Robo Master was a lightweight robot built by Jim and Forrest Yeh which competed in the final three seasons of Comedy Central BattleBots. It was a silver robot armed with a lifting arm. It performed decently in competition, both winning and losing three fights.
The team that built Robo Master still competes today with the heavyweight Raging Scotsman and most recently have been a part of the Free Shipping team during the rebooted BattleBots show.
Robot History[]
Season 3.0[]
The back side of Robo Master in the pits of Season 3.0
Robo Master's first opponent was Matts Bammer. Matts Bammer won on a 41-4 judges' decision and Robo Master was eliminated.
Season 4.0[]
Robo Master first fought Daisy. The robots traded ramming shots, and then began a circling pushing match. Neither robot was handling very well, but Robo Master had the advantage in thrust and, and also got under Daisy with its wedge-lifting device. Robo slammed Daisy into the spikes, then backed up and shoved it into them again. Robo Master lifted Daisy up, and pushed it around some more. At some point, Daisy's weapon died. The judges came up a 23-22 decision in favor of Robo Master.
Robo Master's second fight was againstagainst UGV Scorpion for a spot in the TV rounds. UGV slammed Robo Master very hard in to the wall. UGV Scorpion then chased Robo Master around but lacked control. Robo Master managed to get in one lift , but it couldn't do much with it. UGV Scorpion gained control and rammed Robo Master a few more times. Robo Master slowed down, then as Scorpion turned in place, Robo Master suddenly darted out and caught Scorpion, lifted it up, and pushed it. The match ended up going to the judges, who scored 26-19 in favor of UGV Scorpion.
Season 5.0[]
The Yeh Family with Robo Master at Season 4.0
Robo Master's first fight was against Little Hater. Robo Master was able to win on a close 25-20 judges' decision. It's second fight was against O'Dominator. Robo Master was able to score another judges' decision victory, 31-14. Robo Master then fought Sublime where it lost on a 15-30 desicion, eliminating it from the tournament.
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 3
- Losses: 3
| Wins | Losses | |
|---|---|---|
| Season 3.0 | None | Matts Bammer |
| Season 4.0 | Daisy | UGV Scorpion |
| Season 5.0 | Sublime |