Robot Wars is coming back
Discussion
By the way, the first series of BattleBots is on Channel 5 now, it was first shown on Spike. So now you can see it in proper HD instead of Spike or ahem other ways in cateractovision.
http://www.channel5.com/show/battlebots-world-cham...
http://www.channel5.com/show/battlebots-world-cham...
Laurel Green said:
One would think by now wheel protection would be included with any design.
Is seems that many many people on Twitter thought the exposed wheels were a bad idea too 
http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/robot-wars/news/a8178...
So how many in the second one tonight will have exposed wheels?
Edited by ajprice on Thursday 29th December 14:02
CoolHands said:
Terrahertz bloke is a bit of a control freak to his partner isn't he.
Anyway I'm enjoying the fights so far.
Meanwhile, Aftershock kept piling in on an obviously dead robot because it was twitching a bit Anyway I'm enjoying the fights so far.
. Oh and... Twenty five thousand pounds spent on making a robot, and they couldn't get into it to make repairs!
Not sure how Cherub beat PP3D when it was used as a cannonball against the arena wall. There was some good driving to get every robot out of the arena but I don't think Max Verstappen will get much further with Eruption, once it comes up against something destructive that doesn't destroy itself like PP3D did.
Sway said:
Indeed. A series or two ago of Battlebots, that rule wasn't in place.
I think it was against Tombstone where the opponent put a "present" (box wrapped in giftwrap with a bow) on thier robot.
When tombstone span it's weapon up and charged, it ripped through the box and wrapped the net inside around it's spinner, stopping it from spinning.
Judges deemed it legal, after iirc a stop and clarification. Then they immediately changed the rules after the bout!
Ghost Raptor v Complete Control. 12 second loop of the net bit http://m.imgur.com/gallery/ObVdbd1I think it was against Tombstone where the opponent put a "present" (box wrapped in giftwrap with a bow) on thier robot.
When tombstone span it's weapon up and charged, it ripped through the box and wrapped the net inside around it's spinner, stopping it from spinning.
Judges deemed it legal, after iirc a stop and clarification. Then they immediately changed the rules after the bout!
Otispunkmeyer said:
It's a bit lame isn't it.
Weapons seem, for the most part, a little ineffectual. A bit tame. The really need a leaf out of the battle bots book. Much more powerful weaponry.
Concussion reminded me of minotaur from battle bots. Only the latter was actually truly destructive and durable. Concussion didn't seem to have the Welly in the drum most of time.
Next week we appear to have a robot that looks like Tombstone. I have high hopes, but i suspect it wont be nearly as awesome.
There was the drum spinner last week too. A few teams must have watched Minotaur on Battlebots and thought it was a good idea. I hope Thor goes through on wildcard though, makes a change to have something good that isn't a spinner or flipper.Weapons seem, for the most part, a little ineffectual. A bit tame. The really need a leaf out of the battle bots book. Much more powerful weaponry.
Concussion reminded me of minotaur from battle bots. Only the latter was actually truly destructive and durable. Concussion didn't seem to have the Welly in the drum most of time.
Next week we appear to have a robot that looks like Tombstone. I have high hopes, but i suspect it wont be nearly as awesome.
slipstream 1985 said:
ajprice said:
All the house robots are new for these new series, and bigger. The ye olde robots weighed a bit more than the competitor robots (110kg ish compared to a 100kg limit, Killalot was about 500kg. The new ones are at least 300kg, Killalot 750kg, with a 110kg competitor robot limit.
Yep to a point in the old series by series 5 onwards competitors robots were sometimes a match for the house robots, matilda, sgt bash, shunt and dead metal have all been flipped by a few opetitiors robots. Now the weight difference is so big the new breed dont stand a chance. Shunt went from 115kg iirc to cira 350kg!
Spinners vs spinners will always be a lot of damage at the end of the show. So next week is the last heat, and they've put Apollo and Carbide together. Those two in being split to different heats would have been good so they both had a chance of getting to the final. It's one or the other now. Ah well.
Drone Clash. 'Battlebots with quadcopters' tournament set for December https://www.inverse.com/article/29862-droneclash-b...
Evangelion said:
That's a point, I wonder if anyone's thought of building a bot with a spinner whose height can be changed - even just between battles would be an improvement but if it can be done on the fly, so much the better.
Something that runs either way up, but with a self righter to turn itself over? Then the spinner is set low one way up and high when its turned, and vice versa.Episode 3 https://youtu.be/kXH-HtDmVqk
Ian Watts (of Bigger Brother in RW) with multi bots, a bot with a projectile weapon, and Bite Force v Hypershock for the main.
Ian Watts (of Bigger Brother in RW) with multi bots, a bot with a projectile weapon, and Bite Force v Hypershock for the main.
Battlebots episode 4 https://youtu.be/rtKrpFFzNDU
Red Devil (tracks and vertical disc) v Monsoon (vertical wheel, the Concussion team from RW)
Lucky (flipper) v Skorpios (vertical disc)
Tantrum (flipper) v Battle Royale with Cheese (horizontal bar spinner)
Endgame v Lockjaw (both vertical wheels)
Gigabyte (full body spinner) v Tombstone (you know him)
Red Devil (tracks and vertical disc) v Monsoon (vertical wheel, the Concussion team from RW)
Lucky (flipper) v Skorpios (vertical disc)
Tantrum (flipper) v Battle Royale with Cheese (horizontal bar spinner)
Endgame v Lockjaw (both vertical wheels)
Gigabyte (full body spinner) v Tombstone (you know him)
hairykrishna said:
The rules were basically the same between UK Robot Wars and Battlebots.
Nope. Battlebots can have flame weapons, drones and projectiles. All a no go on Robot Wars. I don't know what the weapon power can be rated at for each, but I'll guess that, as an example, Tombstone's spinning bar has got more power and weight in it than Carbide's.
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