Season 1 Plot
From tech students and amateurs to seasoned pros, follow the inventors and their epic machines as they fight it out for the Battle Bots championship.
BattleBots Season 1 aired on June 21st, 2015.
Season 1 Episodes
1. The Battle Begins: Qualifiers Part 1
During the first night of the six-episode tournament, 8 teams will converge in an arena of minefield and hazards for the ultimate shot at glory during the Qualifiers round. Each match will consist of a single three– minute bout in which the goal is to completely destroy or disable the opponent. If there is no knockout during the three-minute battle, the panel of judges will declare a victor to move onto the next round. Competitors range from NASA engineers, to teenage students, to everyone in between — each with one goal — to claim the ultimate title and walk away with the grand cash prize.
2. Crunch Time: Qualifiers Part 2
The remaining teams face off during another Qualifiers round where they will converge in an arena of minefields and hazards for the ultimate shot at glory. In addition to the 8 battles, four wild card teams will be selected to round out the championship round of 16. Each match will consist of a single three-minute bout in which the goal is to completely destroy or disable the opponent. If there is no knockout during the three-minute battle, the panel of judges will declare a victor to move onto the next round.
3. Full Metal Bracket: Round of 16 Part 1
4. Last Chance to Advance: Round of 16 Part 2
5. The Great 8: Quarterfinals
The four quarterfinal matches determine who moves on to the semifinals.
6. One Bot Rules Them All: The Championship
One Bot Rules Them All: The Championship
