Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1/Antweight Championship

"But now, we go from one extreme to another"

— Craig Charles

The antweights prepare for battle.

The Antweight Championship of Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1 was the first Antweight Championship, held during Robot Wars Extreme: Series 1. It was the first ever televised battle between antweight robots taking place in a miniature version of the Robot Wars Arena.

Competing Robots

	Anto
	Weight	127g
	Dimensions	? x 4" x 4"
	Power	6v 3000mAh battery
	Weapons	Flipper
	Strengths	N/A
	Weaknesses	N/A
From: Buckinghamshire
Team Members: Craig Danby

	Little Nipper
	Weight	150g
	Dimensions	N/A
	Power	N/A
	Weapons	Mousetrap
	Strengths	N/A
	Weaknesses	N/A
From: N/A
Team Members: Robert Fitzsimmons

	Anty B
	Weight	150g
	Dimensions	N/A
	Power	N/A
	Weapons	Lifting Scoop
	Strengths	N/A
	Weaknesses	N/A
From: Hemel Hempstead
Team Members: Anthony Pritchard

	Combat Ant
	Weight	N/A
	Dimensions	N/A
	Power	N/A
	Weapons	Face-Spinning Flywheel
	Strengths	N/A
	Weaknesses	N/A
From: Buckinghamshire
Team Members: Peter Waller

	Razzler
	Weight	N/A
	Dimensions	0.05m x 0.07m x 0.10m
	Power	N/A
	Weapons	Crushing arm
	Strengths	N/A
	Weaknesses	N/A
From: Bournemouth
Team Members: Ian Lewis

	Pants
	Weight	N/A
	Dimensions	N/A
	Power	N/A
	Weapons	Axe
	Strengths	N/A
	Weaknesses	N/A
From: West Sussex
Team Members: Peter Collier

	Legion
	Weight	N/A
	Dimensions	N/A
	Power	N/A
	Weapons	Flippers
	Strengths	N/A
	Weaknesses	N/A
From: West Yorkshire
Team Members: Richard Thompson, Alex Timniy

Antweight Championship

Anto vs Little Nipper vs Anty B vs Combat Ant vs Razzler vs Pants vs Legion

Pants is thrown out of the arena.

Legion split as the battle began, one half attacking Little Nipper, the other Anty B, but with little success. Combat Ant's spinning disc struck Pants, sending it flying, as the half of Legion attacking Little Nipper flipped it over. As the robots converged, Combat Ant's weapon struck Pants, sending it flying out of the arena.

"Who's that that's gone out of the arena completely?"

— Jonathan Pearce, in fits of laughter and struggling to keep track

During the struggle, one of Anto's wheels had broken off. As Little Nipper pushed one half of Legion around, Combat Ant then drove over the arena flipper, causing it to activate. However, Anty B then drove under the flipper and got caught in the mechanism, eliminating itself from the battle. Combat Ant then took Anto's other wheel off, leaving it immobilised apart from its flipper.

"You've got a wheel come off, it's all happening out there!"

— Jonathan Pearce as Anto is disarmed

One half of Legion also appeared to be immobilised, as Little Nipper pushed Razzler into the pit release. Razzler managed to escape and pushed against Combat Ant, but was unable to use its crusher. Combat Ant and Little Nipper then teamed up against Razzler, pushing it around, but unable to cause damage. The half of Legion that was still mobile drove over the floor flipper, and was pushed off the ramp the flipper was now creating (due to Anty B) by Little Nipper, but it managed to right itself. Razzler pursued the remaining Legion twin, but in doing so exposed itself to Little Nipper, who pushed it down the pit. The three remaining robots met in the middle of the arena, and the remaining half of Legion tried to attack Combat Ant, but it was sent flying by its opponent's disc, which tore its flipper off.

"We've got part of Legion...oh, have we got part of Legion anymore!?"

— Jonathan Pearce as Legion goes flying

Remarkably, Legion was still mobile and came back on the attack, as Combat Ant tried to use its disc on Little Nipper, who pushed it away with help from the Legion twin. Combat Ant drove away as Little Nipper momentarily got stuck on the floor flipper, moments before Cease was called. The judges were called upon to make a decision, with Combat Ant, half of Legion, and Little Nipper still mobile, Anto having ended up stuck in a corner.

"I had no idea something that small could do that amount of damage"

— Julia Reed after the battle

Antweight Champion: Combat Ant