robots Live website.
• London Expo the main event for Anime, Manga, Gaming, Comics and Movies in the UK
• Robots Live attend the Midlands MCM Expo the main event for Anime, Manga, Gaming, Comics and Movies in the midlands
• Team MAD - The team who created 'Robots Live'.
• Youtube Robots Live videos - Some videos from live shows.
• Fighting Robot Association - the governing body for robot combat in the UK.
• Turbulence - Robots Live competitors.
• Kronic - Robots Live competitors.
• Behemoth - Robots Live competitors.
• Iron-Awe - Robots Live competitors.