Robotica Season 1 was the first series of the American robot competition television show, Robotica. This season was hosted by Ahmet Zappa, Tanya Memme, and Tanika Ray. Ahmet Zappa is also the commentator of the show while Tanika acts as an interviewer and Tanya as a reporter.
Format[]
The Season consisted of three events in the Preliminary match. Each group of 4 robots were featured in an episode, declaring a single winner. Half of the 24 competing robots that scored lower than the upper 2 will be eliminated after the three obstacle trials. The Preliminary winners will proceed into the Semi-Final match which is only one event. The six competitors who win a final match will advance to the Championship Finals.
The Three Challenges of the Preliminary Match are
- First: Speedway - Robots are to race in opposite directions around a figure-8 track. Robots were awarded 10 points for each lap completed (up to 8), with an additional 20 points awarded to the winner under the two minute time limit. The robots are allowed to intercept their opponents or knock them off the track.
- Second: Maze - Robots must navigate to the center of a maze with a target spot within 3 minutes. Along the way, they will face a number of obstacles intended to impede their progress. These will include a teeter-totter ramp, a weighted box, spiked paddles, uneven surfaces, a guillotine and a waterfall worth 15 points each, plus 25 points for the first robot to the center platform.
- Third: Gauntlet - Robots will run on identical, parallel courses. They will have to pass through 5 barriers of increasing difficulty. The Robot that passes the final obstacle first wins. Obstacles include a pane of glass, a wall made of pint-sized metal cans, small bricks, stacked stone slabs and a large weighted safe worth 15 points each, plus 25 points to the first robot to complete the course.
After the three challenges, the Semi-Final Round would be the 'Fight to the Finish' where robots will meet in the center of an elevated arena. Surrounding the arena will be a moat filled with spikes. The objective of this round is to disable your opponent and push him into the pit. At the start of this round, the arena will be surrounded on all sides by walls or guardrails. As the contest progresses, the walls will be lowered, exposing both Robots to the danger of falling off the edge of the platform. 6 of the 12 robot contestants will continue into the Finals.
There will be six semi-final round winners (one winner for each episode). These six will advance to the Finals. All Robots in the Finals will compete in the same three Preliminary challenges.In the case of a draw between two robots, there will be a tiebreaker that simply count the total points from the both. The two Robots with the highest scores at the end of the preliminary rounds will advance to the "Fight to the Finish" to determine the ultimate champion.
Heats[]
Heat 1[]
Robots competing: Killer B, Mini Inferno, Run Amok, Spring Breaker
Speedway
- Killer B vs Mini Inferno: Killer B won (80 - 40)
- Run Amok vs Spring Breaker: Run Amok won (40* - 10) *10 points Off-course penalty
Maze
- Killer B vs Mini Inferno: Mini Inferno won (45 - 100)
- Run Amok vs Spring Breaker: Run Amok won (100 - 45)
Gauntlet
- Killer B vs Mini Inferno: Killer B won (100 - 60)
- Run Amok vs Spring Breaker: Run Amok won (100 - 15)
Total Points: Killer B - 225/ Mini Inferno - 200/ Run Amok - 240/ Spring Breaker - 70
Fight to the Finish
- Killer B vs Run Amok: Run Amok won
Heat 2[]
Robots competing: Kritical Mass, Grimlock, Boelter Beast, Hot Wheels
Speedway
- Kritical Mass vs Grimlock: Kritical Mass won (70 - 0*)
- Boelter Beast vs Hot Wheels: Hot Wheels won (50 - 80)
Maze
- Kritical Mass vs Grimlock: Kritical Mass won (100 - 0)
- Boelter Beast vs Hot Wheels: Hot Wheels won (45 - 60)
Gauntlet
- Kritical Mass vs Grimlock: Grimlock won (45 - 60)
- Boelter Beast vs Hot Wheels: Boelter Beast won (100 - 60)
Total Points: Kritical Mass - 215/ Grimlock - 60/ Boelter Beast - 195/ Hot Wheels - 200
Fight to the Finish
- Kritical Mass vs Hot Wheels: Kritical Mass won
Heat 3[]
Robots competing: Jaw Breaker, Crisis Management, Wendingo, I-Droid
Speedway
- Wendingo vs i-Droid: Wendingo won (80-10)
- Jaw Breaker vs Crisis Management: Jaw Breaker won (70-40)
Maze
- Wendingo vs i-Droid: Wendingo won (100-45)
- Jaw Breaker vs Crisis Management: Crisis Management won (60-100)
Gauntlet
- Wendingo vs i-Droid: i-Droid won (45-100)
- Jaw Breaker vs Crisis Management: Jaw Breaker won (100-60)
Total Points: Jaw Breaker - 270/ Crisis Management - 200/ Wendingo - 225/i-Droid - 155
Fight To the Finish
- Wendingo vs Jaw Breaker: Jaw Breaker won
Heat 4[]
Robots competing: Ram Force, HandsOFF!, Solar Flare, Pandora's Bot
Speedway
- Ram Force vs HandsOff!: Ram Force won (90-20)
- Solar Flare vs Pandora's Bot: Solar Flare won (50-20)
Maze
- Ram Force vs HandsOff!: Ram Force won (100-0)
- Solar Flare vs Pandora's Bot: Solar Flare won (100-60)
Gauntlet
- Ram Force vs HandsOff!: Ram Force won (100-0)
- Solar Flare vs Pandora's Bot: Solar Flare won (100-30)
Total Points: Ram Force - 290/ HandsOff! - 20/ Solar Flare - 250/ Pandora's Bot - 110
Fight to the Finish
- Ram Force vs Solar Flare: Ram Force won
Heat 5[]
Robots Competing: Juggerbot, Noll, Hamerschlag, Krypler
Speedway
- Juggerbot vs Noll: Juggerbot won (70-0) *Noll's motor died after the Speedway and withdrew from the competition, leaving Juggerbot to compete in the rest of the heat alone.
- Hamershlag vs Krypler: Hamershlag won (70-30)
Maze
- Juggerbot: (100-0)
- Hamershlag vs Krypler: Krypler won (60-100)
Gauntlet
- Juggerbot: (100-0)
- Hamershlag vs Krypler: Hamershlag won (100-30)
Total Points: Juggerbot - 270/ Noll - 0/ Hammershlag - 230/ Krypler - 160
Fight to the Finish
- Juggerbot vs Hamershlag: Juggerbot won
Heat 6[]
Robots Competing: Panzer Mk 1, Malvolio, Evil Beaver, Viper
Speedway
- Panzer Mk 1 vs Malvolio: Panzer Mk 1 won (60-30)
- Viper vs Evil Beaver: Viper won (60-30)
Maze
- Panzer Mk 1 vs Malvolio: Panzer Mk 1 won (100-0)
- Viper vs Evil Beaver: Viper won (60-15)
Gauntlet
- Panzer Mk 1 vs Malvolio: Panzer Mk 1 won (100-45)
- Viper vs Evil Beaver: (100-15)
Total Points: Panzer Mk 1 - 280/ Malvolio - 75/ Evil Beaver - 60/ Viper - 200
Fight to the Finish
- Panzer Mk 1 vs Viper: Viper won
Championship[]
Robots Competing: Jaw Breaker, Ram Force, Juggerbot, Viper, Run Amok, Kritical Mass
Speedway
- Ram Force vs Jaw Breaker: Ram Force won (90-30)
- Juggerbot vs Viper: Juggerbot won (50-20)
- Run Amok vs Kritical Mas: Run Amok won (80-50)
Maze
- Ram Force vs Jaw Breaker: Ram Force won (100-30)
- Juggerbot vs Viper: Juggerbot won (100-60)
- Run Amok vs Kritical Mass: Kritical Mass won (30-100)
Gauntlet
- Ram Force vs Jaw Breaker: Jaw Breaker won (60-100)
- Juggerbot vs Viper: Juggerbot won: (100-60)
- Run Amok vs Kritical Mass: Run Amok won (100-60)
Total Points: Jaw Breaker - 160/ Ram Force - 250/ Juggerbot - 250/ Viper - 180/ Run Amok - 240/ Kritical Mass - 240 * Run Amok won 2 events out of the 3
Fight to the Finish
- Ram Force vs Juggerbot vs Run Amok: Run Amok won