Main article: Pistons BattleBox Iterations 1999 Events & Comedy Central Seasons BattleBots ĭesigned and constructed by Peter Lambertson, the original 1999 Long Beach and Las Vegas iterations incorporated a steel-plated floor raised two feet off the ground, and a 22ft high Lexan enclosure incorporating 1" thick walls. They were introduced in Season 3.0, but were retired ahead of Season 4.0. Pneumatically-powered cylinders which raised several inches from the BattleBox floor. Not designed to cause damage, they were introduced in Season 2.0 and scrapped after Season 5.0. Spinning discs in the BattleBox floor designed to disrupt robots which drove over them. In 2005, they were replaced with passive bumpers.
The spikestrips were rows of spikes embedded into the yellow walls of the BattleBox, designed to impale robots rammed into them. Having been largely unused throughout the first four reboot seasons, these were eventually retired in World Championship V. Introduced in Season 1.0, they were a mainstay throughout Comedy Central BattleBots and several events which followed. Parts of the BattleBox floor near the center which raised up and down slightly to create sloped ramps. Main article: Upper Deck Retired BattleBox Hazards Hellraisers The long edge of the Upper Deck also has sets of Screws attached to it. From Season 5.0, these were serrated to cause more damage and in recent seasons on Discovery, they have been made reversible.Ī raised platform towards the far end of the BattleBox which doubles up as an immobilization zone for robots stuck on top of it. Since World Championship I, the Ramrods have had sharp and blunt variants.Ī series of spinning augers positioned on the sides of the BattleBox which attack the underside of robots pushed into them. Spikes which raise from the floor to disrupt robots during fights. Spiked, yellow barriers positioned across the sides of the BattleBox which are pneumatically-powered and act like pinball flippers to push robots away from the walls. In more recent seasons of BattleBots, these weigh 100lbs. Large hammers housed in the corners of the BattleBox which are activated by competing teams and attack the top of robots. 3.8 World Championship I - IV (2015-2019)Īctive BattleBox Hazards Killsaws Ĭircular saws which rise from slots in the BattleBox floor, attacking the underside of robots which drive over them.3.7 2009 Pro, Collegiate and High School Championships.3.1 1999 Events & Comedy Central Seasons BattleBots.
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