The seventh season of the American competitive television series ''
BattleBots
''BattleBots'' (logo: Bꓭ)In season 10, the 2020-2021 TV season, the show introduced the "Bꓭ" logo is an American robot combat television series. The show was an adaptation of the British show '' Robot Wars'', in which competitors design and o ...
'' premiered on
ABC
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on June 23, 2016 and concluded on September 1, 2016. It was the second season since the show was rebooted in 2015, and was the last season to be broadcast on ABC.
In November 2015, ABC announced that it had renewed the ''BattleBots'' revival for a second season, featuring an expansion to a 32-team field.
Former UFC fighter
Kenny Florian
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and MLB/NFL Sportscaster
Chris Rose
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Early life and career
Rose, who was born and ...
returned from last season to host this second season of BattleBots on ABC. Also returning from last season were Faruq Tauheed as the arena announcer and
Alison Haislip as the sideline and behind the scenes reporter.
Molly McGrath
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Career
Early sportscasting work (2009–2013)
While attending Bos ...
has been replaced by
Samantha Ponder
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as the presenter.
Robots in season 7, as in season 6, competed in one 250-pound weight class, as opposed to the multiple weight classes in seasons 1–5.
Judges
Judging the matches for this season were former
BattleBots
''BattleBots'' (logo: Bꓭ)In season 10, the 2020-2021 TV season, the show introduced the "Bꓭ" logo is an American robot combat television series. The show was an adaptation of the British show '' Robot Wars'', in which competitors design and o ...
competitor and
special effects artist Fon Davis, the face of
Nerdist
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,
Jessica Chobot
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, and new judge, ''
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' actor
Clark Gregg
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, as well as celebrity guest judges ''
MythBusters
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'' host
Adam Savage
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(episode 2),
NFL
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tightend
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Vernon Davis
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(episode 6), and
Vsauce
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creator
Michael Stevens (episode 7).
Contestants
This season saw teams from six different countries competing with their robots. Four from Canada, five from the United Kingdom, and one each from Australia, France and Brazil. Competitors from the U.S. hail from fourteen different states from Florida down south, all the way up to Alaska.
Pre-qualifying
Of the 48 available spots, 44 robots were chosen by the selection committee. However, they could not agree on the last four spots out of 12 evenly matched bots. During this pre-qualifying round, those 12 teams faced off in a "Rumble," where three bots entered the arena together and battled in a single 3-minute round without hazards. Only one bot from each rumble moved on to the Qualifying round. This round of the competition aired on May 10, 2016, as a special episode before the season began. Although 44 robots were chosen to go to qualifying automatically, one had mechanical problems and was replaced by a wildcard pick from the pre-qualifying losers.
: The robot was the winner of the rumble and moved on to the Qualifying Round.
: These robots were the losers of the rumble and were eliminated.
: This robot was passed through pre-qualifying to qualifying as a last minute replacement for a robot with mechanical issues.
KO: Knockout
UD: Unanimous Decision
SD: Split Decision
Qualifying
The 48 qualified robots battle against elimination. The 24 winning robots advance to the round of 32, the 24 losing robots are admitted to the wildcard pool, in which eight will also advance to the round of 32 on July 7, 2016.
: The robot was the winner of the battle and moved on to the Round of 32.
: The robot was chosen as a "Wildcard" pick and moved on to the Round of 32.
: The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.
KO: Knockout
UD: Unanimous Decision
SD: Split Decision
Tournament
Seeding
#Tombstone
#Bronco
#Witch Doctor
#Bite Force
#Stinger
#Son of Whyachi
#Minotaur
#Icewave
#Beta
#Complete Control
#Hypershock
#Yeti
#Chomp
#Cobalt
#Razorback
#Brutus
#Lock-Jaw''*''
#Ghost Raptor''*''
#Bombshell''*''
#Captain Shrederator
#Lucky''*''
#Warrior Clan
#Warhead
#Overhaul''*''
#Nightmare''*''
#Blacksmith''*''
#Poison Arrow
#Mega Tento''*''
#The Ringmaster
#Red Devil
#Chrome Fly
#Escape Velocity
''*'' = Robots that have been awarded a Wildcard
KO: Knockout
UD: Unanimous Decision
SD: Split Decision
Round of 32
: The robot was the winner of the battle and moved on to the Round of 16.
: The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.
KO: Knockout
UD: Unanimous Decision
SD: Split Decision
Round of 16
: The robot was the winner of the battle and moved on to the Quarterfinals.
: The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.
KO: Knockout
UD: Unanimous Decision
SD: Split Decision
Quarterfinals
: The robot was the winner of the battle and moved on to the Semifinals.
: The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.
KO: Knockout
UD: Unanimous Decision
SD: Split Decision
Semifinals
: The robot was the winner of the battle and moved on to the Final.
: The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.
KO: Knockout
UD: Unanimous Decision
SD: Split Decision
Non-Tournament Rumble
A special fan-favorite rumble took place in episode 10 alongside the Semifinals and the Final.
: The robot was the winner of the rumble.
: These robots were the losers of the rumble.
KO: Knockout
UD: Unanimous Decision
SD: Split Decision
Final
: The robot was the winner of the battle and became the champion of BattleBots 2016.
: The robot was the loser of the battle and became the runner-up of BattleBots 2016.
KO: Knockout
UD: Unanimous Decision
SD: Split Decision
Episodes
References
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2016 American television seasons
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