What happens when you put Depth Charge, a 40lb combat robot, against 8 beetleweights?

Depth Charge vs 8 3lb beetleweight robots from our July event. Devastation, carnage, a Dominoes pizza box in 1,000 pieces and an air of apocalyptic doom.
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[@teamgetwreckedcombatrobots776]

2:42 I really love how Depth Charge looked like it was about to hit the wall again but instead decided to do something different and destroy the floor instead. Now that’s what I call subverting expectations!

[@NHRL]

Depth Charge is contractually obliged to destroy something other than robots at every NHRL event. Probably.

[@dandischinosvarietyhour1655]

@@NHRL i guess that means Fluffy had better watch out next time

[@glowytheglowbug]

@@NHRL yes XD

[@maccheesed689]

Hmmm Pizza cutter

[@glowytheglowbug]

i rebuilt depth charge in lego and it destroyed my door, 3 boxes and my wall and anihilated anything in its path

[@iMpRiSiOnEd]

The real fun isn't winning, it's being responsible for a new page in the rulebook.

[@archlorddestin]

"Robots must not randomly fling themselves across the arena at dangerous velocity". Seriously, I'm amazed Depth Charge was allowed to compete. Safety rules would prevent it from competing in a lot of competitions.

[@foxboy1985]

Like all legends do

[@ShanerMcGrainer]

Just like many pro sports 👍

[@Dlow5346]

Shut up you know that was epic as heck plus this is real battle bots gore I love heavy destruction not some metal scratches and the people are safe that’s heavy layered thick glass

[@ThatCyberpunkGuy]

This comment needs more likes

[@Shovel________________]

i like how this bot isnt scary to go up against because it's effective, its scary because you *really* dont want it accidentally flying in your direction

[@Lionlover666]

This is legit the "How many Kindergardeners can you fight" question answered. Also love when they see it respin up after being down, and they just all back up

[@herringnicholas]

Depth charge has caused more damage to the arena than i've ever seen a bot do EVER in the arena.

[@wanderer3757]

because the floor was wooden. the battlebots have thick steel floor.

[@Term-0]

Lmao I know of a different competition where a wooden floor was damaged a lot worse, although i think their floor was thinner. If you want to see it, it is at 6:45:55 in a livestream called "Motorama Robot Conflict 2023 - Day 1" by a channel called Robot Conflict.

[@sylph4252]

It also broke the bulletproof glass once,

[@chdreturns]

I think Dutch Oven may be scarier now that its dialed in tho.

[@Ryann9]

⁠@@sylph4252actually It broke the bulletproof glass twice

[@RedStar441]

Like sending a pack of children to fight an MMA kickboxer who just finished a pack of shrooms.

[@selfloathinggameing]

This is the closest we'll ever get to "50 cones vs Tombstone"

[@clashaccount8737]

On one hand tombstone is powerful On the other hand... that's a lot of cones...

[@hylianhero2521]

2:57 Depth Charge’s Ultimate attack

[@blockednostril9739]

I had to rewatch it a few times I didn’t even notice it hit someone 😂

[@Defectivebraincell]

Screw this one bot in particular

[@davidjosh5640]

Better to start at 2:54

[@Valchrist1313]

4:24 Think that's what's left.

[@higgsbonbon]

Depth Charge's attack stat is so high it's overflowing into speed.

[@sapazu]

Biggest winner was audience, biggest loser was floor

[@lit.8706]

This seems like the ideal matchup type (in terms if entertainment, it was very one-sided) for a bot as chaotic, powerful, and difficult to control as Depth Charge. In James vs. Depth Charge, there was a large portion of the match where James just hovered out of reach, and Depth Charge was unlikely to hit anything if James didn't come for it. Here, there's just targets everywhere. It helps that Crashfest was being ultra-aggressive, even pushing other bots into the fight. "What happened to accuracy over speed?" "There are many targets. You will not miss!"

[@codyevans6032]

I love how Depth charge just chills for a second before spinning up his wheels and deciding he writes the rules of physics and is going to be over here now

[@macbrown99]

Is there a person controlling Depth Charge or do they just turn it on and let it play electric football style

[@enkays_den]

There's a one way bristle drive and the robot is unbalanced to one side. By changing the centrifugal force via changing the season speed, they can control the movement a tiny bit.

[@the_undead]

It functions kind of like a flywheel, increase speed. It turns I think to the right decrease speed it turns I think to the left (That could be reversed. I'm not sure) but then the moment it gets off angle from literally anything at that point the movement is completely uncontrolled cuz once that weapon touches the ground. The robot will go flying and from that moment until it is done flying there is no predictability in the movement

[@Blundabus1337]

1:30 That little bot pushed pizzabot into that blade intentionally. "Love live the king."

[@jamesragsdale3069]

Absolute hilarity. Thank you to all who sacrficed their machines for this.

[@the_undead]

I think all the participants had already lost but stuck around particularly for this chaos because depth charges operator was having kids and wanted to be there for them but wanted one last send-off

[@R1ckDeckard]

That's the chaotic content and high level of participant endangerment BattleBots are too cowardly to provide

[@aceof8S]

GGDQ had a similar issue - I love the good old fashioned events like these!!

[@shadowlordalpha]

I mean... ya... they could also just build a better box but meh

[@the_undead]

​@@shadowlordalphaThe lexan is double layered and even depth charge couldn't get through both layers in one go. Nobody was at any real risk here unless you want to count any of those robots or the arena as a person, because then nine people were at great risk of serious damage

[@TheSacredCowtipper88]

This is essentially the the robot battler equivalent of when the protagonist in a shonen powers up then launches from the air and misses living a giant crater.

[@Shadow-sword]

Depth charge is my hero, I love seeing a gimmick taken to its absolute 100%, I want them to make a bigger box and let depth charge push it further. Depth charge but a v8 with a tungsten bar~~

[@Adventist1997]

That sounds like a lawnmower built for destruction. 😂

[@Shadow-sword]

@@Adventist1997 a car sized lawnmower that is warcrime adjacent just to look at yes

[@Core81alpha]

Isnt that just tombstone?

[@aethertech]

Tombstone is electric, I think that'd be more akin to ICEWave@@Core81alpha

[@ivyisle]

I want to see depth charge vs Blendo Jamie hynemans old school bot

[@BackroomBandit]

The fact that some of the small bots took a hit and are still able to move is honestly amazing

[@raffia16thblaze10]

the fact there were still some bots that could move around after depth charge is amazing!

[@mikaoleander]

i love how crashfest just kept getting in with no respect at all for depth charge

[@John-lz2bs]

And got hit the absolute hardest

[@nexusthenormie5578]

​@@John-lz2bs from what I've seen crashfest is built like a friggin tank lol, that lil bot is a damn metal brick

[@NHRL]

Is there a more terrifying robot that competes at NHRL than Depth Charge?

[@Lumakid100]

Lynx

[@dippyfresh1116]

Spine Crawler

[@bldjln3158]

Hopefully what I’m bringing!

[@Living_Murphys_Law]

No. That thing could probably beat some heavyweights, lol.

[@bami2]

milktank

[@dandischinosvarietyhour1655]

Man, I really thought the beetles had it there.

[@jamesprins9735]

Oh they've had it all right.

[@norsehawk]

I saw at least one alive at the end, that's a win in my book, the red and yellow one really poked the bear before the blades fell on it when the floor got wrecked

[@TehDarkOn3]

i just love how chaotic this robot is.

[@HittingBandy]

2:57 That was a literal execution.

[@electrik_loss]

Depth Charge was like "aaaaaand FUCK YOU IN PARTICULAR"

[@Zushi_FH]

2:53 It really felt like depth charge was preparing to get that person behind the box

[@Asertix357]

The more of these videos I watch, the more I find these little minibots cute. And the more I want one of my own.

[@mathewadams2929]

Make sure you check out cheesecake, the 1 lb bot.

[@chriscapps206]

Bro I loved being there,that has to be my fav moment and fav moment I witnessed irl there,never seen anything like it,and crashfest is quite the durable lil guy and can drive like a boss,had to fight it this weekend,I can see why it’s a champion and it’s earned it’s title for most unkillable 3 lb

[@lunamelody2025]

Agreed. The fact there was at least 3 surivors in this bout surprises me, but the fact Crashfest survived didn't surprise me. It puts DUCK! to shame.

[@ShanerMcGrainer]

That was like a "hold my beer. Watch this." Moment. Classic

[@PronaY-roy-choudhury]

After the battle floor - The Whole Platform looks like a WAR zone !!! & that Blade robot was deadly.. nicely built. But, still no one could stand in front of that GIANT BOX 🤣🤣

[@user-wv3sw3tp4j]

2:45 Display of dominance

[@astuteanansi4935]

8 beetleweights: *can't defeat Depth Charge* Depth Charge: "Fine, I'll do it myself" *spins itself out of existence*

[@SkittleWolf]

The brutal karate chop onto Crashfest T^T

[@ajabacan1886]

amazing control of depth charge is what makes the show good to watch

[@outworkrobotics]

This is why robots don't deliver pizza.

[@VoltageTripwire]

2:45 OH GOD I'M GETTING FLASHBACKS... well at least it wasn't the wall that got demolished this time, but instead the floor and CRASHFEST, MY BOY, WHAT HAPPENED TO- oh yeah, Depth Charge happened.

[@GilHova]

The amazing thing is that, in the pits after the fight, Crashfest's builder plugged its batteries back in, and all its systems worked fine! It's a really tough bot.

[@nexusthenormie5578]

​@@GilHova it's basically a metal brick lol

[@lancetheking7524]

​@@GilHova the Nokia version of a bot

[@LordLucariosLair]

It's almost like that bot trashes the arena, every time it's in there. Lol

[@fromfin90]

Crashtest, i think? the small wedgey bot with the shovel, quite tough little nut taking a few hits early on. Oh no, it got the full blade on it, just dust anymore? There it is, poor thing, i enjoyed the little thing :D

[@ATDPStudios]

I really love how they just got to the point, unlike other channels that talk me to death before actually showing me content

[@Napert]

the SOUND when it spins up is absolutely terrifying

[@tapejara1507]

so overpowered it tore itself apart and the arena. scary shit insane design

[@mathewadams2929]

This is peak "boys will be boys" energy and i love it!

[@rikkiseddo]

Wow Depth Charge really DIDN’T want to win that! 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@KevinPandamonium]

I happy to have participated in this chaos!

[@braydensfeedingfrenzy4909]

The pizza box bot made me laugh so much

[@nyotamwuaji6484]

We are putting you in a arena Depth Charge: and I took that as a challenge to get out.

[@ChadDidNothingWrong]

1:56 dang these beetleweights are actually pretty tough

[@aldrinmilespartosa1578]

Man that one bot got hit by a smash attack 💀 💀 💀

[@josephritchhart998]

I was wondering how that masive robot was under 3 lbs. Pizza box.

[@Subreon]

holy crap. this might be one of the most epic robot battles of all time. sending the first guy flying straight into the camera and cracking the glass. then tearing across the arena like a saw blade against the wood floor and immediately dropping the hammer of thor on top of the bot and seemingly leaving only a splittered cratered where it stood. WOW

[@sample3279]

Depth Charge is easily the scariest robot in the show ever, to the point it apparently got banned. As soon as the signal goes it enters a state of bloodlust rage urging it to absolutely tear apart everything and anything, including itself and the battle box. Metal as f***

[@Divionist]

2:57 Depth Charge with that Elbow Drop 😱

[@Ghostyfrost9688]

Watching this while high is terrifyingly hilarious Omg what a gem

[@rapipocudo8690]

Me and my 7 brothers trying to stop our drunk dad:

[@chaicharin]

Pizza box robot rules

[@tommcglone2867]

If Depth Charge had wheels it would be a Weapon of Mass Destruction. If not already.

[@dogbert9999]

kind of sucks how depth charge couldn't defeat the beetleweights by themselves without the house bots help multiple times...

[@momentomori1747]

And at the end it appeared he was stuck and one of the beetleweights was still cruising around.

[@kevinbeck6718]

I want to see DC vs Hotshot.

[@helendejong7626]

This was such an epic fight!

[@spark8385]

Fight? It’s a damn massacre for the minibots

[@penelo9114]

The Dominos fell...

[@WompodReviews]

that depthcharge wheel killer dash across the arena is some of the most anime shit ive seen in robot fighting like, ever. incredible. 10/10

[@mrsbasia122]

"Ten seconds left in this... match?"

[@Frequenzix]

Depth charge my favorite of all matches ❤⚡⚙️

[@piratier4246]

A railgun vs 20 glocks

[@cooperwendland3812]

Cutting Bored 👍👍👍

[@dippyfresh1116]

Cutting Bored

[@haggis53]

Gall, I love battlebots so much

[@naberiouslazarus2505]

This is like watching a dozen of toddlers wrestle with The Rock

[@alexcasares7401]

Depth Charge is lije the biological child of Hypno Disc

[@whiskeyfur]

Depth charge laid down the HAMMER on that one bot, shiest!!!! 2:58 = Wham! GOODBYE!

[@GTFCEO]

That thing F'd the course up! Lol they had to redo the plywood in that MFEr for sure

[@gabrielcastejon7914]

I love Depth Charge insane power but I agree that it needs a real way to move, its more of a chainsaw let loose in the arena than an actual bot. And if they keep making bots like this, they'll eventually get matched up and theyll just destroy the floor and walls rather than fight eachother.

[@somejerk5662]

2 depth charge gimmick bots vibrating menacingly at each other because neither of them can actually move to engage

[@brokenmarbles5264]

that was awesome, destruction is fun haha

[@MalrusOSC]

Depth charge is the only robot I would walk out before the fight starts, I wouldn’t like a spinning shredder of death flying straight towards my head

[@Secondary_Identifier]

Do you think they use robot vacuums to clean up the arena after?

[@quantumview8151]

2:57 crashfest got finisher move'd

[@bob-xm7ny]

I wish the announcers wouldn't scream every time the robots touch each other. I know they are trying to make it more exciting than it is, but not every touch is a killing blow.

[@NGMonocrom]

So much hater-aid for the floor!

[@fondbeebboop9705]

It gets truly is scary when you hear plane propeller sounds

[@levertigo2665]

what happened if a 250lb bot went against 16 beetleweights

[@Living_Murphys_Law]

Or against 84 beetleweights so they have the same total weight.

[@Valchrist1313]

or 250 pounds of actual beetles?

[@levertigo2665]

@@Living_Murphys_Law seems interesting

[@papyrussemi2848]

Multi-Man Brawl

[@tommcglone2867]

Depth Charge go VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

[@samuelkeplinger9888]

2:54 Revving up for a SPINDASH!!!!

[@meskonyolsen6657]

Attack Power: Siege Weapon Level Speed: Slug

[@charlesyates6687]

Take shredder to the mall shopping

[@Cantfindahable]

Good times aaahhhh good times

[@nexusthenormie5578]

I wanna see tombstone vs depth charge lol

[@piczogrom7446]

To nie jest sport na który zasłużyliśmy. Lecz jest to sport którego nam potrzeba! Czas rozpocząć igrzyska!!!

[@DaHuuudge]

The poor arena… 🥺

[@4Stage.]

Wow 2:55

[@aliriaz4637]

2:58 brutal

[@anteavirus701]

on 1:35 we can see that yellow flipper have betrayed pizzabox-bot by pushing him into the depth charge R.I.P.

[@dippyfresh1116]

depre charge

[@ChrisLincoln]

Do they have to rebuild the arena after every Depth Charge fight?

[@TheSacredCowtipper88]

Instant scrap yard, 30 min or less

[@narfynerfy]

It’s like putting Lebron James (Depth Charge) vs James Harden (Crashfest) and 7 High School Basketball Players (Other Beetleweights)

[@JollibeenosHasYourCoordinates]

Robert, this is an exhibition match, you're not supposed to try to win.

[@theraVen27]

I really liked the part where they chose the worst possible camera angle for everything the entire time.

[@joseemmanuelnavarro7210]

Depth charge is just like Tombstone 2.0

[@antman7673]

Before it lunges through the glass and rips someone.

[@khujohjr]

Objective:SURVIVE

[@firebreak4043]

Can we put dark souls beast of boreal forest when their weapon starts up