This is the version that Paul wanted to build ahead of the 2015 season, but was turned down by production as there were already too many robots with spinning weapons. With a new aluminum chassis sporting an asymmetrical vertical spinning bar powered by a Motenergy ME0909 instead of its grappling jaws, Bite Force also ran on homebrewed urethane wheels instead of tracks. In doing so, Bite Force became the only champion of the modern era to use tracks, and is also the only robot not armed with spinning weaponry to win the Giant Nut.Īn early CAD of the 2016 Bite Force redesign.įor World Championship II, the robot was completely redesigned.

En route to the title, Bite Force defeated the legendary Warhead, edged out HyperShock and Overhaul, destroyed Ghost Raptor and defeated the fearsome Tombstone to earn the first title of the modern BattleBots era. Despite this, Bite Force performed well in its debut outing, winning the first season of the modern era. As such, the robot was built in an extremely short time span. The robot also had high-power magnets attached to the tracks in order to increase grip.īite Force was originally not accepted for World Championship I, but the team were made aware that they had been selected nine days prior to filming. However, in order to make weight with the steel wedge, the top claw of the robot had to be removed and the wedgelets could not be used.

Bite Force also had multiple interchangeable configurations - ranging from small blue wedgelets which could be mounted to the front of the robot to a large, cobalt-blue steel wedge could be mounted to the back of the robot to battle spinners. Initially a tracked robot sporting a 6061 aluminum frame armed with a grabbing jaw to lift and even overturn opposing robots, it would later evolve into a vertical bar spinner using a more traditional four-wheel drive setup. With a 26-1 career record and three Giant Nuts to its name, Bite Force remains the most successful competitor since the show's revival in 2015. Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.īite Force is a heavyweight robot built by Aptyx Designs which competed in the first four BattleBots World Championships as well as the 2019 re:MARS all:STARS event.

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