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Philadelphia BotFan - this Saturday don't miss robot combat in the Ant and 30 pound weight classes - brought to you by NERC and The Franklin Institute.
Witness the builders of Tombstone, Blacksmith, SawBlaze, Huge, and Valkyrie compete alongside builders of all ages and experience levels — and see their homemade robotic creations, weighing up to 30 pounds, battle to win the championship.
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Featuring the Annual Robotics Competition Saturday, October 20, 2018 - 10:00am to 3:00pm The Franklin Institute Families Members Public Explore the evolution of robotics through hands-on activities us...
Please put the fights on YouTube if possible. It would be nice to see other bots aside from the ones we see on BattleBots
Geez next time how about announcing this a little earlier and not 3 days before! We would LOVE to go and see this!!!
People that wish you knew earlier, hit up buildersdb.com
I wish i had k own earlier 😢 I have plenty of vacation time with no where to go , but i need 3 weeks to request, ot 3 days 😭
Robotics for all sounds like a subtle horror movie lol.
I heard the Great Ray Billings will be there!
I'll be there too!
I will be there !
BotFans - Presenting your 2018 BattleBots Best of Show Winners:
The Founder's Award , awarded by BattleBots Founders Trey and Greg, goes to the team that embodies the spirit of BattleBots: A great robot, great fights, and great team. Your 2018 winner is Monsoon!
Best Design: Awarded by the BattleBots builders, this award goes to the robot that best embodies the combination of top-notch engineering and outstanding design. Your 2018 winner is HUGE!
Most Destructive Robot: Awarded by the BattleBots Judges, this award goes to the robot that dished out the most gourmet damage. Your 2018 winner is Rotator!
I'm a bit confused on that Rotator pick. I don't recall it being that destructive aside from disabling some weapon systems. ICEwave, on the other hand, split two opponents in half.
Best driver is Whiplash?
I don’t know if I would call Hugh “best design”. Maybe “most innovative design”.
Most Destructive should've been IceWave or Bronco for sure. Rotator was weak.
I like the Monsoon for the founder’s award, but best design I’d give it to Whiplash over HUGE! I thought those wheels hurt their mobility. Most destructive I don’t know how you don’t give it to Icewave it literally slip 2 robots in half
Good call on the awards. I don’t know that I fully agree with most destructive but a case could definitely be made. The award to Huge is incredibly well deserved. When I first saw it before the fight I thought “well that’s cute but won’t last long”. I was completely wrong. Kudos to them for thinking outside the battlebox.
Good for you Rotator, great season!!!
Well earned design award to HUGE! The only robot to really trouble Bite Force this season.
Monsoooooon!
I think the bot that truly embodies the spirit of BattleBots is Sharkoprion. It’s not pretty, but it is what the show is all about. A garage builder with basic building skills putting something together. I love the fancy bots, but sometimes they are too much tech and not even creativity.
While I get that Rotator destroyed ICEwave like it was nobodies business— but I’d pick a bot for ‘most destructive’ who was destructive the entire season— and my pick would definitely be ICEwave. He knocked two of his competitors in half. And he did good damage to the other two bots in his qualifiers as well.
Huge was awesome!! It was so much fun to watch the battles because we, like most, didn’t think it would last 2 seconds! Glad to see it make it into the tournament!
Huuuuuuge!!!!
Miss my Bot family! Some day I will come and see you all again... Hopefully! Emcee Escher says "IS THAT WHAT YOU CAME TO SEE?" YUP! 😀
Congrats to all the winners! Most destructive could have gone to a few others, but I guess the judges were REALLY impressed with how Rotator chewed up Icewave...
My initial thought was why did rotator get that award, but then I remembered it's fight with Icewave. Rotator destroyed THE robot that literally ripped two other robots (Vanquish & HUGE) in half.
Most Destructive is definitely IceWave. Rotator got some solid hits but IceWave sliced two opponents in half.
Also, most destructive has to go to that bot back in 2002 that stripped half the bolts off the safety rail and sent them around the box like bullets... I will never forget that moment... and I confess I flinched when several of them hit the lexan in front of me...
I like their picks, we want awards to go to deserving but not the same robots every year. It's like awards at work, the same salesperson could win salesperson of the year every year, who wants that.
Why wasn’t this included in the televised show?
Quite the upsets this season (I like that). What a GREAT Organization by the Producers. And Faroq (sp?) and Chris and Kenny are a MUST KEEP! Excellent season. Keep doing (exactly) what you're doing. Here in Canada the final episode(s) haven't aired... yet. Even though I know the outcome.. I can't wait. BattleBots is still the BEST thing about my Mondays.
This was by far my favorite season ever! I love how they drew it out for so long and gave us hours of robot fighting!
Congrats to the winners! Happy to see Huge! was chosen. Not quite sure about the Rotator choice, but I suppose it's all subjective.
Was very impressed by Monsoon; great team, simple yet effective design. HUGE I would have to say “Most innovative” design, and not “best”, because it has a major flaw of being able to be torn apart by horizontal spinners. As for Rotator, it pretty much won because of that one fight. And while any good fight it was, I literally can’t remember anything else they did this whole season.
Totally disagree on tjis 95% HUGE has (in my opinion) the WORST design because of expose wheels *like how bronco or witch doctor lost to minotaur* Monsoon getting the giant bolt, not sure if he deserves it but idk any other bot that's a better candidate too. Rotator, I know he destroyed icewave and took parts of skorpios but that's about it. What about icewave who rip 2 bots in half or tombstone who destroyed every single opponents (even bombshell because he lost the weapon and the wedge didn't show the smile anymore)
BotFans - THANK YOU for another incredible season of BattleBots. We hope you enjoyed the series and look forward to more in 2019!
To celebrate all the glorious carnage seen over the last 5 months, we present to you the Top 10 best moments from the 2018 season.
I actually think my favorite was seeing the ever confident #1 seed Tombstone (honestly, for good reason) get taken down by the #16 who barely squeaked into the competition.
The only thing different I want is to get rid of the ridiculous third grade rhymes introducing the bots. The announcer is great but who writes that stupid shit
I will never get bored of watching Vanquish getting liquidated by ICEwave.
If Bronco could somehow incorporate a spinning disk into the arm of its flipper, or perhaps in its back wedge, it could become truly unstoppable. I don’t know if it’s possible mechanically, but it would be cool.
I liked this format a lot better. It gave bots a chance to shine, or get retribution if their season didnt start out great. And every main event felt like a main event, even if some of them lasted only a minute.
Huge nearly beating bite force (if it hadn't split in half), whiplash bullying Bronco, bite force tossing minotaur, rotator decapitating icewave, monsoon whaling on sawblaze, bombshell breaking tombstone, and frankly any fight with duck. Too many awesome moments to call. Best season yet
At the risk of haunting by Ogden Nash: Beware the Duck that lacks a cluck, and even lacks a quack. If you turn your back, that orange bill will get you still, your 'bot's bottom will be up!
Great season. I'd like to see a bigger final bracket next season though. Brackets are fun and three weeks of them isn't enough time 🙂
Congratulations battlebots. It was an incredible season. We didn’t miss an episode and never will in the future. You put it on- we’ll be watching. Period. Can’t wait for the next season already. You’re the absolute best. Cheers.
This year was good. Loved all the extra fights.
Any word on next year if the show will be back?
I like the intro for each bot- it’s funny - without them it would be boring .....
Yes, we are looking forward to the next season! Any way to let the powers that be know that we want more? Don't want another missed year.
Awesome Season! Can't wait for more! It would be awesome if the show mentioned some of the smaller bots, or other competitions and awards the teams also have. It could give some great context to the fights. Showing vintage footage really lets people know how far they've come as well!
LOVED the setup this season! Quality family viewing for us (which is hard to find these days!)
Thank u for putting my favorite bot as the #1 moment
It’s a nice list. Some moments I loved that didn’t quite make the list were Lockjaw vs Kracken, Yeti eating up Petunia in its best performance after a rough season, Rotator mangling Icewave, Huge spontaneously splitting in half during its last fight with Bite Force, Monsoon vs Son of Whyachi, Whiplash killing all the giants, Bite Force coming back to life against End Game, Bite Force getting the first ring out from a vertical spinner, Blacksmith vs the 4 Hoursemen, and Tantrum getting its fist stuck in the wall. There are just too many to choose from this time.
I dunno, my fav moment was Tantrum's first getting blasted off by Tombstone and getting stuck in the glass by the announcers. 😉
Watching huge get split in half was one of the greatest things I’ve seen happen here. Sooooo cool!
Quite the upsets this season (I like that). What a GREAT Organization by the Producers. And Faroq (sp?) and Chris and Kenny are a MUST KEEP! Excellent season. Keep doing (exactly) what you're doing. Here in Canada the final episode(s) haven't aired... yet. Even though I know the outcome.. I can't wait. BattleBots is still the BEST thing about my Mondays.
god i remember that fight between SOW and End Game. the glass break was nuts! what a massive hit.
Fantastic season, really enjoyed watching all the extra fights before the main tournament. Same again next year please! #wewantseason4
Come on, I was sure Battle Royal with Cheese was to take it all.
I thought the fight with Valkyrie and Red Devil was funny. I thought Red Devil was a robot version of Frankenstein.
Can we get a best of Faruq’s intros? That would be awesome
The Best of Bite Force!The best slams, whams and bams from your 2018 BattleBots World Champion - Bite Force
While I like Bite Force and Paul, I refuse to watch them tear the heart out of my entire season again by what they did to HyperShock. Lol #WeWantSeason4
Very nice work, Paul and team!
This is so cool, thanks for the video!!
Congratulations, Paul.
It’s crazy how Paul and Bite Force always seem to fly a bit under the radar. They just keep winning and pummeling other bots while others grab headlines, then show up in the late rounds and you think, “Wow... that really is a tough team.”
The final BattleBots Update of the season. Enjoy!
BattleBots: S8 E20 - BattleBots Update
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This is it. Five months and 19 episodes have been leading up to this moment; by the time the credits roll a new champion will be crowned. This season started with a field of 55 robots that was whittle...
The last part of the update says, "There’s still much ground to cover, so make sure to follow BattleBots Update on Facebook for new posts." Isn't the season over already?
Who knew watching rcv's destroy each other could be so much fun!
Already cant wait for the next season
Can't wait for next season. I'm having withdrawals.
Absolutely brutal!
Can’t wait to see what next season brings...😉😉
Bring on the next season! Just saying!☺
how can i watch the video，cant find the link...
Just one question, Season 9, when?!?!
Hurry up new season
Check out the premier podcast from BotKids: a BattleBots podcast by kids, for kids.
Ep 1: Paul Ventimiglia from Bite Force - The BotKids
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The BotKids interview Paul Ventimiglia, team captain of Bite Force. Find out how Paul got into BattleBots, why he chose Bite Force's design, and hear some fun behind-the-scenes stories.Sound Credits:"...
There were some very good questions. Good job!
Me and my six year old enjoyed this very much.
That’s cool. #WeWantSeason4
Hey BotFans - Your BattleBots crew would like to thank you for watching the 2018 season, and we hope to see you all again next season. #WeWantSeason4
I still think Duck got screwed! Great show, I want more!
I wonder what new upgrades LOCKJAW will have?? And man! I hope Bronco wins the next season!! Tombstone and Biteforce are without of doubt awesome competitors
You guys did a PHENOMENAL job! I loved watching this as a kid with my dad, and I am so excited that I can watch this with my son. WE WANT SEASON 4!!!!!!!
If you could have the right logistics to provide a live broadcast for each episode of Battlebots, we would have a better audience especially those young fans who may see their future in getting involved with robotics! #WeWantSeason4
Thank you for such a great show. My son is on the Autism spectrum, and this is the only sport he has latched onto. Keep up the great work. Hoping to catch a live taping next season.
Thank you Battlebots for filling the Robot Wars sized void the BBC left when they (stupidly) decided to cancel it.
Roll on season 4. I did find this format a bit overlong and milked to within a inch of its life but there were some fantastic battles.
Best season yet! Soooo many episodes and matches! Thanks on behalf of myself and 6 year old son. Hoping for yet another season next year!
Great season, Bronco's new shield flaps became a downfall. Great idea, make it one solid piece next season so no hung up problems and they get the Nut next year
Best coverage since Season 2 of the Comedy Central era 👏 Hopefully next time it'll have picked up enough in popularity they bring back some other weight classes.
Thanks for doing it, gang. We know it takes a ton of money, an overabundance of time, and an incredible amount of work to just have it all scattered in shredded pieces for our entertainment in 3 minute increments. Thanks for showing my 10 year-old son how awesome robotics are. Letting him see how cool it is to make something awesome that shoots flames or can shatter a bowling ball. For making a sport that my wife loves to yell at the screen when her favorite bots win a match. And thanks to the Tantrum team for a match that my family laughed until we cried watching. You guys were awesome and great sports for being the ones that volunteered when no one else would. My hat is off to you all.
As an British guy who has lost Robot Wars once more BattleBots has been a saving grace along with King of Bots. Honestly thank you so much for an amazing Season 3 and I can't wait for Season 4. Maybe consider contacting Team Apollo, Eruption of Carbide from the UK scene to see if they fancy a crack?
You guys hit a home run this year with the new format, i hope things only get better next year. How do i get tickets for 2019?
I've been called a "cool grandmother" by some of my grandchildren because I love watching Battlebots, so bring on season 4!
Thank you to anyone that swept a floor, or organized spectators, welded or cnc'ed for teams, brought a bot, supported a bot, ran lights, judged, announced... literally all of you. Thank you for creating a show that absolutely killed it this year. I loved the hell out of it.
Battlebots is the one show this year I couldn’t wait to see the next episode. Well done, and it was so much fun!!
We will be watching it for sure. My youngest is happy bit force won as she lives it dads is tombstone mine and my oldest is witch doctor
Love this show! They could do new episodes all year round if they get enoughs differnt weight class bots. Do a light season a medium season. Id watch! Lol
Thanks for an amazing season, great production, amazing access to contestants and staff...truly, a first class effort all around. I would subscribe on a pay per view basis to watch the next season if needed. OUTSTANDING! #wewantseason4!!!!!
This was by far the best season of the BattleBots reboot. The new format made for some very interesting matches and gave the new bits time to cut their teeth. Cannot WAIT for the next season!
What a season I didn't think Huge would get as far as he did,then comical cheeseburger, and a cannon, firing robot, now how can't we have season 4?
Yeah, ok, no way I'd be sitting anywhere near those killsaws. Maybe if they cut off power to the whole building. Maybe.
Yeah well, I still want to have a talk with a matchmaker about not matching HyperShock up vs Subzero or Warrior Clan 😉 lol #WeWantSeason4
This really was the best season ever. The new format and season length was perfect, don't change a thing. Battlebots better return next year!
This was a GREAT season, and I loved it. Didn't like the Duck controversy at all, but overall the season was so much fun. Thanks! And yes, #WeWantSeason4!
Hope next season will have a 32 seeded bracket depending how many bots and fights they will have during the season
Amazing season this year! Adding that regular season was a great addition and made for some great upsets in the tournament. #WeWantSeason4
Awesome season. Cant wait to see what comes next! Bring it on battlebots!
Great season can't wait til next year keep the HUGE hits coming and don't think you can be a WARHEAD unless you've seen your own TOMBSTONE. glad it's back on tv, this show is a BOMBSHELL, let it stay on the air til we all see the FOUR HORSEMEN in the ENDGAME
Comon.... ABC screwed up dumping this show, then Last Man Standing. Discoverywould be complete idiots not to go Season 4 and beyond!!! Gotta get a big sponsor to slap on the walls, etc. if money is the issue. #WeWantBigNut #WeWantSeason4
What am I gonna do without Battlebots for an entire season? I would love the classic episodes (heck, even the new ones) on DVD.
My only objections to this last season were the fact that i didnt have science channel, and so missed the fights that were aired there, and that a couple fights towards the end of the series were presented as highlight reels. I want to see all the fights!
#WeWantSeason4 I like a top 16, it makes being a postseason bot an accomplishment. (Other than Bombshell.)
I loved this seasons setup! Let's have another one of those please! And let folks around the world buy your show!
My life is no more. No more battle bots. I agree with the idea for S4. 32 seeded bots. Plus there are really some good UK and Chinese bots which battle bots should try and get involved. BBQ from China and Spectre - KOB 暗影猎手 from the UK would really bring some excitement. Last of all shout out to Biteforce. Knew it would get the giant Nut. Totally trashed some challengers and showed Minotuar who's the king of the castle.
I want season 4 with a REAL redemption for bronco.
#WeWantSeason4 !!!
#WeWantSeason4 #WithHypershockVsADrone
#wewantseason4 hell yeah we do!
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#WeWantSeason4 let’s get it trending!
#WeWantSeason4 Let’s go
B L A C K S M I T H 🤘🤘🤘
Bring on the next season!
AMA with your BattleBots Semi-finalists (so close!) today, 7pm PT at Reddit.com/r/IAmA
Whiplash impressed the hell out of me. Not just by charging straight at Tombstone (something very few drivers have the nads to do), but by how quickly and decisively it took out its other opponents, including Bronco. All in its debut season, might I add. There's absolutely no shame in losing to bots like Tombstone or Bite Force, and I can't wait to see what they bring to the table next year.
Mr.Jeff Vasquez. I really adore whiplash. It's a bot that has a nice blend of complexity, style,speed and looks. Your bot is just so fascinating and I feel we are yet to see the best of it. Really appreciated this season of whiplash and can't wait to see you next season
Mr Donald Hudson.Mad respect for your lockjaw's wheels surviving Minotaur and having the most fights. The new lockjaw is certainly a good bot kicking bot
Great fights. Great sportsmanship. Congratulations to both of you.
Great year you guys! Don't hold back and hope you come back stronger than ever. Saludos!
That should have been bronco instead of whiplash
I was rooting for lockjaw to go all the way, honestly. But whiplash is a cool bot too
Good job this yr guys 🙂
Will battlebot becoming back to hulu?
Sow got robbed!
lol spectrum lol team failsafe
Ladies and Gentlemen, You're 2018 BattleBots World Champion: Bite Force—ready for proud display across your body! Get 'em now at the brand new BattleBots Store: www.battlebotsstore.com/bot-shirts/BOTS-BOTSHIRT-BITEFORCE
FYI: Teams receive a cut from merchandise sales.
Tombstone is brutal, but Biteforce has to be ranked #1 until he's taken down.
Spoiler thx I had yet to watch the episode
Bite Force’s bar uppercut is just nasty man !
Really all that money being thrown around that’s the best you can do with the shirt Sorry force bite force You deserve better than that
I really hated to see Minotaur fall. Congrats bite force.
Would have been a different story had Tombstone's weapon chain not broken. Still glad to see Bite Force take down Minotaur.
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Give me season 4
For people thats complaining about spoilers..... stay away from this page or social media in general till you seen the episodes smh its common sense
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I am the champion, Bite Force? I had no idea! Wow! Go ME!
>:( Next Season, Bite Force Is Gonna "Bite The Dust!" (I'm Not Fuckin' Kidding Within My Levels) >:(
It should say “2018 Champion” on it
Hopeful for season 4. As the U.K. doesn’t have Robot Wars anymore we need our robot combat kick from somewhere.
#WeWantSeason4
I too want season 4, however the season just ended. If it's like a regular pro sport it won't be back for awhile lol.
Bite force >tombstone ❤️
$7 shipping? I think not.
A T-shirt you can't wear in France ^^'
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Science Channel
This spinning robot is easy to make — and so much fun to fight.
Be sure to watch the BattleBots season finale tonight at 9pm ET on Science Channel. Catch up on all episodes on the SCIgo app!
Need to add some 2" saw blades to that ... makes it more 'scientific' 🙂
Kids need to be more interested in science and less about the newest app they did nothing to create
#WeWantSeason4
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We're ready for season 4 just saying!
You didn't think we would end the season without one more fight from Tombstone did ya? BotFans, all hail the Grim Reaper for he fights one more exhibition match tonight! Tune in to BattleBots, 9pm ET on Science Channel
That was just a sacrifice. The opposing robot barely even moved.
Why tantrum?
Tantrum went into the fight knowing they weren’t in great shape. They knew they wouldn’t be as maneuverable as they’d like, but they wanted to see how the design stood up to to the powerful hits of Tombstone. They learned a lot and the entertainment value of their fist getting stuck in the arena till after the tournament was over - PRICELESS
I wanted minotaur to revenge his loss, but Ray and tombstone lost valiantly. Best season ever hope for season4
Revenge for Tombstone in 2019! #WeWantSeason4
That wasn’t a fight, that was the Street Fighter bonus round. If there was no one he could compete with, scrap the segment - set up a competitive rumble, or perhaps a segment highlighting the engineering in the pits, hyping your Battlebots - Resurrection series.
Gotta hand it to Tantrum's armor, even with mobility issues they ended the match mostly intact which is a lot more than many of Tombstone's competitors can say.
Yeah, that was just gratuitous bot violence lol
Well, we got to see something get stuck in a wall, so I’d say this was a good idea.
Fists were flying!
Bot-ulism: The condition that exists between BattleBot seasons.
When Ray Billings wants a fist, Ray Billings gets a fist! Interpret that as you will.
Poor Tantrum was volunteered as tribute...... But that was AWESOME! 💗
Tombstone really put the fist down on this one 😁😁
I didn’t have any way to watch a single episode this season but thankfully I’ve seen enough from this page to know that it was a good season.
So is that Fist going to be a Permanent Fixture in the box?
You know, for someone who worked very hard on a robot, but still had a lot of kinks to work out, I think it's great they let newcomers have a bout for the fun of it.
Tantrum didn’t even try. He knew better. It was an offering to the reaper, not a fight.
I hope bettlebots paid for the damage to the other robot lol. That was a sacrifice to the gods
Thombstone should fight against the winner bite force. That would be amazing. 3 fights in a 45min episode. (Y)
I dont have science channel, darn it!
Well, you gotta hand it to Tombstone--always interesting to watch!
Bring on season 4!
Did they leave tantrums fist in the battle box wall?
I was hoping for a handicap match.