BattleBots Beat: ZAAAAAAADOK THE PRIEEEEEEEST

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waTzBd5lTHQ …With a name like BattleBots: Champions, it's been right there this whole time. Also, bonus points because I've been sitting on this title since, like, last Thursday, when there was still a Queen of England, and not a coronation in the waiting, and the British monarch uses Zadok the Priest.

Wumbo Wednesday with Weaselo: Your BattleBots Extreme All-Stars Champions Preview

Welcome back to a Wumbo Wednesday edition of the BattleBots Beat, where we've been waiting for info on BattleBots: Bounty Hunters for… a couple months now? To no avail. But guess what? We have avail now! And we have knowledge about this Golden Bolt is, as we knew it wasn't for

BattleBots Beat: Your 2021 Champion…

Eight bots remain. Some standbys, some surprises. The main surprises would be who's out, actually. With Tombstone and End Game both out of the tournament, and Paul Ventimiglia still holding out on behalf of better compensation for builders, we will have a first-time champion. So, let's get to the fights. 4.

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

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

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: And Then There Were 32… Or Were There?

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