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Lasereth · 11-19-2003, 07:54 PM

I've recently became somewhat addicted to Robot Wars on TechTV. The announcer is annoying and the show is cheesy, but when the matches begin, it's awesome as hell. It goes a while without anything cool for a while, but then you'll get a robot like Razer or Hypno-Disc that simply dominate. I didn't think those robots were very powerful until I saw Hypno-Disc (a robot with a 90 MPH steel saw on it) literally saw through a half inch of metal and rip the sides off of the other bot.

Razer was pretty badass too. It has a hydraulic claw on the top. On that one episode, Razer clamped down on the other robot and pierced through its steel shell. Then it picked it up in the air (those robots weight like 50 pounds minimum) and tossed it in the pit.

Anyone else like this show?

-Lasereth

CSflim · 11-20-2003, 02:08 AM

Robot Wars rules!
End of story!

Razer and Hypno-Disc are both on the British program. Is it the same program that you are talking about, or is it an American version of the same show?

Neato · 11-20-2003, 02:20 AM

I can't stand Robot Wars and shows similar. Uhg. And it has nothing to do with the various poor anouncers.
They never really destroy eachother, which is what I would prefer to see. They just drive around, often with an unskilled driver at the controlls, until one gets flipped or stops working.
Is Robot Wars the one with the pit where one robot pushes the other one in and then smoke shoots out of the side of the pit? And the entire audience acts like that's cool? What might be cool is if the pit crushed the robot into a cube.
Although, I have never seen Razer but the name Hypno-Disc is familar, but I don't remember anything special. There was one episode where a "robot" had an ice-pick like thing that would dig into the other machine. If it would have been allowed to destroy the other machine, that would have been cool. Maybe that one was "Razer", but I didn't see anyone get thrown in a pit. Instead Razer and the lame machine built for flipping tried to take on one of the home machines.
If the home team would build really powerful machines and the contests had to try and beat them, that would rock.
.... But that's just my opinion.

Snoogans · 11-20-2003, 03:22 AM

I used to watch it when it was on over here, Razer and Hypno-disc were the coolest one's. At the end of the first match Hypno-disc was in, there was only small bits and pieces left of the opponent, it was great. I hate the flippers though...

ARTelevision · 11-20-2003, 04:43 AM

It is a wonderful show and I love it to electro-mechanical death!
Robotics is our destiny!

Redlemon · 11-20-2003, 06:13 AM

I miss Battlebots. None of the other shows seem to have the right level of legitimate regulations and fair play.

Lasereth · 11-20-2003, 07:40 AM

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Originally posted by Neato
I can't stand Robot Wars and shows similar. Uhg. And it has nothing to do with the various poor anouncers.
They never really destroy eachother, which is what I would prefer to see. They just drive around, often with an unskilled driver at the controlls, until one gets flipped or stops working.
Is Robot Wars the one with the pit where one robot pushes the other one in and then smoke shoots out of the side of the pit? And the entire audience acts like that's cool? What might be cool is if the pit crushed the robot into a cube.
Although, I have never seen Razer but the name Hypno-Disc is familar, but I don't remember anything special. There was one episode where a "robot" had an ice-pick like thing that would dig into the other machine. If it would have been allowed to destroy the other machine, that would have been cool. Maybe that one was "Razer", but I didn't see anyone get thrown in a pit. Instead Razer and the lame machine built for flipping tried to take on one of the home machines.
If the home team would build really powerful machines and the contests had to try and beat them, that would rock.
.... But that's just my opinion.

I mentioned that it's cheesy. You do have to watch for a while to see the cool stuff, but when it's cool, it's damn cool. Like I said, the saw on Hypno-Disc can literally cut through metal. Razer's hydraulic claw also pierces 1/2 inch metal. The bots are on more than one episode, so you must have missed the cool ones with Razer and Hypno-Disc. Razer won the world championship two years in a row, so it's in a ton of episodes. The last episode had Hypno-Disc again. It rammed into the other bot and just tore it to pieces. The hydraulic arms of the other bot were ripped off of it and the metal shell got damaged really bad. That's the reason I watch the show...there's always a chance that something really damn cool is gonna happen.

I do watch the British version. I've never seen Battlebots (which I assume is the American version) so I can't compare them. I want to see it though! I agree on some opinions...I think the robots should be pit against each other and then simply fight until one is not working anymore. But if that happened, there would be way too many episodes, and the cheesiness would have to be cut out...and we can't have that.

-Lasereth

Redlemon · 11-20-2003, 08:03 AM

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Originally posted by Lasereth
I do watch the British version. I've never seen Battlebots (which I assume is the American version) so I can't compare them. I want to see it though!

Battlebots used to be on Comedy Central in the US, but they dropped it. Not presently broadcast anywhere.

IMHO, Battlebots was more like a sport, while Robot Wars was more like professional wrestling entertainment. One-on-one timed matches, elimination-style, in three weight classes. No limit on spending, but limits on what you are allowed to do (no projectiles, no tanglers). And every once in a while, they'd take all the still-functioning losers and put them in a 20-bot cage match, which was also fun.

11-19-2003, 07:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Robot Wars I've recently became somewhat addicted to Robot Wars on TechTV. The announcer is annoying and the show is cheesy, but when the matches begin, it's awesome as hell. It goes a while without anything cool for a while, but then you'll get a robot like Razer or Hypno-Disc that simply dominate. I didn't think those robots were very powerful until I saw Hypno-Disc (a robot with a 90 MPH steel saw on it) literally saw through a half inch of metal and rip the sides off of the other bot. Razer was pretty badass too. It has a hydraulic claw on the top. On that one episode, Razer clamped down on the other robot and pierced through its steel shell. Then it picked it up in the air (those robots weight like 50 pounds minimum) and tossed it in the pit. Anyone else like this show? -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

11-20-2003, 02:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
CSflim Sky Piercer Location: Ireland	Robot Wars rules! End of story! Razer and Hypno-Disc are both on the British program. Is it the same program that you are talking about, or is it an American version of the same show? __________________

11-20-2003, 03:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
Snoogans Veteran Location: Uppsala, Sweden	I used to watch it when it was on over here, Razer and Hypno-disc were the coolest one's. At the end of the first match Hypno-disc was in, there was only small bits and pieces left of the opponent, it was great. I hate the flippers though... __________________ Internet hint: If someone's asking if what they do is weird, it always is.

11-20-2003, 04:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
ARTelevision I change Location: USA	It is a wonderful show and I love it to electro-mechanical death! Robotics is our destiny! __________________ create evolution

11-20-2003, 06:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	I miss Battlebots. None of the other shows seem to have the right level of legitimate regulations and fair play. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

11-20-2003, 02:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
Neato Insane Location: The Oposite, Inverse of Hell (Wisconsin)	I can't stand Robot Wars and shows similar. Uhg. And it has nothing to do with the various poor anouncers. They never really destroy eachother, which is what I would prefer to see. They just drive around, often with an unskilled driver at the controlls, until one gets flipped or stops working. Is Robot Wars the one with the pit where one robot pushes the other one in and then smoke shoots out of the side of the pit? And the entire audience acts like that's cool? What might be cool is if the pit crushed the robot into a cube. Although, I have never seen Razer but the name Hypno-Disc is familar, but I don't remember anything special. There was one episode where a "robot" had an ice-pick like thing that would dig into the other machine. If it would have been allowed to destroy the other machine, that would have been cool. Maybe that one was "Razer", but I didn't see anyone get thrown in a pit. Instead Razer and the lame machine built for flipping tried to take on one of the home machines. If the home team would build really powerful machines and the contests had to try and beat them, that would rock. .... But that's just my opinion.