The weirdest robots you’ll ever see

Weird bots week continues! Revel in a collection of the weirdest combat robots to grace the cages of NHRL. Our unique bot design rules mean our events always attract the weird and the wonderful, and we love it!

1. Kitten Mittens by Luke Quin
2. Spitfire by Logan Davis
3. Shreking Ball by Jim Kazmer
4. Penguin by Joe Fabiani
5. Noob Tube by Andrew Nollan
6. Red Rocket by Jeff Waters

#NHRL #weird #engineering #robotcombat #robotics

[Skymustbelimited]

It’s not questionable if it works!
Except the Penguin. Lord help that thing.

[ry_hellcat]

BattleBots: flame too big, make flame smaller

NHRL: PENGUIN FILLED WITH EXPLOSIVE GAS, FLYING FLAMETHROWER

[corraterria]

That’s why this is the best robot fighting league, because you get to see the absolute pinnacle of human creativity.

[CorelUser]

"KABOOM?"
"Yes, Rico. Kaboom"

[gaesnek]

That house bot did not want another bot being cooler than it

[EnsignGeneric]

The weapon is the drive, the drive is the weapon, and the house bot is sick of its shit

[smol_hornet]

"The weapon is the drive, the drive is the weapon"
I like the way this guy thinks

[terryjones]

You know the rules are set right for this league because the robots are still insane, there’s no hyper optimized standard model that everyone uses

[captaincactis]

For anyone wondering what the song is, it’s Blue Monday by New Order

[BrianJinhoLee]

Battle bots: Lot of restrictions but lots of more sturdier high-tech robots that weigh at least 200 pounds
NHRL: Let creativity run free :)

[spyglass]

This is the kind of insane behavior that makes me love NHRL

[colinkwasnik]

Ill never get over noob tube because it is genuinely one of the scariest bots that ever been submitted because it is essentially just a fucking table planer’s ripped out and left to carve what it pleases

[scarletHerbst]

Engineers really be having fun in these kindof competitions where they can bring their whackiest of ideas to life

[SecondBestArtMuseum]

At this point I want someone to make a just dance gamepad that's connected to a robot controller, so a dog in a little play pen full of toys can just jump around and control the robot.
"There's no rule that a dog can't play in Robot Wars."

[ThePonderingOrb]

Battle bots: you can't make a fun bot
NHRL: PENGUIN BOMB

[OkieOtaku]

Benefits of having a rulebook that's actually just a leaflet 😂

[amlia]

So cool to see recent innovations in the sport (and memes)

[Humanentity]

Alright mate we have our first battle ever, What we should name our robot?
The mate: Noob Tube💀

[michelehemlokhexwhite]

Love this.
From Paper Towel bots, to flamethrowers, to green, to bomb 💣 bots.
Wild. Why we love NHRL!

[tablab]

Has anyone done a bot covered in long hair? That destroys millions of vacuum cleaners every year.