This episode features the tallest robot - and also one of the most bizarre - ever seen on Robot Wars: Gabriel, built by Mensa member Craig and his three sons. It has wheels as tall as a washing machine and a huge samurai sword.

Other robots include Thermidor, shaped like a lobster by a team who have never eaten lobster; and Pulsar, built by 19-year-old self-taught engineer Ellis and featuring 9,000-RPM spinning teeth. There are dramatic scenes as one of the robots bursts into flames in the arena.

Robot Wars Season 8 Episodes...

• s08e01 - Series 8, Episode 1
• s08e02 - Series 8, Episode 2
• s08e03 - Series 8, Episode 3
• s08e04 - Series 8, Episode 4
• s08e05 - Series 8, Episode 5
• s08e06 - Series 8, Episode 6

Robot Wars Show Summary

Robot Wars is a British game show modelled on a US-based competition of the same name. Teams of amateur and professional roboteers make their own robots to fight against each other in both friendly and tournament matches.