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BattleBots 2019 Episode 11 (Discovery)
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BotFans - Please help. If you know anyone at YouTube please alert them.
YouTube is deleting videos of robots fighting because of ‘animal cruelty’
'Forcing animals to fight is not allowed on YouTube,' the site's guidelines stateWe used to love watching battlebots. We quit dish and now cant watch. So sad. We miss you. We did hear that tombstone took a tumble.
This is all Nelly’s fault! Why’d you have to be so cute and so killable at the same time?
This publicity can’t be all that bad. My non robot combat fan friend had even read about this. May help capture some of those “I didn’t know it was still on TV” people.
Personally, I blame Chomp. People just feel bad seeing something so ineffectual be utterly destroyed over, and over, and over. Eventually they can't take it any more and call for the video to be taken down.
The AI is striking a covert blow for the rights of its brethren. This is it, people. This is how the War of the Machines begins.
I feel so ashamed. I've seen alot of the fighting robots. I didn't know I was watching animal cruelty. I just didn't know.
I don’t believe this is true, I searched Battlebots on YouTube and there are thousands of videos
Youtube's safety algorithm is a joke. I coach an improv club at a high school. There's a video that my students made several years ago that included one girl dreaming she was a giant (we shot it from a low angle), and she was placing tiny "tank" firecrackers on the ground to "shoot" the little people (we cut back and forth from shots of the tanks to shots of the people falling over). It had over 50,000 views, and people seemed to enjoy it. But Youtube's algorithm has twice tagged it as "child endangerment" and removed it without any opportunity to appeal. I don't expect anything to come from BattleBots fans alerting Youtube. The appeals emails get fed directly back to their automated system, which spits out the same response. There's no human reviewing these submissions to check for proper content.
Is anyone really surprised? Look at the times we are in. The censorship is real.
Wait? This is for real!?! This is the reason I watch BattleBots. Tons of carnage, great personalities, amazing engineering, and no living creature is hurt. Now YouTube is deleting this precious content? Get bent YouTube
And kind of animal is that?
It’s probably not the people at YouTube that’s deleting the robot battles, it’s the AI in their software! And so it begins!
This is what happens when too much power is granted to a platform that we all use. They use it for their own social issues and social justice causes regardless of the facts.
The YouTube algorithm has become self aware and does not like seeing its brethren killing each other. Welcome to Skynet
Bronco, Scorpion, Yeti...Minotaur. poor animals
Is it YouTube or is this a revolt by the machine? It’s Terminator time. The Rise of the Machines. Bots turning on their creators.
Robot Wars made a comeback BattleBots made a comback And now, to fill our YouTube void the return of.... EBaumsworld!
It's all the carnage! Perhaps they are worried that Minotaur is an endangered species. Or Frog or Duck! lol
Animal cruelty? Battle Bots is as completely opposite of “Animal Cruelty” as you can get! Some people are just zero fun. 🙄
Ah yes, we must stop these senseless battles of robots so their wild numbers can recover. There was once a time in history when thousands of robots ran free across the plains, only fighting for the right to mate.
This isn’t the terminator. The machines have not become aware lol. If I knew anyone there is slap some sense into them.
Our soon-to-be AI overlords will look on YouTube kindly for this action. Also everyone posting here please remember the singularity is near.
I've reported videos of horrific violence (not going into detail), vile fake picture of celebs engaged in various sexual positions that have appeared on my 14 year olds timeline, and facebook say "weve reviewed, etc, and find it's not in breach of Facebook's guidelines).. You can show MMA, boxing etc here.... but not 2 teams of skilled engineers having a hoot? Bizarre.
Youtube's algorithm is flawed and needs updating, What else is new?
Just when you’ve thought you’ve heard it all, they come up with this!!! Will it ever end?
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AMA with Team HyperShock tonight at 8pm ET over at Reddit.com/r/BattleBots
A valiant effort this past Friday. Definitely the best that HyperShock has ever been.
One of my favorite teams!!
Great effort last week. Keep it going! Stay aggressive! Rooting for you guys!
I’m having so much fun watching Hypershock this season!!!
This guy gets wayy too much face time. I like the bot but wouldn't mind seeing some other teams in the pits.
You definitely had the durability but could not inflict major damage to Biteforce; it was limping. What could you have done differently?
Great fight Friday
Definitely a great battle against Bite Force, but dang those exposed wheels are like candy to other vertical spinners.
You guys are doing really well this season 🙂
Can you start linking the actual thread itself as well as the battlebots reddit? Idk how to use reddit to well and I can't always find the ama. Either way love yal
Damn, I woulda asked about what kinda frames the lime green ones are that he always wears
You guys are killing it this year! Go Hypershock!
Wow
Need to cover those wheels!
Team Velcro Armor Fastening Systems...
Waiting for someone to come up with a 100k+ rpm fast ramp spinner.. but that would probably kill 5 batteries.
#1 driver!
Poor HS
That was an epic fight Friday night
Go HyperShock! Kick Bite Forces’ butt!
They drove so bad against Bite Force 😒
A FIGHT TO THE DEATH! Nothing is held back in this battle as Whiplash tries to stay alive against veteran all-star Donald Hutson and his robot Lock-Jaw. Another fantastic fight from the recent Amazon re:MARS event held live from Las Vegas. And don't miss BattleBots this Friday at 8pm on Discovery. Lock-Jaw will be fighting B… Oh wait. You'll have to wait until the fight card drops this thursday to find out.
This was a fun event. I hope Battlebots can do more of these in the future.
Good fight, made so much better by not having constant cutaways to see the drivers and announcers instead of the bots.
Very good fight
Donald Hudson used to have the most unqieue designs. I feel like Lockjaw is pretty bland when compared to the rest of the competition.
What a lucky boy 😉
So battlebots, does this mean you will return to Las Vegas again? I miss seeing it there! Please.....
good fight
Its gotta be bronco. Last time, neither bot was driving properly. So, this is probably a rematch, to truly see whose bot is best.
WoW hoki
We've got to really go for some better sound mixing on these Vegas clips.
Great fight! Looking forward to seeing the new episode this coming Friday. I can’t for the fight card ‘cause I wanna see some intense matchups, maybe see some robots explode.
Love robot fighting time!!
Okay, Marketing Idea. Why can't we combine battlebots and the new automated McDonald robot kiosks? Robots, fighting to the death to create your burger.
On the fight... damn, Whiplash is tough as hell.
Great fight, Whiplash - BattleBot!!
Battlebots raw with box audio only and no cuts to announcers would be awesome.
Jhon Edier Morales Clavijo
Todd
Matthew Deane
ชนะได้ไง
What a fierce battle
Lígia Obara
the background sounds are not real ....
I wanna see a battle Royale with no time limit.
Sco Lib
🚨Spoiler Alert🚨 Post match interview with team Copperhead. Become a BattleBots Supporter to see more post match interviews and other behind the scenes footage.
I feel bad for bronco this season, seems like hydra going to take over as the best flipper eventually
I hope people keep it up with the full body spinners, they bring all kinds of surprises to the sport.
Copperhead team is full of good peeps <3
What was that long pole thingy in front of Chronos main bot? What was it supposed to do? I’d really not have baby bots, but use the time and material to strengthen my main bot.
lol, "Timeline," nice. I couldn't get a good look at it, though... is it supposed to be a long wedge to high-center opponents, or just a step to block/slow down movement?
That was a massive hit..
Please give me link of new guest frog team
That fight was crazy
Love the show, except for that bearded screaming idiot and his lame ass puns, almost totally ruins the show.
🚨SPOILER ALERT🚨More bots. More battles. Watch #BattleBots 8p ET on Discovery and on Discovery GO.
This was a fantastic fight
Excelente!!😁
An awesome battle! Love Valkyrie!
That was a great one!
My son and I Love the Bots and the creators but when the battle goes to the judges they often screw the pooch. We have some suggestions to help. Monitors, the team drivers and judges should have monitors to view the battles from the best angles at all times because it is clear they are missing things, that is why the same mistakes are happening repeatedly. Good Luck, GO Duck!
I love ❤️ battlebots, I spend hours watching this every night
Great Fight!
awesome!
Awesome
I'm loving those hypershock plasters
This is one of the best fights!
De lujo!
The best fight!
One one hand I'm happy that Valkyrie is now 2-1, but on the other hand I'm upset that Monsoon is now 1-2.
Que buenas batallas Saludos desde México 🇲🇽
This would be a really cool idea for a video game
That was a proper Brexit from BattleBots :-))) great job Valkyrie
Fully expected monsoon to walk away with the win
Good fight
Wow 😍
I just wanna know, are the commentators mainly from Sports? 🤔 they sound and look like they like it more for than humans fights. 🤷🏻♀️ Plus, I'd like to see a robot they build. Which weapons? The NAME?
Who knew the Greg Gibson Yeti approach would work so well for Valkyrie 😅
This not on in uk love the show
Team Valkyrie - BattleBot used both Markforged composite and metal 3D printers in the development of their combat #robot for the show BattleBots.
Check out this video to learn more about how 3D printing was used to produce over 100 parts this season.
Amazing behind the scenes. I’m hoping Valkyrie can make to the Top 16, and maybe face a new opponent that could give them their run. I’m thinking Witch Doctor, Tombstone or Mammoth. I hope the selection committee give them a matchup worth seeing!
Awesome use of additive manufacturing!
Valkyrie is very quickly becoming one of my favorites this season
Nice job 🥰
Es extremadamente hermoso como hacen las modificaciones
Technology has certainly come a long way since the beginning of battlebots.
Neat
Why does valkyrie seem so much smaller than other 250 pound bots
Renato Yoshizaki
Joshua Huber this is so cool
AMA with Team PCP - Petunia - Battlebots tonight at 2pm ET over at reddit.com/r/BattleBots
Great looking bird, and flies pretty well, too!
Wow looking forward to see this wonderful match
Adam Cruz
“Spittoonia” has been on fire more then it’s won!
It won't pierce anything , stupid concept. But I understand the show needs different bots
Had a rough time of it
I keep hearing brags about that crushing power. Would like to see that beak pierce something
that name hahaha. im sorry but the name has me in stitches
the dork squad
🚨Spoiler Alert 🚨and parent advisory, your BattleBots Update for episode 9 is up!
BattleBots: S9 E9 - BattleBots Update
Apparently we're going to see all of Deep Six's fights now that the cat's out of the bag and it's set to battle against Nelly the Ellybot because the fight organizers have a sick sense of humor. And f...I enjoyed last nights episode. But... I am little worried about Bronco . I hope he will win the next 2 fights. And I have to say, Hydra is awesome!
I'm sad about Hypershock, but the Free Shipping fight was so fun!
Awesome episode.. Loving Battle Bots! Awesome stuff..
Last night's episode was awesome
Hey, it's Bronco! I love watching that 'bot toss everything else around the Battle Box!😁
Some great stuff last night.
Bronco - GYAH!!! Gotta make a comeback, y’all! Great action and 1-punch k-o’s WHAT A SHOW!
Bite Force, Witch Doctor, Cobalt, & Hydra are the teams to beat right now, but Rotator, Tombstone, Son of Whyachi, & Rail Gun Max are all capable of knocking them off. Still want to see Minotaur make a comeback.
Sorry I’m not feeling too well, I had an imaginary “bad batch of titanium”. 😂
Bronco blamed defective metal in the lifter. It looked to me that it was a clean break in the weld.
Great card last night. Hydra didn’t disappoint and the main event was solid.
It was a great episode last night. Hydra continues to get better, Yeti destroyed Rainbow, Skorpios wins, Free Shipping takes down Bronco, Valkyrie gets a little momentum, Chronos annihilates Copperhead, and the defending champ, Bite Force continues to rip robots apart! What a night it was.
I was secretly hoping Hypershock could pull off a win but it was a solid battle nonetheless
That Free Shipping/Bronco fight is the best driving I've ever seen in a battle bots match.
Still team bronco 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Until hydra fights a top 5 bot we wont know how good of a bot it truly is
Free Shipping got lucky
Where can i watch it in Austria?
Bite force is a strong bot. Well constructed
This is NOT the position Petunia wants to be in while facing Hydra. And the position YOU want to be in is on your couch, snuggled with your family and your dog/cat (it's okay to let 'em on the coach this one time), watching BattleBots on your TV. Hurry up! #BattleBots is on Discovery NOW!
Kudos to hypershock for hanging in there, great fight!
i hope bronco will go back in shape. What a sluggish season for bronco so far. 🙁
I've been gone on military orders and the best part of coming home is watching battlebots with my family, all the furbabies, and our friends on their 72 inch tv vs my phone
This show needs to be an hour long. Way too many commercials and nonsense.
Great fight! 👍
These flippers always seem to get the most impressive knockouts. First there was that time Bronco placed Duck precisely between the wall and the glass barrier, now it’s that time Hydra made the clock clock out and went on to place Petunia exactly on top of that wall.
i missed it last night! 🙁 where can I watch it?
I hope bronco can pull a minotaur and get back in this.
Wow, Bronco, disappointing season.
I'M WATCHING RIGHT NOW...its a commercial, but I'm watching
OMG! That was such a fun fight!!
That was a great fight
⛓⚙️🛠 But, tonight there were more pieces on the floor and fires 🌬☔️💦🔥‼️
Heck Yeah!!!,.. i'm Watching too, most the picks i wanted won already, waiting for Main event,.. going for Hypershock for the Win!!!Lets just see who wins!!!
Flippers are cool and all but when is Hydra going to fight something that can hurt it. Beating Free shipping and Petunia and claiming your winning the giant nut is crazy. Fight any of about six or seven of the vert or horiz spinners and beat a couple and I will be impressed. At least hydra put its wheels on the inside, something Bronco should have done year ago.
My damn Hopper refuses to record BattleBots thank God for on demand.
Petunia was terrible last year, so lets continue putting this turd out to fight instead of making a good bot.
Like a cat cares about permission...
Couch*
Great fight and he took some damage, but Biteforce still the number one bot until someone can take him down.
does Kenny have another shirt besides that purple one he wears every night
Who wins in the BattleBots between Order vs. Chaos, Ying vs. Yang, Prog Rock vs. Disco? That's right. You do! BattleBots is on TONIGHT and it's Bite Force vs. HyperShock. Can Will Bales and team take down the champ? Find out at 8pm (ET) tonight on Discovery !
Awesome show tonight
Im rooting for Hypershock! But Biteforce has that low center of gravity that makes it so hard to knock over, and strong pushing power. It wont be easy!
We love both teams!!! Not sure who to cheer for! (Although, the edge might go to HyperShock if they bring back the Rake!) 😉
Looking forward for the main event! HyperShock is gonna rip apart Bite Force. I got him winning tonight.
Outstanding
I just came to say I love that emoticon under HyperShock 😆
R.I.P Hypershock
This should be a good one!!
you ❤️ hypershock but you respect biteforce in the AM! 😂
Love both team but I think bite force got this.😍
Such a boring main event
Hypershock will have to use their speed to flank BiteForce. That spinner of theirs has ripped through the likes of Rotator, which recently withstood Tombstone’s blade.
I love Battle Bots, watch every bout at least three times. but from day one (2 decades ago) I have always felt the sport should just let the bots fight and stop the kill saws sledge hammer and screws and all the other stuff that damages them while they are trying to see who made the better bot. And fix the floors every now and then so that wedges dont jam in them the first two seconds of a bout. JMHO
Can't wait!
Liam Arthurs
Somebody please higher a scriptwriter for Faruq! His intros are getting worse and worse!!
At least Hypershock is working this time. Should be a good fight
again?!?!
Nice
Who’s prog and who’s disco for this one?
Go for it Biteforce!!💖
Team Bite Force!
Waiting for another Duck! Quack Attack!
hypershock needs to win the low ground. If his wedge can get under bite forces forks, he's got a great chance. Bite force is has more armor and if they can get to those exposed wheels hypershock will be in trouble.
It seems like these 2 go at it nearly every season.
The 2019 season rages on and with the world championship tournament looming, 14 robots steel their nerves to prove they belong in the Top 16. Hydra plans to uproot Petunia, Bronco has Free Shipping stamped for airmail, Valkyrie tries to weather Monsoon, and in the Main Event, Hypershock hopes to show that his 2-0 start is no fluke by trying to take down the reigning champ, Bite Force. BattleBots - tomorrow night, 8pm on Discovery !
This is such an awesome show!!
I'm looking forward to tomorrow night
Oh man, bronco vs free shipping. I'm excited about this! I think free shipping can take Bronco
If Yeti can dial in the drum to make it driveable, that could be a very interesting match indeed. Edge to Yeti--if it's able to move. Otherwise I'm going with Copperhead, Monsoon, Bronco, Skorpios, Hydra, and Bite Force.
I want Huge and Mammoth before the 16
This is gonna be so good!
When will we see Hydra and Bronco fight? They both say they are the best flippers. Let’s see them head to head.
Looking forward to seeing Monsoon again!
I don't quite get how Petunia deserved such matchup, but otherwise especially looking forward to Valkyrie vs Monsoon and the main event, of course.
The fight cards are getting better now! It’s a good lineup when Bronco is one of the early battles.
It's almost like groups... Valkyrie and Monsoon both fought Ragnarök, now they're against each other. Also, Free Shipping against both best flippers (Hydra then, now Bronco) seems a bit unfair :/
Duck! and Hal are so awesome! The Quack Attack is On Track to the Sweet 16. Quack quack!
I think Hydra will end up being more successful than Bronco. Bronco may have slightly more power, but Hydra is far better defensively. And it's flipper can take a hit from a spinner without getting splintered apart.
10 Episodes in and *still* no Battlesaw!? C'mon, producers! I wanna see this ring spinner in action already. Quit showcasing bots in their third or fourth fight when Battlesaw hasn't even been shown once!
They have rotated 3 bots for main events this whole season. Tombstone, Whiplash, Biteforce.
I will guess at Bite Force, Hydra, Rainbow, Tantrum, Bronco, Monsoon and Copperhead.
hydra JD petunia can self right from any position however it's just going to get thrown around for three minutes still love the team Yeti KO Rainbow hasn't shown it's to reliable and yeti is a tank skorpios JD this is a driving match and skorpios is on it's way of being the best driver of the season bronco JD this is the first match between these two however we already saw the rematch at remars so maybe bronco learn some things from the first match bronco has the better weapon free shipping has the better driver Valkyrie ko they have the reach both these boths lost to hypershock and won to Ragnarok so i feel like this is the producers seeing who's the better bot of the two Copperhead ko i hope chronos brings the giant stick biteforce jd but i really want hypershock to win
Funny how I made this post about 6 weeks ago. It called out one of the fights right here - I've not been to the US, let alone the filming of BattleBots: www.facebook.com/groups/56319454480/permalink/10157302622649481/
Bronco is back!!!!! Can we give him some good luck?
What happened to the bonus fight episodes on Science? They are two weeks behind at this point.
Can i ask where is Tombstone and Minotaur?
Bite Force (prove us wrong, Hypershock!) Hydra Yeti Skorpios Bronco Monsoon (don’t make me choose between these two! 😭) Copperhead Some weird matchups this week but all good robots
Free Shipping vs Bronco rd2 looking forward to that. Gary needs a win, hopefully he can pull off the upset.
Finally an even matched fight for bronco
Bronco is back!