MTV Pilot

The MTV Pilot was a knockout tournament between four American robots, to serve as a pilot episode for a US series of Robot Wars, broadcast on MTV. It was filmed in 2000, at around the same time that Robot Wars: The Third Wars took place. There were originally to be eight robots in the tournament, but after one team pulled out, the producers reduced the tournament size to four, and had the teams audition for spaces. Each team that competed received a $5,000 appearance fee, and the prize for winning would be to represent the USA in The First World Championship.

The series was not picked up by MTV, but Robot Wars would later make it onto American television as Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors.

Competing Robots
The Mauler FrenZy The Mangulator Spike (no relation to the Spike seen on Extreme Warriors

Also in attendance were Mjolnir, Rammstein, and one other, but they were not chosen to compete.

The Mauler vs Spike
The Mauler won

FrenZy vs The Mangulator
FrenZy won

The Mauler vs FrenZy
The Mauler won