YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW PSYCHED I AM FOR THIS
the "no weight classes" thing confuses me but as long as we get fighting robots back on TV I'm happy.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW PSYCHED I AM FOR THISits a new weightclass (something near hw), so no old robots
the "no weight classes" thing confuses me but as long as we get fighting robots back on TV I'm happy.
But will we see bots like The Master, Tazbot, W.O.D, Overkill (not the rubbish one from Robot Wars), Nightmare or Mauler?No, because they are all super outdated and would be torn a new asshole from newer robots.
Let's hope so.
But will we see bots like The Master, Tazbot, W.O.D, Overkill (not the rubbish one from Robot Wars), Nightmare or Mauler?No, because they are all super outdated and would be torn a new asshole from newer robots.
Let's hope so.
But will we see bots like The Master, Tazbot, W.O.D, Overkill (not the rubbish one from Robot Wars), Nightmare or Mauler?No, because they are all super outdated and would be torn a new asshole from newer robots.
Let's hope so.
Well... That all depends if they have the 'spinner ban' like they do here. If they do, let's all sit back at the majestic performance of the flipper bots.... *sighs*
smile and hope gone
not too pleased with the no weight classes thing but it'll be cool to see battlebots back on tv.
Sounds to me like it's gonna be more like Robot Wars.
You know, a TV show that just happens to be a robot combat competition, rather than a robot combat competition that just happens to be on TV.
Reading through this it kind of reminds me of the not-real steel show they did like 2 years ago. Though with the robots we like.
We'll see what happens.
but honestly any publicity could work. when lab rats had an episode on robot combat, a whole new generation was exposed to the sport
If Smentowski enters with anything it'd probably be Breaker Box. Though I'm sure if he was in they'd squeeze in a shot of Nightmare vs Slam Job again at least XD
"Separate weight classes will be eliminated so that robots of all sizes will battle against each other."SOMEONE NEEDS TO ENTER A MOTHERBLOOPING FRIDGE WITH WHEELS
what
Possible licensing for toys(http://i61.tinypic.com/k482ef.jpg)
fixed"Separate weight classes will be eliminated so that robots of all sizes will battle against each other."SOMEONE NEEDS TO ENTER A MOTHERBLOOPING NOKIA WITH WHEELS
what
“the new version will emphasize design and build elements of each robot, as well as bot builder backstories. Onboard cameras and technology will also give audiences more combat analytics.”
Screw it. Its battlebots. Its robot combat on my TV. Its on Prime Time TV, Greg and Ed have control, and the guys who helpd work on some of TV's most popular shows are there to make it look good. It got trending on FB and got 4.5k upvotes on Reddit. I feel this has a lot of potential.
Unlike Robogeddon, ABC has already announced the show, and has even sent invites out. And so what if the bots arent fantastic. If its good, we'll see more of it. 6 episodes is not terrible for a pilot season, and the weight class thing DOES Seem sketchy, but I feel its probably well set in likely no tiny ass bots due to invitations.
Im suprised nobody mentioned Donald Hudson, who everyone seems to damn know, and always love bringing his badass bots to the screens.
Hopefully we get more news on this soon. Im really hyped.
I'm hoping it's somewhat like the new version of Myth Busters where it's mostly about building and science, and then with the implementation at the end as the reward.Screw it. Its battlebots. Its robot combat on my TV. Its on Prime Time TV, Greg and Ed have control, and the guys who helpd work on some of TV's most popular shows are there to make it look good. It got trending on FB and got 4.5k upvotes on Reddit. I feel this has a lot of potential.
Unlike Robogeddon, ABC has already announced the show, and has even sent invites out. And so what if the bots arent fantastic. If its good, we'll see more of it. 6 episodes is not terrible for a pilot season, and the weight class thing DOES Seem sketchy, but I feel its probably well set in likely no tiny ass bots due to invitations.
Im suprised nobody mentioned Donald Hudson, who everyone seems to damn know, and always love bringing his badass bots to the screens.
Hopefully we get more news on this soon. Im really hyped.
we're all hyped. we're just afraid it's going to be 90% drama/backstories with 10% lackluster fights. Like Robot Combat League.
but still, the fact that it's coming back is good enough for me. Would love to see what kind of monsters the technology of today can create
I just realized. If this kicks off like I think it will and they open it up to everyone, I may be able to compete in a year or two :D
I just realized. If this kicks off like I think it will and they open it up to everyone, I may be able to compete in a year or two :D
I hope so. On Battlebots' FB, the owner of Spiked Punch, Atomic Wedgie, and Mechavore all commented on wanting to get back in the sport.
Looking forward to seeing what the new BattleBox will look like.I hear they're just reusing the set from that other show starring heavyweight automatons—According the Jim.
Looking forward to seeing what the new BattleBox will look like.I hear they're just reusing the set from that other show starring heavyweight automatons—According the Jim.
Yo, I just heard about this, which brought me back here.
Sucks that Hyneman isn't going to be involved though.
Hey man, good to see you're still around, and I think I might be staying anyway since I still have the game lying around xPYo, I just heard about this, which brought me back here.
Sucks that Hyneman isn't going to be involved though.
sorry that I have to tell you to stay
welcome back ;)
Yo, I just heard about this, which brought me back here.Hey, nice to see you again. How you doing?
Sucks that Hyneman isn't going to be involved though.
Battlebots coming to abc.http://deadline.com/2015/02/battlebots-revival-reality-series-abc-summer-1201367663/ (http://deadline.com/2015/02/battlebots-revival-reality-series-abc-summer-1201367663/)I'm not feeling too good about this. It immediately brings to mind that Discovery special which, in typical Discovery network fashion, was 90% reality TV, story-time bullsh*t and only 10% actual robot combat (with said combat footage consisting only of a random mish-mash of short clips from the fight).
Aside from it being labeled as a "reality" show (which is usually an ill omen in and of itself), this particular quote seems to affirm my suspicions:QuoteThe show also will have a greater emphasis on the design and build elements of each robot, the bot builder backstories, their intense pursuit of the championship and the spectacle of the event.
Perhaps it being aired on ABC as opposed to Discovery will spare it from the same "reality TV" treatment that the Discovery special got, but I'm not holding out hope for this show. At least that way, if it does somehow turn out to be good, I can be pleasantly surprised.
I heard what the UK are entering the other day. People gon' be excited.Care to elaborate?
I don't even know if I'm meant to know so better not at this point.
Cool to see that Battlebots is coming back this summer! Do you guys know a few roboteers that are likely to be on (like they've said on twitter, their website, facebook, ect?)
I'm about 75% sure on Inertia Labs and Team Hurtz.Cool! Nice to see them ready for the return!
Sooo who do we know right now
Hardcore Robotics
Inertia Labs
Team Hurz [?]
Team LOGICOM [?]
Sooo who do we know right now
Hardcore Robotics
Inertia Labs
Team Hurz [?]
Team LOGICOM [?]
Busted Nuts Robotics [?]
I believe that was the first match it had actually done. No clue though, perhaps someone from Britain can chip in.I believe what happened was the magnets on the bottom of the robot wouldn't allow it to move enough. Could be wrong though.
In the Battlebots arena, the metal panels weren't bolted down, just held in place by gravity. So when Beta fired its axe, it yanked the panel right out. Consequentially, they weren't allowed to use the magnet, so they forfeited their first match. It was such a good looking robot, and apparently its hammer was a lot more powerful than The Judge, so I was quite remiss when i couldn't find any fights of it.I believe that was the first match it had actually done. No clue though, perhaps someone from Britain can chip in.I believe what happened was the magnets on the bottom of the robot wouldn't allow it to move enough. Could be wrong though.
This time for real! I'm excited by the fact that they used Warhead as the promotional picture, and hoping that that actually means the robot is coming back.
Battlebots.com is Upated Again!
More heavy emphasis on Warhead and Category 5. Pushing the confirmation of Busted Nuts and Team Razer.
Battlebots.com is Upated Again!
More heavy emphasis on Warhead and Category 5. Pushing the confirmation of Busted Nuts and Team Razer.
WARHEAD IS BACK AWWWW YASSSSSS
https://www.facebook.com/WarheadRobot (https://www.facebook.com/WarheadRobot)This is awesome :)
Screw the NDA, Warhead 100% confirmed.
https://www.facebook.com/WarheadRobot (https://www.facebook.com/WarheadRobot)This is awesome :)
Screw the NDA, Warhead 100% confirmed.
YAAAASSS!https://www.facebook.com/WarheadRobot (https://www.facebook.com/WarheadRobot)This is awesome :)
Screw the NDA, Warhead 100% confirmed.
http://lm.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FbJsn3WWLdV&h=7AQGgf-HN&enc=AZMNuG5E5lPv1ktYxLiMhmF_VWjsHUqX6TtOqQVmAhuQNoIasjWjZC1MIZbeCUHRHWlWaVyMZZ48qI6lN0cRUYer6V0EClmtpsLALFzr7zvFYw20doAd-D308eo8CouuImtSP_50qjM09aqmRlKKElO8&s=1 (http://lm.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FbJsn3WWLdV&h=7AQGgf-HN&enc=AZMNuG5E5lPv1ktYxLiMhmF_VWjsHUqX6TtOqQVmAhuQNoIasjWjZC1MIZbeCUHRHWlWaVyMZZ48qI6lN0cRUYer6V0EClmtpsLALFzr7zvFYw20doAd-D308eo8CouuImtSP_50qjM09aqmRlKKElO8&s=1)
Long link but this is the nail in the coffin
Brian Nave is in!Yas, Phrisbee iz bax!
http://daytonanewsjournal.fl.newsmemory.com/publink.php?shareid=2566d902f (http://daytonanewsjournal.fl.newsmemory.com/publink.php?shareid=2566d902f)
Storm II?
Why would it be Tombstone instead of Last Rites? This is heavyweights, isn't it?No... oddly, it's every weight class, if I remember...
It's not every weight class, it was put like that for marketing, it's a slightly heavier version of regular heavies at 250lbs rather than 220.Why would it be Tombstone instead of Last Rites? This is heavyweights, isn't it?No... oddly, it's every weight class, if I remember...
It used to be, but then the SHW class got canned.By who? (BTW, nice to hear about Last Rites (Tombstone) go into BB!)
It wasn't canned by any one person, people just stopped making them.Dang, that sucks. I loved SHW. Oh well.
Okay, current robots we know of
Shrederator
Warhead
Stinger the Killer Bee?
Counter Revolution?
Storm II?
Category 5? (or other Busted Nuts robot)
Tombstone? (or other Hardcore Robotics robot)
New Inertia Labs robot
Possibly a new Mutant Robot? Don usually comes out for these
Yay Zac is going! Hopefully he can get a bunch of pictures and stuff as he usually does, that'd really help the wiki out.
[redacted]That guy was so confused I was laughing my ass off
I learned that [redacted] will be competing! [redacted] is a [redacted] pound bot with a [redacted] as a weapon. It's built by [redacted], who also built [redacted]!
Think we should start a "not competing" list? Obviously we cant include every team under the sun, but we have a confirmed "no" from Team Toad, and it might be good to close the book on other popular teams that would get lot of inquiries.Jamie (builder of Blendo) will also not compete (sadly)
#Nightmareornothing
Just heard from Brandon that apparently the Behemoth team is going? Can anyone confirm this?Yeah they are. They posted a picture of the robot all packed up and ready for sending overseas. No pictures of it yet but I believe that I am allowed to comfirm that it's not a flipper, spinner or rammer. ;)
Should we tell them who the 5th UK team are? ;)
http://www.reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/35anv6/spoilers_current_battlebots_confirmed_reconfirmed (http://www.reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/35anv6/spoilers_current_battlebots_confirmed_reconfirmed)
Here's my list for the confirmed Battlebots Competitors. Look right?
almost hypnotisedHypno-disc?
Should we tell them who the 5th UK team are? ;)
Might aswell, the 5th team going to Battlebots is taking a total rebuild of Dystopia called "Enforcer" due to licensing agreements.
Only just been finished, theres a few photos below of it in the garden before being shipped to San Francisco tomorrow
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/1959212_10200622141236035_1536040801_n.jpg?oh=9f9f1c11a555139408f9a63871ef4cbd&oe=55C96188&__gda__=1439228404_46b1140fc048212a24bed7ada0fba922)
(https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-9/1939584_10200622141276036_1899066486_n.jpg?oh=9809a55d9bbd3a0ed836cf268b4a1a98&oe=560C9340)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA @Garfie
@Nik, no you're not going to crap yourself. Sorry!
god damn how did i forget little sister
Hmm if that's the true list then I'm puzzled about how "Hypnotized" was a clue.
god damn how did i forget little sister
I refuse to give you all my 35
I can only imagine how the 2 kids look now
Wait but we don't really know if that's exactly what it's going to be.
Battle bots coming back? RA3?
Dreams do come true
Mike, do you know something we don't?Battle bots coming back? RA3?
Dreams do come true
It's almost as though one of those things may have motivated the other.
*staaare* I have a feeling he knows something...Battle bots coming back? RA3?
Dreams do come true
It's almost as though one of those things may have motivated the other.
Nola Garcia and Derek Young confirmed as well via FB.Lol I haven't heard anything from Derek since Battlebots was cancelled.
Which reminds me, I should probably be ready with a new season of Resetti's Wars Extreme to piggyback off of Battlebots.Battle bots coming back? RA3?
Dreams do come true
It's almost as though one of those things may have motivated the other.
Nola Garcia and Derek Young confirmed as well via FB.Has he ever built a Heavyweight before? Wonder if he'll do a heavyweight Complete Control.
Jim Smentowski just confirmed he's going on FB. Dunno what he's bringing.#Nightmareornothing
Nola Garcia and Derek Young confirmed as well via FB.My man Derek ayy
Nola Garcia and Derek Young confirmed as well via FB.Lol I haven't heard anything from Derek since Battlebots was cancelled.
Nola Garcia and Derek Young confirmed as well via FB.My man Derek ayy
Who's Nola? Sounds really familiar...
Learned the name of the new Inertia Labs robot: Bronco.
Learned the name of the new Inertia Labs robot: Bronco.
From where?
Learned the name of the new Inertia Labs robot: Bronco.
From where?
Rose posted it on Facebook. Look on the BB page, it should be under the posts to that page
edit: Does anyone have any details on a team named Team Mohawk or Euclid Robotics? According to one post to the BB page they're competing, but considering the guy had only a small part in it he could be confused. I want to be sure before I add them to the list.
Also using clues from this video and what Charles has been posting, this would be his robot:
https://instagram.com/p/2g4PNvpB11/
Learned the name of the new Inertia Labs robot: Bronco.
From where?
Rose posted it on Facebook. Look on the BB page, it should be under the posts to that page
edit: Does anyone have any details on a team named Team Mohawk or Euclid Robotics? According to one post to the BB page they're competing, but considering the guy had only a small part in it he could be confused. I want to be sure before I add them to the list.
Also using clues from this video and what Charles has been posting, this would be his robot:
https://instagram.com/p/2g4PNvpB11/
JacD is who I asumed is witch Charles. (Uberclocker design, same driver haircut as Charles,MIT) all signs point to this being him.
Who is Mohwk and Euclid I looked them up on builders db tonothing.
It isn't officially confirmed but there's a picture of him working on Nightmare recently
http://neorobo.tumblr.com/post/118474320073/nightmare-just-might-be-coming-back-for (http://neorobo.tumblr.com/post/118474320073/nightmare-just-might-be-coming-back-for)
and he's been confirmed to fight.
24 teams involved and I think 8 will be reserves. I know 1 or 2 or the UK teams are reserves.. That's a lot of reserves. Does it mean that 1/3 of the bots won't get to see any action?
You won't see all the fights, a number of competitors are featured and you will see their fights only. I'm not sure how many are featured.Are they going to offer DVDs of the raw footage like they did in the original run?
You won't see all the fights, a number of competitors are featured and you will see their fights only. I'm not sure how many are featured.
You won't see all the fights, a number of competitors are featured and you will see their fights only. I'm not sure how many are featured.
You won't see all the fights, a number of competitors are featured and you will see their fights only. I'm not sure how many are featured.
Team itself put it up on my reddit thing
EDIT Who do you think the 1-2 UK Reserves are. I'M betting Storm 2 and Spitfire.
I'm kind of disappointed at the number of resuscitated robots. Bots like Nightmare and Little Sister are fairly out of date, unless they're being modernized like Warhead.Nightmare is there for marketing purposes. This Battlebots event is a "proof of concept," to show the networks that a full revival is a profitable investment. Nightmare was the most recognizable robot from the original run, it's a robot that you can count on even the most casual fans to remember. Bringing that robot back is the best hype they can generate - people like us who know it doesn't stand a chance are in the minority. They'll take more risks after they get a contract.
Little Sister's been semi-active in the UK for years
It seems part of Beta was lost in transit, according to Team Storm.Oh snap! Are they going to be able to fight without it?
Beta is almost as cursed as Nocturne :V
It seems part of Beta was lost in transit, according to Team Storm.We'll see how bad that curse is when I power it back up now I've dealt with it's rapidly expanding battery and explodey receiver.
Beta is almost as cursed as Nocturne :V
Definitely not Red Fever, that's an R not an F so could be something to do with the word reverse or reversal?
Definitely not Red Fever, that's an R not an F so could be something to do with the word reverse or reversal?
Reversion?
Reverb
Reverence
Revere
Reverend
qwerty are you making things up or does this have a legit source
No, the Behemoth entry looks different. Those don't look like hazard stripes to me, i think they're blue and yellow.It looks vaguely like that cardboard prototype that Lisa Winter posted. Could be her bot.
Wonder what robot that is...
Sorry about that. If there was a major result I would've kept quiet.
Seems the show experience has been very poor though
According to both Twitter and Instagram, Leland Melvin, Fon Davis and Jessica Chobot are judges.:heart_smiley:
Hopefully they won't have too much BS drama, and do at least 3 fights per 30-minte episode. I also hope they don't do stupid things like interspersing confessionals into the fights.
Oh gosh I hope not. But this is the channel that makes its living predominantly off of lightearted shows with eye candy for middle aged women. We'll have to see whether they try to pull their Agents of SHIELD crowd, or their Grey's Anatomy crowd.Hopefully they won't have too much BS drama, and do at least 3 fights per 30-minte episode. I also hope they don't do stupid things like interspersing confessionals into the fights.
how much you wanna bet it's gon happen tho
Team UI is there with Icewave. Counter Revolution is also there, so I guess they got in after all.
hey just letting you guys know stay away from instagram because spoilersDammit Badnik, now I want to go to instagram! (Even though I don't even know where to go...)
On ig, just avoid looking up #battlebots or #thebotsarebackStewbot?
I accidentally saw who one of the semifinalists were and I'm genuinely suprised
On ig, just avoid looking up #battlebots or #thebotsarebackStewbot?
I accidentally saw who one of the semifinalists were and I'm genuinely suprised
http://battlebots.wikia.com/wiki/Stewbot (http://battlebots.wikia.com/wiki/Stewbot)
by announcer do you mean the tv presenter or the guy announcing the robots?
I was really hoping Mark Beiro would come back...
Managed by Disney
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Battlebots is going to be awful.
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Battlebots is going to be awful.
Let's wait and see what happens.
disney makes me consider suicideQuote from: redditManaged by Disney
Battlebots is going to be awful.
Let's wait and see what happens.
Calm down spaz. You should really just Let It Go.disney makes me consider suicideQuote from: redditManaged by Disney
Battlebots is going to be awful.
Let's wait and see what happens.
it really is that bad
Slow your roll there andrew, of all the things to be weary about BB, that should be pretty low on your list. Just because it's owned by Disney doesn't mean it has to be a kid friendly movie with pricesses and singing. They also show Nascar and boxing on the weekends.disney makes me consider suicideQuote from: redditManaged by Disney
Battlebots is going to be awful.
Let's wait and see what happens.
it really is that bad
The BattleBots Website has been updated, with a new picture inside the Battlebox:
(http://battlebots.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/boxPanorama.jpg)
I think the hellraisers are back if you look closely.
Are those yellow circles on the floor spikes? or sensors?
Does anyone know?
Apparently Tony Hawk was there to spectate.
Ok yeah that looks like it's from Fast Electric Robots. Yeah, Splatter's their beetle. They went to watch.
So apparently I was wrong and Fast Electric Robots did have a heavy there named Splatter as a reserve robot. No clue what its weapon is.
Hey so in the first few frames of that teaser I posted it looks like Warrior SKF in the bottom left. Figured that would be the Whyachi bot.First Beta now Warrior. I'm psyched, this is turning into some real wish fulfillment
Looks unlikely that it will air here, I mean the first two televised seasons got limited airing with what I've been told in the past are Canadian channel logos around the turn of the millennium, then 3.0 may have been aired on certain regions of BBC2 in late 2001 (old usenet groups seem to point to yes), then it took until summer 2004 before 5.0 was shown here on a channel called Trouble (now Comedy Central), where the last three seasons aired for over two years in an alternating fashion before some special on BBIQ was repeated constantly in Autumn of 2006.
Does anyone recognize the basic wedge fighting Warhead, and the Chambered Wheeled Wedge fighting Chomp?
Also, Plan X is Lisa Winter's bot. Its a crusher.
Dont know when, but I think it was the one charging BRONCO in the early goings of the trailer.
I'm guessing that "Chronic" is just a renamed Kronic
Cambered Wheeled Wedge fighting Chomp?
There was a glimpse of Bigger Brother in the preview, which I'm very happy about. Hopefully next we'll get to see Radioactive.
I could be mistaken, but there was, for half a second, what appeared to be, a brown robot with a strange angular shape, getting shoved against the barrier. I'll get a screenshot when I get home.
Neither, Ian built a new robot for the event
Here's the photo I was talking about... I concede that it's definitely not Bigger Brother but it looked like something cool.
(http://i.imgur.com/McnEBsK.png). And speaking of the Brother, yay for no snot-nosed bratty children on the show! It was a legitimate fear, given the demographic of ABC. (And of course it goes without saying, the kids on Bigger Brother are exempt from being called snot-nosed children because they drive the robot and they're probably in their 20's or something by now).
Any note on what it looks like?
I concur. But I can assume we all cannot wait?I could kinda take it or leave it, but I watched the interviews earlier and now I'm a bit more excited.
Okay, so some more new info.That's one of the few things that I haven't seen, so I can neither confirm nor deny.
Can any of the British roboteers confirm whether this is the new Team Big Brother robot or not?
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/65312mystery.png)
Also I finally know what that damn crate says. It was Sweet Revenge, and if it is what I think it is, it was a 4WD bar spinner.
If they have it will be available for muricans only like the AMC stuffcan't you proxy it or something
What about that other bar spinner out there we saw.
Are we asuming thats Sweet Revenge?
Whos the Red Wedge with Saw?
An upgraded Village Idiot. They're calling it Hurricane Andrew.Whos the Red Wedge with Saw?
That's one of the ones I haven't seen yet.
An upgraded Village Idiot. They're calling it Hurricane Andrew.Whos the Red Wedge with Saw?
That's one of the ones I haven't seen yet.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/74445image.jpg)
Here's a picture that Charles drew of all the robots he saw at BB. Truly, he's the DaVinci of our time
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153408708533928&set=a.10151860688103928.1073741836.501373927&type=1&theater (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153408708533928&set=a.10151860688103928.1073741836.501373927&type=1&theater)
Here's a picture that Charles drew of all the robots he saw at BB. Truly, he's the DaVinci of our timeTop left- Razer with a flamethrower?
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153408708533928&set=a.10151860688103928.1073741836.501373927&type=1&theater (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153408708533928&set=a.10151860688103928.1073741836.501373927&type=1&theater)
That's Chomp.Here's a picture that Charles drew of all the robots he saw at BB. Truly, he's the DaVinci of our timeTop left- Razer with a flamethrower?
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153408708533928&set=a.10151860688103928.1073741836.501373927&type=1&theater (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153408708533928&set=a.10151860688103928.1073741836.501373927&type=1&theater)
It's a crusher therefore it must be Razer. Robot Wars fan logic
Boom, bada, bop...An upgraded Village Idiot. They're calling it Hurricane Andrew.Whos the Red Wedge with Saw?
That's one of the ones I haven't seen yet.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/74445image.jpg)
Another trailer! This time 2.22 long. Uploaded by the Luzifer team.
http://youtu.be/OvgQEAjyng8 (http://youtu.be/OvgQEAjyng8)
diss gunna b good
It's a crusher therefore it must be Razer. Robot Wars fan logic
It's a crusher therefore it must be Razer. Robot Wars fan logic
I was being serious. How many wedge-y gray angular sharp beak-like bird looking crushers can you name, friend?
TX109/ApexIt's a crusher therefore it must be Razer. Robot Wars fan logic
I was being serious. How many wedge-y gray angular sharp beak-like bird looking crushers can you name, friend?
Razzler
Tiberius 2
Tiberius 3
Kronos
Philliper
Metalis
TX-108
Ming 3
Pincer
Another in depth interview, this time with Overdrive:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTBLZtCGfyM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTBLZtCGfyM)
pyramid of quotesI tried to be extremely specific about how Razer looks putting all those adjectives before 'crusher' to try to distinguish every other crusher from razer while still trying to describe the drawing of chomp (a bot that I've never heard of and therefor can only go off of the beautiful drawing rendered in 1080p that was there)
It's spelled Wrecks, but yeah
also the Plan X FB page posted a picture of their concept design. It's a spinner, not a clamper as originally thought. Looks pretty cool though.
Big article in Servo this month about BattleBots. Sweet Revenge is the Carrollton robot as I thought it was.The what?
also guys oh my god they're going to make toys
Carrollton School. They're the all-girls' team that was mentioned in that ABC interview a month or so ago. They've been making robots for a few years now so I figured it would be them.Damn it skbt! First muh forum, then my school, now battlebots. You've goat too far this time.
also
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battlegoats confirmed
pyramid of quotesI tried to be extremely specific about how Razer looks putting all those adjectives before 'crusher' to try to distinguish every other crusher from razer while still trying to describe the drawing of chomp (a bot that I've never heard of and therefor can only go off of the beautiful drawing rendered in 1080p that was there)
Essentially, I was trying to say "How many other bots look like that drawing?"
Saying "The bot in the drawing (Chomp) looks like that bot in the drawing" doesn't help you at all. I guess instead of wedge-y I should've said 'cone-shaped', because while all or most of those robots have a wedge, very barely any of them are cone-shaped in the way that razer is.
You guys give me aids. This is the most retarded "debate" I've ever read.
You guys give me aids. This is the most retarded "debate" I've ever read.
yeah who really cares
Okay, I think I have all 12 matchups in the first round figured out.
Icewave v Razorback
Warhead v Bite Force
Plan X v Wrecks
Warrior Clan v Nightmare
Overhaul v Lock Jaw
Witch Doctor & Shaman v Bronco
The Revolutionist v Stinger The Killer Bee
Chomp v Overdrive
Complete Control v Ghost Raptor
Radioactive v Sweet Revenge
Tombstone v Counter Revolution
HyperShock v Mohawk
You guys give me aids. This is the most retarded "debate" I've ever read.Thank you.
You guys give me aids. This is the most retarded "debate" I've ever read.
I wish more builders lived near me so we could have a viewing party!Skype live stream yo.
I also agree.You guys give me aids. This is the most retarded "debate" I've ever read.Thank you.
Yeah, I'd be up for that.I wish more builders lived near me so we could have a viewing party!Skype live stream yo.
Or maybe not exactly live but whenever it gets put up or whenever, I'll be down for that.Yeah, I'd be up for that.I wish more builders lived near me so we could have a viewing party!Skype live stream yo.
OMG my dick is hard I can't waitthanks andy
You guys give me aids. This is the most retarded "debate" I've ever read.Best post I've read in a long time.
Most probably is, with a name like that.OMG my dick is hard I can't waitthanks andy
You guys give me aids. This is the most retarded "debate" I've ever read.Best post I've read in a long time.Most probably is, with a name like that.OMG my dick is hard I can't waitthanks andy
[6/17/2015 11:14:28 PM] HurricaneAndrew: Oh nevermind I see
[6/17/2015 11:14:42 PM] HurricaneAndrew: You think that I'm multi accounting
[6/17/2015 11:15:29 PM] HurricaneAndrew: Sorry to disappoint but it's kinda hard to when chrome has all my details saved
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[6/17/2015 11:16:57 PM] HurricaneAndrew: That's literally what I see if I even go to gtm
[6/17/2015 11:17:18 PM] HurricaneAndrew: I can't even use a proxy for some reason
OMG my dick is hard I can't waitthanks andy
Same. When will you guys call?Yeah, I'd be up for that.I wish more builders lived near me so we could have a viewing party!Skype live stream yo.
I'd like to join too, but because I don't have a damn headset, I can't. :frown:Same. When will you guys call?Yeah, I'd be up for that.I wish more builders lived near me so we could have a viewing party!Skype live stream yo.
You can still join and watch with us.I'd like to join too, but because I don't have a damn headset, I can't. :frown:Same. When will you guys call?Yeah, I'd be up for that.I wish more builders lived near me so we could have a viewing party!Skype live stream yo.
I haven't been on lately but I'd say Monday at some point.Same. When will you guys call?Yeah, I'd be up for that.I wish more builders lived near me so we could have a viewing party!Skype live stream yo.
I'm up for this.Same. When will you guys call?Yeah, I'd be up for that.I wish more builders lived near me so we could have a viewing party!Skype live stream yo.
We were referring to someone who has been permabanned.OMG my dick is hard I can't waitthanks andy
how do you know my name
Just found out that Mohwak has a flamethrower too. I feel like the Count from Sesame Street, "Sevven flamethrowers, ah ah ah!" (thunder & lightning)
Hmm, now that I've seen Wrex "walking" I'm not so sure it'll win, it looks easy to outdrive and liable to flip. Plus it doesn't look like they actually got a weight bonus like I thought. I'm changing my prediction to Plan X.
I'm up for this.Same. When will you guys call?Yeah, I'd be up for that.I wish more builders lived near me so we could have a viewing party!Skype live stream yo.
thinking plan X is gonna get annihilatedYes. It looks like it is made of Paper Mache...or Radditz. Those little RC cars won't help at all. It's a very open/exposed design from what I could see.
Here's the finished list of competitors:
http://battlebots.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Badnik96/(SPOILERS)_BattleBots_2015_Competitor_Chart (http://battlebots.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Badnik96/(SPOILERS)_BattleBots_2015_Competitor_Chart)
It's simple. You're not allowed to. There are weapon restrictions.But..but steel cutting water jets!
I'd love to see a light weapon like that but with extra weight into just motors and batteries to spin it at some ludicrous speed. I would LOVE to see 10,000 RPM.Higher rpm means less tooth engagement in most cases.
:bigsmile:
Whelp, was just looking through my old RA2 stuff when I found the BeetleBros site, which led me to here.
First, I just want to say I'm so darn happy BattleBots is coming back on tomorrow and I will definitely be glued to my TV watching that. Second:I'm up for this.Same. When will you guys call?Yeah, I'd be up for that.I wish more builders lived near me so we could have a viewing party!Skype live stream yo.
I definitely want in on a Battlebots watching stream/Skype group.
And apparently there might be a RA3 in 2016, why wasn't that at E3? Ah well, at least I found out about it through chance.thinking plan X is gonna get annihilatedYes. It looks like it is made of Paper Mache...or Radditz. Those little RC cars won't help at all. It's a very open/exposed design from what I could see.
Or just two weaker weapons ;)the weapon on my 15lb is beefier and was tach'ed at 20,000rpm
I just watched the tested video with them though, and that "speed of sound" comment is a lot of talk but I'd love to see it. I like the idea behind the light spinner, as long as it can hold up. And the weight savings are probably what allowed the second weapon.
I'd love to see a light weapon like that but with extra weight into just motors and batteries to spin it at some ludicrous speed. I would LOVE to see 10,000 RPM.
plan x looks like a robot built by someone who hasn't looked at a robot since 2002.
plan x looks like a robot built by someone who hasn't looked at a robot since 2002.
is it me or is the chassis of the robot a battlekit
I just want to ask, is it possible for someone to post a twitch stream if someone finds one about the first episode? I, sadly, don't have ABC, so thanks for your help.
Yeah can't you watch it on the ABC site?
just use a proxy or one of those browser extensionsYeah can't you watch it on the ABC site?
Country restrictions yo
But, could someone do a favor and record the stream? maybe have it on Dailymotion since I know 90% of the shows I watch can be found there without being worried of taken down.
So Overhaul has cam shuffling, interesting. By any chance, was Zipdragon64 involved? I don't know his real life name but he's made a few shuffles over the years.Nope, Overhaul was built by a team from MIT. They were at Motorama this year with a very cool 30-lb shuffler.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egfaON43LkI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egfaON43LkI)
http://www.stream2watch.com/live-tv/us/abc-live-stream (http://www.stream2watch.com/live-tv/us/abc-live-stream)
make sure you have an adblocker since i know these streams have a bunch of ads most of the time
I guess something we learned here is that what worked 10-15 years ago doesn't work anymore.
Desperately hoping there is a torrent available tomorrow or a download or something, because my television antenna took a dump in the middle of the episode and I missed the last two fights. I still know who won though.Can't you just watch in on ABC.com or Hulu?
next week's matches seem to be:I aren't think that
stinger v capt. shrederator
hypershock v mohawk
lockjaw v overhaul
overdrive v chomp
Wrecks and Plan X are some of the stupidest serious bots I've seen in battlebots.
Desperately hoping there is a torrent available tomorrow or a download or something, because my television antenna took a dump in the middle of the episode and I missed the last two fights. I still know who won though.Can't you just watch in on ABC.com or Hulu?
No Badnik's right; they said next week's matches at the end of the episode.ah k
What's with bitch ass Lisa spinning her weapon downwards?I'm wondering the same thing myself.
oh my god this was amazing! I'm a little sad tho that beta didn't compete again, does anyone know why I only saw DID NOT COMPETE on the bbs wiki?
That's named wrong. Twas Bite Force vs Warhead.My mistake :P. Changed it now :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTdB55mtn9w (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTdB55mtn9w#)
http://www.buzzerblog.com/2015/06/22/review-battlebots/ (http://www.buzzerblog.com/2015/06/22/review-battlebots/)That's brilliant :)
Yugi your video is now famous.
Just watched the battles. What happens in the rest of the show?interviews/background about the builders of the bots
Just watched the battles. What happens in the rest of the show?
You guys remember courthousedoc? He said that he wanted Bite Force's builder to die.on reddit? we should tell them about him and his gameboy lol.
Lisa Winter will still probably get a giant nut either way though.
You guys remember courthousedoc? He said that he wanted Bite Force's builder to die.
You guys remember courthousedoc? He said that he wanted Bite Force's builder to die.Lol who cares
You guys remember courthousedoc? He said that he wanted Bite Force's builder to die.courthousedoc is nothing anyway
We need Bill Dwyer and Bill Nye back though. And because Andy can't say it, the new logo is sorta crap.Bill Nye wouldn't be a bad idea, Bill Dwyer is someone I can live without.
You guys remember courthousedoc? He said that he wanted Bite Force's builder to die.I did in fact say that but I say a lot of things I don't mean when I get mad. I did not actually mean that, it was a very stupid thing to say and I probably should not have been on the internet that night. I loved Warhead and wanted to see it advance, that was the reason I went into ragepost mode, I do take back what I said about the builder and team, but I still have a very strong dislike for Bite Force as designs like that kill ratings if you have two of them against each other there is a possibility of a boring fight, the general public does not want tactical battles unfortunately. In retrospect it's probably best Warhead lost so it did not get destroyed later.
To me Warhead seemed weaker than last time on BB.Robots have come along way since Warhead was last on Battlebots, and I heard they basically didn't update it at all.
To me Warhead seemed weaker than last time on BB.Robots have come along way since Warhead was last on Battlebots, and I heard they basically didn't update it at all.
To me Warhead seemed weaker than last time on BB. I don't see whats wromg withBite Force. It's a good design. So is the design of wreck but it doesn't change the fact that it sucks in combat. Its flywheel wasn't all that destructive, actually. They took out the pitiful armor of JC slammer and ripped a wheel off of Nightmare, but couldn't damage Overkill or matador.
If what I've been reading is correct, then we may be getting more than 4 fights this week.
The first episode of BattleBots Update has been posted
http://www.battlebotsupdate.com/s6-episode-1/ (http://www.battlebotsupdate.com/s6-episode-1/)
Well... isn't it? I have never seen it before.
Wow, it seems they have stuck true to an old design, then. Also, 'Bodies'. Bloomin' brilliant :)Well... isn't it? I have never seen it before.
Warrior's been around in that form since 2005 dude
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vnh_OjXqfA# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vnh_OjXqfA#)
How much do you think these people invest into their robots in order to make it into a large scale competition like this?
Unfortunately, Beta was unable to get working once again for this tournament. Really sucks.
Yeah. From what I've heard, there was a speed controller problem or some such. Really really sucks.
RE Beta:
American Airlines lost their custom weapon controllers ain't no point in fighting Tombstone without a weapon.
oh my god this was amazing! I'm a little sad tho that beta didn't compete again, does anyone know why I only saw DID NOT COMPETE on the bbs wiki?
they couldn't get their weapon working (controllers were lost in transit) and had to pull out
I knew the MIT kids would be dicks.
I think it had bad luck in its match. Couldn't see it as the stream crashed just then. But Nightmare should totally be given a Wildcard. It's good promo.
Couldn't see it as the stream crashed just then.Don't worry, I'm trying to get the matches up ASAP :)
I knew the MIT kids would be dicks.These guys have driven me to robot events and organized one in Massachusetts. The real dick is the person who takes free hits after the buzzer.
I didn't really like this episode as much as the 1st the forced drama is stupid you really want me to cheer for some guys who look like tumblr SJWs because one of my fav builders as a child was probably told to do a last hit for drama, same with the CC debacle it was just unnecessary and took time away from showing other fights for drama because the guy found a loop hole. The wildcards were also dumb the only one who I felt really deserved it was Overhaul, Warhead got humiliated, Witch Doctor got KOed, and I didn't even see Chomp. My fav fights where Lockjaw v Overhaul and CC v Raptor and both were full of unneeded bullsh**. I'm really starting to get worried with the direction this show is going with I hope episode 3 just focuses more on the fights and less drama.
Probably going to get some flack for this, but I hate nets. They're an unexciting way to win, and anyone can just buy one from Home Depot, so what's to stop everybody from using them against spinners?Usually a rule. But there wasn't any.
They should've put like a tire or something in there, something ring-shaped and flexible. That would've done the trick just as much.Probably going to get some flack for this, but I hate nets. They're an unexciting way to win, and anyone can just buy one from Home Depot, so what's to stop everybody from using them against spinners?Usually a rule. But there wasn't any.
You really think a tire would stop it completely.They should've put like a tire or something in there, something ring-shaped and flexible. That would've done the trick just as much.Probably going to get some flack for this, but I hate nets. They're an unexciting way to win, and anyone can just buy one from Home Depot, so what's to stop everybody from using them against spinners?Usually a rule. But there wasn't any.
lol do you people actually want the net? it was so stupid.It was dumb but it was effective. GR didn't just hit the box and the net fell away. It seemed like the net itself was engineered itself to actually be functional and not just a prop.
It was dumb but it was effective. GR didn't just hit the box and the net fell away. It seemed like the net itself was engineered itself to actually be functional and not just a prop.I doubt that very much. Duct tape would be enough to keep it from falling away, and pretty much any cargo net would work as an entangler.
if the bar gets stuck inside of the hole, yeah. He could've also tried to do aYou really think a tire would stop it completely.They should've put like a tire or something in there, something ring-shaped and flexible. That would've done the trick just as much.Probably going to get some flack for this, but I hate nets. They're an unexciting way to win, and anyone can just buy one from Home Depot, so what's to stop everybody from using them against spinners?Usually a rule. But there wasn't any.
CC and Nightmare should have gotten wildcards. Two of the most entertaining robots who also got the sh** end of the stick.I'm still not entirely sure why Warhead got a wildcard, other than them being vets. Kind of glad Witch Doctor got a wildcard since they seemed like one of the better multibots there that also got a bad draw.
You never know what kind of damage could be caused by any hit of any kind. That's why late hits are explicitly banned, imagine if the hit knocked a battery loose and it shorted out, frying the internals. An exaggerated example of course but you never know what damage you can cause.
Can I be the 1st to say I ****ing love Kenny Florian (Color Commentator)?
He actually said in an interview he was quite the Battlebots fan back in the day, and wanted to do the role.
Best part is he had to teach Chris Rose about some of the Robot Combat Basics/History, and on his Twitter he corrected someone's screwup on Robot Combat History.
Can I be the 1st to say I ****ing love Kenny Florian (Color Commentator)?
He actually said in an interview he was quite the Battlebots fan back in the day, and wanted to do the role.
Best part is he had to teach Chris Rose about some of the Robot Combat Basics/History, and on his Twitter he corrected someone's screwup on Robot Combat History.
That's really cool! I have some more respect for him now.
I'm glad that CC didn't get a wildcard. That net was a dick move, even though it wasn't mentioned in the rules. Plus I think Nightmare should've got Wildcard instead of Chomp.Even when they did the rematch though it fought better than Warhead did. It caused damage, was sorta aggressive, and had like half a lift.
Obviously tombstone I mean he's probably the most powerful horizontal spinbot in battle bot's history I mean the thing can slice a bowling ball for God sale how can you complete with that but my runner up is bronco because again the most powerful flip bot in the competition right now. And they both t.k.o'd their opponents in less than 3:00 mins like wow...with
I think I got the round of 16 Figured outThe only close fights in this case will be Overdrive vs Warrior Clam & JockJaw vs Overhaul
Bronco v Plan X
Stinger v Warhead
Radioactive v Tombstone
Ghost Raptor v Warrior Clan
Overdrive v Doctor/Shaman
Hypershock v Icewave
LockJaw v Overhaul
Chomp v Biteforce
Don't rule out theplumbers. Sewer Snake beat Last rites pretty convincingly, and the extra 30 pounds of armor will tip the scales in its favor.It will also help Tombstone make his weapon more reliable. Though Stinger is probably the one to beat Tombstone.
Matt Maxham knows how to take on spinners.That's why they'd be the ones to do it.
I think I got the round of 16 Figured out
Bronco v Plan X
Stinger v Warhead
Radioactive v Tombstone
Ghost Raptor v Warrior Clan
Overdrive v Doctor/Shaman
Hypershock v Icewave
LockJaw v Overhaul
Chomp v Biteforce
Watched it again and yeah, Overhaul is fighting Lockjaw again; dunno why, that seems anticlimactic and kind of dumb.According to Team Mohawk:
I'm glad that CC didn't get a wildcard. That net was a dick move, even though it wasn't mentioned in the rules. Plus I think Nightmare should've got Wildcard instead of Chomp.Even when they did the rematch though it fought better than Warhead did. It caused damage, was sorta aggressive, and had like half a lift.
You won't be saying it's so cool when everyone's using a net, and no one wants to build a spinner anymore out of aversion.Obviously they'll fix the rules. It's not going to happen again and it wouldn't even if they put CC through because of it. They don't want it to happen regardless.
You won't be saying it's so cool when everyone's using a net, and no one wants to build a spinner anymore out of aversion.well you see spinners are very fast and something like complete control cant really get a hold of them anymore so he used a tool to beat ghostraptor it was clever i believe and since it was not listed in the rules i believe it should have been allowed, Ghost raptor is well designed but it broke in a net and its weapon broke normally. awful robot didnt deserve to go through at all really.
So we're supposed to ignore the fact that CC broke down around the last 20 seconds of the match?You won't be saying it's so cool when everyone's using a net, and no one wants to build a spinner anymore out of aversion.well you see spinners are very fast and something like complete control cant really get a hold of them anymore so he used a tool to beat ghostraptor it was clever i believe and since it was not listed in the rules i believe it should have been allowed, Ghost raptor is well designed but it broke in a net and its weapon broke normally. awful robot didnt deserve to go through at all really.
edit: I find it hilarious that the Killsaws haven't been deployed a single time in any fight so far. They, along with the Pulverizers, were one of the most iconic parts of the arena back in the day and I believe have been a staple in the arena since the very first event in 1999. Guess the counter for "Killsaw Rides" is gonna hang at 0 for a while longer. :PI believe they decided that they weren't going to be used in the qualifying rounds. Hopefully they'll come into play later.
Just because you can use a net, doesn't mean you should.If it works though, why wouldn't you.
I'm a little unclear on the wildcards. I was under the impression that out of the stack of losers four would be chosen at random, which in my mind explains why Nightmare was SOL and Warhead made it through. It also explains why Chomp made it through, because in the clips that they showed of it fighting Overdrive it looked to be pretty flimsy. Did the judges actually review the losers one by one and choose four of them?The wildcards were probably based on who would be the most entertaining. The Killsaws will be coming later; they're trying to build the hype by making the arena progressively more dangerous.
(Also thank you to the folks who pointed out that registration was busted on BattleBots Update. It has been fixed.)
edit: I find it hilarious that the Killsaws haven't been deployed a single time in any fight so far. They, along with the Pulverizers, were one of the most iconic parts of the arena back in the day and I believe have been a staple in the arena since the very first event in 1999. Guess the counter for "Killsaw Rides" is gonna hang at 0 for a while longer. :P
Ghost raptor is well designed but it broke in a net and its weapon broke normally. awful robot didnt deserve to go through at all really.I didn't know it was possible to contradict yourself that many times in two sentences.
They were competing for a television show. Using a net makes the fight boring and audiences will lose interest.It seemed to get plenty of people riled up.
yeah, the first time, but we're thinking of the long term; no joke is as funny the second time you hear it. I hope you don't want to see more battles like Tombstone vs Counter Revolution.They were competing for a television show. Using a net makes the fight boring and audiences will lose interest.It seemed to get plenty of people riled up.
Just wanted to give a special thanks to Yugitom for putting high quality videos up on youtube in such a short timeframe.It's all my pleasure :)
Just wanted to give a special thanks to Yugitom for putting high quality videos up on youtube in such a short timeframe.. American Airlines lost some of Beta's parts in transit. I think they came up with some ad hoc solution with spare parts, but it didn't work, so they had to withdraw. I was really upset too, and I'm going to be sure that I don't use AA to fly to Bot Blast.
dont wanna go back to something that may have already been discussed (i dont feel like searching) but was anything mentioned about the bots like Beta and Bulldog that have not been included in this season but appear on the website? The guys behind Killerhurtz/BETA were some of my personal favorites back in the day... and who doesn't remember Team Bigger Brother. Very curious as to what transpired there...
Anywho, the return of Battlebots has been glorious so far, IMO. Never would have stumbled upon RA2 if it had not been for my childhood love of BB...
FWIW, gotta root for Tombstone or IceWave. I'd love to see a destructive bot win the nut! Also total BS that Chomp made it through as a wildcard over Nightmare or even Shredderator...
Oh yeah long term that would be gay as hell. I see we were talking about different situation.yeah, the first time, but we're thinking of the long term; no joke is as funny the second time you hear it. I hope you don't want to see more battles like Tombstone vs Counter Revolution.They were competing for a television show. Using a net makes the fight boring and audiences will lose interest.It seemed to get plenty of people riled up.
yeah, the first time, but we're thinking of the long term; no joke is as funny the second time you hear it. I hope you don't want to see more battles like Tombstone vs Counter Revolution.They were competing for a television show. Using a net makes the fight boring and audiences will lose interest.It seemed to get plenty of people riled up.
Going on this wildcard debate, wouldn't it just be easier to allow eight more robots for a 32 competitor bracket and just eliminate the concept of the wildcard completely? It would really decrease drama and be much more organized. I know it can't be fixed now, but maybe for another Battlebots competition? Maybe?Probably due to time constraints, also adding more bots would've probably meant going over more fights like in the last episode since ABC only allowed them 6 episodes.
all right i see someone put up videos on youtube but i dont wanna scroll through and risk spoiling it for myself. think we can edit the links into the op for everyone?
I don't think Warrior vs Ghost Raptor will be close, TBH.I never said my opinions are smart choices. :dumb)
I agree that Warrior will win, I just think it'll be a landslide victory.I don't think Warrior vs Ghost Raptor will be close, TBH.I never said my opinions are smart choices. :dumb)
Bronco vs. Plan X
Reason: Bronco just needs one good flip to seal the deal.
>tfw you went to last day of taping and you already know who's in the finals
Also, is it true that they increased the weight limit for bots?
I really wanna see Warhead boys enter Razer into S2. That way we can finally shut up "if razr wos ther he wold win easy".pretty sure razer would die horribly against modern robots if it's even still working anymore
https://www.facebook.com/nightmarebots?fref=ts (https://www.facebook.com/nightmarebots?fref=ts)
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This is my first time really reading one of your articles.
"I like it" is an understatement and a paragraph of rectum snogging just looks bad, so have whatever this sentence is and consider it a compliment.
Sadly, I won't be recording and uploading the videos anymore due to copyright strikes and that :/. There are plenty of others that upload the fights, though. You'll just have to wait a bit longer for their videos.
where is the link to the stream again?http://www.stream2watch.se/live-tv/us/abc-live-stream (http://www.stream2watch.se/live-tv/us/abc-live-stream)
https://www.facebook.com/nightmarebots?fref=ts (https://www.facebook.com/nightmarebots?fref=ts)
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That's so crazy. XD I love that they preface it with the potty mouth warnings. :P
I'm always so paranoid that the drivers are going to see the site and take offense, even though as far as I know that hasn't exactly happened yet,
Also, I'll probably stick around here to chatter about BattleBots as opposed to /r/battlebots. While the articles I write are well-received all around, I just get the vibe that the community there doesn't actually like me all that much.
I really wanna see Warhead boys enter Razer into S2. That way we can finally shut up "if razr wos ther he wold win easy".pretty sure razer would die horribly against modern robots if it's even still working anymore
btw RFS these articles are gold
Why did they show the Warrior clan vs ghost raptor fight?because i'm pretty sure they are showing all the quarterfinal matches
Sucks I wasn't able to see it, since I'm sleeping by the time it's happening. Anyone know where I could watch episode 3. ThanksBattleBots 2015 channel. It's in 720p in pretty sure.
They're both awesome things to look at in their own right, irrespective of their combat abilities.Chomp yeah, but not Plan X. Plan X is just messy as hell.
Reminder that overhaul, better known as "GET YOUR HAND OFF THE STICK" will have to go up against Icewave or Ghost raptor (although it'll probably be icewave, let's be real here) if they even manage to make it to the RO4.lol why do you hate overhaul so much
I'm pretty much rooting for any bot that isn't overhaul to win.
He doesn't like being reminded that he got rejected from MIT.Reminder that overhaul, better known as "GET YOUR HAND OFF THE STICK" will have to go up against Icewave or Ghost raptor (although it'll probably be icewave, let's be real here) if they even manage to make it to the RO4.lol why do you hate overhaul so much
I'm pretty much rooting for any bot that isn't overhaul to win.
lol why do you hate overhaul so muchBuilders got way too upset over a "late hit" that did virtually no damage and most likely wasn't even taken into account by the judges, and then were salty that they lost the JD* after they got flipped over with no way to self-right (if they did have a way to self-right, they certainly didn't show it off very well).
He doesn't like being reminded that he got rejected from MIT.Didn't even apply for MIT.
lol why do you hate overhaul so muchBuilders got way too upset over a "late hit" that did virtually no damage and most likely wasn't even taken into account by the judges, and then were salty that they lost the JD after they got flipped over with no way to self-right (if they did have a way to self-right, they certainly didn't show it off very well).
Two things, late hits aren't cool independent of whether or not they do damage. When the fight's over, it's over.Yeah, it's a bit rude to give the bot an extra ram, but that still doesn't warrant the team to start smashing the battlebox out of anger. It's not like the extra ram is going to end team overhaul's lives as they know it forever.
It looked like Overhaul was put into a position where it couldn't self-right, at least not for the last 6-7 seconds of the match.
Also, Overhaul is capable of self righting and the late hit prevented that.
I don't know who to root for when it comes to Overhaul vs Lock-Jaw. I'm good friends with many of the members of the team, but Don is my favorite builder of all time!I'm from Massachusetts, so I've got to root for my hometown. It's high time that MIT reclaimed its crown as robot capital of the USA.
Two things, late hits aren't cool independent of whether or not they do damage. When the fight's over, it's over.Yeah, it's a bit rude to give the bot an extra ram, but that still doesn't warrant the team to start smashing the battlebox out of anger. It's not like the extra ram is going to end team overhaul's lives as they know it forever.It looked like Overhaul was put into a position where it couldn't self-right, at least not for the last 6-7 seconds of the match.
Also, Overhaul is capable of self righting and the late hit prevented that.
AS and Mike having a discussionGotta say I'm on AS's side about this.
Okay, Overhaul is capable of self-righting. The late hit did prevent that. What difference would it make if they were back on their wheels after the match had ended? Would the late hit suddenly be less wrong because overhaul would be able to return the favor? I don't understand that logic.It made it look like Overhaul couldn't self right and would have lost if the match lasted longer, which I feel like had a big boost for Lockjaw in the judges decision as Overhaul had pretty much controlled the fight up until that point.
While that is a fair point, something happening after a match should not affect their decision of the match.Okay, Overhaul is capable of self-righting. The late hit did prevent that. What difference would it make if they were back on their wheels after the match had ended? Would the late hit suddenly be less wrong because overhaul would be able to return the favor? I don't understand that logic.It made it look like Overhaul couldn't self right and would have lost if the match lasted longer, which I feel like had a big boost for Lockjaw in the judges decision as Overhaul had pretty much controlled the fight up until that point.
Okay, Overhaul is capable of self-righting. The late hit did prevent that. What difference would it make if they were back on their wheels after the match had ended? Would the late hit suddenly be less wrong because overhaul would be able to return the favor? I don't understand that logic.It made it look like Overhaul couldn't self right and would have lost if the match lasted longer, which I feel like had a big boost for Lockjaw in the judges decision as Overhaul had pretty much controlled the fight up until that point.
While that is a fair point, something happening after a match should not affect their decision of the match.Okay, Overhaul is capable of self-righting. The late hit did prevent that. What difference would it make if they were back on their wheels after the match had ended? Would the late hit suddenly be less wrong because overhaul would be able to return the favor? I don't understand that logic.It made it look like Overhaul couldn't self right and would have lost if the match lasted longer, which I feel like had a big boost for Lockjaw in the judges decision as Overhaul had pretty much controlled the fight up until that point.
ABC has uploaded two of the unaired fights; Chomp vs Overdirve and Shrederator vs Stinger. Go check them out if you're curious.that's cool. I was pretty pissed they didn't air all the fights, but its makes sense not to show boring ones. Normal people would't wanna see them, but we savages need all the fights we can get.
ABC has uploaded two of the unaired fights; Chomp vs Overdirve and Shrederator vs Stinger. Go check them out if you're curious.Where?
Here. Unfortunately, I don't think there's any way to see them outside the USAproxies maybe
http://abc.go.com/shows/battlebots (http://abc.go.com/shows/battlebots)
That's so crazy. XD I love that they preface it with the potty mouth warnings. :P
I'm always so paranoid that the drivers are going to see the site and take offense, even though as far as I know that hasn't exactly happened yet,
Also, I'll probably stick around here to chatter about BattleBots as opposed to /r/battlebots. While the articles I write are well-received all around, I just get the vibe that the community there doesn't actually like me all that much.
Quick someone go make a Tombstone replica.Like the one somewhere in this thread? https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=15064.0;topicseen (https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=15064.0;topicseen)
Quick someone go make a Tombstone replica.Hide your DSL bars.
Hey there Ray! How's it going?
The unaired videos are up on Youtbe. People outside the US, can you see these?Yes.
https://www.youtube.com/user/battlebots/videos (https://www.youtube.com/user/battlebots/videos)
I really, really, hope this drama sh** is fake.Overhaul is all college kids. What do you think? One even wore "2random4u" cat ears.
I really, really, hope this drama sh** is fake.
I think it's questionable, TBH. They specifically said that each bot has to have an active weapon.There's a difference between having an active weapon and using it.
I really, really, hope this drama sh** is fake.Their confrontation in episode 2 was real, but they reconciled with Donald soon after.
Very satisfied with this episode. I look forward to the next one as always!
I'd edit that post if I were you Rob, that's quite strong language :PThanks for the moderation craaig.
That Molly is a right BLOOPShe's not that bad. Ray from Tombstone is, though.
:dumb)That Molly is blondeShe's not that bad. Ray from Tombstone is, though.
you madI like someones mumShe's not that bad. Ray from Tombstone is, though.
. You mean the guy who asks the other team for permission to keep hitting their robots after they're dead? Yeah total bloop. Who's Molly, and did she kill your dog or insult your mother or something?That Molly is a right BLOOPShe's not that bad. Ray from Tombstone is, though.
I feel like some people are mistaking acting for the cameras as real life. You can't act all nicey-nice when you're doing stuff like that ;)This...
You mean the guy who asks the other team for permission to keep hitting their robots after they're dead?...and this.
Look, all of us want to see Tomb Stone vs Ice Wave.
It will be the clusterfux of the century.
only villains i saw were those mit children who didnt handshakeI dunno about that. Sure the late hit didn't cause any damage, but it's really bad manners. The same can be said for snubbing a handshake, so I'd say they're even.
and yes i know it was played for drama but still come on
I'd like to see Ray and Derek Young have a bad-guy-pissing-match.only villains i saw were those mit children who didnt handshakeI dunno about that. Sure the late hit didn't cause any damage, but it's really bad manners. The same can be said for snubbing a handshake, so I'd say they're even.
and yes i know it was played for drama but still come on
https://www.facebook.com/343359169052209/photos/pb.343359169052209.-2207520000.1436930802./847113548676766/?type=3&theater (https://www.facebook.com/343359169052209/photos/pb.343359169052209.-2207520000.1436930802./847113548676766/?type=3&theater)Yeah I saw that earlier, pretty cool. And do you have a picture of Rocket?
Cool to see Toro and T-Minus' shells still intact!
Rocket?Yeah it says in the description that they fought with Rocket in Bot Bash.
Wrong Rocket, wrong BotBash.Rocket?Yeah it says in the description that they fought with Rocket in Bot Bash.
It has the weapons, it will depend on if Ghost Raptor will be able to survive the hits, to be able to push Icewave around or not.For me it all depends on whether or not Glass Raptor has that (sh**ty) spinner back. Since it's adjustable, it might be able to hit the ICE powering IceWave's bar. If not or the spinner doesn't have the reach, it'll be an easy win for IceWave.
The fight I'm looking forward to is Bronco vs Stinger, that'll be really close. I'd like to see Bronco take it but I think Stinger will since that wedge looks more... wedgy than Bronco's flipper.My thoughts exactly. If it goes well then it should be the best match of the competition.
... words ...From the point of view of a total outsider (well, at least mine), you have pulled of the “chaotic neutral” attitude quite well on camera. If that was your goal, keep it up. I sure enjoyed every single “one more?” so far :D.
Bronco vs stinger should be a good match. If stinger can push its wedge into the ground, then it will have an advantage. However bronco's weapon is much more powerful, and would probably mean bronco can control stinger with some good driving.It has the weapons, it will depend on if Ghost Raptor will be able to survive the hits, to be able to push Icewave around or not.For me it all depends on whether or not Glass Raptor has that (sh**ty) spinner back. Since it's adjustable, it might be able to hit the ICE powering IceWave's bar. If not or the spinner doesn't have the reach, it'll be an easy win for IceWave.
The fight I'm looking forward to is Bronco vs Stinger, that'll be really close. I'd like to see Bronco take it but I think Stinger will since that wedge looks more... wedgy than Bronco's flipper.
The fight I'm looking forward to is Bronco vs Stinger, that'll be really close. I'd like to see Bronco take it but I think Stinger will since that wedge looks more... wedgy than Bronco's flipper.Pretty much how I feel, I sorta like Bronco's design a little more.
Depends on how long it'll take before its flip power dies down within 3 minutes, tooYeah that's true. But he has been showing it off before the fight starts so maybe they're either confident in the number of flips they have or they really fif understand how easy it was going to be to knockout Plan X.
https://www.facebook.com/343359169052209/photos/pb.343359169052209.-2207520000.1436930802./847113548676766/?type=3&theater (https://www.facebook.com/343359169052209/photos/pb.343359169052209.-2207520000.1436930802./847113548676766/?type=3&theater)Yeah I saw that earlier, pretty cool. And do you have a picture of Rocket?
Cool to see Toro and T-Minus' shells still intact!
http://nerdist.com/hold-for-video-battlebots-exclusive-check-out-2-minutes-of-the-bronco-vs-stinger-battle/ (http://nerdist.com/hold-for-video-battlebots-exclusive-check-out-2-minutes-of-the-bronco-vs-stinger-battle/)
Preview of Bronco vs Stinger. I assumed that you guys would want to see it. I didn't watch the start of the fight, but I did watch the part before the fight started. Stinger's attachment looks pretty inappropriate to be honest, I think Bronco'll be able to get under it no problem.
Funny, snarky recaps of each #battlebots episode http://www.battlebotsupdate.com (http://www.battlebotsupdate.com)
With how this episode went, I can't wait to see what the battlebots update article will look like.
I really enjoyed this episode above the rest. All matches were very exciting/interesting in their own right.
I really enjoyed this episode above the rest. All matches were very exciting/interesting in their own right.
This damn show, man. Gets me excited just like it did when I was 12.
Also, looks like a ton has happened since I've been off doing my own thing, but that's to be expected since it's been like two years since I last posted here. Gonna have to find a suitable place to shake hands and kiss babies before I disappear again.
Vaguely on topic: Inertia Labs followed me on Twitter last night. Pretty sure I got hate-fav'd by them since I predicted Stinger would come out on top.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIQkZ9flYV8# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIQkZ9flYV8#)
:)
Just watched the whole episode. All 4 fights were really high quality. Ghost Raptor is genius.
Just watched the whole episode. All 4 fights were really high quality. Ghost Raptor is genius.
Ghost Raptor is only there because the dumbass chicken sh** judges screwed Complete Control to tears!!!!!
they went in with an attachment that they knew was cowardly, banned in the past, and bad for TV. they didn't declare it beforehand, for which they could have been disqualified immediately. Their fight was the very frst fight to be filmed, and their stunt delayed it for hours. When the fight resumed, they decided to be a wedge instead of being Complete Control, crumpled said wedge within 2 seconds, limped through the entire match, looked immobile several times, and threw a drive belt. But yeah, the judges are what screwed themJust watched the whole episode. All 4 fights were really high quality. Ghost Raptor is genius.
Ghost Raptor is only there because the dumbass chicken sh** judges screwed Complete Control to tears!!!!!
ACAMS needs his medicine checked anywaythey went in with an attachment that they knew was cowardly, banned in the past, and bad for TV. they didn't declare it beforehand, for which they could have been disqualified immediately. Their fight was the very frst fight to be filmed, and their stunt delayed it for hours. When the fight resumed, they decided to be a wedge instead of being Complete Control, crumpled said wedge within 2 seconds, limped through the entire match, looked immobile several times, and threw a drive belt. But yeah, the judges are what screwed themJust watched the whole episode. All 4 fights were really high quality. Ghost Raptor is genius.
Ghost Raptor is only there because the dumbass chicken sh** judges screwed Complete Control to tears!!!!!
TIP! Saturday’s fights will showcase the semi-finals and finals, plus grudge matches and maybe a robot rumble?That's on the website.
I have a feeling he was more worried about Warrior's flipper than his spinner, and he didn't want to get caught on the wedge.
No, it was the flipper. Warrior got underneath and gave him a flick, and Nightmare toppled. The wheel guards would have give warrior even more surface area to get under, and his demise would have come sooner than it did here.I have a feeling he was more worried about Warrior's flipper than his spinner, and he didn't want to get caught on the wedge.
And in the end, it was the spinner that did him in, should have left the wheel guards on. Maybe then those mini bots wouldn't have kept getting under him as easily either.
Huh! Team Whyachi themselves helped build Nightmares new disc! Didn't know. But that is a nice littlepiece of trivia. Also, still wondering why Jim took off the wheel guards vs Warrior Clan. Didn't specify. But, apparently there'll be grudge matches! Cant wait.Team Whyachi makes custom parts all the time, take a look at their sample page (http://www.teamwhyachi.com/botparts.htm), you might recognize some of the parts.
Not the first time Whyachi made a part for Jim. Checck out Breaker Box's plow on the link Ribbs posted.
Huh! Team Whyachi themselves helped build Nightmares new disc! Didn't know. But that is a nice littlepiece of trivia. Also, still wondering why Jim took off the wheel guards vs Warrior Clan. Didn't specify. But, apparently there'll be grudge matches! Cant wait.Team Whyachi makes custom parts all the time, take a look at their sample page (http://www.teamwhyachi.com/botparts.htm), you might recognize some of the parts.
lol, You guys know I am deathly paranoid about pimping my own projects these days. XD I only posted #4 on Reddit because I left it up 2 days and no one claimed the free link karma. :gawe:Dragon wings. Sabretooth cat.
.. and Overhaul with its shuffling configuration.
We have confirmation of a 3-way grudge match between Witch Doctor, Nightmare, and Overhaul with its shuffling configuration.
if ghost raptor wins i quit robots forever
Wish I could watch thisThere's high quality full episodes on YouTube.
if ghost raptor wins i quit robots foreverI'll make a whip video if GR wins.
Live, I mean :P
if ghost raptor wins i quit robots foreverI think they like an IRL razor guy. Somewhat. But yeah, I'd be damn surprised if that happens.
Did this statement really need a spoiler?
Did this statement really need a spoiler?
Did this statement really need a spoiler?
So this is the final episode but... the following Grudge Matches are still not shown.I heard they ran those fights while the TV crews were on break. Probably just something special for the people who actually went to the filming
Hypershock vs. Icewave
Stinger: The Killer Bee vs. Bulldog vs. The Splatter
Complete Control vs. Razorback
What happened to them? Are they not gonna show them at all? :(
So we do have another finn here after a long time...
Did this statement really need a spoiler?
Also I may get lynched for saying this but I actually like the Ghost Raptor guy and he seems cool.
I've got nothing against him, eitherYeah, same here.
Me too.Also I may get lynched for saying this but I actually like the Ghost Raptor guy and he seems cool.I've got nothing against him, eitherYeah, same here.
I've used attachments like what Ghost Raptor and Bite Force used to my advantage, and I think it's 100% fine. Unless it goes against the rules (like entanglement weapons), or is over the weight limit, it should be allowed.
no because there's a difference between adding a small attachment and bringing 2 entire robots
I agree with Reier that bringing another bot isn't the same thing as using different attachments for a single bot. My three pound bot has four different attachments that can be used depending on who it's facing, and all I have to do is attach them onto the robot.
i highly doubt your robot would be good if it was built like thatI agree with Reier that bringing another bot isn't the same thing as using different attachments for a single bot. My three pound bot has four different attachments that can be used depending on who it's facing, and all I have to do is attach them onto the robot.
What I'm wondering is where the line gets drawn. What if you build a bare-bones frame and then bolt on a spinner or rammer attachment depending on which type of bot you face? That certainly isn't a small attachment.
Yeah, but you've already made those, you're not constructing one between fights that'll only work against one specific robot that you just so happen to be fighting next.
why is this a big deal
I don't think they broke any rules, they got a W fair and square and didn't break any rules. I'm just worried that everyone else will get on board with this; get some glamor shots with their weapon on, but when they actually get to the arena, take it off and make themselves a wedge. If we want a season 2, we have to make the execs well-assured that they'll get weapon diversity
why is this a big dealI think it's because of what Natef said and that the interchangeable weapons are only used for one robot. I agree the latter is extremely situational and kinda cheap, but I don't care since you can use interchangeable weaponry as this fancy thing you kids probably don't know well called Strategy. That's one of the things I love the most about this sport since your objective to win is very simple and your given a lot of options n how you can win. Interchangeable weapons are certainly no exception as it opens up a broad selection of options and tools for you to use making matches much more interesting. Tornado in Robot Wars had a wide selection of weapons that helped them since building bots is not just about brawn, but it's mainly about brains. As for the the moving weapon violation or weapons designed for one opponent, I feel this is an argument that really depends on the rulebook. There are tons of bots that have made weapons just for one match and no one gave a damn otherwise even if it was allowed or not. (i.e: Diesector vs. Final Destiny.)
You'll end up with interchange bots making weapons to out interchange interchange bots etc etc.(http://i.imgur.com/AitnQfv.gif)
BiteForce main build failed, it couldn't lift anything, but himself :laughingDid you even bother to watch their fights other than with Hypershock? They lifted Warhead and Ghost Raptor in their respective matches...
Qualifying round was way too simple, and I have no idea how they ranked all bots after just 1 fight...what I can't understand is why those that lost their fights(wild cards) were no ranked 13th-16th, but somehow got higher ranking...My fav HyperShock(ranked 14th after winning) was about to stop our boring champion in 1/8 finals...lost due to electronics.... The seedings were probably based on engineering prowess for some part. Someone less charitable than I would sugges. That it was no accident thr a root with plastic armour got paired against the most destructive heavyweight in he fighting circuit, but for what it's woth, the grudge match between Overhaul and Lockjaw was. Michael Mauldin says thatthere will be an article in the September issue of Servo Magazine explaining the seeding and tale of the tape rationale
BiteForce main build failed, it couldn't lift anything, but himself :laughing
GUYS GUYS GUYS I JUST NOTICED SOMETHING!!!I thought people had already noticed that. But, I doubt that would sway the judge's decision because no-one at home wants the guy who did all the damage to go out now, do they?
In Razorback vs Ice wave Razorback was moving around until it propped up by Ice wave which then stopped moving and you can clearly see Razorback's wheels moving while up in the air while Ice Wave wasn't moving/catching on fire. :dumb)
good luck geting razorback working for next figthGUYS GUYS GUYS I JUST NOTICED SOMETHING!!!I thought people had already noticed that. But, I doubt that would sway the judge's decision because no-one at home wants the guy who did all the damage to go out now, do they?
In Razorback vs Ice wave Razorback was moving around until it propped up by Ice wave which then stopped moving and you can clearly see Razorback's wheels moving while up in the air while Ice Wave wasn't moving/catching on fire. :dumb)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42g9JHNZkJk&feature=youtu.be# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42g9JHNZkJk&feature=youtu.be#)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42g9JHNZkJk&feature=youtu.be# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42g9JHNZkJk&feature=youtu.be#)
Unaired grudge match between Complete Control and Razorback, for anyone unwilling to click on random mysterious youtube links.
I didn't even know Razorback was a VS. I guess that's another bot to skirt the active weapon rule, only it didn't work as well as it did for Bite Force.
Looks like Complete Control got one lift and flip in because Razorback got upside-down somehow. Too bad they didn't catch that.
Do you mean the Icewave fight? They had a lifter in that match, they just couldn't penetrate Icewave's ground clearance.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42g9JHNZkJk&feature=youtu.be# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42g9JHNZkJk&feature=youtu.be#)
I didn't even know Razorback was a VS. I guess that's another bot to skirt the active weapon rule, only it didn't work as well as it did for Bite Force.
and even the possibility of drones and flying battlebotsOh, please no.
This is definitely something that I don't want implemented, too.Quoteand even the possibility of drones and flying battlebotsOh, please no.
Boarding this train.This is definitely something that I don't want implemented, too.Quoteand even the possibility of drones and flying battlebotsOh, please no.
I'd like to see somebody try but from a reliability standpoint there's just no way it would workWhy are you talking in the 3rd person like that?
It's fairly easy to make an anti-drone pole to jam them up, as Chris and Kenny would say.Dragon wings.
I'd like to see somebody try but from a reliability standpoint there's just no way it would workWhy are you talking in the 3rd person like that?
Sorry to DP.
Who do we know is coming back or applying?
We know Bite Force, beta, Chomp, Hypershock, Nightmare, Overhaul, Tombstone, Witch Doctor, and Wrecks are all intending to come back.
We know that Team whyachi is as well, with a new Son of Whyachi.
Which new teams do we know are applying. I know Mauler has expressed interest. Anyone else?