Loanerbots

Loanerbots were competitor robots which were built by the Robot Wars crew and loaned to teams in order to make up the numbers in a certain series. In most cases this was because the team had experienced a shipping mishap or technical malfunction with their original robot and needed a replacement. Loanerbots were mainly used in Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors and Nickelodeon Robot Wars, but were also seen in Dutch Robot Wars.

In the US series, loanerbots were only used to make up the numbers in side events and were not allowed in the main US Championship, but in the Dutch series they were used in the main competition due to a lack of competitors.