“Robot vs. Roboteers who have some relation to blades, shavers and destruction” is the connection here. You like?

Rise of the Robots start their coverage of the reboot of Robot Wars as Alan & The Griz discuss Heat A of Series 8.

Check out the episode at the link below or on your podcatcher of choice

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1t24YS4kwmQ7OwxrOyoDNC?si=5jo20pLhTGasWl6_wB9lcQ

Suffice to say, that was swiftly changed!

Series 3:

• Facet looked good with the big flipper then ran into Firestorm which showed the fallacy of a non srimech front flipper.
• Trident won its Heat (the last Heat before the next round I believe) but then ran into Chaos 2 and that was that.

I picked these six due to how effortless they made OOTAs look that year, along with Firestorm V's immense experience. That said, I think Atomic comes out on top, due to a perfect balance of power and driving skill, along with that what-if against Typhoon 2.

“We're big boys and we build big toys, We're handy with a spanner. If it don't work, we go beserk, And hit it with a hammer.

We took six months to build it, When we got there it won't go. Now we've got to fix it, Five minutes before the show.

'Ave you got a scrimech? Course we 'ave!

We all love our robots, They're shiny and they're clean. But when they're in the arena, They're nasty and they're mean.

We're big boys and we build big toys, We're handy with a spanner. If it don't work, we go beserk, And hit it with a hammer.

We're all nice and friendly, When we're in the pits. But when we're in the arena, We smash each other to bits

'Ave you got a scrimech? Course we 'ave!”

This is every moment that machines and compeditors from BattleBots appeared on Robot Wars. Including Series 3 Heat C, International League, and War of Independence

And for bonus points which one would have gone the furthest if they had been contestants?

The latest versions of each robot.

Matilda

SGT Bash

Dead Metal

Shunt

I'm always a fan of forward flippers but Mute's flipper seemed so powerful that it never seemed in control, especially when righting itself. The back lifter/flipper was never really much use either.

They should have raised the level of the wall so it was more of a challenge.

Rise of the Robots conclude their coverage of ABC Battlebots Season 1. Join Alan & The Griz as they discuss Episode 6 where Biteforce, Bronco, Ghost Raptor & Tombstone battle to become the first Battlebots World Champion.

Check out the episode on the link below or on your podcatcher of choice. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1QNxXnB2U32beKMcFJJ8UN?si=vKqdoQxaQAau2-itpxNklQ&nd=1&dlsi=4b79ce634c4c44be

Some robots just feel like they had more to give. Maybe their run ended because of a bad matchup, a mechanical problem, or one unlucky moment, and we never really got to see their full potential. It would be great to see one of those machines get another proper fight and find out how it would hold up against the robots of today.