Flacco to the Finish: Your BattleBots Beat and Thursday Evening BattleBots Championship Open Thread

Senor Weaselo - April 7, 2022April 7, 2022

Welcome back to the Beat! When last we left off, 16 robots had fought through the first round (and for some, a play-in). Half that field moves onto tonight, which is the season finale and championship. (Until we get confirmation of when Bounty Hunters happens.) Onto the fights! 5. Uppercut vs.

BattleBots Beat: Get to Sixteen

Senor Weaselo - March 31, 2022March 31, 2022

Welcome back to the Beat! Well, we're down to 25 from 34, and will be down to 16. Let's just get to it. To the fights! 31 seed play-in: Defender vs. HydraDefender: 2-1 (L, KO 1:50 vs. Ribbot; W, JD 3-0 vs. Riptide; W, JD 3-0 vs. Retrograde)Hydra: 1-2 (L, KO

BattleBots Beat: Guaranteed to Go Better than My March Bracket!

Senor Weaselo - March 24, 2022March 24, 2022

Welcome back to the Beat! Thanks to last week, we don't have a 32, but a 34-bot bracket as they'll duke it out for the most sacred prize in robot combat, the Giant Nut. The big question: Can anyone prevent the title from going back to Auckland? Defending champs and

BattleBots Beat: And Then There Were 32… Or Were There?

Senor Weaselo - March 17, 2022March 17, 2022

Welcome back to the Beat! By the end of this post we'll have our full 32-robot bracket for the 2021 (aired in 2022) BattleBots championship. A set of bubble teams are fighting tonight—not fighting are some notable 2-0 teams, including Whiplash, Uppercut, Tantrum, Copperhead, HyperShock, and Shatter!. They're already in

BattleBots Beat: Bubble Something or Other (Also Your Thursday Evening Thread)

Senor Weaselo - March 10, 2022March 9, 2022

Welcome back to the Beat, now/once again with actually watching the fights! Hey, we got a BattleBots Update vote of confidence last week, so that counts for something. Anyway, I was going through my personal "win and in" bubble scenarios and it's pretty tight and I'm gonna have to reformat

BattleBots Beat: The Phil Rizzuto

Senor Weaselo - March 3, 2022March 3, 2022

Welcome back to the Beat! This week, I, how do I say this… like Phil Rizzuto's famous "WW" calls, I wasn't watching. I had a gig. I know what you're thinking. "Senor, couldn't you have had Rikki do this week, or watched on Discovery+?" To the first, yes, but I

BattleBots Beat: BAH GAWD

Senor Weaselo - February 24, 2022February 24, 2022

Welcome back to the Beat! Last week, we had Will Bales gushing about how he had all the Diesector toys growing up, because Donald Hutson was the man. Well guess what? Now he's got a toy of his very own robot! I am definitely interested in getting myself an RC

BattleBots Beat: Never Meet Your Heroes, Unless It’s BattleBots, In Which Case, Fight Them!

Senor Weaselo - February 17, 2022February 16, 2022

Listen, I didn't have a clever title. Welcome back to the Beat! Where, like other sports in February, the bots and teams punching in tournament tickets early could be the ones to watch. Once again, we come in with another set of fights from last week, and minor controversies. Onto the

BattleBots Beat: Let It Rip!

Senor Weaselo - February 10, 2022February 9, 2022

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time out we had a pair of stuck bots come back from seemingly the brink, a pair of curbstompings, and a pair of bots being knocked out at the same time. Will this week be any more ridiculous? I'm gonna say yes, but for

BattleBots Beat: Unsticky Situations

Senor Weaselo - February 3, 2022February 2, 2022

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time out, HyperShock actually friggin' worked in its first fight, P1 scored a big upset, and Copperhead outlasted Lock-Jaw. What somewhat ridiculous stuff is inevitably in store this week? Well, let's fight out. Onto the fights! Malice vs. JackpotMalice: 0-1 (L, JD 3-0 vs. Tantrum)Jackpot:

BattleBots Beat: Speed Kills

Senor Weaselo - January 27, 2022January 27, 2022

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time out, Whiplash showed us the meaning of control, while MadCatter out-Yetied Yeti and Blip threw Rusty many times. This time, the widely regarded as two quickest bots from last season are both in the Box, though not against each other, and fittingly last

BattleBots Beat: Double-Double

Senor Weaselo - January 20, 2022January 19, 2022

Welcome back to the Beat! Last week, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRpA9hDjK6w Minotaur had a fire. Tombstone had a fire. And Pain Train's batteries had a fire. Well, I can pretty much guarantee there will be fewer fires. If there were more fires I'd be pretty damn impressed because that would essentially be every fight. Onto the