Building the First AUTONOMOUS BattleBot!?! (VIDEO #1/4)

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[@pokzer2804]

To emphasize how good Gluten Free (Steven & Peter) was, they were literally a team of 2, while most teams had tens of members. They had a robot during the Skystone season, that quite literally had an almost perfect autonomous period, which was thought to be impossible. They are legends of the FTC robotics world.

[@peytonharrell9935]

they had some crazy robots, Im in FTC rn, and we are always looking at what gluten free did, absolutely amazing!

[@nateschmelkin9761]

As an FTC participant rn, seeing the gluten free guys with Hacksmith is just incredible

[@SuprSBG]

Wait they were in FTC? I’m in FTC and my team (5-6 people) made it to worlds (we won Ohio championship)

[@-loarado]

​@@peytonharrell9935Yup, rover ruckus, skystone, and relic recovery they were crazy good

[@peytonharrell9935]

@@SuprSBG Steven and Peter created the FTC team Gluten Free, which is famous for their robot designs and autonomus

[@McCaffeteria]

"You know I could replace you with a tripod, right?" Absolutely brutal lol

[@KevinRoboticsEDU]

As a judge for FIRST Robotics Competitions and a mentor to another team, I'm so happy to see this collaboration! Giving students access to a machine shop and networking with industry professionals helps cultivate future talent. Our own Maker Space, the Arch Reactor, sponsors several local high schools. We have two labs full of 3D printers, lathes, laser cutters, etc. but we're not as large as you guys. Can't wait to see you guys compete!

[@Jvzzxd]

As a competitor on the show, I can confirm just how much time and effort goes into one of these 250 bots, that I feel often gets overlooked by a lot of people, so I appreciate you showing the whole trial and error process of building a battlebot. This video also really took me back as well, from receiving your first parts, to driving it for the first time, there just isn't a feeling like it. Best of luck on the competition, the bot looks fantastic!

[@GaijinGamerGirl]

Robot Wars > Battle Snots

[@Jvzzxd]

@@GaijinGamerGirl Sorry man, but HyperShock is too swag

[@GaijinGamerGirl]

Not a man @@Jvzzxd

[@Jvzzxd]

@@GaijinGamerGirl ah, mb lol

[@8thMusketeer]

Which robot team are you a part of?

[@NonEuclideanTacoCannon]

Battlebots is great, but my favorite is the smallest class NHRL fights. It is unbelievable how much destructive power they can cram in such a tiny robot.

[@233Deadman]

One of the best parts of those lower weight competitions is teams seem to be more experimental at times down there and try things out. It's no coincidence that some of the successful modern heavyweights have basically been developed from there, notably HUGE and Sawblaze used smaller scale testbeds (The smaller scale ones being Huge and Megatron respectively.)

[@happyfaic72]

yeah I really like that yellow and black one with the waggle stick on the side

[@samuelschuur7044]

​@@happyfaic72pulling out the shameless self promotion for ramplan lol

[@Chico_Julio]

The logic applied is diferent as well, for example fire is a real threat, or weapons being means of movement.

[@Fennerator]

NHRL is great. Battlebots is so over-produced. Though I find that with a lot of American TV.

[@kayrunjaavice1421]

not sure people here are realizing just how insanely impressive this is

[@nicholas1460]

Earned my subscription.

[@margodphd]

​@@TamNguyen-yk9mnThey had it ready without any help almost, they just helped them bring it to fruition. The software was there already

[@markfergerson2145]

I certainly do. I’ve been studying robotics off and on ever since I first read Asimov’s robot stories, and have been dissatisfied with Robot Wars showing us remote controlled machines with zero autonomy. Even achieving partial effective autonomy is astonishing. Eventually it will get to the point where robots are wheeled into the arena, turned on remotely, and fight with no input at all other than a remote kill switch. I get the feeling that that point is a lot closer than anyone thinks right now.

[@orangearduino3355]

I'm just worried if it is allowed to have parts of the robot outside of the starting area. Which is practically what is happening here. Are the rules changed?

[@GalacticBricks2024]

@@nicholas1460 same

[@CDRaff]

FYI both Chomp and Switchback use AI in their bots, but only for aiming. This would be the first fully autonomous Battlebot though.

[@MattWeber]

I beleive the latest 500 lb walker version of Chomp uses basically full autonomy, it simply can be overridden to walk it where they want.

[@rossfuller3224]

I thought it was just LIDAR for firing the hammer when the opponent is in range?

[@tomiwaaina5499]

Even this isn't fully automous. They still choose when to make it attack or avoid

[@iwanttodemonetizedmyself7464]

@@tomiwaaina5499 in that case the only fully autonomous combat robot would be DeepMelt i think.

[@dolan-duk]

Switchback also has (had?) a KZbinr on their team - Scotty from Strange Parts!

[@jd4uproductions404]

"You know I can replace you with a tripod" LMAO🤣🤣

[@harikantkushwaha2454]

Now put a light saber in it

[@crowsenpai5625]

I think one of the rules are no fueled Flamethrower type weapons can be installed in the bot.

[@phantominway]

​@@crowsenpai5625 Flamethrowers are permitted but not using the substance the lightsabers use as fuel

[@ikidnappedketchupwithbrick7998]

I loved watching you and battle bots when I was younger, and I swear if I see an episode featuring Hacksmith!? I’d finally get to die in peace 😌

[@bradonnewcomb960]

@@Deadpool2566. they are on discovery and I think MAX now

[@allanperez8743]

Ikr I'm still waiting for new shit on Netflix for battle bots uwu

[@morl3n78]

Same

[@ldm125]

BattleBots has come back. They have several seasons on discovery plus

[@Ben-newton_badboy]

they have

[@cobra4439]

I feel like it’s impossible to build a battle bot without blowing up at least a few ESCs and that goes for all teams

[@TrainMasterMan]

Awesome!!!! As much as I LOVE BattleBots, I teared up when I noticed the meeting room name. That's even better! Thanks for holding his memory James.

[@theHacksmith]

i was wondering if anyone would notice

[@ethanhu2401]

Having competed against both Steven and Peter in their robotics competition, it is amazing to see what they are doing now. :)

[@ConnorHolland]

Great to see how much work and resources goes into creating one of these machines, looking forward to seeing it fight!

[@vangogh7049]

BattleBots is like the real life version of real steel and I’m totally down for it. You guys did an amazing job

[@Adam_Bosscoe]

This is primetime Hacksmith content. We LOVE you guys & support this type of content & storytelling. I'm grateful to see this commitment to being high quality all these years later. Much love 🙏

[@ouzeir8439]

Always dreamed of seeing Hacksmith take part in BattleBots, now the dream has come true, thank you for making my dream.

[@isaacverse_1]

What are the key technical challenges one faces when designing and building the first autonomous BattleBot?

[@theHacksmith]

SO many things. Mostly answered by Ben and Bogdan in the video though ;)

[@harikantkushwaha2454]

@@theHacksmith I thought most of them are rc

[@LionDusty]

@theHacksmith I know you guys focused a lot on the hardware side which is awesome, but the software side of this project feels like the ground-breaking part, I hope we get to see more of that :)

[@monikam419]

I would love to see more autonomous bots, especially in the Meltybrain build style. To have a bot that could instantly retract its weapon to avoid flying through the ring, would be game changing. And run off lidar since it’s already spinning massively fast. Also all of the weight could be spent on drive motors (since they’re also technically weapon motors) and batteries to have a much better weight to weapon ratio. I forget the name of the white meltybrain bot in NHRL making waves but this style of bot will be a force to reckon with in the future.

[@derockx]

any plans to have a video somewhere detailing the programming aspect of the bot? i think it would be super interesting to see how the autonomous system works.

[@justablackdude366]

Just finished the video, another hack smith masterpiece

[@theHacksmith]

Impossible, it just posted and its over 10 minutes long!!!

[@mashcaradowlive2514]

@@theHacksmith got him

[@grimace9559]

Damn the Hacksmith really just called you out lmao

[@justablackdude366]

@@theHacksmith uh erm

[@HeisenbergFam]

Eventually Hacksmith is gonna make real life AI version of themselves

[@gavins6419]

Like an ai that mimics the way they walk, and talk?

[@Very_Grumpy_Cat]

​@@gavins6419like talking and commenting like this profile because this is a bot

[@RawrKatz]

@@gavins6419THE MIMIC

[@Miter-gf5if]

@@gavins6419 yep probably

[@gavins6419]

@@RawrKatz Gosh dang it not another FNaF thing

[@Goodzikc]

Welcome to the wonderful world of combat robotics you guys! Its absolutely great to see you guys in the space and wishing you all the best in the competition. If you guys want to try out some smaller weight classes (can be a challenge in and of themselves and cheaper), would love to see you guys down at some Kilobots competitions (3lb, 1lb, 150g) either in Alberta or Saskatchewan! Edit: Also recognized from the beginning and love your shot at trying to cancel out the gyroscopic procession, as even at the smaller weight classes it can be quite the problem, and its something I would love to see more of!

[@IamBananas007]

This is AWESOME. Great collab and community engagement, lucky to have you awesome folks in Ontario

[@Clint_Moto34]

Great to see you support this sport! Imagine BattleBots is getting bigger and you have Boston dynamics vs Hacksmith finals !

[@WizardofTruth]

That would have to be an air only competition doe.

[@EgorKaskader]

That is an interesting concept and certainly an interesting development for the build! As a Battlebots fan it's certainly quite a cool robot, and the twin counter-rotating verts could do some serious damage, especially if the drives are independent. I am quite concerned about that armor: those wedges look quite a bit thinner than what you often see on bots, which is often enough slabs of titanium or AR500 thick enough to be all but bulletproof to small arms - and even armor that thick we've seen defeated by sufficiently energetic weapons. Best of luck in your fights, and don't pull a Fusion!

[@GaijinGamerGirl]

Robot Wars is the most brutally destructive robot fighting competition in the world* Corrected that for you.

[@Matt-cn2nn]

Not for a loooong time. Battlebots has firmly taken that crown. Especially by virtue of, well, still existing.

[@phantominway]

Pal robot wars has much stricter caps on spinner strength. Without full powered spinners the destructive power of the bots is limited in a way Battlebots isn't

[@joshuabrickman1641]

Love this video. So great to see all the different builders come together.

[@oeletar]

As a huge robot combat fan and small weight class roboteer, this was awesome to see, and looking forward to seeing more of this machine

[@gwbricks]

Wow! I’ve always wanted to see how one of these were made, so thank you!❤❤

[@yigawaffle]

There's a channel called Maker's Muse that has some battlebot content as well, if you are interested in how normal bots are made.

[@kilian9448]

"You know i could replace you with a tripod right?" - bogdan 🤣

[@williamcunningham1669]

Words cannot describe how loved you are. You and your team have brought so much joy and excitement to our lives. Like a light in the darkness you have helped many find their way to happiness and comfort. Probably not a good idea but you can talk to anyone in your fan base if you need an ear. We are all here for you guys and will do our best to help in any way we can.

[@drewwillis2659]

It’s nice to see easily one of the biggest KZbinrs helping a new team. So Obritron for me anyway and a few others has been described as a modern day counter revolution, ( if you familiar enough with the show.) twin vertical discs cancel out the gyro effect and you can drive normally with both weapons at maximum speed. The only thing is if there’s another robot who has a very long, and heavy weapon it could spell trouble very quickly, in their case Team robogym with their new under/overcutter spinner and flamethrower, Roundhouse.

[@minecraftone4770]

I don't think that is a good thing counter revaluation was on of the worst boys ever that wasn't an art bot

[@zeroinfinity5864]

Also falcon. But that wasn't great either. This will be amassing to see. As soon as I saw it I knew it would be great. I have always wanted a good compact version of Counter Revolution and now it's hear. And Hacksmith getting involved is so crazy also. I am so happy lol. I can see some faults in the controlling on the bot. But ill see how that plays out.

[@genericusername3518]

@@minecraftone4770 Counter Revolution did decently well in Robogames. It just had the misfortune of being a mid tier bot facing Tombstone

[@overthinking3573]

I feel like if they had another button to orbit the other direction that might help. Gyro forces on their opponent's blade would help them turn one way, but severely hinder them the other way

[@The_Slayer.]

very smart idea

[@darthjump]

This is what i imagined when you guys build the "Campus". Bringing in talent and supporting creative brains.

[@DrHQuinzel]

Oh man, this is legit the perfect project for y'all, hope to see this as a series. Much love to y'all!

[@Im_Banana_]

id love to see something like this become a series. either robotics, or just straight up sponsoring people to do stuff like this,

[@minecraftbuilderify]

This is really cool to see a full intelligent ai controlled robot. I know the NHRL fights have had an autonomous robot fighting

[@joostfloot5279]

It must feel amazing to be able to support a student team like this, so cool! Can't wait for the next video.

[@super4469]

It’s awesome how you are also reaching out and helping teach and help other people in their projects

[@ZakLeek]

This is a really impressive machine! Well done to everyone on you Battlebot team on such a great project, I'm excited to see how it plays out! 🧡

[@CatDribble]

This was a great video, great idea, great execution, very interesting and seeing everyone get behind this idea was cool

[@roccov3614]

A project that where we can see the practical results of your work, like a BattleBot, is a great idea, and sponsoring a great team like this is a good compromise if you don't have the time to do it all yourself. And I can't wait to see how useful the AI component turns out to be. I often dream about next level BattleBots that fight autonomously. I also dream of a racing competition where all the race cars are autonomous. One day.

[@natekarren659]

Imagine reaching out to your engineering heroes for a sponsorship and they not only say yes, but they hook you up with all their sponsors and serve as enthusiastic mentors. This channel is so cool.

[@anddonephotography]

Great to see more tech tested in BattleBots! I cofounded the Glitch team and it is an insane challenge that I have to strongly applaud your efforts despite the time crunch. I also love seeing the giant billets of material, you should see what we had to start with! As always good luck and keep it up

[@KngMaxwell]

when i was young i thought that battle bots were autonomous (granted i didn’t know what “autonomous” was) so this is awesome to see

[@dougadams9419]

I would LOVE to see your creation in the new season of Battlebots.

[@TinyRobotED-tm9rs]

You have the power to make awesome things and share them with the public, and that's amazing

[@abhishekpersad4127]

Shortly after seeing a preview of Orbitron on youtube, I met Steven and Peter at school in E7 after overhearing them discussing Orbitron. They seemed like really smart and nice guys, thank you for giving them the chance to make us proud!

[@VELIBros]

That's so cool with Bogdan and Ben. In the picture around 3:43, it shows what looks to be a FIRST Robotics event. I'm part of Team 1126 Sparx and this is my last year as a student and really enjoy doing it.

[@bongotherainwingking8809]

I’m part of first team 4116 Volta Robotics. And yeah it’s pretty cool to see! Good luck this season

[@bongotherainwingking8809]

Though I’m on an ftc team not frc

[@gdidieu]

So awesome to see you guys involved in this, I love watching Battlebots with my kids

[@HannyDart]

You should try to connect both flywheels to make sure, that the gyroscopic precession is still canceled out after an attack, where you need to be really manouverable!

[@FlatDrifting265]

I don’t agree with that because then the other flywheel is not as max power and that makes the bot more vulnerable to attack

[@HannyDart]

@@FlatDrifting265 good point! didnt think of that.

[@waxt0n]

I talked to Steven about that, and the issue is there's no mechanical system that can transfer that much power that quickly. one thought was to use the other flywheel as a kinetic battery to quickly get the the one up to speed, but I think the motors or escs they're using aren't capable of regenerative braking

[@HannyDart]

@@waxt0n sounds reasonable. I do have the feeling a timing belt could be strong enough. I obviuously didnt do the math, tho haha

[@JustMaul2001]

I was under the impression it was a higher level of AI. Still so impressed with what they’ve done, but it shows how far we are from true autonomous AI!

[@FireMageTheSorcerer]

Woah, Battlebots! I've been asking Hacksmith to build one for like 3 years!

[@Wileama]

Wholesome content. Love to see mentorship of the next generation.

[@MrGoesBoom]

1:30 this whole vid is great and interesting and definitely lives up to your wanting to help and encourage STEM. That being said I noticed in the corner that you held that pitch meeting in the Grant Thompson room...I love that you gave the King of Random a bit of remembrance /honor in the naming of one of your compounds rooms.

[@theHacksmith]

Glad you noticed 😊

[@Ninja-The-Red-Shinobi]

I personally am unsure about a fully AI battlebot, to me the human element of control is what makes the sport interesting and it gives an extra layer of personality each bot.

[@Crecross]

I mean to me the focus is the bot and the weapon. Would be interesting to see two AI bots go at it.

[@AHSEN.]

Seeing the battlebot hit the unbreakable box truly put into perspective the insane amount of power this thing can attack with. Amazing (and terrifying)

[@ecchikitty1395]

Just throwing it out there: Robots, pool of water, Battle Boats.

[@PastTime777]

BB will make another category for AI fights. The most incredible thing I've watched recently, is bots that solve mazes. To make things hard, the runs are timed, and there are breaks in the walls. The bots figure out the best path, which can be diagonal. I'm sure there will be a lot of tweaking to the software as you move forward with the battles.

[@cairo-araya]

MAKE. MANTIS. BLADES. PLEASE.

[@graywulf19]

I love to see companies helping out students. Nice work.

[@joshuadelaughter7968]

Man, I've watched a lot of Battlebots, but seeing one during assembly is really something else. Mindblowing how thick all those pieces of metal are.

[@JonDeth]

*20 years ago, I designed the unbeatable battlebot I think someone eventually built. 4 sides and each side have a giant open mouth hydraulic crusher. The bottom mouth extending out so it can slide under edges of other bots, then CHOMP!*

[@wooy1701]

did it work?

[@JonDeth]

@@wooy1701 yes and not long after, they canceled the battlebots show lol

[@phantominway]

What was the bot called?

[@JonDeth]

@@phantominway The Jaws of Death lol. The Jaws of Life used by Fire and Rescue gave me the idea. The design was a set of hydraulic jaws on all 4 sides with a motor assist to load a spring that would snap it closed on the other bots with super speed and snaring force, then the hydraulics would have taken over and cut their machines right in half like butter every time. The bottom jaw was designed to be like a ramp so it could slide under anything, and it could of course also go into a 360 spin so the 4 sets of jaws could bash the shit out of them until the most opportune time to bit the fuckers in half.

[@FacterinoCommenterino]

Today's Fact: The world's largest river by volume is the Amazon, which carries more water than the next seven largest rivers combined.

[@CryptoDagger]

Like how america spends so much on the military they spend more than the next 9 countries in the top 10 combined + about 200 billion

[@wrath4452]

Good fact.

[@Kaquix]

Fun fact there are no bodies in my basement

[@biginfluencer5252]

@@Kaquixbecause they’re all in the attic? (Loft)

[@user-we1ni8xw2o]

@@Kaquix 🤨🤨 r u sure...

[@Badger1776]

Battle bots were my favorite as a child. This is content I can get behind.

[@bikramjitlahiri8274]

Hacksmith Industries is like a Dream place to work for passionate engineers ...

[@londonhonourfrc3536]

Gluten Free, Hacksmith, Rebels AND battlebots in a video? Perfection.

[@chrisoneill5599]

I love how this video feels so natural, it reminds me of some of the older videos

[@acidrazor]

Lol "i just unplugged it". Ive uttered those words too many times in my life

[@csumpasd]

"You know I could replace you with a tripod, right?" is such a good comeback from Bogdan at 10:15

[@DJlegionuk]

With so many amazing builders on KZbin I would love to see them all make robots for a big battle.

[@galacticpulse09]

Who loves battle bots

[@AdamDeLay07]

Awesome! Love watching battlebots!

[@tonzay]

it is amazing to see how much you guys have evolved i have been a fan since the exo stuff, congrats, the content just keeps getting better !

[@gurhulk]

So excited for this! I was hoping to see something like this since I first found your channel, and now that it's real I'm even more excited!

[@tillson8686]

"You know I can replace you with a tri-pod, right?" Was the most savage thing I think I've ever heard Bogdan say

[@JustMe0129]

Detroit isn‘t full of demons, Detroit became human

[@IronGears.186]

Great to see you support this sport!

[@SeeMick1]

I really hope we get to see them on the show!

[@ThatCanadianMinecafter]

I love battle bots and hacks it’s so this works out perfectly.

[@KingKamikadze]

"You know I can replace you with a tripod huh" 😂

[@Toastie]

I loved robotwars as a kid growing up, great show, glad you guys got a version of it over there!

[@ewokrice]

Steven and Peter retired from ftc a couple years ago, it so cool to see that they are doing battlebots now.

[@MrTornoTube]

This could be my favorite hacksmith video to date.

[@bwest6275]

Amazing! Anxious to see the results that AI can bring to the battle bots table. When will the fight take place?

[@pokemonracer5540]

I can’t wait to see it on the television! IT’S ROBOT FIGHTING TIME!!

[@Simat_0]

''You know i could replace you with a tripod right ?'' That's one of the most savage line i've ever heard 😂

[@newmonengineering]

As someone who has built multiple robots including 3d printers and cnc machines as well as developed software for them, this would be my dream job. I wish I could get paid to build and program robots like this. I have wondered for a while now when robot wars would start using AI and autonomous operations. Very cool.

[@theminerwithin9316]

Beautiful! I wonder how well it will perform in battle.

[@ObsessiveGeek]

I already know how their fight turned out, and I'm excited to see it!

[@Screamblade_]

Amazing video as always. Thank you and congrats to the group

[@ZadesLegacy]

Hacksmith going to a robot fight feels like Michael Jordan showing up to the local court challenging 12 year old casual shooters to 1 on 1s.

[@boardvision4965]

What a well matched partnership 👏 Congratulations

[@amynortonmusic]

Peter and Steven are the absolute coolest. We went to high school together. Two of the smartest guys I know

[@catzilla3538]

"You know I'm going to replace you with a tripod" - that's direct threat to the Cameraman

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THIS THIS IS WHAT I WANTED. THIS CHANNEL IS PERFECT FOR THIS PROJECT

[@letmebethefirst]

This is probably one of your guys coolest video in a long time well done to the young and old team❤

[@mrklugiii]

Its amazing to see these smart people

[@DSlyde]

That is an awesome concept. I was watching the crazy micromouse competitions recently and my first thought was how cool it would be at full battlebot scale. Im keen to see how well it does in the fight!