Huddersfield-based engineering components company Accu is ready for robot wars – and you could be part of it too.

Brockholes-based Accu is one of the sponsors of ‘FightFest 2024’, the European Featherweight Robot Fighting Championship, which takes place at Magna Science Adventure Centre in Rotherham on August 24, 25 and 26.

If you’ve ever fancied building your own fight robot then now’s your chance! Accu has partnered with FightFest to give budding creators and designers the opportunity to win the ultimate robot fighting experience, reminiscent of Robot Wars, BattleBots & Big Hero 6.

To enter applicants simply need to submit their creative robot designs through the Accu website.

The winning creation will receive a total of five All Access Weekend tickets to FightFest – one for themselves and four other people. In addition, the winner will also get signed merchandise and a few other goodies throughout the weekend. Four runners up prizes will also be up for grabs as part of the competition.

Applications are open until midnight on August 14.

 

 

This year’s FightFest event promises to be the best one yet, with over 40 professional roboteers competing to win the title of ‘European Featherweight Champion.’

Attendees can expect to witness nail biting battles, see the innovations up close and speak to professional roboteers.

The competition is open to all ages in the UK. Those who have already purchased a ticket for any day of the three-day event will automatically receive a 58% discount to explore the science centre.

 

 

Matt Ogden, communications and partnerships manager at Accu, said: “This will be our third year partnering with FightFest and it’s fantastic to see how the partnership and event has grown over the years.

“It’s going to be a great experience witnessing Europe’s elite go face to face to win the European Fighting Robot Championship.

“As part of this partnership we wanted to celebrate the budding creators and innovators of all ages in the UK, who are on their path to drive innovation forward, by launching this competition.

“We’re incredibly excited to open up this opportunity and showcase the creativity that our country has to offer.

“We want to use our platform to champion conversations around innovation and design, while hopefully inspiring the next generation of roboteers.”

To view the full T&C’s and more information on the competition, please visit the Accu website here.

Tickets for FightFest start from just £15.40, with Family packages available (two adults, two children) for a discounted cost per ticket.

For a limited time, there’s an exclusive 10% discount. Readers can take advantage by using the promo code: 2024FF10 when purchasing tickets online at FightFest.co.uk