We built a BattleBot. It’s terrifying.

We built the 250 lb combat robot Switchback for the latest season of BattleBots (2022) with a team of 11 engineers. With an 80 lb drum spinner on the end of a 180 degree articulating arm, Switchback is full of engineering challenges. And we had only 3 months to get it working…

You can watch the Switchback fights here:

https://youtu.be/tEYcgFJ4xbE
https://www.discoveryplus.com/video/battlebots/slash-and-burn
https://www.discoveryplus.com/video/battlebots/edges-wedges-and-wheels
https://www.discoveryplus.com/video/battlebots/to-the-victor-go-the-spoils

You can follow Team Switchback on Facebook and Instagram:

https://www.facebook.com/switchbackontv
https://www.instagram.com/switchbackontv

A huge thanks to all my Switchback teammates:

Greg Needel
Christina Needel
David Yanoshak
Amanda Morrison
Orion DeYoe
Gabby DeYoe
Frank Lima
Phil Luetchford
Parker Holloway
Wolf Thomas
Noah Santoni

Music in this video:

Dust till Dawn – Dusty Decks (Licensed through http://bit.ly/epidemic-sp)
3house – Ooyy (Licensed through http://bit.ly/epidemic-sp)
Like Shadows (Instrumental Version) – Ooyy (Licensed through http://bit.ly/epidemic-sp)
my reverie – bomull (Licensed through http://bit.ly/epidemic-sp)
Hemisphere – Ooyy (Licensed through http://bit.ly/epidemic-sp)
Rock Steady – Henrik Andersson (Licensed through http://bit.ly/epidemic-sp)
Nanda Devi – Ooyy (Licensed through http://bit.ly/epidemic-sp)
my reverie – bomull (Licensed through http://bit.ly/epidemic-sp)