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BattleBots Delayed, Will Go Brains Over Babes

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the more-engineering-the-better dept.

An anonymous reader writes "We got all excited earlier this week about robo-combat returning to TV with ESPN, but now PopMech super geek Erik Sofge talks to the folks at BattleBots and finds out that because of so many early entries, the competition will be delayed until at least November. The reason? Gone are the babes and predictable wedge fights, in are eager engineering students, a crazy ramp arena and lots of new rules. Worth the wait, or do we miss the Comedy Central version?"

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  1. Re:Robots? by More_Cowbell · · Score: 2, Informative
    Here you go. Not quite a television program, I know.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrano

    Don't think I want to be around to watch when it decides to 'neutralize' some targets personally.

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    Experience teaches only the teachable. -AH
  2. Funny you mention Mythbusters by Manfesto · · Score: 5, Informative

    As much of their crew are former competitors in the BattleBots league. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadblow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blendo Grant's bot was Deadblow - it ranked #2 in the middleweight division and had quite the badass hammer (I remember it putting holes in a number of competitors). Jamie and Adam's robot was Blendo, and my favorite quote from the wikipedia page: "Blades attached to the shell caused grievous damage to its opponents, removing bodywork and in some instances causing them to be thrown over the Lexan safety shields into the audience. After two fights it was deemed too hazardous to compete by the event supervisors and the insurance company. It was given co-champion status in exchange for withdrawing from the competition."