Robot Wars: Series 9/Heat 5

Episode 5 will be the last of five qualification episodes which will determine the Grand Finalists of Series 9 of Robot Wars, which happens to feature the two finalists of the previous series.

Trivia

 * This is the first heat of Robot Wars to feature two Grand Finalists from the previous series in the same episode, featuring the Grand Champion and runner-up Apollo and Carbide respectively.
 * Both of these teams returned with only two members, having previously competed as three-part teams.
 * Irrespective of whether Coyote is treated as a newcomer due to Jamie McHarg never captaining his own robot, this episode features by far the most newcomers compared to the other four, with five/six new teams.
 * In terms of filming order, this was treated as the first episode of the series, suggesting that the decision to move it to the slot of Episode 5 was made at a later point.