Yeah so the show rebooted in 2016 and 2017 on abc, then moved to discovery for several more seasons. They just keep getting better. The show is on hiatus right now without a deal, so they’ve been doing a sort of side show on youtube with lower production values to try and get a new season.
Stance Stance Revolution I think competed in Motorama? There’s probably some fights up on youtube or somewhere.
I never actually watched the classic series. I was aware of it, but never watched BattleBots until my bf got us watching the 2019 season.
But my favorite heavyweights are the Team Seems Reasonable bots, Tantrum and Blip. They cute.
I also really like anything Charles Guan builds. He makes some wacky stuff.
Is it a horizontal spinner? Is it a vertical spinner? Yes! The newer version also has its wheels at 45 degrees, because.
Yeah!
Mostly 1lb and 3lb classes, but I really want to make a 12lb if I can find somewhere safe to test it.
Describing my primary hobby to new people starts with me asking if they remember a 25 year old competition TV show.
If you can get your basics down, Hellotalk is a great way to chat with Chinese people who are learning English. There’s often kind of an expectation that you’ll be helping each other, but the translation tools are good and I’ve had some great conversations.
Also yeah Duolingo fucking sucks. Try HelloChinese if you want an app. Much better.