BattleBots: Robots Activate: The Qualifying Round Begins

July 12, 2016 10:03 PM - Season 2, Episode 2

Thirty-two teams compete in three-minute bouts in which they try to disable their opponents, with the winners moving on to the next round. Guest judge [& MeFi's Own] Adam Savage joins the panel.

Blacksmith vs. Bronco
Captain Shrederator vs. Deathroll
Beta vs. Lucky
Icewave vs. Sub Zero
Escape Velocity vs. Overdrive
Tombstone vs Black Ice
Minotaur vs. Photon Storm
Chomp vs Disc O Inferno
Hypershock vs. Ultraviolent
Complete Control vs. Bombshell
Bite Force vs. Mohawk
Chrome Fly vs. Bucktooth Burl
Splatter vs. Warrior Clan
Nightmare vs. Stinger,slowmo
Obwalden Overlord vs. Warhead

posted by the man of twists and turns (2 comments total)

Isn't Nightmare a veteran bot? Its spindly design and lack of robust self-righting seems to be a chronic fatal flaw; I'm a bit surprised its design doesn't seem to have been revisited at all. It didn't even manage to flail around on its back this time -- I wonder if the extended cooking it got actually did some damage to its weapon's drive system.
posted by NMcCoy at 3:23 AM on July 13, 2016 [1 favorite]

The Complete Control match is the first one I've seen where fire is anything more than ornamental; that "grab him, lift him, cook him" attack was very effective.
posted by We had a deal, Kyle at 3:29 PM on July 17, 2016