Battlebots
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Type: TV Show
Tags: robots fighting comedy central abc greg munson edward p. roski carmen electra
About
Battlebots is a robot competition show in which teams work to create remote-controlled armed and armored machines who then enter an arena and duel to be the last operating robot. After the show's initial run on Comedy Central in the early 2000s, it was revived over a decade later.
History
Battlebots was created by Greg Munson and Edward P. Roski.[1] It was originally an offshoot of the program Robot Wars which aired in the late 90s. Battlebots updated the Robot Wars format to be more like a sports competition, complete with an in-ring announcer, a "red" and "blue" corner, and a single-elimination competition style. Competition arenas feature hazards such as "kill saws" and "pulverizers" that can harm the bots and are not controlled by either team. The show was picked up by Comedy Central and premiered on August 30th, 2000. It featured major celebrities including Carmen Electra as a co-host and Bill Nye as an expert commentator (battle shown below).
The show was successful during its run, with its third season beating South Park in ratings. The success of the show led to other robot competition programs including Robotica and imported runs of the British Robot Wars series. In September of 2002, Battlebots was cancelled after five seasons.
Revival
In December of 2014, ABC announced a 6-episode revival of Battlebots, which premiered in June of 2015. The show was updated with a sleeker look and did away with comedy-sketch interludes but kept elements such as the in-ring announcer (battle shown below). Competitors competed for a trophy called "The Giant Nut."
Season Results
The devastating spinning blade of robot Tombstone proved to be the deadliest weapon in the tournament and made it ato the finals, but it the armored and versatile Bite Force that ended up hoisting the Giant Nut trophy as champions. After the season ended, ABC announced that it would bring BattleBots back for another season in 2016 and expand the tournament field to a total of 48 bots.
Veterans from the previous season, including the defending champion Bite Force, as well as more legends from the original BattleBots, competed for the championship. After placing second in the last year's tournament, Tombstone returned with a vengeance and claimed the Giant Nut trophy with many dominating victories. Other notable showings include the surprising run of Bombshell, who entered as a wild card but made it to the tournament finals before being demolished by Tombstone, as well as powerful spinners such as Minotaur, Nightmare and Warhead.
After that season, Battlebots was removed from ABC's reality shows and picked up by Discovery Channel. The show's Discovery Channel run begins May 11th, 2018.
Online Presence
Battlebots has developed a strong online presence since its initial run. A subreddit for the show, /r/battlebots,[2] has over 13,000 subscribers and its Facebook page has over 307,000 likes.[3] On YouTube, videos of the fights from the revival series hosted on ABC's channel have hundreds of thousands, and sometimes millions of views (examples shown below).
Search Interest
External References
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Comments ( 24 )
> Is part of a series on robot combat
> Is the only entry on the series of robot combat
Does Pyro need to Chaos 2/Razer/Wheely Big Cheese some bitches?!
Why settle for them? Go for Carbide and Eruption!
I'm the one who originally made the Robot Combat entry, and it was supposed to be a catch-all for BattleBots, Robot Wars, and any other similar shows or events.
I guess whoever made this entry decided otherwise. I disagree with the decision, but it's too late now.
Nah, sic Matilda on them and call it a day.
Why settle for them? Go for Carbide and Eruption!
I'm the one who originally made the Robot Combat entry, and it was supposed to be a catch-all for BattleBots, Robot Wars, and any other similar shows or events.
I guess whoever made this entry decided otherwise. I disagree with the decision, but it's too late now.
>tfw robot battles
This is perfect
So I look it up on my guides, and in it's place was Mayday. Shit. Maybe the cable providers didn't get the memo, so in this case it's Pirates of the Caribbean.
Looks like Canadians can't see Battlebots in action on Discovery Canada. I'll be waiting for recaps.
A few years back I watched a bunch of clips of Battlebots and Robot wars and thought that the robots on Battlebots were usually a bit more interesting looking and had more eccentric designs. They may have been the most efficient at times but they looked cooler.
Shout out to my robot boi Snake, was kind of clunky, but it had a big has piercing claw on one end of it's body and a big ass drill on the other end.
I actually had a key chain of this robot back when I was a kid.
Update: found a picture of the key chain.
One on the top right.
Update: found a picture of the key chain.
One on the top right.
> Battlebots is back
> It has been back for around 3 years now
Come on mods, pick up your research game a bit more.
I made the Robot Combat entry two years ago when Robot Wars came back as well. It's been here the whole time.
But it's been in our hearts for even longer.
But it's been in our hearts for even longer.
This really needs to be a Robot Combat entry because to blatantly ignore Robot Wars just makes me want to veto this entry..
Or worse: Do an Apex and GTFO
There already is one! I made it years ago!
And now I just feel dumb for the fact I blatantly ignored the "part of a series" link
And now I just feel dumb for the fact I blatantly ignored the "part of a series" link
Thanks, Adam
I sure hope that's a sarcastic thanks. Everything in this entry was already in my Robot Combat entry, and that one also covered Robot Wars and more.
Mostly sarcastic, other than writing news, he's been creating redundant articles for things like specific anime/shows/derivatives of things, and I'm not sure if it's because it's a Dilbert-esque method looking productive or if it's a form of stress relief from (possibly) being on the Trump Watch 2018 team. This latter theory is from a recent article The Verge did (early March of this year) about the history of the site and in it Downer had a quote about documenting Trump things.
Mostly sarcastic, other than writing news, he's been creating redundant articles for things like specific anime/shows/derivatives of things, and I'm not sure if it's because it's a Dilbert-esque method looking productive or if it's a form of stress relief from (possibly) being on the Trump Watch 2018 team. This latter theory is from a recent article The Verge did (early March of this year) about the history of the site and in it Downer had a quote about documenting Trump things.
Looks like Canadians can't see Battlebots in action on Discovery Canada. I'll be waiting for recaps.
Nah, sic Matilda on them and call it a day.
This is perfect
Shout out to my robot boi Snake, was kind of clunky, but it had a big has piercing claw on one end of it's body and a big ass drill on the other end.
I actually had a key chain of this robot back when I was a kid.
Update: found a picture of the key chain.
One on the top right.
Update: found a picture of the key chain.
One on the top right.
I sure hope that's a sarcastic thanks. Everything in this entry was already in my Robot Combat entry, and that one also covered Robot Wars and more.
Mostly sarcastic, other than writing news, he's been creating redundant articles for things like specific anime/shows/derivatives of things, and I'm not sure if it's because it's a Dilbert-esque method looking productive or if it's a form of stress relief from (possibly) being on the Trump Watch 2018 team. This latter theory is from a recent article The Verge did (early March of this year) about the history of the site and in it Downer had a quote about documenting Trump things.
There already is one! I made it years ago!
And now I just feel dumb for the fact I blatantly ignored the "part of a series" link
I made the Robot Combat entry two years ago when Robot Wars came back as well. It's been here the whole time.
But it's been in our hearts for even longer.
To anyone who wants pics/gifs/videos of BattleBots stuff, they're all over on the original Robot Combat entry along with Robot Wars stuff too.
Oh, so there's a new season after all. Ever since the show got booted off ABC it's been pretty quiet.
But it's been in our hearts for even longer.
Mostly sarcastic, other than writing news, he's been creating redundant articles for things like specific anime/shows/derivatives of things, and I'm not sure if it's because it's a Dilbert-esque method looking productive or if it's a form of stress relief from (possibly) being on the Trump Watch 2018 team. This latter theory is from a recent article The Verge did (early March of this year) about the history of the site and in it Downer had a quote about documenting Trump things.
And now I just feel dumb for the fact I blatantly ignored the "part of a series" link
who would win?:
a durable push shield bot with a bill in the center, named after a waterfowl. who squared offed with some of the most feared bots in the season, and proved time and time again, that it cannot be underestimated:
or
some vertical spinner loser boi:
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