Actions
Engagement
  • Author Author: pchan
  • Date Created: Date Created
  • Last Updated Last Updated:
  • Views 7166 views
  • Likes 16 likes
  • Comments 6 comments
Related
Recommended

Behind Hypershock: Designing, Building, and Repairing a BattleBots Legend

image image image

This season, the element14 Community goes behind the scenes with Team HyperShock, bringing you exclusive content that puts real‑world engineering front and center.

Sponsored by Multicomp Pro, this Community production showcases how professional‑grade tools and test equipment are used in one of the most demanding applications imaginable: competitive combat robotics.

What’s Coming

Throughout the BattleBots Pro League season, members of Team HyperShock will share their experience, insights, and hard‑won lessons directly with the element14 Community.

HyperShock Hacks

A new series of short, practical videos hosted by Team HyperShock, highlighting hands‑on tips straight from the build and repair process.

Team Interviews & Community Content

Go deeper with behind‑the‑scenes interviews, engineering discussions, and insights into how HyperShock prepares for competition
* Plus Community giveaways and special features throughout the season.



About the Sponsor: Multicomp Pro
image

– the engineer’s choice – is proud to sponsor Team HyperShock in this season’s BattleBots competition. See the power supply, thermal imager, and more that they used to build their bot.

Multicomp Pro, the Engineer’s Choice, offers a portfolio of more than 70,000 products designed to meet the quality standards engineers expect—while delivering savings compared to branded alternatives. The range supports engineers at every level and spans test and measurement, power, tools, enclosures, and electromechanical components, making it well suited for education, production‑ready designs, and even builds tough enough to survive the BattleBox—like HyperShock!

Explore the Multicomp Pro range

Catch Up on Past Content from Previous Seasons

The element14 Community already hosts content from previous seasons, including:

image

Multicomp Pro, the Engineer’s Choice, offers a portfolio of more than 70,000 products designed to meet the quality standards engineers expect—while delivering savings compared to branded alternatives. The range supports engineers at every level and spans test and measurement, power, tools, enclosures, and electromechanical components, making it well suited for education, production‑ready designs, and even builds tough enough to survive the BattleBox—like HyperShock!


Build and Repair like Team Hypershock and Explore the Multicomp Pro range!

Exclusive interview & Behind the Scenes Videos






Have YOU Wondered How the HyperShock BattleBot Works? Find out in our Ask Me Anything webinar with Team HyperShock!

Watch Recording of the event where Will Bales answered Community questions about HyperShock, from its controllers and drive trains to the deadly vertical spinner.

Exclusive Interview with Will Bales of Team HyperShock and James Lewis

jamesJames Lewis from WorkBench Wednesdays, AKA The Bald Engineer leaves his own lab to visit the Pits of BattleBots and joins Team HypberShock in their lab for the filming of The BattleBots World Championship VII. Join James and Team Captain Will Bales, as we take the armor off their bot Hypershock to get a better understanding what’s inside.

Watch Videos

Try the Multicomp Pro tools Entrusted by Team HyperShock

Product Name Manufacturer Quantity Buy Kit
Raspberry Pi 5-STARTER KIT-8GB Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Soldering Station, 65W Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Benchtop Soldering Fume Extractor, ESD-Safe Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Wide Range Bench Power Supply, 60V, 15A Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Handheld Digital Multimeter, True RMS Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Handheld Digital Tachometer Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Heat Gun Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Hard-shell case - yellow, polymer, 216 mm x 571.5 mm x 419 mm Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Wire, PTFE, White, 28 AWG Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Tool Set: 183-Pcs of Screwdriver, Bit & Ratchet Handle, Pliers and more Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Tool Bag Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Digital Caliper, LCD 4-WAY Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Adhesive lined heatshrink, 3:1 1" Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Crimp Tool Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
Crimp Die Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
 
Parents

  • I am not a builder or on any team but I think I can answer the exposed wheel question. The answer is simply weight where do you take the weight out of to build a cage or enlarge the frame to now hold the tires which cause more space issues inside the frame. tombstone's Ray billings(sp?) on Scorpios youtube channel talked about this. someone did a win loss ratio of bots with the tires protected and exposed and it slightly favored the exposed tires over the protected but otherwise didn't impact the win/loss rate. Hypershock also runs with 4 tires which gives it better traction and speed over all 2 wheeled bots taking a loss of 1 tire will not prevent the bot from moving possibly up to 2 tire losses if they aren't on the same side.  with the new rules on what is considered movement, they will not be counted out with both tires on the same side removed, while their movement will be very restricted it's not an auto-loss. 

    Ray's interview www.youtube.com/watch

  • in reply to emeketos

    a tradeoff of power vs weight make sense given the rules, seems these events are so unlikely overall that its not worth protecting these parts. still feels odd to me.

    tombstone was such a dominant bot and it had open wheels but getting a weapon towards them was very unlikely.
    I favor competition to destruction over points as it is in other combat series, but given the rule hypershock is under this design is a bit more understandable.

    My hopes for this season is more carnage and wrecked bots instead of one just stopping to move after a few hits..

Comment
  • in reply to emeketos

    a tradeoff of power vs weight make sense given the rules, seems these events are so unlikely overall that its not worth protecting these parts. still feels odd to me.

    tombstone was such a dominant bot and it had open wheels but getting a weapon towards them was very unlikely.
    I favor competition to destruction over points as it is in other combat series, but given the rule hypershock is under this design is a bit more understandable.

    My hopes for this season is more carnage and wrecked bots instead of one just stopping to move after a few hits..

Children
No Data