- "No longer just a plastic shrub, new and improved Super ChiaBot was a shrub with a spinning disk sticking out of it."
- — The bot's description from BattleBots: The Official Guide
Chiabot, named Super Chiabot for Season 2.0, was a middleweight robot built by Will Wright of SimCity fame, but designed and driven by his daughter Cassidy. Both made up part of the larger team Robot Action League, who were best known for building Tentoumushi.
It was a robot covered in fake plants and armed with a spinning toothed disc. Chiabot also had 10lb minibots which assisted the main robot in battle. They came out of a trap door at the rear of the main robot, one of which was called Chia's Little Helper[1]. Chiabot competed in all five televised seasons of BattleBots, but never made it past the Round of 16.
Chiabot was originally a lightweight, armed with nothing but a rear thwacking tail. This version of Chiabot competed in Season 1.0 but lost its first fight. Wright also entered The Aggressive Polygon in the Season 1.0 lightweight competition, with less luck. He also entered the Long Beach 1999 competition with the grey thwackbot half (called Bob Smith) of RACC.
Cassidy Wright later entered BattleBots with Misty the WonderBot, which had better luck.
Robot History[]
Season 1.0[] |
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Chiabot vs. The Missing Link   Chiabot fighting The Missing Link. Chiabot's first and only match in Season 1.0 was against The Missing Link. In the match, The Missing Link got its chainsaw through the fake plants of Chiabot. After this, both robots were stuck together and were separated shortly after. After the match restarted, The Missing Link pushed Chiabot to the killsaws and a wheel came off of Chiabot. Chiabot stopped moving and it was now being counted out. The Missing Link won the fight by KO at 2:20 and Chiabot was eliminated from the tournament. |
Lightweight Consolation Rumble #2 Chiabot also participated one of two Lightweight Consolation Rumbles at the end of the tournament. |
Season 2.0[] |
Super Chiabot vs. Mr. Roboto   Super Chiabot fighting Mr. Roboto. Super Chiabot's first match in Season 2.0 was against Mr. Roboto. At the beginning, Super Chiabot charged straight at the immobile Mr. Roboto, while releasing the two smaller multi-bots. Mr. Roboto became mobile after Super Chiabot hits it with its spinning disc. Super Chiabot got in a few good hits with the spinning disc, causing mostly cosmetic damage to the armor. Mr. Roboto continued to take the damage from Super Chiabot's spinning disc before the time ran out. Super Chiabot won the fight on a 33-12 judges' decision and advanced to the Round of 16, where it faced Complete Control. |
Super Chiabot vs. Complete Control   Super Chiabot gets clamped by Complete Control. As the two multibots were released from Super Chiabot, Complete Control went straight at Super Chiabot and pinned it against the arena wall. Both robots then moved toward the center of the BattleBox and Super Chiabot started spinning its disc, where it managed to hit Complete Control. Complete Control then managed to grab Super Chiabot and lift it completely off the ground. Complete Control took Super Chiabot to the killsaws, and dropped Super Chiabot. Complete Control then tried to flip Chiabot over its back, but both bots ended up upside-down. The match was halted and the crew put Super Chiabot and Complete Control upright again. Complete Control managed once again to grab Super Chiabot, but dropped it. One last time, Complete Control lifted Chiabot and took it to the killsaws again. Despite it being unable to flip its opponent, the match time ran out and Complete Control won the fight on a 38-7 judges' decision. This meant that Super Chiabot was eliminated from the tournament again. |
Middleweight Royal Rumble Super Chiabot wasn't finished, however, as it participate the Middleweight Royal Rumble at the end of the tournament. |
Season 3.0[] |
Chiabot vs. Village Idiot   Chiabot gets flipped by Village Idiot. Due to its seeding, Chiabot was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 3.0, where it eventually faced Village Idiot. Village Idiot got its saw blades underneath Chiabot and flipped it over. Chiabot was counted out and Village Idiot won the fight by KO at 0:58. This meant that Chiabot was eliminated from the tournament once again. |
Middleweight Consolation Rumble Chiabot then participated in the Middleweight Consolation Rumble at the end of the tournament. It's unknown how well it performed, but it lost overall to Alabama Slammer and Instigator. |
Season 4.0[] |
Chiabot vs. Playmate Chiabot, unfortunately, was no longer seeded for this tournament and therefore had to go through the qualifiers again. Chiabot was scheduled to fight Playmate first, but Playmate had technical issues and was forced to forfeit. Chiabot won by default and advanced to the next preliminary round, where it faced Stingray. |
Chiabot vs. Stingray Stingray spun in place, and Chiabot went in on the attack and took a hit or two. The minibot tried to get in and stop Stingray's spin, but lost one wheel. Chiabot came in and took a chunk off of Stingray's tail, and then the bots circled each other some more. Chiabot's flywheel got a few hits, but couldn't dig into Stingray's sloped sides. Stingray got one good shove on Chiabot. The minibot was also dead when the timer ran out. In the end, the judges went 28-17 in favor of Stingray. This meant that Chiabot was eliminated from the tournament again. |
Season 5.0[] |
Chiabot vs. Swordfish Chiabot's first match in Season 5.0 was against Swordfish. Chiabot won the fight on a 28-17 judges' decision and advanced to the next preliminary round, where it was supposed to face RipTide Red. |
Chiabot vs. RipTide Red (Forfeit) RipTide Red had technical issues and was forced to forfeit. Chiabot won by default and advanced to the next preliminary round. |
Chiabot vs. Spike Demon   Spike Demon pushes Chiabot against the spikestrip. In the next round, Chiabot faced Spike Demon. However, Spike Demon won the fight by KO and Chiabot was eliminated from the tournament once again. |
Chiabot's mini bots in Season 2.0
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 4
- Losses: 5
| Competition | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| Season 1.0 | None | The Missing Link |
| Season 2.0 | Mr. Roboto | Complete Control |
| Season 3.0 | None | Village Idiot |
| Season 4.0 | Playmate (Forfeit) | Stingray |
| Season 5.0 | Swordfish
RipTide Red (Forfeit) |
Spike Demon |
Chiabot in the pits during Season 5.0.
Mark Beiro Introductions[]
"Weighing in at 47 pounds and from the creative mind of Cassidy Wright and assisted by team members Patrick S.U. and William Wright. From Orinda, California, introducing the beautiful CHIABOT!"
"Here to make war and other robots sore. Introducing SUPER CHIABOT!"
Merchandise[]
Any appearances by Chiabot in merchandise are listed below: