TIL Jamie Hyneman, co-host of Mythbusters, created a robot for Robot Wars named 'Blendo' which was so powerful, it tossed bits of enemy competitors out of the arena, and damaged arena walls. :
Robot combat - Wikipedia
Robot Wars 1997 - Blendo vs Punjar - YouTube
Hercules 1997 - Battle 1
Blendo | BattleBots Wiki | Fandom
Blendo | BattleBots Wiki | Fandom
TIL Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage created a combat robot. In its first two tournaments, they were asked to withdraw in exchange for co-champion status. In the first it had slung pieces
Adam Savage on Twitter: "Blendo was designed by @JamieNoTweet. I built, among other things, the R/C control systems. #BattleBots https://t.co/k5zLHaOAA4" / Twitter
Chris Heilmann on Twitter: "Blendo was a robot designed by Mythbusters Hyneman/Savage too hazardous for robot wars to compete. https://t.co/kwuiAPi7gW https://t.co/t7vt80l5Zt" / Twitter
Pretty amazing to be something at least
Tumblr Thread: The Legend Of Blendo - FAIL Blog - Funny Fails
Blendo | BattleBots Wiki | Fandom
Battle of Robots Chaos 2 Robot combat Blendo, flippers, electronics, sports, arena png | PNGWing
R/C Remote Control Battlebots Blendo DoAll Never Opened | #160756952
BattleBots Reborn #61: Blendo and Escape Velocity ("with" Game Grumps!) - YouTube
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Hercules 1997 - Battle 1
Blendo | BattleBots Wiki | Fandom
Robot combat - Wikipedia
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Machine-fighting TV show Robot Wars is getting the reboot treatment - Hypertext
Blendo | BattleBots Wiki | Fandom
TIL Jamie Hyneman designed Blendo, a combat robot that was deemed too hazardous for Robot Wars after repeatedly throwing pieces of its opponents over arena walls. It received co-championship status in exchange
Blendo | Ultimate Robot Archive Wikia | Fandom
![BattleBots 2.0 Highlights] Blendo vs GoldDigger - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Qw7aD09cLlM/maxresdefault.jpg "BattleBots 2.0 Highlights] Blendo vs GoldDigger - YouTube")
BattleBots 2.0 Highlights] Blendo vs GoldDigger - YouTube
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