| abstract | - Zeus was an Italian robot that exclusively appeared in the second series of Robot Wars Extreme. It represented Italy in the European Championship, which was also broadcast as part of German Robot Wars, losing to German series champion Black Hole in the first round. Zeus was also scheduled to fight the Swedish robot Rawbot for a place in the Third World Championship, broadcast at the end of Series 7 of Robot Wars. However, Zeus broke down before the battle and had to withdraw, granting Rawbot automatic qualification into the World Championship. Onscreen, Rawbot's qualification was explained by a claim that it was the "Swedish champion", despite no Swedish series of Robot Wars ever being produced. Zeus was named after the Greek king of the gods, whose thunderbolt symbol formed part of the robot's logo. It is one of only two Italian robots ever to compete on Robot Wars, the other being Mastiff. Both robots fought a German robot and lost in their only battles
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