Robot Combat League


Robot Combat League is a television show on the Syfy network about robot fighting competitions. On the show, teams use exosuits to control fighting robots. The series is hosted by Chris Jericho, and premiered on February 26, 2013 at 10 PM EST.

Overview

Each weekly show features tournament competitions between 8-foot, 1000-pound humanoid robots controlled by human competitors, one robo-jockey and one robo-tech per team. The series features twelve teams of individuals from diverse backgrounds. Each team is paired with a robot that they control using an exo-suit that directs its movements. Each fight goes three rounds, and the winning team advances. There are 12 total robots.
The robots range from an axe-headed laser eyed warrior to a robot made of plexiglass and a roll cage.
The robots and the suits used to control them were created by robotics expert Mark Setrakian.

Rules

Competitors

Each team consists of a uniquely themed robot and two human controllers.
Each robot is powered by hydraulic and pneumatic actuators. Each robot moves on two feet, stabilized by a bar that attaches at the back of the robot, above the legs. The robots each have six actuators at the waist, and several more in each arm. The robots are all styled and painted to be unique and distinct from each other. This unique styling is especially expressed in the different types and designs of armor that cover each robot, from sheet steel, to steel pipe roll cages, to carbon fibre, to leather. The robots' hands are also all individually styled, and can be quickly detached to facilitate repairs between rounds, or swapped out for weapon attachments.
Several cameras may be mounted on each robot by the show staff to capture show footage, but none of the camera images were used to help control of the robot.
The robots are controlled by the "Robo-Jockey" and "Robo-Tech" via direct line-of-sight, from two raised platforms at either end of the arena.
The initial team seed order was determined by a timed challenge in the first episode.

Episodes

Overview

Season 1 (2013)

Season One teams and competition results

Robots

Human competitors

Tournament results

Season One team status

SeedRobotRobo-JockeyRobo-TechTeam statusDefeated byWinsLossesFinal positionNotes
1Steel CycloneBayano Kamani,
former Olympic athlete		Dr. George Kirkman,
robotics teacher		Knocked out in Round 2 of first fight;
lost by decision 		Crash and Steampunk12Semi-finals Won Wild Card round;
returned in semi-finals
2CommanderJeffrey Fellin,
helicopter pilot		Paulo Younse,
JPL engineer		Knocked out in Round 3Scorpio01First fight Did not participate in Wild Card selection
3Game OverKeisha Howard,
pro gamer		Annika O'Brien,
robotics engineer		Lost by decisionA.X.E.01First fight
4BrimstoneDevonric Johnson, former All-American athleteRussell Tait, mechanical engineer and software developerKnocked out in Round 3Crash11Quarter-finals
5MedievalJohn Peel,
former college athlete		Heather Knight,
electrical engineer		Lost by decision Steampunk01First fight Did not participate in Wild Card selection
6RobohammerAmanda Lucas,
MMA fighter		Saura Naderi,
roboticist		Knocked out in Round 1Drone Strike01First fight Daughter of George Lucas,
cameo appearance episode 3
7Drone StrikeCiji Thornton,
pro gamer		Fazlul "Fuzz" Zubair,
rocket scientist		Knocked out in Round 3Steampunk11Quarter-finals
8SteampunkAshley Mary Nunes,
superhero impersonator		Kyle Samuelson,
robotics teacher		Lost by decision Crash31Championship Assisted by Fazlul "Fuzz" Zubair in Championship
9Thunder SkullHeather Williams,
race car driver		Brandon Lewis,
I.T. specialist		Disqualified during first fight /
Knocked out in Round 3		Brimstone and Steel Cyclone02Wild Card Lost Wild Card round
10A.X.E.Andrew Montanez,
MMA fighter		Ross Mead, PhD
robotics researcher		Knocked out in Round 2Scorpio11Quarter-finals
11ScorpioDiana Yang,
industrial design student		Chris Hardouin,
toy designer		Lost by decision Crash21Semi-finals
12CrashAmber Shinsel,
software engineer		Dave Shinsel,
software manager		Undefeated40Champions Father/daughter team;
assisted by Ross Mead in Championship

Semi-finals match-ups

Championship match-up