Robot Wars: Season 1, Episode 5

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The fifth episode in the robot fighting series presented by Dara O Briain and Angela Scanlon.

This episode features one of the most bizarre but certainly the tallest robot ever seen on Robot Wars - Gabriel, built by Mensa member Craig and his three sons. It has wheels as tall as a washing machine and a huge samurai sword.

Other robots include Thermidor, shaped like a lobster by a team who have never eaten lobster, and Pulsar, built by 19-year-old self-taught engineer Ellis and featuring nine thousand RPM spinning teeth. There are dramatic scenes as one of the robots bursts into flames in the arena.