Myth Busters wouldn't've existed as we know it without Robot Wars. Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage worked on Blendo and were interviewed on Robot Wars which lead to Myth Busters. BattleBots was started among some Robot Wars competitors after a legal issue - https://battlebots.fandom.com/wiki/Marc_Thorpe "Following legal pressure, Marc Thorpe ultimately relinquished ownership of the Robot Wars name to Profile Records co…
Blendo was just a beast of a fighting robot. It was more powerful than anyone expected. And was given an honourable medal and banned from competition.
I was there and can attest to it being more powerful than anything else in the ring. Honestly, I was hoping for more of an SRL death match, but Blendo was about as close as you could get that day and they didn't even compete. You know you're about to have fun when you have to crank it with a drill just to get going.
RIP, Marc.