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If we're reviving everything then start with Mythbusters (lemmy.world)
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[–] 14 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Battle bots is still going on. They have new seasons every year. There is a large break in between for rebuilds and try outs.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I'm personally addicted to the smaller battle bot leagues like NHRL.

    I love how creative ant and beetle weight battles are. Folks show up with literal pieces of trash attached to a motor and make havoc.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'd really like to see a BattleBot league with a lower budget.

    For example there are car racing leagues with a strict spending limit of $2,500 or so. This is enforced by allowing any racer at any time to request trading vehicles and the other driver must oblige.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Yeah would be sick if I could pay $100 and be equally matched. Ant League is certainly cheaper, but then it gets silly because you have people with kits or plastic bots, against custom titanium bots.

    Like this here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E5ckRtBJ4c

    First match is against a really nifty bot that has a really large plastic pushing wedge, and it did really good with its pins and control, and hits on its wedge did jack all because it just bounced around and didn't transfer the force to the main body. Like its wedge just worked as a great crumple zone.

    But against a super optimized metal bot it still was a doomed battle.

    Then the bot Temper probably costs as much as a car. That thing is sick, but oh boy does it look expensive.

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