{"data":{"id":"robot-wars","code":"Robot Wars","name":"Robot Wars","country":"GB","region":"GB","control":"Remote control","controlFamily":"Teleoperated","platform":"Open / class-defined field","discipline":"combat non humanoid","nextEvent":"Historical record","nextDetail":"Record status · defunct","confidence":"High","signal":"muted","recordStatus":"defunct","entityKind":"television-series","fieldRole":"historical","founded":"1998","editorial":{"recordStatus":"defunct","fieldRole":"historical","entityKind":"television-series","statusLabel":"Defunct television series","classification":"UK televised wheeled combat · 1998–2018","answer":"Robot Wars was the British televised robot combat series that made the format popular outside the United States. It first aired in 1998, returned between 2016 and 2018, and is no longer produced.","history":"The series ran from 1998, paused after 2004, returned in 2016 and ended in 2018. Live-event rights to the brand were subsequently acquired by Roaming Robots, whose touring operation continues under the Extreme Robots name.","format":"Televised knock-out tournaments with arena hazards and House Robots. The main competition centred on a heavyweight class of 100 kg, raised to 110 kg for the 2016 revival.","broadcast":"Broadcast archive only. No current fixtures exist, and none are inferred.","verification":"First broadcast and end of production are documented. The series has no active official site, so no primary URL is published here rather than linking to a third-party mirror.","rules":{"state":"not-published","label":"No current rulebook","summary":"The series is no longer produced and publishes no active rulebook. Historical weight limits are recorded, not a live bout contract.","mechanics":[{"label":"Heavyweight limit","value":"100 kg","note":"Raised to 110 kg for the 2016 revival"},{"label":"Control","value":"Remotely piloted","note":"Human drivers"}],"sources":[{"label":"Series record","publisher":"Wikipedia","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Wars_(TV_series)","note":"Historical weight classes; tier-2 reference."}]},"sources":[{"label":"Series record","publisher":"Wikipedia","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Wars_(TV_series)","note":"Broadcast history and weight classes; tier-2 reference pending a primary archive."}]},"evidence":{"claims":[],"events":[],"fights":[],"robots":[],"teams":[],"people":[],"rules":[],"relationships":[],"profiles":[],"socials":[],"media":[]},"_links":{"canonical":"https://robot-fighting-championship.com/leagues/robot-wars","markdown":"https://robot-fighting-championship.com/ai/v1/leagues/robot-wars.md"}},"meta":{"snapshot":"2026-08-02T00:00:00Z","source":"fixture"}}