Bot Bash Party Crew, sometimes called Team Skorpios, are an active BattleBots team who began competing in World Championship V with their heavyweight entry Skorpios. Skorpios formerly competed under Offbeat Robotics from World Championship II until IV, and has since been invited to both re:MARS all:STARS special events in 2019 and 2022. The revamped team name came about as Skorpios was sold to Zach Lytle and Diana Tarlson, as Orion Beach of Offbeat Robotics pursued a new challenge in HiJinx.
Zach and Diana operate Bot Bash - a business designed to provide combat robot parties and events for children's birthdays, corporate events and trade shows. The team are known for their "Skorpios Builder Blog" series of videos, documenting their time on BattleBots and preparation in between seasons of the show.[1]
In defeating Icewave, Skorpios became one of four robots to dethrone their Bounty holder in BattleBots: Bounty Hunters. The team defended their bounty in BattleBots: Champions I a year later, but fell to HyperShock in the Golden Bolt tournament.
In addition to this, the team expanded to include Bunny and David Liaw of Team Malice, Jeff Waters and Shea Johns of Vegas Combat Robotics and Jonathan LaPlain of Team LOGICOM exclusively for the 2022 re:MARS all:STARS event. Comedy Central BattleBots veteran Andy Sauro also joined ahead of World Championship VII, where the team also confirmed Dragon King, who they purchased from Red Devil builder Jerome Miles in 2020, would be an alternate for the competition.[2]
The team also purchased the 2016 season build of Wrecks, as was announced in January 2023. They plan to restore Wrecks and build a brand new version for future competitions.[3]
Outside BattleBots[]
Outside of BattleBots, Zach Lytle and Diana Tarlson formed part of Team Misfit at RoboGames, competing with robots in a variety of different weight classes with mixed success since 2003.
The team confirmed their involvement in RoboGames 2023 with numerous robots, including rebuilt versions of some of the team's first ever championship-winning insectweights. They also entered a robot named Rock Lobster into the heavyweight division, but had to withdraw.
Team Members[]
Zach Lytle & Diana Tarlson[]
Co-captain of the team since the robot transferred ownership, Zach Lytle is a yo-yo professional and has found success at RoboGames events in the insectweight classes with MicroDrive, Grim Sweeper, Gearhead and The Bomb. He built new versions of all four of these robots ahead of RoboGames 2023. A fairyweight version of The Bomb, named Atom Bomb, was also built.
Diana Tarlson is the other co-captain of Skorpios, and has been present in every competition with the exception of the team's debut season. Wife to Zach Lytle, her fairyweight robot Dust Bunny took gold at the 2015 edition of RoboGames, replacing Snuggle Bunny. In 2019, she built a small version of HUGE named Super Ultra Mega Tiny HUGE, which fought a miniature Skorpios built by the 250lb bot's original builder, Orion Beach.[4] She is currently the second highest ranked female competitor in the US, entering 1lb robot Peter Sparkytail into RoboGames 2023 and claiming first place in BattleBricks 2022 with a LEGO version of DUCK!.
Will Prater[]
A new addition to the team for World Championship VI, Prater was appointed captain of the team's second entry, Dragon King, in 2022. He was accompanied by Bot Bash Party Crew co-captains Zach Lytle and Diana Tarlson for the competition.
Robots[]
| Name | Weight Class | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Skorpios | Heavyweight | re:MARS all:STARS (2019)-Present * |
| Dragon King | Heavyweight | World Championship VII (Alternate) |
* Skorpios competed from BattleBots World Championship II - IV under Offbeat Robotics.
Win/Loss Record[]
- Wins: 16
- Losses: 12
See Also[]
- Skorpios on YouTube
- Skorpios on Facebook
- Skorpios on Instagram
- https://botbashparty.com/
- Team Bot Bash Parties/Team Misfit (RoboGames)