BattleBots Season 2 Discussion Thread

[Kossokei]

This is great news.  There have been a lot of robot combat TV attempts that never went beyond one season.  It looks like Battlebots has found a new permanent home.

I hope they move the show toward more of a science focus.  Like explain how some of the bots work and the physics involved in their weapons.  For example, Warrior has a really cool and innovative kinetic energy-powered flipper, but you would never know that from watching the show.  You would just think it was springs or something.  And I didn't even notice that Overhaul was a shuffler until RFS pointed it out on Battlebots Update!  This would also create more interesting filler material and calm down all those fans who complain about it.

You can't have a flying unit that weighs more than 10 lbs, so I guess you'd have something like a flamethrower shooting downwards

Which would be completely ineffective, moreso than a normal horizontal flamethrower.  Flames burn upward.  You would end up cooking your own bot.  One of these projectile weapons that are apparently allowed now would work better.  Or maybe a vertical saw blade for the sole purpose of throwing sparks?

if the saw catches and rips it will throw the little flyer as opposed to anything it hits. probably the best use would be dropping something akin to road spikes in the shape of lets say 4-pointed playing jacks to up-end or get wedged in the opponent's drive. but why bother?

I would think that'd count as entanglement devices.

[qwertythe300th]

Storm team currently planning their entry, as per their Twitter

EDIT: Now the Gravity Team has announced they're auditioning

[everseeker]

Feel free to add Team Heartless Robotics to the list of applicants (Heart of Darkness/Heart of Glass/Heart of Gold)

[everseeker]

You can't have a flying unit that weighs more than 10 lbs, so I guess you'd have something like a flamethrower shooting downwards

Which would be completely ineffective, moreso than a normal horizontal flamethrower.  Flames burn upward.  You would end up cooking your own bot.

Think of the following (If your bots shell is some ferrous thing, and it's not a bar spinner)
I bring a Quad with a nice sized set of STRONG N Magnets for feet(Resting on the mother bot's Aluminium surface at match start)
It drops on your bot and "locks down".. then it turns on a tightly focused flame and commences burning. If it lands on a non-weapon part of your bot, it just might achieve burn-through before it toasts itself

[R1885]

You can't have a flying unit that weighs more than 10 lbs, so I guess you'd have something like a flamethrower shooting downwards

Which would be completely ineffective, moreso than a normal horizontal flamethrower.  Flames burn upward.  You would end up cooking your own bot.

Think of the following (If your bots shell is some ferrous thing, and it's not a bar spinner)
I bring a Quad with a nice sized set of STRONG N Magnets for feet(Resting on the mother bot's Aluminium surface at match start)
It drops on your bot and "locks down".. then it turns on a tightly focused flame and commences burning. If it lands on a non-weapon part of your bot, it just might achieve burn-through before it toasts itself

Considering that most bots top plates are made from polycarbonate(Non ferrous, and extremely flexible) or titanium(Melting point of 1600 degrees Celsius and non ferrous), I really don't think it would burn through even if you could get it to stick, which it wouldn't.

[J]

Nightmare should tots come back.
....
That, or we get other older builders/bots to make an appearance, just for coolness.

[TDS]

Feel free to add Team Heartless Robotics to the list of applicants (Heart of Darkness/Heart of Glass/Heart of Gold)

Hey we going to crewbot for golddigger again dude?! ;D

[Badnik96]

oh dang. looks like all sorts of people are coming out of the woodwork for this one. Can't wait to see the list of competitors.

[Resetti's Replicas]

The deadlines are unreal; only 7 days left to submit applications, which have to include videos, CAD files, a whole lot more than just a form.

[Clickbeetle]

The deadlines are unreal; only 7 days left to submit applications, which have to include videos, CAD files, a whole lot more than just a form.

Whoa.  I guess they want to make sure competitors have plenty of time to build so they don't get any no-shows.  Still, with such little time to think of a design... seems to encourage already-existing bots, which is perhaps also what they want.

I wonder how much you can modify your design after it is accepted?

[Badnik96]

Big ol' list of confirmed and deconfirmed competitors for this season. That's where most of the hype is, so I suggest you check it out.

[Resetti's Replicas]

Sadly, SKBT was not successful in getting his Conebot entry acepted.

[Natef]

If Russ makes it omg

[MassimoV]

Ah the Atomic Wedgie, classic

[Resetti's Replicas]

Deadline extended to Feb 14. Still time to submit!

[Natef]

I MIGHT be on the NovaRobots team if they are selected.

[MassimoV]

I MIGHT be on the NovaRobots team if they are selected.

If you on the tv, make sure you give a shout out to the WNBA.

[ecolusian]

team saint huh, I was curious about them when I say them in RWRA2, I wonder how there going to get on in an actual fight.

[Scorpio]

So, do we have a list of who's confirmed for Season 2?

[Badnik96]

Nope, they're still going through the application process. Over 200 applied now.