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10/10/23 No HEXBUG BattleBots this year as HEXBUG has become part of Spin Master and consequently, Spin Master didn't reveal any new BattleBots toys, but have assured they'll continue the line.
1. https://www.litlgeeks.com/litladventures-toy-fair-2023-spin-master/
2. https://www.hexbug.com/battlebots.html (You can tell that Spin Master has added their copyright at the bottom and HEXBUG isn't taking sales anymore.)
8/10/21 This year's HEXBUG BattleBots toys are revealed and reviews have been posted online.
1. http://www.litlgeeks.com/litladventures-sweet-suite-at-home-2021-hexbug/
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1roKxw2vhE Other examples exist as well.
BattleBots Season 6 is also confirmed to film August 23 through September 4 2021 at Las Vegas, NV.
https://battlebots.com
12/15/20 After filming in October, BattleBots is back on TV for Season 5.
https://battlebots.com/
4/12/20 BattleBots postpones the 2020 event due to the Coronavirus.
https://battlebots.com/ (Info below the postponement news is not relevent for the time being.)
3/11/20 HEXBUG confirms 2 new BattleBots RC toys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgg3ZjSKfGg 
BattleBots is confirmed to be taped this year and airing May 15, 2020.
https://battlebots.com/
2/18/19 HEXBUG unveils new BattleBots toys for release.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh_9ieADFyU
7/10/18 On this exact day in 2001, BattleBots Season 3.0 premiered on Comedy Central.
Source(s): Various TV ads and news from that day.
2/19/18 1. Discovery is airing the 3rd season of BattleBots with Science Channel airing reruns with bonus content. 2. This year, HEXBUG plans to release not only the RC Bronco toy and a HyperShock toy but also customizable RC BattleBots toys.
1. https://press.discovery.com/us/dsc/press-releases/2018/let-bot-battles-begin-discovery-channel-green-4220/
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiT_qTzp4ZI  (There's also a 2nd video too!)
7/13/17 BattleBots is airing on Science Channel now starting with Season 1 from ABC's reboot.
Source(s): Local listings or BattleBots Facebook page.
6/23/16 Battlebots Season 2 on ABC premiering tonight.
Source(s): Cable Listings
This video of the HEXBUG Battlebots toys has appeared.
https://www.facebook.com/battlebots/videos/
4/28/16 Battlebots Season 2 on ABC premieres June 23, 2016 with a preview May 10.
1. http://battlebots.com/event/battlebots-season-2-premiere/
2. https://www.facebook.com/nightmarebots/videos/
2/18/16 Toys are being made from the ABC reboot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7k8o_eLoX0
1/10/16 Battlebots reboot confirmed for 2nd season.
http://redcarpetcrash.com/abc-renews-battlebots/
4/19/15 Been a while, huh? As you can see, if you even remember this page of my site, it's gotten quite the overhaul. 1. There's already news of Battlebots returning to TV this summer.
2.
It's set to air June 21, 2015.
1. http://deadline.com/2015/02/battlebots-revival-reality-series-abc-summer-1201367663/
2. http://www.breathecast.com/articles/abc-summer-tv-schedule-upcoming-premieres-include-whispers-bachelor-paradise-in-summer-more-26781/
11/1/08 Battlebots.com website updated.
http://www.battlebots.com/Home/Home.html
3/1/08 My Battlebots Tournament finals are next week! Note that only one battle will take place and my arena will be worked on the following week. Also, Battlebots is making a deal with ESPN.
http://www.battlebots.com/index.asp
2/23/08 My Battlebots tournament will resume tonight at 7:00 PM. I have also moved my tournament's timeslot to Saturday at 7:00 PM for more convenience with my bowling tournament.
1/16/08 I actually discovered this earlier but I have discovered that Battlebots.com has been HACKED.
http://www.battlebots.com/meet_the_robots3/meet_search.asp?p=6  (Click on a weight class then any one of the Battlebots listed and finally visit its matches and videos by clicking "Matches and Videos".)
12/22/07 Found more matches and from what looks to be Season 1.0.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Battlebotvideos
11/29/07 I apologize for the lack of matches. Due to the fact that I have a bowling tournament on Friday nights, which ends after I would normally add matches, I may just wait until this tournament ends before adding matches. In other news, I found a Season 1.0 match.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqHGfxoMCsg
Battlebots is being hosted on a website, which has ALL of the matches.
http://rfshq.com/-/BattleBots
8/3/07 More battles start tonight!
7/31/07 Battlebots on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation tonight at 8PM EST.
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/epg/programDetail.jsp?scheduleId=339889822
7/28/07 Found more Battlebots Vids.
http://sauro.com/Battlebots/AndyVideo.htm
Battlebots matches will resume this Friday since while I was able to do them, I couldn't post the matches on my site due to Windows XP's unexpected crash.
Source(s): This webiste
6/22/07 I know I haven't done any Battlebots matches but I plan to start doing them again next Friday. I found more Battlebots matches (note: they're in Spanish) but still worth watching
http://www.youtube.com/user/snicker25 (They're the ones with Battlebots in the title).
5/29/07 Found yet another Battlebots Vid.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8373961498450025238&q=Battlebots&hl=en
4/30/07 I had an online conversation with Gage Cauchois (builder of Vlad the Impaler, Vladiator and Vlad the Impaler II). He has videos of his bot Vlad and Vlad II on his site!
Source(s): Gagecauchois.com Homepage
4/14/07 More Battlebots matches found.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.showvids&friendID=30406732 (You'll probably need a MySpace account to view them.)
4/13/07 Found more Battlebots matches.
http://video.aol.com/video-search/Biohazard-vs-Nightmare/id/3364449534
11/17/06 I found Battlebots videos on Google Video.
http://video.google.com/videosearch?sourceid=navclient&aq=Battlebots&ie=UTF-8&rls=GWYA,GWYA:2004-01,GWYA:en&q=Battlebots&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv
8/25/06 The Battlebots website has just been updated with more news.
http://www.battlebots.com/
My BattleBots Arena is ready for the tournament tonight at 8PM.
Source(s): This website
8/18/06 My next BattleBots tournament will start next Friday at 8PM as I'm upgrading the arena.
Source(s): This website
8/10/06 I have found several BattleBots videos and they feature entire fights. Fights in 2nd link are at the bottom of the page.
1. http://www.battlebotsiq.com/files/videos/leno_hi.mov
2. http://www.robogeddon.com/battlebots.asp
8/9/06 BattleBots is not truly gone as their site is still up, probably due to the BattleBots IQ but it's still there, barely active.
7/14/06 I apologize for the lack of fight coverage. I've been forgetting that I had matches to do. Read the newest matches tonight at 8:30PM. I will try to get back to doing matches every Friday at 8:00PM.
5/23/06 My BattleBots Tournament starts at a new night-Fridays at 8pm!
4/3/06 My BattleBots Tournament ends next Tuesday at 8pm. The next tournament also starts next Tuesday at 8pm.
3/27/06 My BattleBots Semi-Finals starts tomorrow at 8pm. The Semi's and Finals would be going on tomorrow but I found out that another fight must be done first.
3/14/06 The Semi-Finals of my BattleBots Tournament starts next Tuesday at 8pm!
2/27/06 BREAKING NEWS! I found the old BattleBots section of the Comedy Central website via http://archive.org (search for "www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/battlebots/")
2/24/06 BattleBots IQ is expected to start the week of April 26-30.
http://www.battlebotsiq.com/news.php#BBIQ2006
2/21/06 After a long delay, my BattleBots Tournament is back under way. Look for new BattleBots fights every Tuesday at 8pm.
Source(s): This website
2/18/06 My BattleBots Arena is just about ready for some Robot Fightin' Time!