Every Monday we'll do a deep dive on one aspect of HyperShock's design. How did we do it before? What did we keep? What's all new for Season 6? Follow along as we peel back the curtain on what makes HyperShock tick!
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Feb 27, 2023
BattleBots: DESTRUCT-A-THON FAQ
We’re going a little off trail to share everything we can about BattleBots: DESTRUCT-A-THON this week. This adventure...
Jan 23, 2023
Iteration: Bringing back the same HyperShock, but better?
This season’s iteration of HyperShock is just that: an iteration. For the first time, we returned with essentially th...
Apr 4, 2022
TV Show | A Gentle Reminder: BattleBots is a TV show
This week I’m going to zoom out and talk about the show rather than building. I’ll ask that you keep an open mind and in return, I’m going to try to minimize my literary bludgeoning. BattleBots is a TV show. It's a TV show about a specific competition in the sport of robot combat.
Mar 28, 2022
LexCon | BattleBots Goes Well at a Comic Con
We had a new and wonderful experience at the Lexington Comic and Toy Convention this weekend. Our teammate, Collin, put things in motion with the organizers, so we shipped Season 5 and 6 HyperShocks up for the weekend.
Mar 21, 2022
Srimech | Why we ditched the self-righter
Since our fight aired last week, many people have asked why we got rid of the self-righting mechanism (srimech). Some have been so bold to tell us all the reasons we need it. I'm here to tell you why we don't.
Mar 14, 2022
S6 Tournament | Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match
BattleBots matchmaking has always been a bit of a black box. We know the showrunner is responsible for the majority o...
Feb 28, 2022
Logistics | HyperShock's Time and Space and Stuff
This blog is an overview of how HyperShock handles logistics. We’ll discuss how we handle shipping and our pit space....
Feb 21, 2022
Finances | How to spend all your money, your friends' money, and still end up broke.
This blog post goes into the financial breakdown of a HyperShock season. We'll talk about where the money comes from and try to explain where it all went.
Feb 14, 2022
Aesthetics | Powder, Paint, Acid, Vinyl
The week's build log entry is all about colors and how we get them on the robot. We dive into our use of anodizing, powdercoat, and vinyl.
Feb 7, 2022
Wheels | HyperTires: Foam Filled and Ready for Action
This entry in the HyperShock Build Logs will explain the process we use to fill our tires with foam. The full recipe ...
Jan 31, 2022
Motors Modules | Motors, Encoders and Bear(ings)! OH MY!
Learn all about our motor module system and why we think its the best way to build a robot. We'll go into everything from how we modified our VESCs to the shock mounting of the drive motor frames.