Rose: LET THE BOT BATTLE BEGIN!
Narrator: IN THE Battlebox ARENA,
ARMOR IS SHREDDED, SPARKS FLY,
AND ROBOTS ARE TORN TO PIECES.
-WHOA! -SKORPIOS HAS COME OFF.
Narrator: WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS,
THE TEAMS ARE LEFT WITH THE CARNAGE THAT REMAINS.
Florian: OH!
TODAY, TEAM AXE BACKWARDS GETS SPLIT IN TWO,
AND TEAM SKORPIOS LOSES THEIR ONLY WEAPON.
CAN THEIR BOTS BE REPAIRED IN TIME FOR THE NEXT FIGHT,
OR WILL THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP DREAMS END HERE?
THIS IS "BattleBots: RESURRECTION."
LED BY TEAM CAPTAIN KURT DURJAN FROM FLORIDA,
TEAM AXE BACKWARDS RUNS A HUGE BARREL-SPINNER
UNLIKE ANY OTHER BOT IN THE COMPETITION.
ITS LARGE SET OF RUBBER WHEELS MAKES IT FAST AND POWERFUL,
BUT ALSO EXPOSES IT TO SOME VULNERABILITIES.
THEY CAME INTO THE FIRST MATCH FEELING CONFIDENT,
BUT TOOK A HARD HIT FROM WAR HAWK
THAT SPLIT THE WHOLE LEFT WHEEL OFF,
RENDERING THE BOT MOTIONLESS.
THEY QUICKLY REALIZE THAT THEY WILL NOT
ONLY HAVE TO REPAIR THE BOT,
BUT READJUST THE DESIGN IF THEY WANT TO HAVE A CHANCE
AT WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.
I JUST WATCHED THE REPLAY, AND SO I KIND OF UNDERSTAND
EXACTLY WHY THE WHEEL BROKE OFF THAT IT DID.
WHEN WE LANDED ON OUR WHEEL, WE LANDED, LIKE,
PERFECTLY AT A 45, AND IT JUST BROKE
THE PINK MOTOR MOUNTS THERE ON THE FRONT.
WE'VE TAKEN ALL OF THE ELECTRONICS OUT
OF THIS BOX IN THE BACK THAT GOT CRUSHED PRETTY BAD.
IT'S A LITTLE EXTRA WORK THAT WE DON'T USUALLY DO.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE THAT OUTSIDE.
WE'LL HAMMER IT UP AT THE WELDING CENTER OVER THERE.
AND WE HAVE A SPARE ONE OF THESE SIDE PLATES FOR THAT SIDE,
SO WE'LL PUT THAT BACK IN.
WE'LL GET THE DRUM-ALIGN BACK ON,
AND WE'LL PUT A NEW SET OF MOTOR MOUNTS ON
AND JUST SWAP OUT TIRES.
Narrator: CAPTAIN ORION BEACH AND THE REST OF HIS TEAM
CREATED A HYBRID SAW-AND-GRAPPLE-BOT
CALLED SKORPIOS,
COMPLETE WITH AN ARTICULATING ARM TO GRAB WITH
AND A SOLID STEEL BLADE TO DO SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE.
UNFORTUNATELY, IN THEIR LAST MATCH AGAINST ROTATOR,
THIS DUAL-USE WEAPON WAS RIPPED OFF THEIR BOT,
LEAVING THEM WITHOUT A WAY TO FIGHT BACK.
WITH THEIR NEXT MATCH IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS,
THEY'LL NEED A MIRACLE TO GET THE MANGLED SAW
AND SHATTERED ARM REPAIRED IN TIME.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS UP WITH THAT WEAPON MOTOR.
-IT JUST DIDN'T WORK. -NO.
IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE SPINNING UP.
YOU GUYS MISSING THIS?
-OH, YEAH. -YES!
EARLY ON, WE LOST THE SAW MOTOR.
I'M ASSUMING THAT OUR BACK BRUSH-HOUSING SUPPORT
SHATTERED RIGHT AWAY.
Rose: OH! PIECE OF SKORPIOS HAS COME OFF.
AND SO WHEN WE HAD A CHANCE TO GO AFTER ROTATOR'S TIRE,
WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER IN THE SAW,
'CAUSE THE MOTOR WAS JUST FIGHTING ITSELF.
SO I'M SURE IT'S ALL BEAT UP IN THERE.
Narrator: BACK AT TEAM AXE BACKWARDS,
KURT IS WORKING ON MANUALLY TOOLING
AN IMPROVED PIECE FOR HIS BROKEN GEARBOX,
GIVING HIM TOTAL CONTROL
BUT ALSO RISKING HUMAN ERROR IN THE PROCESS.
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HE'S HOPING THAT THE NEW PIECE
WILL BE THE RIGHT SIZE FOR THE WHEEL,
AND WILL KEEP IT FROM FALLING OFF AGAIN
IN THEIR NEXT BATTLE.
Durjan: SO, WE MADE THIS ON THE LATHE.
WE GOT THIS PIECE ORDERED IN.
WE WELDED THIS ON. WE MILLED A KEY SHAFT IN IT.
NOW WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA INSERT IT IN THE GEARBOX,
AND THEN WE WILL CUT IT OFF AFTER WE PUT THE WHEEL ON
AND USE CLAMP COLLARS TO HOLD IT.
SO THIS IS -- THIS IS THE FINAL PIECE --
THE FINAL STEP OF THE PIECE WHERE IT GETS MARRIED TO THE --
OH, ARE YOU, LIKE, EATING GREASE BACK THERE?
UGH.
MMM, FROSTING.
HOPEFULLY, IT FITS. OH, IT FITS.
IF IT FITS, IT SHIPS.
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MAGIC.
OOH, A LITTLE TIGHT.
SO AS LONG AS THIS SPINS, I CAN DRIVE IT.
AND THAT'S THAT. IT SPINS, IT WINS.
SPIN IT TO WIN IT.
Narrator: THE NEXT MORNING, TEAM SKORPIOS MAKES
THE DECISION THAT THEIR PREVIOUS PRIMARY WEAPON IS,
IN FACT, IRREPARABLE,
AND, IN DESPERATION, DECIDE TO REPLACE IT
WITH AN IMPROVISED SOLUTION FROM THE HARDWARE STORE.
WE KEEP BREAKING WEAPON MOTORS, AND THEY KEEP NOT RUNNING RIGHT.
SO WE JUST BOUGHT AN ANGLE GRINDER,
AND WE'RE JUST GONNA STICK IT ON THE BUTT
AND SEE HOW IT DOES.
I FOUND THIS DIAMOND BLADE THAT FITS IT PRETTY EASY.
LET'S SEE HOW THIS FITS.
GO AHEAD AND PUT THAT IN.
SO, I'M NOT SURE
IF WE'RE GONNA USE THIS PIECE OR NOT.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA MAKE SOMETHING ELSE --
SOME KIND OF BENT PIECE TO COME UP
AND SUPPORT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ANGLE GRINDER.
OH, YEAH.
NOT THE BEST, BUT, UH...
WE'LL GET IT WORKING FOR THE FIGHT.
-YEP. -CHEAPEST STUFF IN TOWN --
LET'S THROW IT IN COMBAT.
Narrator: BACK AT THE TEST BOXES,
KURT IS PIECING AXE BACKWARDS BACK TOGETHER
AS THEY PREPARE FOR THEIR FINAL TEST BEFORE BATTLE.
BUT THE WHEELS DON'T SPIN QUITE AS PLANNED.
I GOT A SUNBURN FROM THE WELDER, SO I GUESS, A WELD-BURN.
GOT A BUNCH OF LIGHTS IN HERE.
IF I CAN HOOK THEM UP, THAT WOULD LOOK REALLY PRETTY.
LET'S SEE.
FIRE IN THE HOLE.
OH, YAY, THERE WE GO -- LOTS OF GREEN LIGHTS.
OKAY. COOL.
AND IF WE MOVE THIS, WE SHOULD HAVE SOME SORT OF MOVEMENT.
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HOW DID THAT GET SO DIFFERENT?
NOT THRILLED.
Narrator: WITH ONLY FOUR HOURS LEFT,
KURT DISCOVERS THE PROBLEM IS A BROKEN SPEED CONTROLLER --
A CRUCIAL PIECE THAT CONTROLS THE BOT'S MOVEMENT.
HAVING NO REPLACEMENTS ON HAND,
HE TURNS TO HIS FELLOW BUILDERS FOR HELP.
Durjan: WE BOUGHT ONE FROM WILL BALES
OVER AT TEAM HyperShock.
HE WAS HAPPY TO SELL US ONE, AND IT'S A GOOD THING,
'CAUSE THERE'S NOT MANY OF THEM OUT THERE LEFT.
SOON AS THEY SAY "BattleBots,"
EVERYTHING GETS KIND OF BOUGHT UP.
Narrator: WITH SKORPIOS QUICKLY RUNNING OUT OF TIME
BEFORE THEIR NEXT MATCH AGAINST HyperShock,
THEY HAVE NO CHOICE
BUT TO MAKE MAJOR SACRIFICES TO THEIR ARMOR.
INSTEAD OF WELDS,
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO USE DUCT TAPE.
Beach: YEAH, WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME FOR A PROPER WELD NUT,
SO WE'RE TAPING OUR LAST SEASON'S
TOP ARMOR ON OUR ROBOT.
Narrator: AS COMMENTATORS CHRIS AND KENNY
SHOW UP BACKSTAGE TO SEE THE BOTS BEFORE THE FIGHT,
TEAM SKORPIOS LAYS OUT
THE CHALLENGES THEY FACED IN REPAIR.
IN OUR ROTATOR FIGHT, THIS ARM, AS YOU SAW,
GOT ALL MANGLED UP.
IN THE AMOUNT OF TIME WE HAD, THIS IS THE FIX WE COULD GET.
WE WENT DOWN TO THE HARDWARE STORE
AND BOUGHT A CHEAP, LARGE ANGLE GRINDER
AND A DIAMOND TILE SAW.
HOW MUCH OF A PERCENTAGE DECREASE
IN EFFECTIVENESS IS THIS THING?
25% OF ORIGINAL.
25% OF THE ORIGINAL FIREPOWER?
YEAH.
-ARE YOU SERIOUS? -EVERY PART.
OH, MY GOD.
WHAT ABOUT THE DRIVE SYSTEM FOR THE --
WE HAD TO REBUILD OUR MOTORS.
REALLY? YEAH.
FULL AXLE THAT OUR GEARS ATTACHED TO
HAD TO BE TOTALLY RECONSTRUCTED.
I MEAN, THIS IS GLORIOUS.
BEST WE COULD DO.
Narrator: AFTER PERFORMING A SUCCESSFUL
BUT TIMID TEST IN THE BOX,
SKORPIOS HEADS INSIDE FOR THEIR BATTLE.
Narrator: AS THE SUN SETS,
AXE BACKWARDS EMERGES FOR THEIR FINAL SAFETY CHECK
ONLY MINUTES BEFORE THEIR NEXT FIGHT,
HOPING THEIR NEW DESIGN KEEPS THEM IN ONE PIECE.
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-YEAH. -DID IT DO ANYTHING?
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-OOH, LOOK AT IT. -SEE HOW IT TRIES TO LIFT THAT?
-OH, OKAY. -ISN'T THAT COOL?
THAT'S THE MOMENT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE THE WEAPON.
-OH. -OH, GOD.
-YEAH, THAT WORKS. -IT'S ALIVE!
THAT'S LIKE, 10%.
THAT'S WAY FASTER THAN WE'VE EVER HAD IT
WITH ANY RATIO.
OOH, IT DOES THE GYRO, DUDE! OH, WE GET THE GYRO!
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WE COULD DO THE DANCE.
I WANNA DO THAT AGAIN. Man: NO.
NO, YOU DON'T WANNA DO THAT AGAIN.
OH.
I'LL LAY IT BACK DOWN GENTLY.
OH, MY GOD. I CAN DRIVE.
HOLD ON, READY? READY? HERE WE GO.
YEAH! WHOA!
THAT'S AWESOME, ISN'T IT?
IT'S GOT SO MUCH BETTER MOTION THAN IT DID BEFORE.
[ RAPID BEEPING ]
WHOO!
Durjan: SPECTACULAR.
THAT WAS, LIKE, THE BEST TEST ANYBODY COULD EVER DO.
SO NOT ONLY WAS IT, LIKE, THE CULMINATION OF FIVE WEEKS
OF EVERYTHING COMING TOGETHER,
BUT WE HAD TO GET OUR BUTTS KICKED
TO REALLY INSPIRE US TO UPGRADE THE WHOLE THING
AND BE ABLE TO DO THE GYRO.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE HAD IN MIND
WHEN WE BUILT THIS ROBOT, AND THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN,
IT WORKS, LIKE, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.
EVEN BEFORE THE COMPETITION,
WE'D NEVER SEEN IT DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO WE ARE SUPER HAPPY,
AND WE ARE READY FOR COMPETITION.
HOLD ON, READY? READY? HERE WE GO.
YEAH!
-[ LAUGHS ] -YEAH!
-WHOO! -UH!
I'M READY FOR WAR!
-PRETTY GIRL. -WHOO!
Narrator: WITH THEIR NEWLY-FOUND CONFIDENCE,
WILL AXE BACKWARDS BE ABLE TO STEP UP IN THE Battlebox?
AND WILL SKORPIOS,
WITH AN IMPROVISED WEAPON AND DUCT-TAPE ARMOR,
BE ABLE TO OUTDRIVE AND OUTLAST TEAM HyperShock,
OR WILL THIS BE THEIR FINAL CHAPTER?
FIND OUT ON "BattleBots."
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