It's been a while since I made a blog entry post thing and so I decided now's a good time to make one. If for some reason you can't tell, this is about the second season of the reboot of Battlebots. Before I go on however, there will be spoilers, so if you haven't seen it and are planning on it, watch it.

Anyway, yesterday the first round of the qualifiers aired. It was very good, though I wish we could have watched all the fights (I really wanted to see Tombstone fight Black Ice). The ones we did get to watch were good though. There were only two big upsets for me. The Nightmare and Stinger fight (which we didn't get to see ) which Stinger won. I really wanted to watch Nightmare in action and I also wanted Nightmare to win. The second big upset was Disk O'Inferno and Chomp. I wanted Disk O'Inferno to win (I mean, how could you not with that name?) but the judges decided for Chomp, which I disagree with because while Chomp had some good hits in, Disk O'Inferno consistently hit and smashed Chomp around the arena. The only other fight that I was in any way annoyed about was Complete Control VS Bombshell. I don't like the team behind Complete Control after how they acted last year and Bombshell seemed like a good candidate. Bombshell's team also had a great sense of humor.

I can't wait for the next round of qualifiers. I don't know how it's lined up, but I want Witch Doctor to win. They would have had a good chance at winning last year if they had a way to flip themselves upright. This time I think they have something. Also, they have the best costumes and one of the coolest t-shirts.

Anyway, that's what I thought of episode one of season two of Battlebots! (Down below I'll put my idea for a fighting robot for those that are interested).

So yeah, if you've watched this show you've probably thought of making your own robot. While I have no easy way of doing this, I still have though of a pretty neat idea. What I have in mind is a weapon similar to Nightmare's: a giant razor blade. However, rather than having it vertical (or even horizontal), I would have it diagonal. Most bots or pretty well protected on the top or sides (usually both) bot some bots have vulnerabilities that you could only get at with something coming in down and from the side. The problems with this design are that it would have to be heavy enough that it wouldn't almost flip every time it hit something, and the blade would have to be strong enough to survive an impact with a vertical or horizontal spinner which could potentially jam it. The mechanisms would also be hard to align, and there's of course the all important choosing of the name. Outward appearance (like paint job and aesthetic design) are also important. However, if I ever was able to design and build this robot, I feel like it could potentially do very well (note the potentially).

Anyway, that's that. Thanks for reading!