Battlebots - for fans of robot combat

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/codename474747 on 2025-04-08 14:23:28+00:00.

So what are we thinking that Discovery chooses now, of all times, in the middle of the run of Faceoffs on BB's own youtube channel, to start uploading their own highlights of past episodes?

A good sign? They've noticed how well Faceoffs is doing and want to let all those potential new viewers know that Discovery is where robot combat takes place on TV?

Or more cynically, they have no intention of doing anything with BB ever again and are trying to muddy the waters for casual fans searching for the "New" Battlebots video?

Thoughts?

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/Njdevils11 on 2025-04-08 10:13:13+00:00.

Hi all,

I have a wierd social question to ask. My wife and I are huge BB fans. We discovered the NHRL in Norwalk CT a three months ago and have attended the last two months. It’s awesome and we love it.

Here’s the part I want to ask about: we’ve now seen several of our favorite drivers/captains! and we want to say hi but are too embarrassed. Hahaha

We saw Jamison last month (my kid grabbed his leg thinking he was me or my wife), Eric Wrigley both months, The Vasquez brothers fought this month, Jonathon Shultz, and Ricky Willems (I had a wierd caught in someone’s camera shot moment with the last two). No joke these are like are favorite bots and teams, and we’d love to say hi maybe grab a pic, but we feel so stupid bothering them. We didn’t see anyone else asking them so we weren’t sure if it was like an unspoken rule to leave them alone.

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/doggocoot on 2025-04-06 04:03:36+00:00.

I've been watching a lot of things about robot fighting, such as NHRL and BATTLEBOTS, I think it sounds really fun and cool, but I have no knowledge about anything robotic or engineering related. How do I get into the sport?

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/KodoqBesar on 2025-04-07 02:44:08+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/mcwiggin on 2025-04-05 23:47:12+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/KodoqBesar on 2025-04-06 12:41:29+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/bamiium on 2025-04-06 05:20:20+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/CesarJabez27 on 2025-04-01 11:03:03+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/Alternative-Policy76 on 2025-04-04 12:11:38+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/TACOBELLTAKEOUT on 2025-04-05 03:38:18+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/KodoqBesar on 2025-04-03 22:51:33+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/bless_the_misery on 2025-04-03 21:22:20+00:00.

Im not a diehard battlebot fan im just someone who will turn it on and just drink a beer while watching it. To be honest in really surprised at how a sport like this is not more popular to me. Granted I know that this is a niche audience but i dont think its as niche as people think. Im not a engineer or anything im just a normal person that likes excitement and this show literally captures all of that. Off topic but ultimate frisbee is another one of those sports that i can understand how it is not filling stadiums. its so exciting as well.

Just kind of a rant but let me know yalls reasons for why yall think this sport isn't more popular

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/jon-in-tha-hood on 2025-04-03 19:02:37+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/Leadpaynt on 2025-04-02 04:39:40+00:00.

Its such a Strange design I really hope he scales it up to a larger weight class bot at some point. Also The rate at which the arm rotates around that bot feels like magic at that smaller weight, but im sure its much more complex if you wanted it as durable for a 250lb bot!

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/supersonicPenis on 2025-04-01 21:18:34+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/Garfie489 on 2025-03-31 18:00:44+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/KodoqBesar on 2025-03-31 03:45:21+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/TeamBlitzRobotics on 2025-03-30 17:19:04+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/Dinoboy225 on 2025-03-30 16:58:38+00:00.

Allow me to explain.

Most anti-horizontal wedges have an edge or a corner that any half competent driver can exploit by turning the weapon so it’s at just the right angle to catch that corner and rip the wedge off. Rotator’s wedge on the other hand doesn’t really have an edge or a corner.

Another thing about most wedges is that they usually have a squared off profile, so they have to hit a horizontal at a certain angle to launch it into the air. Rotator’s wedge had a triangular shape, which meant that no matter which angle a spinner hit it, they’d get launched into the air, since every side was a huge ramp.

The result? Tombstone was faced with a wedge perfectly designed to throw its own energy back at it and throw it around the BattleBox.

Really, the only problem with this wedge design is that it’s hard to push robots around with it because of the way it’s shaped.

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/Most_Yesterday9014 on 2025-03-30 08:53:30+00:00.

Will there actually be a Championship 8? I haven't heard any updates in forever. There was the pretournament, but no mention of the actual event. The dates on the official site just keeps being pushed back and now currently says early 2025. I have been slowly losing hope.

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/Excelsior1985 on 2025-03-29 17:50:22+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/KodoqBesar on 2025-03-29 13:33:11+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/KodoqBesar on 2025-03-29 08:24:00+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/KodoqBesar on 2025-03-28 01:30:17+00:00.

Are you guys satisfied? I personally kinda dissapointed because out of the 4, 3 of the matches happened so fast. Even Tombstone vs Valkyrie got speed up because Tombstone's weapon is dead and Valkyrie got half of her drive disabled.

I can't wait until next week and I personally can't wait for the Magnitude and Witch Doctor schedule.

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/cerseiwasright on 2025-03-28 02:44:00+00:00.

All bots have flammable components, so what is it about Tombstone’s construction makes it so that it’s pretty reliably on fire at the end of any match it loses?