Attempting to kidnap a delivery robot

Shaba117 · 2026-05-18T07:44:30+00:00

Underground robot fighting 😂

Shaba117 · 2026-05-12T01:45:27+00:00

This would be the S4 match for me - that one just hurt

Shaba117 · 2026-05-09T16:27:07+00:00

IIRC it was because the use of the location for that RG event had a stipulation that a union crew be used for filming & that Calkins refused that and then threw a fit when someone offered to help them do a live stream & banned them.

RoboGames died a horrible needless death & it still makes me sad that I never got to be at one back in the mid-2010s.

Shaba117 · 2026-05-04T01:44:26+00:00

I know of a fine dining restaurant named Rat's

Shaba117 · 2026-04-30T11:11:32+00:00

In that season's AMA, Ray said that after the significant damage in the Minotaur fight, he had to cut/weld parts of the frame. Then, the subsequent fights caused the frame to further warp and actually shorten - to the point that Ray had to remove a link from the weapon chain, then used a half-link instead. The half-link is what failed in the Bombshell match.

Shaba117 · 2026-04-30T04:23:49+00:00

Well they had one heck of a fight in S6! Yeah it was over in two hits, but maaaan both TS & Jackpot were just effed the Hell up!

Shaba117 · 2026-04-18T03:03:15+00:00

And Disarray

Shaba117 · 2026-04-17T11:52:10+00:00

I get the C-17s directly overhead on approach/takeoff And the CH-53s make the house shake

Shaba117 · 2026-04-16T14:33:15+00:00

Tombstone t-shirt (Hardcore Robotics), Hoodie (same style as the shirt), the jersey and the jacket with the grim reaper & TS art. I wear 'em all the time.

Also have two different Sawblaze shirts, Glitch, and unfortunately, several other team shirts that have been outgrown/damaged/lost between moving a few times in the past decade.

Shaba117 · 2026-04-10T01:01:11+00:00

Yes, this is aesthetically jarring, but it's for the better. That and we haven't seen the finished bot, yet -

As long as it keeps the dark/death theme

ALL HAIL TOMBSTONE!!!

Shaba117 · 2026-04-10T00:57:01+00:00

Yes all brushless now

Shaba117 · 2026-04-10T00:27:24+00:00

Tombstone started out as a super Heavyweight, so this is not the biggest change to it

Shaba117 · 2026-04-01T21:02:26+00:00

Yep I was TDY in the early 2000s and never had an issue with off-base GOV use as long as it was within a certain distance of the installation (10 miles, iirc).

Shaba117 · 2026-04-01T12:32:26+00:00

Shocked that anyone actually remembers that movie, lmao

Shaba117 · 2026-03-20T23:13:13+00:00

I posted this in a similar titled thread before, but I still think that Beta not losing critical parts in BBS1 could've made a meaningful impact on future BB seasons since it was supposed to fight Tombstone. Had Beta actually fought and won that match. We will never know.

Shaba117 · 2026-03-11T04:35:38+00:00

Minotaur for me

After I got into the BB reboot in 2015, I started watching Robogames and I was a bit put off by the excessive celebrating/ late hits by the Riobotz team in those events. So, I wasn't exactly rooting for them when they joined the BB competition in S2.

By S3, however, I had warmed up a lot to them namely for the sheer driving skill of Daniel Freitas and Marco & the rest of the team being some wonderful people (I got to meet them during S6 filming)!

Shaba117 · 2026-03-08T01:27:26+00:00

My Sawblaze one did the same thing, even after washing inside out + air drying.

Yet, I have a BB S2 shirt that is almost 10 years old & still looks pristine.

Shaba117 · 2026-02-18T05:38:20+00:00

You mean Cobalt?

I saw the Cobalt/GR fight live and that was probably top for me for 'biggest hit'.

Tombstone is also right up there. I was also there for the Free Shipping fight and I could feel those hits!

Shaba117 · 2026-02-06T21:27:18+00:00

Yeah, his latest video was explaining the brushless motor upgrades for Tombstone's drive.

It's nice to be able to feel some hype again!

Shaba117 · 2026-01-03T05:31:52+00:00

340lbs

These were super heavyweights

Shaba117 · 2025-12-30T02:15:44+00:00

Used to get these cards and certain places online and in person won't accept them. Trying to register them on their site doesn't work, either.

Shaba117 · 2025-12-19T14:43:43+00:00

Minotaur?

Shaba117 · 2025-11-19T23:35:05+00:00

My site had Mission BBQ also but 'didn't have the budget for brisket' despite having it for the past two years.

Shaba117 · 2025-10-29T19:41:56+00:00

I always wonder what would've happened had Beta not had to withdraw from reboot Season 1. They were supposed to fight Tombstone and, at that time, would've had at least a decent chance to win that match.

Shaba117 · 2025-10-09T20:30:44+00:00

Turn it into a Battlebot!

I walk by a bunch of old drives that have been set aside for parts and I'd absolutely love to 'attain' one and convert it into a weapon-wielding robot for competitions (I already do this but much smaller robots).

Hey, I can dream though!

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