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Take a Tour Inside a Battlebot

See what makes an attack bot tick.
Rachel Pick
New York, US

If you've ever wanted to see what's inside a Battlebot, here's your chance.

A reporter with Tested (a site run by the guys from Mythbusters) went behind the scenes of the new Battlebots reboot to show you the anatomy of one of these tough-ass bots.

Tested interviewed the team behind the HyperShock bot, which has a carbon-fiber chassis that was molded in an oven the team somehow made out of a toaster. Team captain Will Bales describes the process as a "giant arts-and-crafts project."

In Battlebots, two remote-controlled bots are pitted against each other for a three-minute match, and they basically just try to destroy each other. Bots can win by "knocking out" their competition during the match, but in the event both bots last the full three minutes, they get scored based on aggression, strategy, and damage.

An original Battlebots series ran from 2000-2002, but it was recently revived (like so much else) for a six-episode reboot this year. Unfortunately, HyperShock was knocked out in the fourth round of the tournament. The last installment airs this Sunday, so be sure to tune in for the final bot smackdown.