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Here's Why A Grown Man Walked Off Set After Losing To Kids On 'Robot Wars'

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When you get down to the nuts and bolts of it, things do not get realer than “Robot Wars.”

Emotions were again running high in Sunday’s episode when Team Behemoth, a longtime staple on the show, took on Team Cherub, a team made up of three kids and one adult. Despite an incident where Cherub’s robot reportedly got stuck and caused a restart, the winner went down to a controversial judges’ decision.

“The decision was unanimous” said presenter Angela Scanlon before announcing that Cherub would move on to the final round.

Team Behemoth was not happy.

This grown man's reaction to losing to children on #RobotWars is priceless pic.twitter.com/NqOPkl7r2l

— Martin Belam (@MartinBelam) March 12, 2017

He gone.

After the decision, the Team Behemoth captain, Ant, stormed off, causing the internet to short-circuit.

However bad a weekend you had at least you're not the guy on Robot Wars who lost to a team of kids and stormed off pic.twitter.com/8ypjRh9o2I

— Alan White (@aljwhite) March 12, 2017

When you can't handle been beaten by children. It's all kicking off on #RobotWars 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/iGUXU7l9ZK

— Tracey (@GuiltlessEcho) March 12, 2017

Ha ha #RobotWars with @angelascanlon and grown man storms off after losing to a team of kids pic.twitter.com/uKn5gjWdxo (via @bskipper27)

— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) March 12, 2017

this dude just lost to some kids on robot wars and just walked off, I am crying😂😩😩 pic.twitter.com/UrjiPHjTtB

— Grace (@Grace_BrBa) March 12, 2017

Ant reportedly said the main reason he walked away was not because he lost to kids, but because his team had switched their robot’s weapon.

“I was so annoyed with the rest of the team for making that decision not to go with a guaranteed win,” he said afterward.

Even “Robot Wars” tweeted in Ant’s defense.

Everyone’s been talking about the #Behemoth walkout, but remember he was upset with his own team and not the opposition. #robotwars

— Robot Wars (@UKRobotWars) March 13, 2017

Still, that reaction though.

This loss does not compute.
This loss does not compute.
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Cherub didn’t pull off a win in the final, but they definitely enjoyed that viral moment.

As they say, all’s fair in love and robot war.

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