Along with a steel floor and full Lexan enclosure both made by 4' x 4' panels, it features a variety of hazards which robots must avoid, or take advantage of to damage or hinder their opponent's movements.

The show is an adaptation of the American Robot Wars competitions hosted in the mid–late 1990s by Marc Thorpe, in which competitors design and operate remote-controlled armed and armored machines designed to fight in an arena combat elimination tournament.

28"x28" The Arena MAX arena is 28"x28" total, with the internal play area being 26.5"x26. 5".

BOTS. Once you're on 4 separate channels feel ready for battle. You don't have all 4 battle bots yet pick one up at Hexbug comm or on Amazon. Because it's robot fighting time.

Projectile weapons are allowed, as long as they do not create an arena-fouling problem. Projectile weapons must not use explosives. Springs, catapults and gas-pressure powered guns may be acceptable. You may be required to show that your projectile weapon will not damage the Lexan exterior of the arena.

BattleBots executive producer Tom Gutteridge says it's a necessary cost because without it, “we wouldn't have much of an audience.” The arena in Long Beach cost roughly $5 million to build, not including rent (the warehouse is Boeing used to make airplanes here big) or the 23 cameras that capture the action through the ...

While there's no set budget for designing a BattleBot, there is some unofficial consensus on a price. According to Design 1st, the unspoken budget for a BattleBot can generally cost $100 per pound. Robots can weigh up to 250 pounds for competition, meaning that building a robot can cost upwards of $25,000.

#1 Bite Force (Heavyweight) Tombstone, Witch Doctor, Minotaur, Bite Force has seemed unstoppable since S3, and doesn't look like they're slowing down. The only blemish on Bite Force's career is losing against Chomp, a fight that he should have won. Besides that, Bite Force is obviously the best bot.

BioHazard is a combat robot built by rocket scientist Carlo Bertocchini. It was the most successful robot in the heavyweight division of BattleBots. It is still considered one of the greatest and most successful combat robots of all time.

HexBugs work by vibrating, which causes them to move sporadically and unpredictably, similar to the insects they were modeled after.

Bots can be walkers, hoppers, fliers, slitherers, or whatever else in terms of mobility – as long as it complies with the limits! Any bot must also be able to fit through the 8ft x 8ft arena entry doors without disassembling.

one weapon A bot can have more than one weapon, but at least one of the installed weapons must display the ability to damage or incapacitate. The use of interchangeable (modular) weapons is encouraged. However, the bot cannot weigh more than the specified limit regardless of weapon configuration.