The sixth season of the American competitive television series BattleBots premiered on ABC on June 21, 2015. This season is also referred to as Season 1, as it is the first season after it was rebooted.
In February 2015, ABC announced that it was reviving the series after a thirteen-year hiatus, which would feature a 16-team single-elimination tournament.
Former UFC fighter Kenny Florian and MLB/NFL Sportscaster Chris Rose hosted, Faruq Tauheed acted as the arena announcer, and Alison Haislip was the sideline and behind the scenes reporter. Molly McGrath was the presenter.
Robots in season 6 competed in one 250-pound weight class, as opposed to the multiple weight classes in seasons 1–5.
Contestants
This season sees teams from only two countries competing with their robots. Five from the United Kingdom and the rest from the United States. Competitors from the US hail from five different states, including fourteen from California. Contestants Robot Weapon Builder Hometown Elim. in Bite ForceLifter, GrabberPaul VentimigliaMountain View, CAWon TombstoneHorizontal Bar SpinnerRay BillingsPlacerville, CARunner-up BroncoLauncherAlexander RoseReason BradleySausalito, CASF Ghost RaptorHorizontal Bar Spinner, LifterChuck PitzerNewark, CA IcewaveOverhead Bar SpinnerMarc DeVidtsBurlingame, CAQF OverhaulLifter, GrabberCharles GuanCambridge, MA StingerLifterMatt MaxhamSacramento, CA Witch DoctorVertical Disc SpinnerAndrea SuarezMiami Springs, FL ChompGrabberZoe StephensonGlendale, CARo16 HyperShockVertical Double Disc SpinnerWill BalesMiami, FL Lock-JawGrabberDonald HutsonSan Diego, CA OverDriveLifterChristian CarlbergSan Luis Obispo, CA Plan XVertical Bar SpinnerLisa WinterMike WinterBerkeley, CA RadioactiveAxeKane AstonHemel Hempstead, United Kingdom WarheadHorizontal Disc Spinner, Grabber, FlamethrowerSimon ScottIan LewisPoole, United Kingdom Warrior ClanLauncher, Horizontal Ring SpinnerClint EwertAbbotsford, WI
Robot Weapon Builder Hometown Elim. in Captain ShrederatorFull Body Shell SpinnerBrian NaveOrmond Beach, FLQ Complete ControlLifter, Grabber, FlamethrowerDerek YoungSan Francisco, CA Counter RevolutionVertical Disc SpinnersCurt MeyersSan Jose, CA MohawkGrabber, FlamethrowerTom BalesMiami, FL NightmareVertical Disc SpinnerJim SmentowskiBradenton, FL RazorbackGrabber, LifterZack BieberWellington, CO Sweet RevengeHorizontal Bar SpinnerNola GarciaBilly GarciaCoral Gables, FL WrecksVertical Disc SpinnerDan ChattertonPetaluma, CA Bull DogLauncherJohn FrizzleIan WattsLewes, East Sussex, United Kingdomrowspan="3" ChronicLauncherAlan YoungLeicester, United Kingdom SplatterVertical Disc Spinner, LifterJeff VasquezThousand Oaks, CA
SF – Semifinals QF – Quarterfinals Ro16 – Round of 16
Q – Qualifying DNC – Did not compete
Qualifying
There were a total of 28 robots. Bull Dog, Chronic, Splatter, and Counter Revolution were entered as reserve bots; of these, only Counter Revolution was chosen to compete, after Beta had to forfeit due to technical problems, but Beta was able to return for the 2016 season.
Episode Battle Winner Loser Method Time 1(June 21, 2015) 1 Icewave Razorback KO 1:30 2 Plan X Wrecks Decision (Unanimous) 3:00 3 Bite Force Warhead Decision (Unanimous) 3:00 4 Warrior Clan Nightmare KO 1:52 2(June 28, 2015) 1 Lock-Jaw Overhaul Decision (Split) 3:00 2 Bronco Witch Doctor KO 0:50 3 Tombstone Counter Revolution KO 0:37 4 Stinger Captain Shrederator KO 1:52 5 OverDrive Chomp KO 1:57 6 Radioactive Sweet Revenge Decision (Unanimous) 3:00 7 HyperShock Mohawk KO 0:35 8 Ghost Raptor Complete Control Decision (Unanimous) 3:00
The robot was the winner of the battle and moved on to the Round of 16. The robot was chosen as a "Wildcard" pick and moved on to the Round of 16. The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated.
Bracket Phase
Seedings Tombstone Icewave Bite Force Bronco Stinger Lock-Jaw Warrior Clan Overdrive Witch Doctor* Ghost Raptor Overhaul* Warhead* Plan X Hypershock Chomp* Radioactive
* = Robots that were awarded a Wildcard
Round of 16
Episode Battle Winner Loser Method Time 3(July 5, 2015) 1 Icewave Chomp KO 1:00 2 Stinger Warhead Decision (Unanimous) 3:00 3 Ghost Raptor Warrior Clan KO 2:57 4 Bronco Plan X KO 0:40 4(July 12, 2015) 1 Witch Doctor OverDrive KO 1:24 2 Tombstone Radioactive KO 1:09 3 Overhaul Lock-Jaw KO 2:01 4 Bite Force HyperShock KO 2:41 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.
Quarter-finals The quarterfinals in this single-elimination tournament will see four robots move on to the semi-finals.
Episode Battle Winner Loser Method Time 5(July 19, 2015) 1 Bronco Stinger KO 1:18 2 Tombstone Witch Doctor KO 1:01 3 Bite Force Overhaul Decision (Split) 3:00 4 Ghost Raptor Icewave KO 0:46 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.
Semi-finals and Championship The semi-finals and finals in this single-elimination tournament will see a champion bestowed with the BattleBots Giant Nut. A non-tournament rumble took place in episode 6 alongside the semi-finals and finals.
EpisodeBattleWinnerLoser Method Time 6(July 26, 2015) 1 Tombstone Bronco KO 2:09 2 Bite Force Ghost Raptor KO 1:44 Championship 1 Bite Force Tombstone Decision (Split) 3:00
Non-Tournament Rumble EpisodeRumbleWinnerLosers 6(July 26, 2015) 1 Nightmare Overhaul Witch Doctor The robot was the winner of the battle. The robot was the loser of the battle and was eliminated. The robot was the winner of the battle and became the champion of BattleBots 2015.
Episodes
The season ended averaging 4.59 million viewers.
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