The end of robot combat in the US?

[Mouldy]

Just seen this...

http://forums.delphiforums.com/THERF...es/?msg=7716.1

Real shame. I always fancied a trip robogames.

[brandon_nichols]

My goal was to attend Robogames in 2014. I can't believe it had to end this year

[razerdave]

You have to ask: why?

[swanaldo]

Probably Plotniki Suing Em.

[craig_colliass]

It's sad when the show like this stops, perhaps it would be good to learn as much as we can as to the reason why, and take steps to avoid the same thing happening here.
If it is politics and money, it is hard not to have divisions. perhaps we should look to what unites us rather than could divide.

[psychostorm]

Probably Plotniki Suing Em.

Considering Jonno is now utilising the name, you'd have thought they'd be smart enough to avoid the brand Damage. Then America - Sue first ask questions later.

Thanks for all your years of support.

RoboGames 2013 was our last event.

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

It's a shame that it should come to this.

Happy Retirement Judge Dave. We should probably get you a small very beaten up carriage clock. I hope you enjoy the future robot combat events as a spectator without the stress of having to tun it. Oh & don't be a stranger. Keep in touch.

[grant_ploughbot]

Considering Jonno is now utilising the name, you'd have thought they'd be smart enough to avoid the brand Damage. Then America - Sue first ask questions later.

I have no idea why they are not carrying on, although Jonno using the Robot Wars name wouldn't make a blind bit of difference to if others would get sued for using it. Jonno isn't Robot Wars, he's a franchise. However there will be some other reason why this is the end for them.

It wouldn't suprise me if someone else bought the arena cheap and put on something similar, albeit on a smaller scale.

[typhoon_driver]

Heavyweight spinner arena Grant?

Squeeze a bit more space at gadget show live? :P

[PJ-27]

Wow that's really crap. Wish we could find out why it came about?

Don't they run 2 events with that arena? One as part of a big expo and then another in the winter?

[psycho_fling]

Probably Plotniki Suing Em.

probably just Financially unviable

[psychostorm]

Personally my money's on a change in personal circumstances.

[grant_ploughbot]

I wish we could buy the arena and run HW full combat Gary. It costs us thousands to put the event on at Gadget Show Live, and our budgets couldn't stretch to buying a HW arena, shipping it over and running it! Must take a fair few lorries to haul it around....

[razerdave]

I saw a picture of it in it's transit state, takes up an artic lorry (18 wheeler type) just for the arena, never mind any PA or sound equip.

[Ellis]

Real shame. Pretty big blow to things, Robogames/Combots being the big-gun events in this sport. Hopefully something can slot into their place. The arena can't just disappear, unless scrapped for parts, so there's a shimmer of hope that it'll resurface in time.

[teamstorm]

Definitive answer, simply taking too much time and money, not seeing a return - I heard about this a few weeks ago, but was only just announced.

The arena takes considerable time to build btw, it takes days (literally) to set the thing up, it's a by-product of the robots that fight in them (full on heavy spinners), because we have taken a step back from all-out combat the shows are more frequent, meaning more revenue and the arenas lighter-weight so less venue/crew costs in setting them up and taking them down. One reason that we did that with XFM was around ensuring we can run frequent profitable shows.

Sadly that's not what a one-off event once a year like RoboGames had become and it was taking it's toll.

I can assure people it's not Plotniki doing anything, and it will certainly be interesting to see if anything fills the void, it's like Robots Live and Robot Roaming Wars both giving up at the same time......

Very sad for our US friends

Ed