Robot Wars: Series 8/Heat 3

Episode 3 was the third of five qualification episodes which determined the Grand Finalists of the 2016 series of Robot Wars.


 * Despite the lack of seedings or reference to the previous series, all five heats of the 2016 series see a single robot/team which won a heat in the Seventh Wars compete. In Episode 3, it was Dantomkia.
 * This episode marks the third time within two series that Dantomkia and King Buxton fought in a first-round melee together, and the second time in a row that they qualified together in the main competition.
 * Episode 3 marked the first time in the series that the winner qualified without losing a battle, or without having a Judges' decision.
 * Half of the competing robots in Episode 3 are light enough to fit within Series 5-7's 100kg weight limit.
 * Shunt makes no appearance in any of the battles in this episode.
 * Monte and Turbulence from the pilot episode make cameo appearances.
 * Non qualifier Armakillo made a second appearance in two episodes.

Dantomkia vs Glitterbomb vs King B Remix vs Overdozer
Qualified: Dantomkia & King B Remix

Big Nipper vs Or Te vs Supernova vs TR2
Qualified: Big Nipper & TR2

Dantomkia vs King B Remix
Winner: Dantomkia via KO (3 points)

Big Nipper vs TR2
Winner: TR2 via KO (3 points)

Dantomkia vs TR2
Winner: TR2 via KO (3 points)

Big Nipper vs King B Remix
Winner: Big Nipper via KO (3 points)

King B Remix vs TR2
Winner: TR2 via KO (3 points)

Big Nipper vs Dantomkia
Winner: Dantomkia via Judges' decision (2 points)

TR2 vs Dantomkia
Winner: TR2