The world’s premier robot fighting competition is back, and the bots are ready to rumble. “BattleBots Champions II” is set to premiere on the Discovery Channel Thursday, October 5 at 8 p.m.

The journey to the Golden Bolt starts now with the first Sin City Slugfest; eight robots will enter, but only one will punch its ticket to the Tournament of Champions; every fight is win or go home.

BattleBots promises to wow viewers with next generation robots—bigger, faster and stronger than ever before. The show will focus on the design and build of each robot, the bot builder backstories, ...