Battle Bots had a successful five season run on Comedy Central 12 years ago. Now, it has made a return to television on ABC.
The premise of Battle Bots is simple. Teams create and build self-designed robots that fight one another with a slew of weapons and self-defense mechanisms. Every week, teams are paired off with the winner moving on to the next round. The last bot standing is crowned winner.
One team that's hoping to make waves this season is Team Whyachi, a Dorchester, Wisconsin based team with a Battle Bots victory already under their belts. They are the creators of the champion bot "Son of Whyachi."
The 2008 championship battle between "Son of Whyachi" and "Biohazard":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhWNr8R6lwI
"Basically it all started by us just sitting around the living room and watching the previous season," explains Clint Ewert, a Project Engineer for Team Whyachi. "We basically just turned to each other and said, 'You know what? We can build something better than that and we can beat these guys.'"
This year, Team Whyachi is back with a new bot called "Warrior Clan," another spinner bot that is sure to rock the competition.
The team will compete this season onABC’s Battle Bots,which airs Sunday evenings at 8 p.m. CT.
