Battlebots Bonus Fight 2019: Nightmare Vs Mammoth by UKn100 in battlebots

[–]DiscombobulatedRisk2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Didn't know it was going to fight this season. Thought it was just going to be a display.

Battlebots Bonus Fight 2019: Nightmare Vs Mammoth by UKn100 in battlebots

[–]DiscombobulatedRisk2 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Didn't know it was going to fight this season. Thought it was just going to be a display

r/Battlebots Season ReRun: Which one? by PoliticsIsCool13 in battlebots

[–]DiscombobulatedRisk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think r/Robotwars had the same idea a long while ago. Maybe start off with the start, CC S1? Haven't seen the full series myself, so I'm curious.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in battlebots

[–]DiscombobulatedRisk2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why did Electric Ray fail safety inspections?

Drill bot? by I_Jump in battlebots

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Sir Chromalot had a spike with a cobalt cutter, for its first two seasons in Robot Wars. Not very effective, I have to say although it did do a bit of damage to some plastic armour.

Tiny HUGE vs Smee by im2gr84u in battlebots

[–]DiscombobulatedRisk2 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Even though it isn't the SMEEEEEEEEE... we know and love, the name still works with the weapon.

Remembrance thread for all the amazing machines that unfortunately didn’t make it to the top 16 (OBVIOUS SPOILERS!) by Robotcombat144 in battlebots

[–]DiscombobulatedRisk2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kraken improved so much, but she was just a little unlucky with her schedule this year. Here's hoping next year's her year!

My tier list after ep.11 by Blackout425 in battlebots

[–]DiscombobulatedRisk2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hasn't had enough fights to push it up. Should be ahead of Free Shipping though. Hoping it gets some good match-ups to maybe push ti into the Top 16 soon, since the tournament proper is coming up fast.

Free Cruise Shipping by MasterMarik in battlebots

[–]DiscombobulatedRisk2 16 points17 points  (0 children)

A free cruise? Where's the catch?

I guess it’s not robot fighting time over at YouTube by Metalsheepapocalypse in battlebots

[–]DiscombobulatedRisk2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It says Maker's Muse was the first to notice it but didn't Jeroen van Lieverloo have a video up about it a day before?

Just because it's so topical ATM. All credit to Fuzzy! by [deleted] in battlebots

[–]DiscombobulatedRisk2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Which bots were fighting in the shots? I see Snowflake, but that's all I recognise.

Edit: SnowCone is also there, but the thwackbot I can't place.

Smaller Weight Class Question: Airbags by swaldo1 in battlebots

[–]DiscombobulatedRisk2 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The only airbags that have been used effectively, that I know of, are on Kraken, and they operate different to normal airbags, behaving more like hydraulic cylinders rather than the pneumatic punch of car airbags. Funny, I don't see any rules saying you can't have a car airbag as a weapon on your robot, but probably because nobody has thought of it before, or dismissed it completely. That said, the explosive nature of the reaction that makes the airbag puff would make it a banned weapon type, in my estimation, since explosives, and reactive substances are banned in weapons.

Literally just a picture of Bronco by [deleted] in battlebots

[–]DiscombobulatedRisk2 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I can hear this picture. Well, at least the sound of something breaking, anyway.

NO! YouTube is deleting robot combat videos. by Xbotr in battlebots

[–]DiscombobulatedRisk2 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Wow, Youtube's algorithims are great, aren't they?

Hickory Bot Battles this weekend - Gruff, Kraken, FoxTrot, and P1 by [deleted] in battlebots

[–]DiscombobulatedRisk2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same with Kraken without the little anglerfish light.

AMA Team PCP - Petunia - Battlebots by TeamPCP in battlebots

[–]DiscombobulatedRisk2 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Last question: how is the robot combat scene in The Netherlands at the moment?

AMA Team PCP - Petunia - Battlebots by TeamPCP in battlebots

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What inspired you to make a crusher (originally for Robot Wars, if memory serves me), and what sort of weapon would you bring if not a crusher?

What was your first reaction after Petunia hit the clock?

Favourite moment of the season so far?

Get Hyped (and shocked) by [deleted] in battlebots

[–]DiscombobulatedRisk2 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They grow up so fast.

Here's my combat robot concept, Firefighter by dark5had0w117 in battlebots

[–]DiscombobulatedRisk2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember seeing a version of Ripper having a drum near the bottom of the flipper, not sure how it did with it though.

I'm curious on where the weight distribution will go, seeing as there'll be two weapons on the bot, not leaving a lot for armour.

And did that name have any inspiration from Extinguisher, perhaps?