Dude Perfect/Mark Rober Robot Battle!

[@JamesAnderson-d9g]

I don't know if you remember this, but I heard years ago, when an autistic kid hexbug battlebot broke, the father sent it to you and you took a picture of it on top of tombstone and made that kid's world. That same kid was me, I'm 15 and I'm taking drafting and learning to design Roller Coasters. Thank you for what you have done for me, and I still have the autograph you signed framed at my bedroom desk.

[@ray9368]

That's so cool :) I'm glad to hear that the connection to this sport and our team has been inspirational to you! Learning any 3D modeling software is just so valuable, and can turn into so many career choices for you. And let's face it, designing stuff really is just a lot of fun, especially when you see your designs built into working things. Best of luck to you!

[@MakersMuse]

Big fan of all involved, but the DP guys leaning on the polycarb didn't make me too happy - I know a lot of it is edited / scripted but that box breach wasn't a great look imo. Still, only thing that stopped you was for blip to eject stinkeye from the arena! 😂

[@ray9368]

Yeah I do agree it probably wasn't completely perfect in how it was scripted/edited. But I'm still thinking this was a net positive to the sport. We got a lot of fresh eyes seeing this for the first time, and some of them will find their way to an event, maybe to watch and maybe some day to compete. That's my hope anyway. I can tell you it was a lot of fun to be involved in, and I'd jump at the chance to do it again if they called. And yeah, for a robot that I never intended really to ever do anything other than look cool at ONE event, I've managed to get a lot of use out of Stink Eye. It's still complete and mostly ready for more!

[@Bsquared_silliness]

I chuckled audibly when Brimstone lit off the flame thrower and my brain registered what it was. Then Stinkeye clicked. Then Rober rolling out a reskinned Blip was *chef's kiss*. It's nice to see some cross collab to highlight the hard work of you and the other teams who make combat robotics a blast.

[@ShahFahadAhmed]

I think if they are using complete bots made by some other people, regardless of they are paid, they need to give more credit in video, instead of some minor mention in description.. you guys deserved all the credit for that amazing robot show.. there own bots could'nt even do a thing

[@DustinHasVideos]

I would enjoy more credit, but these deals usually come with extra money to not give credit. Which is a fine deal to make if it’s the case

[@joeyverliesharen]

The bots were just a product they hired and modified for making the video. They didn't credit the makers of the sheet metal either. If Ray and Aren and their teams wanted more credit, they should have negotiated that in the contract. Giving credit would've been nice, but it's not necessary.

[@DJBabb]

@@joeyverliesharen It is a kind of weak thing to do though when you say "I made this" and tout yourself as an engineer, and then pay somebody else to do it all and essentially lie about it. Contract work is contract work, but that doesn't mean Roper/DP don't look like scumballs for not spending 30 seconds in the video giving credit where credit is due, and instead claiming they did it all.

[@bachaddict]

@@joeyverliesharen Mark talked about blip's genius design and while he never claimed to be the designer, he gave zero credit to the people who did.

[@DJBabb]

Gotta' confess, majorly disappointed in Rober/DP for not giving any credit in the video to the people who actually designed and built their bots, but instead claimed Rober/DP did all the work.

[@homedad3324]

You're selling yourself too short when you say you got to work with big youtubers, you're a big KZbinr. What you've done is incredible and many many people are jealous. Brilliant.

[@hannahfries3630]

When seeing Mark's mouse robot, I thought, "hey, that looks like Blip." It came full circle when you mentioned that Mark was working with Aren Hill... it probably WAS Blip

[@wes8486]

I would have loved to see tombstone in place of stink eye or brimstone, but there is no way that area would have contained it :). Even that ending with the huge toss was scary, but glad no one was hurt.

[@ray9368]

We made sure that everything done for filming was done safely, even if the video may look otherwise. But part of "it needs to be safe" meant there was no way that we would use Tombstone. Containing a top tier kinetic weapon is another beast entirely.

[@wyrmh0le]

@@ray9368 Can't have the King of Kinetic Energy without being the King of Spending Money on Steel and Lexan XD

[@Fattoxthegreat]

Good to know you and Aren ensured that the filming of this video was done safely. I saw a number of negative things said in that regard on the BB subreddit.

[@Mysda_]

Looking at the video it didn't look safe enought honestly. The wall and ceiling were shaky when hit by a heavyweight bot

[@ConstantlyDamaged]

@@Mysda_ Given they weren't using really high KE bots, and both bot builders are engineers (and know their stuff when it comes to combat robots), I trust that they had things suitably contained.

[@scp-zilla5303]

I find it so cool that Ray Billings is secretly friends with Dude Perfect.

[@DustinHasVideos]

It’s cool but not surprising. If you have ever been to a live show you find out he is friends with everyone he meets, and he makes sure to meet anyone who wants to.

[@TheRandomMechanic]

I KNEW IT , THE SECOND I SAW THAT ROBOT COME OUT I WAS LIKE WAIT A MINUTE THATS BRIMSTONE

[@simonabunker]

Great to see this behind the scenes. I hope the guys at Seems Reasonable Robotics do one too! And I got pointed here by the algorithm after watching Mark Rober's video, so I think you'll get a bit of publicity from this. And rightfully so - these are amazing pieces of engineering! Great to see that they consulted professionals.

[@chrisparenti2461]

That video was fun to watch, I thought I smelled some Ray Billings in that video 😁. Totally cool

[@TeamVector441]

It was awesome to see a your bots in their videos, I instantly thought when I saw it "Hey, aren't those Ray Billings bots?" And it was cool that you got to work with them! Looking forward to seeing your bots at the NorCal Expo!

[@PyroBear1776]

Pretty dang good 21st birthday present.

[@ray9368]

Happy Birthday!

[@lenargilmanov7893]

I watched the video on Mark's channel, it looked staged and lame. I especially hated the fact that Mark pretended that he was the one who built Blip.

[@grantcatdone3417]

The end result was as if king of bots and robogames had a baby, more scripted and edited than KOB with the questionable saftey of RG. I personally really enjoyed both videos despite the how obviously scripted its was. I'm gonna be honest I thought it was genuine up until the table dropped from the ceiling, I'm not the brightest. I didn't recognize brimstone until stink eye came out and it was a shock to see blip there. I was well entertained and simultaneously appalled by the questionable safety of some moments, blip should NOT have been firing with as much power as it was towords the drivers box. It was battlebots mixed with KZbinr slop and I absolutely ate it up. This alongside the BB collab with AMP has been interesting to see with how the sport is presented to the general audience by experienced KZbinrs.

[@TheRattleSnake3145]

Stinkeye had some Dead Metal vibes going on.

[@azhikingwithms2491]

I thought they looked familiar and I was 99% sure that was Blip. Thank you for erasing that last 1% of doubt

[@mostbeegyoshi]

Great work Ray! Glad to see this collab, and appreciate your behind the scenes perspective.

[@Mysda_]

Thats really cool to have the behind the scene for all of that. Felt like a mix of professionnal work mixed with random stuff youtubers do. I did recognize Blip but not yours!

[@Dangineering]

Thank you for sharing your time an expertiese for the Collab video and here in your own. Ray you are a mainstay of the sport and I hope you stay around, my father and I used to love watching you compete.

[@ray9368]

All of this collaboration has been a lot of fun, one of the cooler things I've got to do in a while. I'm glad that everyone else has enjoyed it too! And don't worry, Tombstone will be back. We'll be competing later this year for BattleBots Faceoffs, which will be shown on the BattleBots youtube channel (we're not sure yet on scheduling but hopefully soon after we film).

[@juggieboy]

thank you so much for bringing out this content for us to watch

[@the-thane]

Tombstone is one of my favorite bots. It was so cool to see your bots at work in this video. Do you think you'll try competing in NHRL?

[@ray9368]

I’ve been to NHRL events several times and always had a really good time. I won’t have time this year it seems but I plan on going back next year for sure. It’s a great event !

[@oohahitsanrccar1913]

The fact that u are Ray Billings is the fact. U are the biggest name in Battlebots so figures to work with the best! 👊

[@kevinmatney2218]

Great Job keep the vids coming!!!!

[@thisladsamystery]

It is good that famous names are contacting and collaborating with you. I haven't heard of either Dude Perfect or Mark Rober but it seems like they do some cool stuff. Also, I have been wondering this every time I see the big yellow round robot that was in the intro fighting: What is its weapon? I tried taking closer looks at it but so far I have not ben able to figure it out (It is visually a good bot though). Something else that came to my mind when you mentioned 3D printing a battery box will it be possible to do something similar for the motor and gearbox unit and somehow have it so that it is internally held in place and also externally clamped onto the frame?

[@ray9368]

3d printing is becoming more and more a necessary component of building combat robots. Because of the wide variety of filament types available, you can print flexible items, structural items, even significant armor for smaller weight classes. And in fact there are events where the rules state that the entire robot has to be printed. I'd say the limits here are only your imagination.

[@thisladsamystery]

@@ray9368 Ok, thanks for the reply. I didn't know some comps want people to make the whole bot out of 3D printing. So going forwards would you say the battery box will be the only major printed part on Tombstone or would you also try to make something for the drive system? I have seen many battles where the wheel gets ripped off so I thought doing something like that may strengthen it and also hold it in place rather than it getting thrown off the bot? (just a thought that came to mind but i am not sure if it will work?)

[@ray9368]

@@thisladsamystery In the larger robots I pretty much limit 3D printed parts to internal components that won't get hit. So battery boxes would be top of that list, along with mounts for electronics. In a heavyweight I wouldn't use any of that stuff for drivetrain components though at this point

[@thisladsamystery]

@@ray9368 Ok, understood. Wondering, why do you say you would limit 3D printing to things that won't get hit? My understanding was that you are using the printed box in case someone hits the back of the bot? I thought the point in using printing was to help better absorb and spread the force on the bot? So I used the same logic when I suggested holding the drive system in place. (Did I misunderstand the reason for using printing?) Either way, do you think also holding the motor and gear box setup internally in addition to where it is held from now help avoid the system getting ripped off?

[@ray9368]

@@thisladsamystery The battery boxes I print out of TPU, which is a flexible material. Sort of like stiff rubber, although nowhere near as heavy. This allows the batteries to be held securely, but also provide some flexibility to manage shock loads. We've been using this setup for Mortician for the last few years with great success. In smaller weight classes, TPU also can work for structural components, even some armor, since the smaller classes tend to just fly away from large hits rather than get shredded. But as the weight of the robots go up, this starts to go the other way with large hits shredding the armor instead of just tossing the robots away. We are routinely cutting through the toughest grades of steel available, so 3D printed material just isn't going to stack up in a heavyweight. That's why on heavier robots I would never use 3D printed material in a spot where it might get hit by a weapon.

[@BamTehBrent]

Really great to see. This was awesome.

[@starry53]

I am surprised that your bots are on that video. They looked uniquely awesome from their additional aesthetic.

[@MauriceTheLesser]

what? I did not expect this colab but am hyped none the less

[@ritesoffirefliers]

Don’t know if anyone’s pointed this out yet, but the front of Brimstone looks to be a blade from Perfect Phoenix

[@stonefish98]

It is. The build video for Brimstone went up a few weeks ago.

[@Hdtjdjbszh]

wild how I discovered this video that all my freinds were raving about, through watching your video about making it!

[@PaulPavlinovich]

Pretty cool. Hopefully they link to your channel to give you some more subs :)

[@loading4420]

Why didn't they credit you at all in the videos?

[@momandally8360]

They did in the video description. 😊

[@ray9368]

We did at least get a mention in the video description, so there is that. I was just happy to be involved. It was fun!

[@DJBabb]

@@ray9368 You're way more upbeat than I would've been, but I guess contract work is what it is.

[@Dark_Necessity]

I'm honestly upset they didn't give more credit towards Ray and Aren Hill.... I feel like it could've driven more interest towards the two teams and in general the sport/battlebots. Either way I'm happy to see Ray enjoying himself I just wish more credit was given where it was due.

[@BotvacProductions469]

this was the last video i expected ray to upload :0

[@YancySmithTurboRexPerformance]

And now we know what that push bot was really for.

[@king_br0k]

Would be cool if there was a competition that had a looks category

[@NicholasFernstrum]

I saw that. Mark Rober’s bot was powerful at the end.

[@_Simon]

That's because it was Aren Hills robot blip decorated like a rat!

[@experiment8230]

I say this as someone who likes these videos: please hire an editor

[@mikedski9698]

Ray Billings Is At It Again.

[@amadensor]

So, they can fighting in the box, but the shipping companies manage to break them. No wonder everything shipped to my house seems to be damaged.

[@ray9368]

Never underestimate a shipping company's ability to break what they are transporting!

[@forceofwillgaming8475]

How high was that oota flip from blip on to stink eye

[@RyanHahn-vo2xj]

I knew it was Bridgestone the second I saw it

[@iceblade019]

They made poor stink eye fight blip :U

[@produKtNZ]

Has the Battlebots production been unable to find a broadcaster?

[@mikedski9698]

Ray Billings: Dude Perfect!

[@Sam_Hue]

Is mark’s huge robot larger than Sir Killalot?

[@ray9368]

I think it's pretty equal in size/weight

[@BotvacProductions469]

2:22 YOU WERE IN AQ DUDE PERFECT VIDEO!?

[@ray9368]

I've now been in two dude perfect videos, or at least I've been a part of two. Really, a great bunch of guys and both videos have been fun to be part of.

[@soviut303]

It's a shame these videos are only 720p.

[@BotvacProductions469]

i had no idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tryhardfighter1833]

Would be funny if you gave them tombstone instead-

[@ray9368]

We talked a lot leading up to this filming, and I knew there would be no way to keep the film site safe with Tombstone there. But you're right, in different circumstances that would have been interesting to watch!

[@tryhardfighter1833]

@@ray9368 understandable. And its slightly scary to think that you built something capable of ripping even a controlled environment to pieces

[@SRT302]

Just one question, is it mandatory to have the wheels on the outside of the robot in battlebots?

[@DavidSinanan]

Nope. You see a bunch with wheels mounted inside the frame. Don't even need wheels. Tracks, bristles I've seen and they talk about walking mechanisms in the rules.

[@ray9368]

You have to have controlled movement. That's pretty much the end of the rules. It has to move, and you have to be able to convincingly control it in the process. How you do that is up to you really

[@ez_theta_z9317]

@@ray9368 Wrecks and Shatter have a couple of the more interesting movement systems, they're pretty cool but wheels are just nice, simple, and effective