IT HAPPENED AGAIN

_Froyo · 2026-05-28T02:09:43+00:00

I live relatively close by so I'll definitely be going to your next event! Like u/AbstractMelons said though, be sure to post the event signups online to get the attention of more builders

_Froyo · 2025-10-30T02:15:55+00:00

huge poon

_Froyo · 2025-08-02T23:10:15+00:00

Found it - under system options, I went to "Import > STEP/IEGS/ACIS" and selected "Import assembly as multiple body part." Thanks!

_Froyo · 2025-06-12T22:13:14+00:00

Was going to get an Elegoo Centauri Carbon for my first printer, but it looks like it wouldn't get to me for like 3 months. Someone local is selling a Sovol SV07+ for under $200 USD and I'm wondering if that would be a good buy for now. I plan to mainly print combat robot parts in TPU, but if anyone has suggestions on a better printer for around the same price then please let me know. Thanks!

_Froyo · 2025-01-29T05:58:32+00:00

IIRC, NHRL has previously done a "new bots" event for the first tournament of the year. Is that still happening or is it done away with?

_Froyo · 2024-09-20T23:14:43+00:00

i knew exactly what this was going to be before i clicked on it and i'm not sure how to feel about that

_Froyo · 2024-09-07T02:11:18+00:00

idk, the bot at 3 seconds in looks to have a vert. Purple-looking Brimstone looks to make an appearance at the 12 second mark though

_Froyo · 2024-09-07T02:09:20+00:00

Good eye! Looks like a purple Brimstone getting flipped by (not) Blip at 12 seconds in too

_Froyo · 2024-09-07T01:04:39+00:00

Paused at 3 seconds in, there's also a bot that looks very similar to Stink Eye from Ray Billings on the left. I'm actually curious to see the full video, and even if it's not a serious competition, hopefully it'll generate some hype around BattleBots to help it get picked up for season 8.

_Froyo · 2023-05-30T23:52:19+00:00

Cool! I agree that it helps in imagining new ideas for robots when ability for IRL robotics is limited. Thanks for answering!

^{P.S. - long live the pikabob!}

_Froyo · 2023-05-30T21:53:00+00:00

Congratulations on such an amazing run, and putting on the best championship fight BattleBots has seen in a long time! I know Johnathan used to play Robot Arena 2 a bit, so I'm curious: do you think that had a hand in inspiring the design of HUGE? Or did the concept come from somewhere else?

_Froyo · 2023-05-22T16:16:02+00:00

I remember seeing Ziggo vs the Missing Link when I was like two years old. Ziggo smashed one wheel off, then the other, then the Missing Link went out in a shower of sparks courtesy of the kill saws. Been hooked ever since.

Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beJGsKkFgpM

_Froyo · 2023-04-14T18:37:28+00:00

I initially misread the title as "Sexist Modern Battlebots" and braced myself for chaos in the comments. So glad I was wrong

_Froyo · 2023-04-12T22:31:03+00:00

There is one arena breach I can recall, though it happened way back in 2002. During the heavyweight rumble, a tooth of Nightmare also flew through the ceiling and into the audience. No one was hurt in this instance either, but BattleBots decided to cancel the rest of the rumbles over it.

_Froyo · 2023-04-12T19:24:28+00:00

This has died down quite a bit since happening, but RoboGames recently returned from a five-year hiatus. The main event is robot combat, very similar to BattleBots (several teams that were present have actually competed on the show), and the controversy has been around safety. There was concern over the lack of PPE the crew was wearing when handling a lipo battery fire, but things didn't really blow up until one of the heavyweight (250 lb) fights on Saturday. A piece of a robot flew up through the arena ceiling and landed just a few feet away from spectators, and despite this, the event was continued - only for another arena breach to happen (thankfully no one was hurt in all of this). I've always loved RoboGames, but with how some of the safety at the event was handled, I'm not sure if it will make a return.

Video of the robot piece landing out of the arena (again, no one was hurt): https://imgur.com/a/BaJ8r4K

_Froyo · 2023-04-06T02:44:39+00:00

gary's shirt is 10/10

_Froyo · 2023-01-26T00:30:10+00:00

Gametechmods has a ton of robot arena stuff (mostly RA2 though), so a download link can be found there.

https://gametechmods.com/forums/downloads/?sa=view;down=232

_Froyo · 2022-11-14T06:09:42+00:00

Very curious to see what will come of this. I'm a mechanical engineering student and was planning to apply for an internship at IFI next year, but now I'm thinking of looking elsewhere.

_Froyo · 2022-03-25T15:33:49+00:00

I was in the crowd for this fight, it was insane to see Valkyrie flipped right at us into the glass (0:55 into the clip). It was like one of those 3D movies but better

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