This is a list of current jobs on Robot Wars Wiki. Updated by administrators, it details what the community is trying to achieve at the present time. If you are a new user, or a current user who is looking for something to do, look here.
Ongoing projects
HQ/HD Screenshots
If not done so already, update to the highest quality possible, using sources such as the HD episodes available on Mech+. Team images, plus the majority of Classic UK Series and Techno Games screenshots, are most in need of updates.
For Mech+ screenshots, make sure that hardware acceleration is disabled on your browser if necessary.
HD screenshots are recommended for Series 8-10, Battle of the Stars and World Series episodes.
Images already in HD or from Classic-era DVD releases (e.g. The First World Championship, Ultimate Warrior/Archive Collection) can remain as they are.
Please check through robot/team/personality/terminology pages as well as episode pages. There may be additional images from the show - especially from Series 1-4 and Challenge airings of Series 2/5-7/Extreme - which require the Mech+ treatment.
Dutch Series 1 Mech+ info
Add new quotes and update existing ones from Rob Kamphues, Bridget Maasland and teams, to reflect the official English subtitles available on Mech+ episodes. Use this opportunity to also gather more information on teams and robot designs/weaponry from this series.
Outside Robot Wars updates
Continuously update Outside Robot Wars sections for robots and/or teams still active in other robot combat shows/live events, including mentions of newer robots if applicable. Update coverage of robots built for lower weight class events (e.g. BBB, NHRL, FightFest).
MechMania updates
Add new sub-sections within Outside Robot Wars, for robots and/or teams competing in the 2024 Mech+ series MechMania. This includes robots whose teams appear with different machinery, e.g. Lightning's team with Mako. To distinguish from regular live events, updates on their performances and appearances need to appear under dedicated MechMania sub-sections (an example of a new sub-heading would be ===''MechMania''=== or ====''MechMania''====). As MechMania is currently an ongoing series, make sure to add the {{TV Spoilers}} template at the top of the sub-section, or the top of Outside Robot Wars.
Dark Theme Tables
A recently-launched project to improve legibility on multicoloured weapon/armour/terminology tables in Dark Theme mode. Use the following codes to ensure maximum compatibility with both Light and Dark Themes:
Hyperlinks (insert in between | and ]], use the name of the linked article):
<span style="color:#0148c2">Relevant Text</span>
General text (insert on same line as "bgcolor" codes; separate using an ; ):
<span style="color:#000000"></span>
Bold variant (already applied to episode Point/Results tables; will also need to be introduced on King of Bots Wiki points/robot tables):
<span style="color:#000000; font-weight:bold"></span>
ONLY apply these to rows with colour-coded backgrounds, where the default text does not show up well in Dark Theme mode.
Project Article Quotes
Adding in a quote describing each robot to the top of its article. See Anty B, Razer, Kan Opener and others for examples.
Project Armour Pages
Several Armour pages (categorised under Template:Armour Types) need to be developed and linked to relevant robot pages. See Fur as an example of a fully-developed page.
Project Video Games
- If not done so already, the addition of Jonathan Pearce's in-game introductions for robots from Robot Wars: Arenas of Destruction and Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (PC/Xbox).
- Full statistics for Suicidal Tendencies/Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction (PC/Xbox) need to be added.
- Tables with images and weaponry of all playable robots to be included on the core video game articles.
Image Categorisation by Robot
See Community Portal Announcement; every image of a robot should have "Images of <COMPETITOR NAME>" in it. Each category "Images of <COMPETITOR NAME>" should then sit within "Images of Series X Competitor".
Alphabetical Series 8-10 Heat Names
Change references/links from Heat 1, Heat 2, etc. to Heat A, Heat B, etc. in line with the naming convention adopted by Mech+.
Important Tasks
Content from Robot Wars Revealed
Details from episode pages need to be added to all relevant Series 2 competitor/House Robot/personality pages.
HD images from Mech+ have now been added across all episode pages, though Episodes 11-12 and 14-15 are still in need of a few more. We would also like any extra team/crewmember images from the series if possible and not done so already. All screenshots need to be categorised under [[Category:Robot Wars Revealed Images]].
Extreme 1 Episode Pages
Pages for Episodes 3-6, 8-13 and 15 need to be developed with concise summaries for battles and build-up segments. See the examples for Episodes 1 and 2 for an idea on how to structure these.
Additionally, please could we have redirects to make searching for these episodes easier, e.g. "Extreme 1 Episode 1" etc.
Extreme Warriors/Nickelodeon Robot Histories
Battle summaries for many competitors from Season 1, Season 2 and/or the Nickelodeon series require expansions, including images. Same also applies to House Robots appearing in these series.
Unused Images
See Special:UnusedFiles and find relevant homes for all images. Should they be duplicates or unusable, mark with {{Delete}}.
Uncategorised Images
Please check Special:UncategorizedFiles on a regular basis and add the images into the appropriate categories.
Robots requiring images
Some robots are missing screenshots from some of their televised battles/events. Other robot/team articles are missing images of associated robots competing exclusively in live events and other robot combat shows. Check this category for articles in need.
Wanted Pages
See Special:WantedPages. The intention is to clear up as many red links as possible so the wiki is tidier. Some links simply need to be redirected due to page moves, some are pages that will be made in the future so should be left, some should be made into redirects, and some should be removed.
Articles required:
- Rogue House Robot (In progress - Adster)
- List of known auditions (Series 2-3, separate from existing List of known qualifiers)
- Team Panic Attack
- Australian Presenters
- Glen Collins (Use information and screenshots from appearances in Robot Wars Revealed)
- DMAX Italia
- Wuhan TV
- Various 1994-1997 US Competition and Robot pages (Visit User blog:Diotoir the son of nemesis/List of 90s US Robot Wars Articles in need of creation to see which ones need to be added)
Mech + Upgrades
Upgrade all images to Mech + quality where required, certain pages need it more than others, such as Robot Wars Revealed.
Additional Dutch Series 1 Team Images
Add remaining team images from Dutch Series 1, preferably using the Mech+ HD episodes.
Less Important Tasks
Robot Angles
Find different angles of Robots in the arena, such as front, above, side, back. This can be used for a design gallery of sorts to show the robot from all sides, if possible. Some such as the Series 4 Annihilators competitors are easier to grab than others (such as round 1 losers).
Side Event Images
Could possibly grab some more Pinball images for articles, give more dimensions to the events, same goes for the various Series 3 events, especially highlighting certain robots to flesh out articles a bit more.