BattleBots(R): The Official Guide

by Mark Clarkson

A guide to BattleBots traces the history of robots and competition robotic combat, and describes the competitions, the various BattleBots in different weight classes, and how they are built and operate.

Genres: Nonfiction

272 pages, Paperback

First published April 25, 2002

Reviews

[Sophie Crane]

I've really been enjoying this book, ten minutes at a time. It explains the rules (I'm not sure I had realized there were any)behind the action, and includes capsule looks at number of bots I've seen locked in the box. The author talks about the costs of some bots, the time involved in designing them, and the number of upgrades they've gone through. I suggest this book for any fan of the TV show or the sport.

[Tabitha John]

Huge fan of Battlebots! I watch the Comedy Central classical episodes on Archive.org for some OG nostalgia! And now I'm here reading the book! Loving the information, stats, and factoids to each Battlebot! I own both Battlebot books on my shelf now.

Favourite bots / drivers from the book: Mouser (Fon Davis), Backlash (Jim Smentowski), Gamma Raptor (Chuch Pitzer), Dr. Inferno Jr. (Jason Bardis), Toe-Crusher (Christian Carlberg), Ziggo (Jonathan Ridder), Hazard (Tony Buchginanni), Deadblow (Grant Imahara), T-Minus (Alexander Rose), Overkill (Christian Carlberg), Tazbot (Donald Hutson), Son of Whyachi (Terry Ewert), Nightmare (Jim Smentowski), Biohazard (Carlo Bertochinni), Minion (Christian Carlberg), Diesector (Donald Hutson), Vladiator (Gage Cauchois), Ronin (Perter Abrahamson) and Toro (Alexander Rose).

P.S: I apologize for such a sloppy list. lol.