BattleBots are Back!

Taping begins tomorrow in the SF Bay Area. I'm looking forward to taking my sons to the all day taping of the finals on Saturday.

Anyone else attending?

www.battlebots.com

As a diehard FIRST robotics nerd, I refuse to watch.

Now this could be a reasonable application of JetHitch.

:duck:

A live taping in...Vallejo? Only 90 minutes away?! On Mare Island where I worked as a yoot?!?! Tomorrow and Friday??!! Only $10 per session?

If I wasn't 12 hours away, I'd soooooo be there.

blackbrandt said:

As a diehard FIRST robotics nerd, I refuse to watch.

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As a FIRST Robotics mentor, I thoroughly enjoy Battlebots and wish I could get our team to build one on the off season!
-Ken

I was a battlebots competitor for seasons 3 & 4. I hope what they do this time is up to the same standards or higher.

I loved watching that program. Looks like it will air June 21st 9pm to 10pm. on ABC

I watched every episode. It was great.

- George Gassaway

[video=youtube;Oo3zWxO3yYs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo3zWxO3yYs[/video]

I will be thrilled if they do it like they did the first few seasons. That is, before they introduced all the slapstick, cute girls, and really stupid cornball humor. The original poke fun humor was actually pretty good.

I've been watching this season and thoroughly enjoying it.
I love it when there is a really stupid design up against a really good one, like what just happened between Tombstone and Radioactive.
Radioactive never even had a chance!:lol:

Wonder if Grant Imahara will be back with big corporate sponsors. Deadblow will have transformed into the Hamburglar or The Golden Arches.

Tombstone is a local bot.

o1d_dude said:

Tombstone is a local bot.

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I'm rooting for Tombstone.

o1d_dude said:

Tombstone is a local bot.

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I always find it humorous when someone talks about "local" in their post but doesn't show their location or, at least, a club affiliation that may help readers narrow it down.

Anyway, I'm keeping tabs on the show on Hulu. Glad to see the MIT team advance in their rematch.
For those who attended the event live, were there more than the 32 bots the show is featuring?

KennB said:

I always find it humorous when someone talks about "local" in their post but doesn't show their location or, at least, a club affiliation that may help readers narrow it down.

Anyway, I'm keeping tabs on the show on Hulu. Glad to see the MIT team advance in their rematch.
For those who attended the event live, were there more than the 32 bots the show is featuring?

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Yes, I was at the taping for the finals. It takes a long time to tape one episode. They had some mini-bouts they are apparently not televising. I missed them that afternoon standing in a long line for a taco truck...

Worsaer said:

Yes, I was at the taping for the finals. It takes a long time to tape one episode. They had some mini-bouts they are apparently not televising. I missed them that afternoon standing in a long line for a taco truck...

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Thanks, Bill. I figured it was a multi-day event, possibly spaced out over weeks, to allow repairs between rounds. The mini-bouts makes sense, too. I hope those were more entertaining than the pee-wee hockey that occurs between periods at a pro game.

I also hope you caught enough of the matches and that they were good to make it worth your while (and the tacos, too).

Yes, the taping was only over three days, Thursday - Sunday. The teams needed time for repairs (if possible) between bouts.