Seasons & episodes

As the World Championship approaches, for many teams it’s do or die. Shocking upsets shake up the entire competition. And with the World Championship looming, it’s the last chance for many teams to make a statement that they belong in the Round.

Fourteen bots compete in their last bouts of the qualifying round! 
The penultimate week of the qualifying round has fourteen of the field’s most destructive bots vying for a kick at The Giant Nut! In a tactically tantalizing Main Event.

It's do-or-die, as Qualifying fights wrap up & the Round of 32 is revealed. 
It's the Selection Show! The Qualifying Rounds wrap up with 7 must-win matchups, as many fan faves try to secure a spot in the World Championship.

We’ve arrived. Let the World Championship Tournament of BattleBots begin! The World Championship Tournament has arrived! Only one team will hoist the most coveted trophy in the sport, the Giant Nut. The defending champions, End Game, are ready to defend

The first elimination round reaches its climax – who will survive to join the Final 16? It’s all on the line for 16 killer bots as the round of 32 concludes. Spinners, lifters and flippers battle for survival

Just 16 bots remain in the World Championship – now it’s a fight to the death. The march towards The Giant Nut rages on as the final 16 bots fight for survival! The best of the best are left, but only 8.

A champion is crowned tonight. By the end of tonight’s season finale, a new team will hoist the Giant Nut and be crowned BattleBots World Champion. It’s winner takes all, as the final 8 bots face off in the ultimate robotic fight.

S7 · E1Let the Slugfest Begin 2022-08-04 · 83 min＋

In the fight capital of the world, a new tournament kicks off for robotic combat's hottest trophy: The Golden Bolt. But first the robots must face the toughest battle ever seen in Vegas: the Sin City Slugfest. Starring: Gigabyte.

S7 · E2The Slugfest Continues 2022-08-11 · 83 min＋

Tonight's quest is to beat Desperado champion Lock-Jaw. But first eight bots have to fight to the death in the Sin City Slugfest. Only one will survive to face the veteran and qualify for the exclusive Golden Bolt tournament of champions.

S7 · E3The Slugfest (3) 2022-08-18 · 83 min＋

Eight hopefuls slug it out to the death for the right to take on Rotator. The winner will compete for the exclusive Golden Bolt. Will Rotator live up to its reputation or will another bot triumph and join the group of champions?

S7 · E4The Slugfest (4) 2022-08-25 · 83 min＋

The Sin City Slugfest continues as eight bots go head-to-head for a chance to punch a ticket to the Golden Bolt Tournament. Fan favorites like Blade, Bloodsport and Kraken must first win three straight fights and then overcome the formidable Skorpios.

S7 · E5The Final Slugfest 2022-09-01 · 83 min＋

The final Sin City Slugfest blasts off. Eight contenders must fight to the death -- only one will survive to take on Witch Doctor, gatekeeper of the last vacant spot in the Golden Bolt Tournament. Who will join the field of Champions?

S7 · E6The Golden Bolt 2022-09-08 · 83 min＋

After the ferocious Sin City Slugfest, the 5 new Champions join 3 Giant Nut winners for one night of carnage in the BattleBox. At stake is BattleBots’ newest trophy: The Golden Bolt.

S8 · E1ROBOTS, READY!!! 2023-01-05 · 83 min＋

The BattleBots World Championship VII gets underway with a loaded opening fight card. Tantrum the Champion begins its defense of the Giant Nut with a tumultuous Main Event against the Brazilian Bull Minotaur. Let the Bot Battles Begin!

S8 · E2What the Flip? 2023-01-12 · 83 min＋

It's week two of the world championship season and the fight card is full of veteran favorites, hotshot rookies and carnage. Among the highlights is End Game versus Blip.

S8 · E3Strike While the Bot's Hot 2023-01-19 · 83 min＋

The international cast of murderous machines doles out more serious robot punishment in the third round of World Championship qualifiers. The night’s climax is a shocking Main Event when two of the world's deadliest bots collide: Hydra vs. Rotator.

S8 · E40 and 2. Am I Through? 2023-01-26 · 83 min＋

The journey to qualify for the World Championship heats up as Quantum and Gruff look to start the season with a strong 2-0 start. Meanwhile iconic veterans Hypershock and Whiplash try to avoid the opposite — a disastrous 0 and 2.

S8 · E5Bad Blood 2023-02-02 · 83 min＋

Two teams with bad blood, Madcatter and Riptide, look to settle a score. It’s just one tense highlight in an action-packed fight card as the contenders battle to raise their place in the BattleBots hierarchy.

S8 · E6Robot Redemption 2023-02-09 · 83 min＋

Current world champion Tantrum is up against the ropes and faces the formidable flipping force of Hydra. New fan favorite, the pizza-themed Ripperoni, faces off against End Game.

S8 · E7Violent Night 2023-02-16 · 83 min＋

In Vegas, where dreams are made and broken, the stakes are climbing for 14 more teams in the World Championship qualifiers. Expect an extra big helping of destruction as Cobalt and Minotaur collide in a Main Event so violent, it should be rated "R."

S8 · E8Mirror, Mirror 2023-02-23 · 83 min＋

Some of the biggest names in the sport are jockeying for top seeds in the fight card. Huge looks to keep its perfect season intact, Quantum hopes to go 3-0 against the unkillable Black Dragon, Beta has a showdown with Shatter, and Blip faces its sister team Tantrum.

S8 · E9You Want a Pizza Me? 2023-03-02 · 83 min＋

As teams take on their third qualifying fight of the season, some are in dire need of a season-saving victory while others look to storm ahead to a top seed in the World Championship Tournament. It's nonstop action and carnage, and it all builds to a kill-or-be-killed main event between two superstars—End Game and HyperShock.

S8 · E10Mid-Season Mayhem 2023-03-09 · 83 min＋

World Championship VII has reached week 10, and the pressure is on! We’re about two-thirds of the way through the qualifiers, and with the Round of 32 just a few weeks away, time is running out for teams to make lasting impressions and prove they’re tournament-material. Tonight will be no different, as we’ve got an eclectic mix of hard-hitting favorites.

S8 · E11Never Say Die 2023-03-30 · 83 min＋

Buckle up for a bumpy ride. For some of tonight’s teams, it’s Do or Die – they must either win the battle or go home. And there’s a Main Event so violent, sparks will be bouncing off the BattleBox, as one robot dies and the other fries. But will victory go to Bloodsport or Rotator?