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Re: BattleBots Return - And They're Powered by VEXpro!
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Originally Posted by carpedav000 View Post
Do you think (assuming there are future seasons) that BattleBots will ever become an open competition?
I just found out that I'm working alongside a competitor from the previous seasons.

He built No Tolerance 3 (and 2, and 1).

See time 14:30 and time 20:30 in this video No_Tolerance_vs_Toe_Crusher

He said that he was planning to go watch, and found out that the entry fee was not much more than the cost of a spectator ticket, so he quickly whipped together his first robot using IFI (now VEX) and Black & Decker parts, and headed west (I remember being young, employed & single ... those were the days).

If the past is prologue, and if the show lasts more than one season, the producers might have casting calls.

My colleague's robot was purposefully built to be both eye candy, and have some chance at winning. He echoed the previously posted comments that the show is about good TV as much or more than it is about good/effective robots.

Build a robot. Make a demo video. Have someone get it in front of the right person, and maybe you will get invited next season...?

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