new competition named BattleBots. The first tournament was shown as a webcast, with the second tournament shown as a cable 'Pay-per-view' event. 2000 – BattleBots is picked up as a weekly television program on Comedy Central. It would span five seasons ending in 2002. 2001 – Robotica appears on The Learning Channel as a weekly series. The format features tests of power, speed, and maneuverability as well as combat. The show ran in three series, ending in 2002. 2002 – Foundation of the Robot Fighting League, a regulatory body composed of the organizers of robot combat events in the United States, Canada, and Brazil. The body produces a unified set of regulations and promotes the sport. 2004 – Robot Combat is included as an event at the ROBOlympics in San Francisco, California, with competitors from multiple countries. 2008 – ROBOlympics changes its name to RoboGames and, while most events are not combat-related, Robot Combat is significantly featured. 2015 – BattleBots returns to television as a summer series on the ABC television network; it is renewed for a second season, which aired in the summer of 2016. 2016 – Robot Wars returns to British television on BBC2, with two further series in 2017. 2017 — Human-piloted robot fight Eagle Prime (produced by MegaBots) vs. Kuratas (produced by Suidobashi Heavy Industries) 2018 – BattleBots returns to television after a year hiatus on the Discovery Channel and The Science Channel. King of Bots, Fighting my Bot, This Is Fighting Robots and Clash Bots are held and broadcast in China. After the cancellation of Robot Wars by the BBC, Bugglebots, featuring past Robot Wars, Battlebots and King of Bots competitors in the beetleweight division is born and is broadcast on YouTube in December that year going on to have another season in 2019. Rules Robot combat involves remotely controlled robots fighting in a purpose-built arena. A robot loses when it is immobilized, which may be due to damage inflicted from the other robot, being pushed into a position where it cannot drive (though indefinite holds or pins are typically not permitted), or being removed from the arena. Fights typically have a time limit, after which, if no robot is victorious, a judge or judges evaluates the performances to decide upon a winner. Weight classes Similar to human combat sports, robot combat is conducted in weight classes though with maximum limits even in the heaviest