Robot Wars returning to BBC2!

Great final, some monumental hits between some of the combatants. Carbide is just something else, fantastic to watch. Can't wait for next season!
 
Glaucus said:
tombstone has a muh more powerful weapon doesn't it, its also heavier being american?

much better episode now the dross was eliminated.

but can they fix the issues for next season, mainly the format and the crap bots.
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There's not much in it these days in terms of weight. UK Robot Wars can weigh as much as 110kg Battlebots top out at 250 lbs which is 113kg.

If those two ever did fight then they better reinforce the arena!
 
Freddie1980 said:
There's not much in it these days in terms of weight. UK Robot Wars can weigh as much as 110kg Battlebots top out at 250 lbs which is 113kg.

If those two ever did fight then they better reinforce the arena!
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The problem with Battlebots is that they allow certain teams (if they can show that they are competent) to exceed the limits set for weapon power. Spinners have a limit to their kinetic energy, as flippers have a limit to their pressure. Tombstone is allowed to exceed this limit so its weapon is a lot more powerful than most others.

Armageus said:
Team Carbide did have an entry in battlebots "Cobalt" iirc, but it wasn't anywhere near as effective
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Team Carbide were overly worried that Bombshell's weapon was the exact height of Cobalts weapon drive chain and so backed in. Unfortunately the adjustable weapon was the right height to shave the tops of their wheels off and immobilise it.
 
Alibaba99 said:
The problem with Battlebots is that they allow certain teams (if they can show that they are competent) to exceed the limits set for weapon power. Spinners have a limit to their kinetic energy, as flippers have a limit to their pressure. Tombstone is allowed to exceed this limit so its weapon is a lot more powerful than most others.
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I've never heard this before, but if true that's completely ridiculous.
 
I watched battlebots last night on demand. Its crap compared to robot wars, 45 mins with 3 battles and the rest talking wtf. Its like a cheap chinese knock off of robot wars (not actually sure which came first).
 
theone8181 said:
I watched battlebots last night on demand. Its crap compared to robot wars, 45 mins with 3 battles and the rest talking wtf. Its like a cheap chinese knock off of robot wars (not actually sure which came first).
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Ignoring the "American" production style, then I'm not sure how you can say it's either cheap or crap. Due to the format at least there seems to be time for robots to be repaired between rounds (so spinner damage isn't as much of a drama), teams generally have spares (due to having larger budgets through sponsorship), the arena doesn't fall apart every two seconds, and there is slightly more innovation with the rules e.g. use of Drones, Fire, and some other less seen robot types (e.g. there was a humanoid bot).

Personally enjoyed one of the last episodes of Battlebots where one of the teams fixed a garden rake to their lifting arm and then "swatted" a Drone out of the air.
 
theone8181 said:
I watched battlebots last night on demand. Its crap compared to robot wars, 45 mins with 3 battles and the rest talking wtf. Its like a cheap chinese knock off of robot wars (not actually sure which came first).
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Some of the Battlebots fights have been absolutely epic though, the destruction is tremendous sometimes. I agree though it is PAINFUL to watch a whole episode (I never have) and it's not surprising people upload the 'raw' battles (with no commentary) and just arena noise onto YouTube, some of these are great, especially the Minotaur fights!
 
Armageus said:
Ignoring the "American" production style, then I'm not sure how you can say it's either cheap or crap. Due to the format at least there seems to be time for robots to be repaired between rounds (so spinner damage isn't as much of a drama), teams generally have spares (due to having larger budgets through sponsorship), the arena doesn't fall apart every two seconds, and there is slightly more innovation with the rules e.g. use of Drones, Fire, and some other less seen robot types (e.g. there was a humanoid bot).

Personally enjoyed one of the last episodes of Battlebots where one of the teams fixed a garden rake to their lifting arm and then "swatted" a Drone out of the air.
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That was the one i watched and while funny i miss the destruction of the spinners on robot wars.
 
413x said:
Where's the best place to watch battle bots? Me and the gf are suffering withdrawal!
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Battlebots is currently on Spike.

theone8181 said:
I watched battlebots last night on demand. Its crap compared to robot wars, 45 mins with 3 battles and the rest talking wtf. Its like a cheap chinese knock off of robot wars (not actually sure which came first).
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Battlebots certainly isn't cheap. Each named sponsor has to bring atleast $7500 to the table and some of the robots have 4 or 5 sponsors. Team Bronco turned up with a complete spare robot to this season.

MikeTheNative said:
I've never heard this before, but if true that's completely ridiculous.
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Ever wondered why Bronco is capable of flipping another robot way further and higher than the other flippers?
 
The quality on battlebots in insane but as other's have said they are all pro engineers/builders with a lot of money behind them. I also hate how it's presented like a fake American sports broadcast, it's so cringe-worthy.
 
I've watched some battlebots this evening, clips on YouTube, it seems pretty nuts! Drones! Mad designs! Flame throwers! Quite enjoyed it. Also like the fact that the robots can be changed depending who they face.
 
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