BattleBots : Is This Another Form of Sports?

[Oasisman]

And my questions are:-

• Have you seen this game before?
• Do you consider this another form of sports?
• How would you like it if our betting/gambling sites integrate this game so we can bet on them?

Yes, I have seen this aired in a local channel, and yes it's interesting especially when you've first saw it.
However, this kind of sport could be very expensive, and it might not get popular like registering this kind of sport into a sports gambling website.
Also, not everyone understands how machine works and not everyone is interested in learning.
So, I guess this could become popular as an entertainment. This will also give those mechanical engineers and mechanical geeks a boost for their career.

[madnessteat]

~ For me it's the other way around. Rarely do I encounter people who would want to bet on obscure games and titles. I'm not saying BattleBots isn't famous, it's just that it needs a greater variety and amount of audience in order to be viable for betting and sporting competitions. Right now it just wouldn't cut it to have the game be featured in few channels and it needs to be onboarded to bigger audiences so many people could see it and grow interest in it. Once all of this is achieved I believe the fanbase will thrive by itself and would then propose and push stuff like this themselves.

I do not think that the Discovery Channel, which broadcasts in almost every country in the world, has an insufficient audience.

I think what hinders from BattleBots from being popular is due to its cost. Creating and providing parts for each bot may costs an estimate of $40,000-$50,000 depending on the parts that individual players put. Another thing, since budgeting is an area in which most people have problems, there exists an inferiority where teams that have a higher budget can put whatever upgrades or parts to their advantage.

While BattleBots may seem fun from the viewer's perspective, I doubt that we will see a wide-scale implementation where betting could be applicable due to its uncertainty when it comes to its future.

And I think that teams that design robots and participate in competitions don't think about money at all. It's their hobby and they have a lot of fun doing it.

What uncertainty are you talking about when this competition has been going on for years - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BattleBots?

[Vaskiy]

I've watched this lot many times. International tournaments were conducted often. There are different levels of participants from junior senior and so on. Until now I haven't thought of this into gambling. Maybe this could make the technology dependent people get attracted when added on gambling platforms. It is a kind of game than a sports in my opinion.

[robelneo]

I've watched this lot many times. International tournaments were conducted often. There are different levels of participants from junior senior and so on. Until now I haven't thought of this into gambling. Maybe this could make the technology dependent people get attracted when added on gambling platforms. It is a kind of game than a sports in my opinion.

I also consider this both a game and a sport, I have seen this only once on Youtube, this is quite costly for participants considering how expensive it is to assemble a robot, the organizers can strike a deal with online casinos to include them in their live betting, this will only materialize if they have a strong community and they have many supporters, we never know maybe we might see this as one of the events in online casinos.

[arwin100]

I see that one one on youtube but this is not totally famous around the world as I didn't see it became viral on social media but it has a potential to become a national sport, since actually this is somehow quite entertaining.

Maybe they need to widen up their market so that this kind of game will be notice by different nationalities around the world.

[Mauser]

And my questions are:-

• Have you seen this game before?
• Do you consider this another form of sports?
• How would you like it if our betting/gambling sites integrate this game so we can bet on them?

Yes I have seen this before, it must have been like 15-20 years ago when a similar show was on TV. As a kid this was awesome to watch. Wasn't even aware that it got revived. It is definitely a sport, like model race cars or planes, just in a PvP. Betting could be fun on it if there is enough competition. Just by quickly googling I saw that there are a lot of people following the sports. It seems that Battlebots is the most popular robotic combat sport in the world. The only question I had is how to make appropriate odds for the matches and make sure everything is fair. The cost for a battlebot range from 100 to 10,000 USD, there can be a big gap in the bots, maybe a fixed budget would be better.

[Lakai01]

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it has a potential to become a national sport, since actually this is somehow quite entertaining.
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That depends on your definition of a "national sport." Classically, these are sports that are played by a large number of inhabitants of a country, e.g. soccer in Germany or cricket in India, and are therefore very popular.

This is definitely not the case with BattleBots. Hardly anyone has the money or the know-how to build such robots. It is also relatively difficult to build "national heroes" because the robots have to be expanded, rebuilt or at least completely repaired relatively quickly in order to keep up with the competition. A real "fan feeling", where you can share the excitement with your favorite robot, will of course be hard to come by.

[Wexnident]

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it has a potential to become a national sport, since actually this is somehow quite entertaining.
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That depends on your definition of a "national sport." Classically, these are sports that are played by a large number of inhabitants of a country, e.g. soccer in Germany or cricket in India, and are therefore very popular.

This is definitely not the case with BattleBots. Hardly anyone has the money or the know-how to build such robots. It is also relatively difficult to build "national heroes" because the robots have to be expanded, rebuilt or at least completely repaired relatively quickly in order to keep up with the competition. A real "fan feeling", where you can share the excitement with your favorite robot, will of course be hard to come by.

Additionally, "National sports" are something that are connected to the culture of the country it is from, not just because it is simply "entertaining". It may have come from a long-standing tradition, or even maybe something that was used to change a significant portion of history (idk, it could be possible you know?). Still, it isn't completely impossible in the future, I do believe that a sci-fi-like future awaits us, and seeing as this is something of the sort and has a competitive feature, well I can only hope for the best.

[safari88]

And my questions are:-

• Have you seen this game before?
• Do you consider this another form of sports?
• How would you like it if our betting/gambling sites integrate this game so we can bet on them?

I have watched some clips before and it was really a nice match since no real living creatures are fighting. I think yes soon if many people really do have an interest with this maybe it would consider as a sport right now an online games is considered as a esports maybe they call this rsports (Robot sports) 

There's no problem with me if I see it in the gambling sites and yeah they are really good to watch and it is entertaining.

[avikz]

I too am watching this bot games in Youtube since last few months. Being a gadget freak, it caught my attention quite quickly and I love watching these games.

However, I didn't see any gambling houses added this game for betting yet. Possibly due to the less popularity it didn't catch their attention because adding anything drastically new requires money and development time. Hopefully, in coming years, we will see them in crypto sportsbooks.

[goldkingcoiner]

Battlebots isnt really something I expected to see in the gambling discussion subforms on bitcointalk. Are people actually betting online on battle bot games? That sounds interesting. I bet if you combine that with NFT's and then bet the NFT's that would be a big thing.

Personally I don't see anything as a sport unless you sweat when you play it. Battlebots isn't really a physical thing. Its more of a playing with your remote controlled machine kind of thing.

[boltz]

This sport is so old and still have the same fan base from the early years of it. Why it did not progress ? Well ...I don't know. It looks catchy , it provides entertainment , you see robots destroying themselves but this is it. Also for gambling , this sport will never hit the bookies...it can't hit it but it remains a good sport to watch for their fan base.

[Fesatmas]

Battlebots isnt really something I expected to see in the gambling discussion subforms on bitcointalk. Are people actually betting online on battle bot games? That sounds interesting. I bet if you combine that with NFT's and then bet the NFT's that would be a big thing.

Personally I don't see anything as a sport unless you sweat when you play it. Battlebots isn't really a physical thing. Its more of a playing with your remote controlled machine kind of thing.

This is just for entertainment, and don't forget the definition of physical is tangible and has density. Obviously Battlebots have physique. Lol

I don't watch it too often, maybe only briefly if their channel appears on the YouTube brand and I will definitely watch it. Still haven't found where the gamble is in this robot battle. Maybe so far it's just a fighting competition to be more precise. No site provides gambling for Battlebots.

[crwth]

If you are from a technological institute, university, or school, you know probably this. Especially if you are in the engineering and robotics department or something, I think it's interesting to let non-living things that you create out of different materials and create something that can destroy something like this and make yourself the supreme winner. Can it be sports as well, right? By definition itself, as long as you are competing with another team, it can be considered.

It would be fun to participate in this, though or maybe just bet on. Probably the winners here are the not-so-obvious ones. The ones who are considered not so tacky looking or something.

[tomahawk9]

I wonder if any bookmaker provides the option to bet on these fights ..?

I doubt there's any atm, but it's possible for them to offer such markets if there's enough demand from their players. I remember this one event called marbles olympics and I think they got popular enough where some sportsbooks started offering markets on their event.

the marbles olympics thing went viral because of the novelty to the general public and also because a few big twitch streamers and some news channels started talking about it, then ppl forgot about it quickyl. BattleBots or anything resembling robots fighting have been around for ages and the "sport" still hasn't gained any popularity.

I doubt things will change in the future, it's just a very niche "sport" with a small community...very unlikely this will hit the bookies, at least not in our lifetime

[tulusikhlas]

I've watched this robot fight on TV channels. In my opinion, this is also included in the type of sport, because in nature there is human involvement and produces a competition of strength, agility and skill. But if it's for a betting event, maybe I will follow it. Even if you have the opportunity to watch it live it will be much more exciting. Btw this robot battle can also be played by all ages. If I'm not mistaken they also have participants who are still 12 years old.

[ReiMomo]

I was flipping through channels on my TV and came across this channel where technologically built bots fight against the other under the control of their maker using a remote control.

Contestants control their armoured and technologically-advanced robots through a remote control and battle other robots to win the competition.

Quote source: Google

After watching the game that day, I liked it, and to be honest, I enjoy watching it this days.

And my questions are:-

• Have you seen this game before?
• Do you consider this another form of sports?
• How would you like it if our betting/gambling sites integrate this game so we can bet on them?

Incase you've never seen this game before, watch here https://youtu.be/2TSjp_cIdk4

Just watched few clips on Battlebots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b489QaD248U

Really interesting to watch. Unlimited innovations. Both the robos and who operates them are the key players. Importantly how well, how strong and how equipped it is. We should award each innovation right besides seeing it as just a sport? Every piece of work is awesome.  

I too wish a gambling site is created to bet on. Today was the first day to know this "battlebot". After going through few clips, I am really impressed to see innovative sport. Thanks to OP.

[molsewid]

This sport is so old and still have the same fan base from the early years of it. Why it did not progress ? Well ...I don't know. It looks catchy , it provides entertainment , you see robots destroying themselves but this is it. Also for gambling , this sport will never hit the bookies...it can't hit it but it remains a good sport to watch for their fan base.

I didn't know about this battlebots until I read this thread and I watch in youtube and I see that there's no latest video on the said battle. Watching the battle it is entertaining especially to a tech savvy people who really into robotics but on the other hand I don't think gamblers will be likely going to entertain watching this battle especially if gamblers are likely willing to do physical gambling or even betting in a physical game. But honestly speaking battlebots are quite entertaining.

[aioc]

I like this better than physical sports where people are hurting each other, it's a battle of innovation on who can come out with a better bot with a lot of moves and movements to beat the other competitor I consider this a form of sports because it's a battle of mind and strategy, those who love robots will be interested to bet on this kind of sports so far it's not on any casinos but who knows we are in the age of AI or artificial intelligence.

[maju69]

This sport is so old and still have the same fan base from the early years of it. Why it did not progress ? Well ...I don't know. It looks catchy , it provides entertainment , you see robots destroying themselves but this is it. Also for gambling , this sport will never hit the bookies...it can't hit it but it remains a good sport to watch for their fan base.

The first robotic fight I watched. It's quite fun and it's true that they have amazing skills with assembling robots to fight to the death. Battlebots have been around for a long time, even their community is quite spread all over the world with many awards when each tournament is held. This robot fight seems to be one of the references for casinos to provide betting services.