Rose: LET THE BOT BATTLE BEGIN.
Narrator: IN THE BattleBots ARENA,
ARMOR IS SHREDDED, SPARKS FLY,
AND THE ROBOTS ARE TORN TO PIECES.
A PIECE OF SKORPIOS HAS COME OFF.
WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS,
THE TEAMS ARE LEFT WITH THE CARNAGE THAT REMAINS.
Florian: OH!
TODAY, ULTIMO DESTRUCTO GETS SPLIT IN THREE.
AND TEAM RAVEN STRUGGLES TO GET TO THE BATTLE BOX AT ALL.
WILL THEIR BOTS MAKE IT TO THE ARENA IN TIME
OR WILL THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP DREAM END HERE?
THIS IS "BattleBots: RESURRECTION."
ULTIMO DESTRUCTO,
LED BY TEAM CAPTAIN SEAN IRVIN OF VALKARIA, FLORIDA,
IS WHAT'S CONSIDERED A SWISS ARMY BOT,
CAPABLE OF SWITCHING BETWEEN MULTIPLE DIFFERENT WEAPONS
IN BETWEEN MATCHES.
LET THE BOT BATTLE BEGIN!
IN THEIR LAST FIGHT AGAINST WITCH DOCTOR, HOWEVER,
THIS VERSATILITY DID NOT GIVE THEM
THE LEG UP THEY WERE LOOKING FOR.
THEY WERE SMASHED INTO THREE PIECES
JUST MOMENTS INTO THE BATTLE.
WITH ANOTHER LOSS SURE TO SEND THEM HOME,
SEAN AND HIS TEAM HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT HAPPENED AND FAST.
Irvin: SO WE HAD SEVERAL FAILURES DURING THE MATCH.
THE ROCKETS DID NOT FIRE, WHICH WE'RE REALLY UPSET ABOUT.
WHEN WE TESTED IT, WE ONLY DID ONE ROCKET PER SIDE.
WE TESTED EIGHT ROCKETS WITH A DIFFERENT BATTERY AT HOME,
SO WE THINK WE JUST NEED TO TRY A DIFFERENT BATTERY PACK
FOR MORE POWER.
THE BIGGEST FAILURE THAT WE HAVE TO FIX
IS OUR FRAME HAS TUBES THAT GO ACROSS
THAT WE MOUNT OUR WEAPONS ON,
AND THE WELDS FAILED COMPLETELY ON THAT SIDE.
WE PULLED ALL THE WIRING OUT ALREADY.
WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET THE WEAPON HOUSING OFF.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THE CHASSIS ITSELF OVER TO WELD,
FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY GOT TO DO
TO PUT THE TWO HALVES BACK TOGETHER.
Narrator: TEAM RAVEN, LED BY CAPTAIN STEVE BUESCHER
OF SATELLITE BEACH, FLORIDA,
SHOWED UP TO THE COMPETITION ON DAY 1 WITHOUT A BOT.
WHEN THE PRODUCTION TEAM DISCOVERED THIS,
THEY MADE AN EXCEPTION TO ONLY ASSIGN THEM
A SINGLE FIGHT ON THE LAST DAY OF THE COMPETITION
IN HOPES THAT THEY WOULD BE READY BY THEN.
FOR THE LAST 15 DAYS,
THEY'VE BEEN STATIONED IN THE PITS
USING THE TOOLS ON HAND
TO BUILD A ROBOT FROM THE GROUND UP.
TEAM MEMBERS FROM BOMBSHELL, GAMMA 9, AND BATTLE ROYALE,
NOW JUMP IN TO HELP AS THEIR FIGHT
QUICKLY APPROACHES ON THE FINAL DAY.
Buescher: YEAH, GOT OFF TO A LATE START
AND EVERYTHING TOOK A LOT LONGER THAN PLANNED.
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT ABOUT 14, 15 HOURS A DAY
FOR LIKE TWO AND A HALF WEEKS STRAIGHT.
IT LEAVES ME HERE ON THE LAST DAY
WHEN EVERYONE ELSE IS PACKING UP IN CRATES,
AND I'M STILL TRYING TO FINISH TO GET ONE FIGHT IN.
HEY, I HEAR YOU NEED PARTS FABRICATED, WHAT DO YOU NEED?
Narrator: JEN FROM TEAM BATTLE ROYALE
HAS VOLUNTEERED TO MAKE THE WEDGES
FOR THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE BOT.
THESE WILL MOUNT ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRAME TO AID RAVEN
IN GETTING UNDERNEATH OTHER ENEMY BOTS
TO FORCE THEM INTO THE VERTICAL SPINNING WEAPON.
MEANWHILE, TEAM ULTIMO DESTRUCTO
HAS GOTTEN THEIR BOT BACK IN ONE PIECE
AND ARE NOW PREPPING THEIR ROCKETS FOR A TEST FLIGHT.
THEY'RE 3-D PRINTED ROCKETS THAT I DESIGNED UP.
IT WAS JUST AN IDEA THAT I HAD
AFTER SEEING BRUTUS LAST TIME SHOOTING OFF HIS GUNS.
IT LOOKS COOL ON TV
AND I WANTED TO HAVE SOME KIND OF VISUAL --
VISUAL EFFECT LIKE THAT.
WE DID A TEST ONE AT HOME WHERE WE LAUNCHED ALL EIGHT,
AND IT LOOKED REALLY, REALLY AWESOME.
IT SHOULD WORK. EVERYTHING WORKS IN THEORY.
Narrator: AFTER ONLY TWO WEEKS OF BOT BUILDING,
A PROCESS THAT USUALLY TAKES TEAMS MONTHS,
RAVEN FINALLY HAS ITS ARMOR ON THANKS TO HELP
FROM MANY OF THE OTHER BattleBots TEAMS.
AS THEY TAKE IT TO THE SCALES,
THEY TALK ABOUT WHAT ELSE THEY CAN GET DONE
IN THE TIME THEY HAVE REMAINING BEFORE THE FIGHT.
Farmer: HE'S GONNA BE UNDERWEIGHT, PROBABLY.
152, 20 POUNDS OF BATTERIES.
Man: WE CAN GO ALMOST 100.
ALL RIGHT, WE GOT SOME ARMOR ON HERE FOR HIM.
HE'S GOT TONS OF WEIGHT LEFT.
HE'S GOT THE BATTERIES CHARGING.
WE NEED TO GET THE BATTERIES IN FOR THE WEAPON.
WE NEED THE WEAPON SPIN-UP TEST IN THE BOX
TO SEE THAT IT ALL WORKS.
HE'S GOT JEN FROM BATTLE ROYALE OUTSIDE
FABBING UP SOME MORE WEDGE LOOKS FOR THE FRONT
TO KIND OF GIVE HIM SOME SCOOPING ABILITY.
IT'S A NICE, BIG, HEAVY SPINNER TO HIT HIM WITH.
IT'S GOT A COOL LITTLE RAVEN EYE IN HERE, TOO,
A LITTLE RAVEN HEAD.
IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME I'VE LASHED A ROBOT TOGETHER,
IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE LASHED A ROBOT TOGETHER
INTENTIONALLY IN THE CONSTRUCTION,
NOT AS A REPAIR.
REPAIR AND BUILD'S A FINE LINE
WHEN YOU'RE ON THE LAST DAY OF A TWO-WEEK TOURNAMENT.
YEAH.
Narrator: AFTER WORKING FOR ALMOST 13 HOURS STRAIGHT
REPAIRING THEIR BROKEN BOT, TEAM ULTIMO DESTRUCTO
LOOKS TO CREATE THE SPECTACLE OF THE SEASON
BY LAUNCHING 16 ROCKETS
INSIDE THE BATTLE BOX.
BUT AFTER A FAILED FIRST ATTEMPT DURING THEIR LAST FIGHT,
THE PRESSURE IS ON.
♪♪
-YOU READY? -READY!
IS THAT RIGHT SIDE?
♪♪
Man: WHOA!
♪♪
Narrator: WITH A SUCCESSFUL TEST,
THE ULTIMO TEAM IS READY TO FACE THEIR NEXT COMPETITOR
WITH SOME SERIOUS FIRE POWER.
Irvin: THE ROCKET PODS ARE ALL READY TO GO.
WE'RE HAPPY WITH HOW THAT TEST WENT,
SO WHATEVER FIGHT WE GET NEXT,
THEY WILL GET BOMBARDED
BY 16 ROCKETS.
WE'RE CALLING THAT A GOOD TEST, BABY. WHOO!
Narrator: BACK AT TEAM RAVEN,
THEY'RE UP AGAINST A CLOCK TO FINISH THE WIRING
AND GET APPROVAL FROM THE BattleBot SAFETY TEAM
TO COMPETE IN THE FIGHT.
BUT WITHOUT HAVING SO MUCH AS TURNED ON THE BOT TO SEE
IF IT FUNCTIONS AT ALL,
ANY SETBACK FROM HERE OUT COULD SPELL DISASTER.
YEAH, SO, THIS GUY'S BEEN HERE FOR LIKE TWO WEEKS
TRYING TO BUILD THIS ROBOT.
WE'VE SEEN HIM IN THE GRINDING AREA,
WELDING AREA ON AND OFF.
WE FINALLY FINISHED ALL OF OUR MATCHES,
SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'LL JUMP IN, HELP HIM.
Narrator: WITH RAVEN UP ON BLOCKS TO TEST THE WHEELS,
STEVE TURNS ON THE BOT TO A TERRIBLE SURPRISE.
[ CRACKLES ]
Buescher: THE POP WAS TWO CONNECTIONS
THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN CONNECTED SOMEWHERE.
Narrator: WITH NO TIME TO WASTE,
THEY PULL THE BOT FROM THE TEST BOX
TO INVESTIGATE THE SHORT CIRCUIT,
BUT IT'S NOT IMMEDIATELY CLEAR WHERE IT CAME FROM.
WELL, WHATEVER IT IS CLEARED ITSELF.
WE'VE GOT TWO CHOICES, EITHER POWER BACK ON AGAIN
AND SEE WHETHER IT'S RESPONDING OR TAKE IT OFF AND LOOK
AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING VISIBLE.
WELL, I'D HOPE FOR OPTION ONE, PERSONALLY.
LET'S DO IT.
LET'S TRY IT AGAIN?
HOPING THAT WHATEVER SHORTED JUST BURNED OUT
AND NOW WE'RE OKAY?
-I DON'T KNOW. -[ CHUCKLES ]
Narrator: LESS THAN 20 MINUTES BEFORE THEIR PREMIER MATCH
AND DOWN A BURNED MOTOR CONTROLLER,
TEAM RAVEN DECIDES TO RISK IT AND TEST THE BOT ANYWAY.
♪♪
IT'S GONNA WORK GREAT, GENTLEMEN,
GONNA WORK GREAT.
♪♪
Man: WHOA. FIRE.
♪♪
Narrator: WITH ONLY FIVE MINUTES LEFT BEFORE THEIR MATCH,
RAVEN'S HOPE FOR COMPETING THIS YEAR HAS GONE UP IN SMOKE.
Farmer: I MEAN, IT'S ROUGH. YOU JUST CAN'T BUILD --
ONE GUY, A ROBOT IN TWO WEEKS IN THE PITS,
EVEN WITH ALL THE PEOPLE HERE AND THE TOOLS HERE.
Carroll: IT'S A BUMMER AFTER, YOU KNOW, PUTTING THE EFFORT
TO TRY TO GET IT RUN, BUT THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU RUSH TO BUILD STUFF -- LITTLE THINGS GO WRONG
AND SOMETIMES STUFF GETS SET ON FIRE.
Narrator: WHEN BOTS CAN'T COMPETE IN THE MATCH,
THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER TEAM.
NEWCOMERS KRAKEN ARE CALLED UPON
FOR ONE MORE CHANCE TO PROVE THEMSELVES.
EARLIER TODAY WE DIDN'T HAVE A FIGHT.
ABOUT TWO HOURS AGO, WE STARTED PACKING UP THE CRATE.
WE HAD THE ROBOT ALL TORE APART.
AND THEY SAID, "HEY, COULD YOU GET YOUR ROBOT READY TO FIGHT?"
AND WE'RE LIKE, "YEAH, SURE, YOU KNOW.
GIVE US LIKE A HALF HOUR."
SO WE PUT THE WHOLE ROBOT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN,
HAD TO RETEST EVERYTHING, WIRES WERE UNPLUGGED,
WIRES WERE PLUGGED IN BACKWARDS, EVERYTHING,
SO WE WERE SCRAMBLING TO GET IT ALL BACK TOGETHER
AND PUT THROUGH TEST BOX.
YOU KNOW, WE GOT IT READY TO FIGHT, THEY CAME BACK,
SAID, "WELL, THEIR ROBOT'S HAD SOME TROUBLE,
ONE JUST WENT UP IN FLAMES IN THE TEST BOX."
IT'S REALLY UNFORTUNATE FOR THEM,
BUT IT'S LUCKY FOR US,
SO WE'RE GONNA GO IN, TRY AND PUT ON A GOOD SHOW.
Narrator: WITH A NEW SHOT AT REDEMPTION,
WILL TEAM KRAKEN DEFY THE ODDS
AND BE ABLE TO PULL OUT A VICTORY
IN THE FINAL HOUR?
AND WILL ULTIMO DESTRUCTO
FINALLY FIRE ITS ROCKETS IN THE ARENA?
FIND OUT ON "BattleBots."