BattleBots Beat: Your Midseason Return

Senor Weaselo - April 6, 2023April 6, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! We've had some time to stretch our legs, so with (we think) five episodes left before the tournament we can see where we stand as everyone finishes their third fights and moves on to their last ones. Let's get to it, shall we? To the

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Your BattleBots Beat Bracket Watch

Senor Weaselo - March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

The season starts back up tomorrow because of the midseason Madness break. Because they don't want BattleBots competing with the chaos that has ensued. (FAU? Hooty hoot, motherfuckas!) Anyway, I've been keeping track, fightwise and done my own crib notes. I'd call it Bubble Watch, but ESPN took that. I know

BattleBots Beat: Gibson’s Law

Senor Weaselo - March 16, 2023March 16, 2023

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Welcome back to the Beat! Well, last week we got the fight that I'm pencilling in as Letdown of the Year. May we get the true hammer-saw battle someday soon. We get something entirely different to start here. To the fights! Riptide vs. Captain ShrederatorRiptide: 2-0 (W, KO 0:47 vs. Glitch;

BattleBots Beat: Bold Strategies

Senor Weaselo - March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Last week, we had some of the mirror matches. Not all of them, we got one more. Also, there's something we've never seen before, and something we saw two years ago but hey, maybe it'll be different? To the fights! Gruff vs. Witch DoctorGruff: 1-1 (W,

BattleBots Beat: Family Affair

Senor Weaselo - March 2, 2023March 1, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time out we had a Fight of the Year candidate for a Main Event and KO of the Year candidate somewhere in the middle. We don't quite have those, but we do have stables fighting tonight, as both Team Whyachi bots appear, and both

BattleBots Beat: A Less Controversial Grudge Match

Senor Weaselo - February 23, 2023February 22, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time out we had, bar none, your upset of the year. Fair play though, and OYES Robotics have got a commemorative shirt to… mark the occasion. The next shirt I'll get is still the HyperShock "Suck Less" shirt. That's legendary. Anyway, we can't possibly have

BattleBots Beat: Totally Not Controversial!

Senor Weaselo - February 16, 2023February 16, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Last week we had minor controversies, but hold onto your butts for this week. We got some doozies, headlined by this week's Main Event. Let's just get to it. Onto the fights! Ripperoni vs. End GameRipperoni: 0-1 (L, JD 3-0 vs. Gruff)End Game: 1-0 (W, JD

BattleBots Beat: (Sorry, No Good Title This Week.)

Senor Weaselo - February 9, 2023February 9, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Last week we saw the field finish their first fights and some start their seconds. And some of those bots are already in hot water—Emulsifier's had two good fights, but 0-2 isn't a good start for a rookie bot. And even not-rookie bots, like 2020's

BattleBots Beat: In the Aaaarms of an Aaaaangel…

Senor Weaselo - February 2, 2023February 2, 2023

Okay, the title's really for this bit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlh1AKYk-5M This might be better than any of the comedy bits when the show was on Comedy Central. Welcome back to the Beat! Last week we learned we saw things we had never seen before, like Jackpot losing a Fight Night fight, things we've seen a

BattleBots Beat: Return of the Euro Bots!

Senor Weaselo - January 26, 2023January 26, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time out, we had our first stoppage of the season. And by stoppage, I mean "fight stopped due to unable to separate robots/something happened to something, let's go to the judges." And the Rule 34 part of the fandom probably rejoiced. But on the