http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/ Engadget Comments for BattleBots headed to an ESPN near you -- now with less suck http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/Mar 14th 2008 8:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
They're glorified RC cars. Whoop te doo.

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And if you think they're "glorified RC cars", attach a sawblade to your RC car and see how well it drives (or cuts anything; hint: it'll suck). Autonomous or not, there is a LOT of creativity, engineering work, and cleverness required for designing and building them.

....and seriously, it's robots smashing the fuck out of each other. who do you think you are, arguing with that?]]>Mar 14th 2008 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
I loved the UK version Robot Wars, even if it was slightly dominated by bots with pneumatic flippers]]>Mar 14th 2008 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
I enjoyed BattleBots quite a bit, but the show did get stale after a while, because it a lot of the same thing every year.]]>Mar 14th 2008 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/Mar 14th 2008 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
British engineering FTW!]]>Mar 14th 2008 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/Mar 14th 2008 9:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/Mar 14th 2008 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/Mar 16th 2008 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/Mar 14th 2008 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
Battlebots was more about completely destroying the other ROV til it couldn't physically move at all. The hazards were more entertaining and challenging by adding in things that would tear into the ROVs rather than simply ending the match, or things that would interrupt the match and make the drivers have to think more, somewhat mixing things up for the better.

Robot wars got really boring because it was basically just throw the other bot out of the ring, or have it drive into the gay pit, or have the whole match ruined by lame ass robots with completely pointless things like flamethrowers. Seriously, what the hell is the point of throwing flame on something shrouded in metal? I seriously don't even recall a single episode where any of the bots in robot wars were even destroyed by the other competetors, it was either thrown out, or smashed by something stupid like a washing machine.. Not only were the house bots lame, but it made it unfair. If they both were to drive by the same bot at the same time, the operator of the house bot would basically right there choose who is going to win, and defeat the purpose of the match.]]>Mar 14th 2008 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/Mar 17th 2008 2:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
Now, if they were large scale, then maybe.]]>Mar 14th 2008 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
Not this again!

I'd rather watch "Madden Nation".]]>Mar 14th 2008 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
A) build one

B) not run away like a 3rd grade girl if someone drove their little 'rc car' at you]]>Mar 14th 2008 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
this was at tcc3]]>Mar 14th 2008 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/Mar 14th 2008 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Imahara

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It was so powerful, its hammer kept on getting ripped off!

I HAVE OVER 50 VIDEO TAPES OF ROBOT WARS AND BATTLE BOTS, PAL AND NTSC!

I LOVE ROBOTS!]]>Mar 14th 2008 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/Mar 14th 2008 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/Mar 14th 2008 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/Mar 14th 2008 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
http://deadspin.com/sports/the-jason-taylor-robot/jason-taylor-is-attacking-london-314038.php ]]>Mar 14th 2008 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/Mar 14th 2008 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
IT HAS BEEN MY DREAM TO COMPETE ON ONE OF THESE SHOWS!!!!!!

I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A WEE LITTLE TOT OF 3 YEARS OLD!


This may sound stupid, but I think my smartness is attributed to this. Ive written several school essays and stuff over this matter:

When I was 3, I saw my first Robot Wars episode, skipping through channels. Because of this, I now have an unhealthy obsession with robots!!!!!!

I have at least 200 pounds of KNEX, and used to have tons of lego (but my mom threw it away i udnno why),

Anyways, I have been making robots forever. I am now in a highschool engineering program, It has been VERY fun! I really enjoy it!

Sorry for this crappy rant, I am 5 minutes late for school!

But I really love robots! I hope this will offer me a chance to fight!]]>Mar 14th 2008 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/Mar 14th 2008 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/Mar 14th 2008 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
I'm sorry, I'm a gadget nerd as much as the next guy here, and building a robot like this might be fun, but watching robots fight each other on TV is worse than wrestling.]]>Mar 14th 2008 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
But, look what ESPN did to poker. If stuff is on ESPN, people will watch it. Is this robot action going to be in HD?]]>Mar 14th 2008 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
http://www.razer.co.uk/

This robot alone made the 5th season of battle bots worth watching. Really. You have to to see it. Just try you-tubing it.]]>Mar 14th 2008 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/Mar 14th 2008 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/Mar 14th 2008 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
A few semesters ago we made what basically amounted to a tank style battlebot without any weapons. Our project advisor advised us to change all instances of "robot" to "remotely operated vehicle" for the reasons mentioned above.

Anyway, arguing this is useless. The real point is...BattleBots is awesome and I can't wait for it to come back to my TV set.]]>Mar 14th 2008 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
i loved killahertz, mortis and razer!! chaos 2 was pretty funny to watch when it flipped em over.. and hypnodisk.. lol :P

ahhh the memoriiiiiiieeeeeeeesssss :))))))]]>Mar 14th 2008 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/]]>Mar 14th 2008 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/Oh right! It's because you probably lack the knowledge of electronics/wiring, welding, machining, CADing, and physics to get build something from scratch.

In case you haven't figured it out, this is an engineering competition, which probably puts it up there with poker as the most intellectual thing on ESPN.]]>Mar 14th 2008 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://tinyurl.com/myo92). I also have a new business based on an invention that ties VoIP, SMS, SOAP-XML, thin client embedded pc's, a web site, and Digital Signal Processing together into an application that is helping save lives by getting volunteer firefighters to scenes during the day. (http://www.secondsignal.com)

Other than that -- you're dead spot on.

]]>Mar 15th 2008 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/Mar 14th 2008 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
I'm pumped about the return of BattleBots. Can't believe I've never been able to find torrents of the original run. (P.S.: No one *listened* to Carmen Electra.)

Props to ESPN for finally running a second sport worth watching, after poker. (Which gets all of six weeks in the summer.)]]>Mar 14th 2008 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/Mar 14th 2008 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
1) Flamethrowers
2) Guns
3) EMPs

Yeah, I know... That'd make it "dangerous".]]>Mar 14th 2008 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/Mar 14th 2008 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
i'm thinking espn means there's just gonna be more stupid droning. sadly.]]>Mar 14th 2008 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
Hope they bring that back too.]]>Mar 14th 2008 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/14/battlebots-headed-to-espn-near-you-now-with-less-suck/
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