From tbivision.com Viacom networks Spike UK and Channel 5 will broadcast the ABC mech combat format BattleBots in the UK after what its distributor described as a “bidding war”. The show will go head to head in the UK with BBC Two rebooted Robot Wars, which has a similar format as both series were born…
From HexBugs.com HexBugs is creating a line of amazing BattleBots toys This first batch will include remote controlled versions of Tombstone and Witch Doctor, Clutch & Clash versions of Bronco and Bite Force, and Push Strike versions of all four bots! Click over to the HexBugs site for all the details, and be sure to…
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From realscreen.com UK-based Sky Vision has acquired the global rights outside of the U.S. for duelling robot competition series BattleBots. The show, into its second season on ABC in the States, follows the action as 48 homemade robots from around the world enter the “BattleBox” in the hopes of emerging victorious in assorted robot tournaments….
From toyland.gizmodo.com After ten years, BattleBots officially returned to network TV last summer. And the response from fans was so overwhelming that not only did ABC renew the series for a second season, but Hexbug has also turned the league’s most popular robots into tiny remote control toys you can battle at home. Read more…
From redcarpetcrash.com ABC has renewed “BattleBots,” the epic robot fighting tournament that stunned viewers during its 2015 revival. The series comes from Whalerock Industries and the creators of the original “BattleBots” franchise, Ed Roski and Greg Munson. During its first season, ABC’s “BattleBots” ranked as the No. 1 series in its time period in Total…
From killscreendaily To me, the star of ABC’s shiny new BattleBots reboot is neither Nightmare, nor Warhead, nor any of the engineers who grip the controller with white-knuckle intensity and pound on the plexiglass in anger. To me, the star is Wrecks, a robot that’s little more than a red buzzsaw and a pair of awkwardly waddling…
From 2paragraphs.com Angie Bamblett is one of the few female engineers who will compete on Battlebots. Speaking on behalf of Team Icewave, Bamblett says their battling bot is unique because instead of an electric motor it has a combustion engine. Plus, that five-inch spinning blade should do a lot of damage across any plane. Read more 2paragraphs.com compare hotels
From observer.com ABC aired the first of six episodes in its updated BattleBots tournament. Once again, teams wired together some parts, and worked together to ruin another team’s hard work. I finally got around to watching this afternoon, and the big question was: Does BattleBots hold up after all these years? The answer is oh god yes. This thing is…
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