Chomp

Chomp
Participation Information
Reboot Seasons	World Championship I World Championship II World Championship III World Championship V
Other Events	re:MARS all:STARS BattleBots Challenge (2019) BattleBots: Bounty Hunters
Team Information
Team	The Machine Corps
Team Members	Zoe Stephenson (Captain) Jascha Little Jo Balme (WC II-WC III, WC V-BB: Bounty Hunters) Travis Smith (WC I) Scott Little (WC I) Aaron Cooper (WC I-WC II) Dimitar Vassilev (WC II) Randy Maniccia (WC V-BB: Bounty Hunters) Rachel Mark (WC V-BB: Bounty Hunters) Evan Finkle (WC V-BB: Bounty Hunters) Ellen Lackermann (WC V-BB: Bounty Hunters) Rusty Oliver (WC V-BB: Bounty Hunters) Matt Scott (WC V-BB: Bounty Hunters) Carina Wine (WC V-BB: Bounty Hunters) Neal Chapman (WC V-BB: Bounty Hunters)
From	Los Angeles, CA
Associated Robots	The Judge, The Prosecutor, Juggernaut (Jascha Little)
Robot Statistics
Weight	250lbs (WC I-re:MARS 2019) 500lbs (WC V-BB: Bounty Hunters)
Weapons	Flamethrower Crusher (WC I) Pneumatic hammer (WC II-re:MARS 2019) Turret hammer (WC V-BB: Bounty Hunters)
Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

Not to be confused with the robot which competed in Season 3.0 of Comedy Central BattleBots.

Chomp is a heavyweight robot built by the The Machine Corps, which competed in four BattleBots World Championships on ABC and Discovery, as well as the 2019 re:MARS all:STARS event and BattleBots: Bounty Hunters.

Although Chomp did not overall fare too well in the competition, it was notable for its impressive engineering and unique design in each iteration. The first version of Chomp was armed with a pneumatic crusher and self-righting wings reminiscent of Razer. Ahead of the season, team captain Zoe Stephenson and an armorless Chomp joined Chris Rose and Kenny Florian in a promotional piece for ABC. Chomp's weapon power was demonstrated, as it crushed a television monitor with ease. However, in battle, Chomp lost in its debut battle to veteran Christian Carlberg and OverDrive. Despite being the first robot to receive a wildcard and be reinstated in the competition, Chomp was brutally destroyed at the hands of Icewave and was eliminated for good.

Chomp during World Championship II hero shots.

The second build of Chomp was visibly different, now sporting a large hammer and an array of technology never seen before in the BattleBox. This included, but was not limited to, an auto-targeting LiDAR system, which allowed for Chomp to track and fire its hammer immediately after detecting an opponent within firing range. These changes were not made in vain as Chomp proved to have its most successful run in World Championship II, earning a surprise win over the reigning champion Bite Force before losing to Yeti in the quarter-finals. Chomp's performance was further rewarded when it took home the inaugurated Founder's Award that same season. With Bite Force accumulating a total of 26 wins in 27 BattleBots fights, this remains their only career loss.

Chomp during the World Championship III hero shots.

Chomp returned for the 2018 season largely similar in appearance. Its metal stabilisers were replaced by pneumatic pistons mounted on Chomp's sides, which would assist in self-righting. However, Chomp would ultimately underperform in World Championship III, losing five matches and winning only once as it typically struggled to stay upright during battle. Teams also managed to negate the LiDAR system, with rookie bot HUGE notably using a minibot to trick its auto-targeting system.

Chomp during the World Championship V hero shots.

This iteration of Chomp would fight one more time at the 2019 re:MARS all:STARS event, with its self-righting pistons now incorporated into the pivoting points of the hammer arms. Its only fight resulted in a loss to Skorpios by judges' decision.

After a season away, Chomp was totally redesigned ahead of World Championship V, becoming the first 500lb walkerbot since the 2015 revival of BattleBots. Although it won its debut fight against Gamma 9, Chomp lost its following two battles and was ultimately not selected to enter the Top 32.

Returning for BattleBots: Bounty Hunters, Chomp lost its opening battle against Bale Spear. Despite this early defeat, Zoe Stephenson's team took home the Best Design Award for the 2020 competition.

Chomp would not return for World Championship VI as although an official reason was not given, Zoe Stephenson was pregnant during filming for the delayed 2020 season. She gave birth to her second child in January 2021, and no word has been given on whether the team intend to apply for future seasons.

Chomp in the blue square during BattleBots: Bounty Hunters.

Chomp on its carrying cradle during the 2020 competition.

Chomp without its armor during a weapons test.

One of Chomp's legs.

Chomp demonstrating its walking capabilities ahead of World Championship V.

A top-down view of the World Championship V build of Chomp.

Inside Chomp, prior to its 2020 redesign.

Chomp during testing for World Championship III.

Chomp without its armor shell during World Championship II.

Chomp's pneumatic system during the 2016 season.

CAD of Chomp's 2016 design.

Chomp in the red square during World Championship I.

Chomp's CAD, featuring the hammer.

Team member Travis Smith working on the first version of Chomp.

Outside BattleBots

The 500lb walker build of Chomp was among the BattleBots competitors displayed at Open Sauce in San Francisco in July 2023.

Robot History

World Championship I
Chomp vs. OverDrive Chomp's first career battle was against veteran Christian Carlberg and OverDrive. Before the fight, Chomp's veteran opponent stated his intention to steer clear of Chomp's crushing weapon. Kenny Florian also heaped praise upon Chomp's design ahead of the battle. "I love the way the flame comes out from underneath. That is unbelievable. What a beautiful design and scary-looking robot...." — Kenny Florian speaks highly of Chomp pre-fight OverDrive rams into Chomp and then spins to get under it. As the fight began, OverDrive charged towards Chomp, missing with its box-rush but keeping its front pointed at its opponent. By contrast, Chomp was slower out of the gate, but possessed the more damaging weaponry and threatened to spew fire from its front. OverDrive almost flips Chomp. OverDrive then rammed into Chomp, buckling its side armor and getting around to its back. From here, Christian Carlberg pushed Chomp towards the pulverizer before reversing over its front. It then got its four-bar lifter underneath, tipping Chomp up but failing to overturn Zoe Stephenson's machine. Chomp retaliated by chasing OverDrive down, and the veteran driver almost found himself tangled in the screws. "Dad, get out of there!" — Carissa Carlberg, as her father drives OverDrive out of danger OverDrive forces Chomp onto the screws. In this momentary showing of poor control, OverDrive was penned near the rails, allowing Chomp to attack with its flamethrower at closer proximity. However, OverDrive reversed up its wedge and into the danger zone of its crusher. In doing so, this forced Chomp back into the screws. The teeth caught underneath Chomp's armor, dragging it up and onto the hazard, in front of Chris and Kenny. Chomp was unable to escape and therefore counted out by referee Michael Ayers. However, Chomp was awarded one of four wildcards and given the No.15 seed, meaning they were reinstated into the competition.
Chomp vs. Icewave In the Round of 16, Chomp took on the No.2 seed - Icewave. Icewave gains an early advantage. Icewave quickly got its weapon up to speed as Chomp sought to deter Marc DeVidts with its flamethrower. Instead, Icewave made contact and twice struck Chomp's left flank, tearing into its side armor. Icewave disables Chomp. Chomp tried to back into Icewave and disable its weapon, but its armor gave no resistance to the horizontal spinner of Icewave as the damage mounted up. Icewave then hit the back of Chomp, costing Zoe Stephenson's robot two of its wheels. Chris Rose: "Oh no!" Zoe Stephenson: "Can't move. Can't move. Can't move." Chris Rose: "Chomp might be incapacitated, in which case- the referee has started his count!" — Chris Rose as Icewave lands one final blow Both team captains shake hands post-fight. With its drive damaged, a count began on Chomp and Icewave advanced to the quarter-finals.
World Championship II
Chomp vs. The Disk O' Inferno Chomp's first match in World Championship II was against veteran builder Jason Bardis and his latest creation, The Disk O' Inferno. For this battle, Chomp had a U-shaped attachment at the front. Chomp becomes unbalanced. Early in the fight, Chomp kept its front pointed at The Disk O' Inferno as the horizontal spinner looked for an opening. As The Disk O' Inferno dashed into Chomp's danger zone, Zoe Stephenson's robot fired its hammer but struck the arena floor instead of its opponent. The Disk O' Inferno swung around to face Chomp again, keeping its rear flipper retracted to protect its disk from overhead attacks. The Disk O' Inferno strikes the underbelly of Chomp. Chomp then swung its hammer again, narrowly missing and throwing itself over in the process. The Disk O' Inferno sought to capitalize, backing into its opponent and using its flipper as a shield to push Chomp back towards the pulverizer. The disk of Jason Bardis' robot then struck the underside of Chomp as it eventually recovered. The Disk O' Inferno's blade hit the side of Chomp, but its single-toothed weapon failed to cause visible damage before slowing to a halt. Chomp lands a hit on The Disk O' Inferno. The Disk O' Inferno was taken to the screws sat behind the red starting square, becoming entangled momentarily before self-righting. As Jason Bardis' robot lay stationary in front of both teams, this gave Chomp the opportunity to land its first hits of the fight. Chomp twice hammered The Disk O' Inferno's top panel before it sluggishly escaped further attacks. However, Chomp was able to cut down the angle and landed a third successive hit to the top of The Disk O' Inferno - this time coupling the attack with a burst of flame. "OHH! There's the flame that we've been waiting for!" — Chris Rose on Chomp opting to use its flamethrower Chomp is taken to the screws. A fourth hit caused Chomp to jump into the air, landing on top of its opponent and toppling onto its right side. The Disk O' Inferno again managed to drive around Chomp and used its flipping panel to keep its opponent at bay. Leading with its back end, The Disk O' Inferno continued to try and unbalance its opponent, but Chomp remained upright as it landed a glancing shot accompanied by another flash of fire. Chris Rose: "[The] Disk O' Inferno has managed to score despite what looks like the loss of its primary weapon... Jason Bardis has really been controlling the pace of this fight." Kenny Florian: "Yeah, but you gotta wonder whether those giant shots by Chomp are gonna leave the bigger impression on the judges." — Chris and Kenny on who had the upper hand with under a minute to go Chomp's late flurry of attacks. Chomp dished out a number of attacks in the closing seconds with mixed success on hitting its opponent as time ran out. The judges awarded a close 2-1 decision in Chomp's favor, giving it the win and the No.13 seed in the Round of 32.
Chomp vs. Captain Shrederator Here, Chomp faced the No.20 seed, Captain Shrederator. Chomp misses, allowing Shrederator to capitalize. Chomp slowly approached Captain Shrederator, which was allowed time to get its shell up to speed. After reversing, Chomp lined up its hammer and fired, missing with its first attack. Chomp quickly self-righted, but not without Captain Shederator taking advantage and grinding against its side. Chomp lands a critical hit to Shrederator's shell, taking down a shell panel. Both robots moved back to the middle of the arena, Chomp misfired again but stayed upright this time. A third swing followed, which saw Chomp's hammer strike the top armor of Captain Shrederator coupled with a burst of flame. The pair exchanged blows as Chomp's next attack landed, but was countered by the Team LOGICOM shell spinner delivering a blow to its front. As Captain Shrederator's shell slowed, it became clear that Chomp had damaged its opponent's top armor as it then landed a glancing blow, throwing itself upside-down again. Chomp immobilizes Captain Shrederator for the first time. One of the wings extending from the side of Chomp's hammer mechanism, which typically assists it in self-righting, then fell into the killsaw slot and caused Zoe Stephenson's machine to become snagged in the hazard. Captain Shrederator held back as Chomp eventually recovered, but suddenly ground to a halt in the center of the BattleBox as a power cable came loose. This allowed Chomp to land several more blows as referee Michael Ayers initiated a count-out. However, with six seconds remaining, Captain Shrederator began spinning again and returned to life as the clock hit the 1:30 mark. Chris Rose: "Here comes the countdown... There's a shot on top. Wait! What happened?!" Kenny Florian: "I think it [Chomp] started it [Captain Shrederator] right back up. It actually kick-started Captain Shrederator!" — Chris Rose and Kenny Florian as the count-out is interupted Chomp stares down an immobile Captain Shrederator. Chomp struck the top of Captain Shrederator once more, which led to Brian Nave's robot slowing down for a second time. One final blow was followed by a second attempt at a count, and this time, the veteran shell spinner was unable to show life from its drive system and a knockout was declared.
Chomp vs. Bite Force This win put Chomp to the Round of 16, where it faced the No.4 seed and defending champion, Paul Ventimiglia and Bite Force. Paul Ventimiglia: "Is this what you're running with, for your maximum piercing? How much armor should I put on the top there?" Jascha Little: "There's no amount that will suffice, it's not worth even trying." — The two teams joke about their configuration choices before the match Chomp hits Bite Force's weapon drive chain. The two robots met in the center of the box, where the very first swing from Chomp knocked the chain of Bite Force's weapon loose while it released a torrent of flame towards the defending champion. In just five seconds, Bite Force's spinner had been completely disabled, forcing it to change up its strategy. Chomp tried to strike again, but Bite Force dodged and pushed it towards the screws. Chomp, having tipped itself over during this exchange, attempted to self-right by firing its hammer, but the champ was determined to prevent that from happening. It pushed the flailing hammer bot towards the red square before finally relinquishing control of it, allowing Chomp to get back on its feet. Chomp threw out two more attacks before falling on its side again, allowing the weaponless Bite Force to engage again. Though Chomp continued to spew flames in retaliation, Paul kept on top of his opponent, doing everything in his power to prevent the hammer bot from righting itself. Eventually, Chomp wound up on its face in the middle of the arena, seemingly unable to move, and Bite Force backed away to allow a count-out. In the process, however, it backed over its own weapon chain, becoming trapped and giving Chomp time to flip itself over and get back in the fight. Chomp uses its flamethrower to roast a struggling Bite Force. Sensing the defending champion's moment of weakness, Chomp fired its hammer onto Bite Force's back before letting loose a torrent of flames, roasting Team Aptyx Designs' bot before bringing down the hammer once again. Finally, Bite Force began to wiggle free of its weapon chain, reversing away as Chomp pursued with its flamethrower. Halfway through the match and behind on points, Paul charged forward intent on winning a control battle. However, his bot took two more hammer blows in the process, only putting it further behind. The two machines continued their back-and-forth attacks until a missed attack by Chomp provided the champ with the opportunity it needed to put Chomp up on the screws, if only momentarily. With just 30 seconds left in the match, Bite Force attempted to position Chomp under the pulverizer, but was unsuccessful. Chomp let loose a flaming hammer strike which sent it tumbling through the air, but Bite Force was unable to capitalize on its opponent's floundering mobility. As the final seconds ticked away, Chomp ran over the killsaws and fell on its side, only getting back on its wheels as the buzzer rang. After a back-and-forth fight, the judges gave Chomp the nod, thus dethroning the defending champion.
Chomp vs. Yeti In the final eight, Chomp faced the No.12 seed, Greg Gibson and Yeti. Chomp is quickly toppled. Chomp was box-rushed by Yeti, firing its axe and letting out a gush of flame in retaliation. However, Chomp missed and threw itself over, gifting Yeti the opportunity to attack its underside. Chomp recovered, barely missing with its second swing and striking just behind Yeti's right-rear tire with its third. A fourth blow followed, hitting Yeti's additional armor, and a fifth struck just behind its spinning drum. Chris Rose: "That hammer's so deadly- and it hits just behind the drum spinner!" Kenny Florian: "Almost the exact same shot that got Bite Force, Chris." — Chris and Kenny praise the power and accuracy of Chomp's hits Chomp loses its self-righting wing. However, Chomp was soon off-balance again as Yeti got around to its side, detaching its left self-righting aid and driving the thirteenth seed into the corner where it narrowly avoided the pulverizer. Chomp fell onto its left side as it struggled to right itself due to the damage it had just sustained, but eventually recovered and fled to the middle of the arena. Yeti sends Chomp into a barrel roll. Yeti again toppled Chomp, where it quickly self-righted and landed a blow to the top of Greg Gibson's machine once more, throwing itself into the air in doing so. Chomp's next attack was met by the onrushing drum of Yeti, sending Zoe Stephenson's robot into a barrel roll. Yeti looks on as Chomp is counted out. Chomp was then taken to the screws, but was almost snagged by the BattleBox hazard itself. As Chomp lay on its side, Yeti charged and ripped the rear stabilising tail away. With a minute remaining, Yeti hung back as Chomp needed to recover again. Weapons operator Jascha Little flailed the hammer, but could not get Chomp back on its wheels as a ten count began. Yeti took the win by knockout as The Machine Corps' dream run came to a close. The Machine Corps and their 2016 Founder's Award. At the end of the season, Chomp won the Founder's Award, presented by BattleBots co-founders Greg Munson and Trey Roski.
World Championship III
Chomp vs. Warrior Dragon Warrior Dragon knocks down Chomp. Chomp hits Warrior Dragon but falls over. Chomp's first opponent of the 2018 season was against Team Whyachi and Warrior Dragon. Things were off to a poor start for Chomp as Warrior Dragon immediately flipped it over, but Chomp quickly self-righted. Chomp continued to maneuver and tried to land hits, but its opponent was quicker and toppled it again. This time, self-righting proved to be taking a while and by the time Chomp was almost righted, it was back on its side again. Chomp attempted to land another hit and missed, giving Warrior Dragon another attack opportunity. However, Warrior Dragon began emitting smoke and its flipper not only had stopped working, but it was bent up. Time ran out and the judges awarded a 2-1 split decision for Warrior Dragon.
Chomp vs. Overhaul Chomp is lifted and pinned by Overhaul. Chomp's next opponent was Overhaul. For this match, Chomp added its normal self-righting wings in addition to the new pistons that were added for the tournament. Chomp was quickly toppled and controlled by its opponent. It eventually recovered and started swinging its hammer, but none of the strikes connected before Chomp found itself on its side again. Overhaul managed to grapple Chomp and take it to the screws in an attempt to get it out of the arena, but Chomp's shape and design made this too difficult and it escaped Overhaul's clutches. Chomp again fired its hammer, but missed and ended up on its side once more. Overhaul took advantage by grappling Chomp again, before taking it to the killsaws. Then, Overhaul began experiencing drive issues. Chomp was finally able to land some blows, but both robots were still mobile as time ran out. The judges awarded a unanimous 3-0 decision in favor of Overhaul and Chomp fell to a 0-2 record.
Chomp vs. HUGE Still looking to salvage a Fight Night win, Chomp next fought HUGE, which had built up a 2-0 record at this point in its debut run. Alongside a powerful and damaging bar spinner, Jonathan Schultz's axlebot was accompanied by Surrenderbot!, a flag-bearing minibot intended to disrupt its auto-targeting system. Chris Rose: "There goes Surrender. Tryin' to draw the attention of Chomp. [Squeaky voice] "Over here, over -" [Regular voice] Woah! Don't light that little guy on fire!" Kenny Florian: "Well, Chomp not taking the bait, Chris, turning to face HUGE." — Chris Rose as Chomp responds to early pressure from Surrenderbot! Chomp, with early hammer damage, grapples and douses HUGE in flames. Both competitors tentatively left their starting positions in the opening seconds. From the red square, Chomp drove steadily towards the upper Killsaw slots, firing flames at and ramming a nearby Surrenderbot! Chomp dodged HUGE's slower movements, and began positioning itself to try and inflict early fire damage to its plastic construction. In the process, it missed, allowing HUGE to strike and flip it 360 degrees from its right-hand side. Just as it was about to land on its wheels, Chomp jumped violently as its hammer activated, presumably for self-righting. Landing on its left srimech piston, it was hit twice more as HUGE targeted its baseplate. "Flames, flames!" — Zoe Stephenson as Chomp self-rights and initiates a series of aggressive dual attacks on HUGE Chomp, now caught in between HUGE's wheels, proceeded to launch flames and hammer the right-most wheel. Again, it flipped itself onto its side in the process and self-righted, bumping into the lower wall as it prepared to confront HUGE again. After dousing HUGE in more flames, Chomp fired its hammer directly into its opponent's spinner. While temporarily stopping the bar, the weapon-on-weapon impact bent the hammer arms completely out of shape. Chris Rose: "Chomp self-rights, but is back in the danger zone! Scares off HUGE with those flames, but here comes HUGE again! Let’s see if she can use that hammer - oh, WOW! That is a huge shot!" Kenny Florian: "Uh-oh, but look at that! Look at her hammer! Her hammer's completely twisted!" Chris Rose: "Woah! That is a nose job nobody would be happy with, Kenny! That is nasty-lookin'!" — After Chomp strikes and warps its hammer against HUGE's spinner Chomp soon tried to back away, but in doing so hooked HUGE's wheels with the hammer side plates. This enabled it to drag HUGE backwards and around in circles before both competitors separated. Chomp again fired jets of flame to HUGE's wheels, stabilizing bars and weapon, during a tentative pursuit across the center of the BattleBox. This resulted in it taking another hit from HUGE's spinner, ripping two plates off of the hammer and lifting the arm upwards. Ironically, this allowed Chomp to grapple and push HUGE towards a Pulverizer, while torching its main body and left-most wheel for several seconds. The hammer continued to protect Chomp's body from another of HUGE's spinner blows, as it again torched and proceeded to push HUGE over the red square Screws. "HUGE is almost up on the Screws! Chomp is pushing, lighting on fire! Who ordered the spit roast? I'm starvin'!" — Chris Rose as HUGE is controlled and torched by Chomp Chomp again spat fire as it held, then dragged HUGE towards the Killsaw slots by its now-stationary weapon. Another flame attack soon followed, as it controlled HUGE across the left perimeter and center. Having snagged one of HUGE's stabilizers, the hammer arm was ripped completely in half by the next series of blows from HUGE's bar spinner. Kenny Florian: "Chomp with some amazing driving skills right now, bullying HUGE all over the Box!" Chris Rose: "That vertical spinner, though, of HUGE is back up to full speed, so be careful - Chomp goes in there, and takes the pounding!" Kenny Florian: "Again, that hammer is acting as a nice shield! It's jamming it up!" Chris Rose: "HUGE gets away..." Kenny Florian: "It's torn to pieces now, though. It’s two separate pieces!" Chris Rose: "...Zoe now using a pair of "Chompsticks"..." — As Chomp controls HUGE and gets its hammer ripped in two Chomp lays on its side as its hammer arms are left mangled. Regardless, Chomp kept pushing and firing flames at HUGE as the match entered its second half. During another exchange in the BattleBox center, it sustained more damage to the hammer, in an attack where HUGE momentarily flicked it onto its right-hand side. Chomp kept pressuring HUGE, feeding flames and ramming it with the now severely mangled hammer. The hammer arms, however, were twisted further out of alignment by HUGE, which momentarily retreated following collisions with the rising Killsaws. Chomp circled around and lured HUGE once again across the center, tanking another hit from HUGE when both competitors next met. This turned Chomp onto its left-hand side, where it rested for a few seconds before using one of its pistons to self-right. Chomp grazed the Killsaws as it made a backwards turn, and weathered more blows to its front armor from HUGE. These bent the hammer arms further inwards, high-centering the Machine Corps entry until it was able to lever itself back onto its wheels. Chomp performed another press-up in between excursions to the lower-right Killsaws, after which it charged towards the partially-immobile Surrenderbot! While turning right, it toppled over, balancing on its left stabilizer and giving HUGE a chance to flick it back upright. Chomp finished by pushing HUGE into the lower-right corner by its left wheel; both robots survived to a Judges' decision, which unanimously ruled against it. While commending its resilience, flame attacks and use of the BattleBox hazards, Chris Rose inferred that the damage to its hammer was a significant factor in its loss. "Chomp did a great job of using some of the weapons inside the Box to its advantage, and she kept that flamethrower pointed at HUGE. But something to keep in mind when it comes to the Judges' scoring - it's the damage constituted by the primary weapon. And Chomp lost its primary weapon - that hammer - very early." — Chris Rose's post-match assessment of Chomp
Chomp vs. Warhead Chomp's hammer pounds down on the head of Warhead. Chomp is entrapped in the jaws of Warhead. Desperate to avoid a 0-4 record, Chomp's final Fight Night opponent was Warhead. To combat Chomp's lack of stability, its weapon power was dialed down. The match got off to a pretty poor start for Chomp as they were immediately grappled by Warhead. However, they managed to get some hits on Warhead and stayed upright each time, though none of these hits were really damaging. Chomp was then grappled again by its opponent before being released. Chomp continued to try and line-up some shots but when it mistimed its attack, Warhead grabbed the axe itself, preventing Chomp from being able to escape as it was once again in the jaws of Warhead. When released, Chomp quickly self-righted and resumed the battle, but it was unable to make another hit before it was grabbed again. With ten seconds left on the clock, Chomp was grabbed a final time and held there until time expired. The judges awarded a unanimous 3-0 decision to Warhead.
Chomp vs. Basilisk (Exhibition) Basilisk leaves Chomp to be counted out. Chomp returned for an exhibition match against Basilisk. When the match began, Chomp fired its weapon but missed. Luckily, Chomp's opponent was having drive issues and Chomp was able to land a hit. With Basilisk still not moving well, Chomp took another swing, this time taking out the pneumatics for Basilisk's flipper. This hit also toppled Chomp over. Chomp recovered and landed one final hit, but ended up on its side. Chomp tried desperately to right itself but its weapon was unable to properly swing so Chomp was counted out, giving Basilisk the win by KO.
Chomp vs. Kraken (Exhibition) Chomp fought a second exhibition battle against newcomer Kraken. Kraken forces Chomp into the screws early on. While Chomp slowly exited its starting square, Kraken approached and got around to its right flank. Kraken forced Chomp into the screws, which dragged Zoe Stephenson's machine off the arena floor momentarily. Chomp swung its hammer in an attempt to escape and achieved just that, but Kraken was quick to maneuver to Chomp's side again. Chomp strikes Kraken's top. Chomp turned and swung its weapon while igniting its flamethrower, though this achieved little other than unbalancing the hammerbot, leaving it vulnerable while it laid on its side. Kraken clamped down on the weapon of Chomp, pushing it near the drivers' booths before pulling it away, but lacking the drive power to capitalize on this advantage. Chomp scorches a helpless Kraken. Kraken maintained its bite, undeterred by the bursts of flame coming from Chomp as its larger front teeth pulled Chomp back onto its side. However, as Chomp's weapon swung around, this was powerful enough to overturn Kraken. Chomp was able to be the aggressor again as Kraken struggled to right itself with just one of its two wheels making contact with the steel floor. Chomp landed a blow with its weapon, following this up with a glancing shot to Matt Spurk's machine, tipping itself over again. It self-righted before leading with its flames, scorching Kraken as a count began against the grappler. Chomp therefore took the win by knockout - its first and only victory of 2018.
re:MARS all:STARS BattleBots Challenge (2019)
Chomp vs. Skorpios Despite not featuring in World Championship IV, Chomp was one of ten robots selected to compete in a livestreamed event hosted in Las Vegas, Nevada. Its first opponent was Skorpios. Chomp shot a burst of fire from its flamethrower in an attempt to deter Skorpios, culminating in it charging towards Zoe Stephenson's machine regardless. Despite missing, Chomp also misfired with its hammer and toppled over, leaving itself vulnerable. Skorpios closed in and sparks began to fly as its saw made contact with the underbelly of Chomp. The hammer-wielding robot was eventually righted, but was promptly swept up by the front plow of Skorpios again, falling onto its left side as it attempted to cut through Chomp's baseplate again. A third swing followed with Skorpios attacking Chomp's arm, but damage appeared minimal. Chomp is upended by Skorpios. Chomp faced Skorpios and landed its first hammer shot of the bout, coupled with a burst of flame. However, it was quickly unbalanced again, this time left in the center of the arena by Skorpios. Chomp demonstrated its side-mounted, pneumatic self-righters and was on all four wheels once more, but another missed attack allowed Skorpios the opportunity to deal a more direct attack to the arms of Chomp's hammer, successfully striking twice before delivering a third blow to its top. Laying in the blue square, Chomp's hammer became snagged in the screws momentarily, delaying its most recent attempt to right itself. It was eventually back in the action, scorching the front of Skorpios but opting against using its hammer on this occasion. Skorpios drove away and was caught on a ramrod, but this did not affect its ability to get around to Chomp's side and drive it into the arena wall, missing with a shot from the pulverizer. Chomp tries to strike Skorpios. The next attack from Chomp missed as well, again letting Skorpios cut into its underside. Skorpios maneuvered itself to keep Chomp in its inverted position and moved it to the corner, hacking away with its primary weapon. Chomp was now pinned in the corner, but used the spiked arena wall to leverage itself upright, ultimately reversing away from danger. A powerful swing saw Chomp leap over Skorpios, with the next causing it to fall face-first into the arena floor. Skorpios scooped it up in similar fashion to before, pushing it into the corner as time ran out. Chomp post-fight. Chomp continued to flail around as Faruq announced the end of the battle, and the judges awarded Skorpios the victory. Chomp was not chosen by the audience to compete in the event's final fight, so it did not return.
World Championship V
Chomp vs. Gamma 9 Chomp gets lifted by Gamma 9. Chomp gets shoved onto the screws by Gamma 9. Chomp attacks Gamma 9 in the last remaining seconds. Chomp's hammer gets stuck in Gamma 9 during the last seconds of the match. Now a 500lb walker, Chomp's first match of the 2020 season came against Gamma 9. When the match started, Chomp slowly scuttled out of its square and waited for Gamma 9 to approach. When it did, Chomp landed a hammer blow but had managed to snag Gamma 9's lifting forks inside its own protective ring. Chomp was nearly flipped over, but stayed upright due to its weight and both bots quickly got freed. Gamma 9 circled Chomp in an attempt to outmaneuver its turret. Eventually, however, Chomp was attacked by Gamma 9 again, but missed with a hammer shot. Gamma 9 backed off and charged at Chomp once more to flip it over, but Chomp slipped off the forks and fired its weapon onto Gamma 9. Chomp continued to fend off Gamma 9's charges and quickly re-aligned itself with Gamma 9 and struck it again. However, the hammer-strike lifted Chomp off the ground and Gamma 9 remained aggressive, so Chomp was lifted again. Chomp spun its turret to face Gamma 9, but the hammer strike damaged Gamma 9's forks instead and both bots separated. Chomp then landed another blow that crumpled Gamma 9's signature dome. Chomp found itself on top of Gamma 9's forks once more, but managed to swing its hammer nearly 270° and struck Gamma 9 again. Chomp continued to batter Gamma 9's dome, but was driven into the screws by its opponent late in the fight. Still atop Gamma 9, Chomp struck the dome once more and finally landed a blow that got the hammer deep into Gamma 9's armor and evidently immobilized it. Chomp managed to free its hammer and landed one more shot seconds before time ran out. Chomp won a 3-0 judges' decision.
Chomp vs. Ghost Raptor Ghost Raptor sizes up Chomp. Ghost Raptor pushes Chomp into the rails. Next for Chomp was the returning Chuck Pitzer and Ghost Raptor. The match went unaired during the regular season, but was later released among the Basement Tape battles. The fight started with Ghost Raptor spinning up and lifting its arm up as Chomp walks towards the center of the box. Ghost Raptor then slowed down as Chomp blasted it with flame. After circling its opponent for much of the opening half of the fight, Ghost Raptor pushed Chomp towards the corner. Chomp could not seem to get its turret pointed at Ghost Raptor and equally, their spinner was also not spinning up. Ghost Raptor shoved Chomp around the arena for the remainder of the fight and won by a unanimous decision.
Chomp vs. HiJinx Chomp is struck by HiJinx. Sitting at a 1-1 record, Chomp closed out its season against newcomer HiJinx. Chomp was able to keep HiJinx at bay early on, using its turret and flames as well as absorbing impacts when their opponent did attack. However, Chomp missed with its hammer and suffered a shot underneath its protective ring. Chomp swung its hammer a second time, but again missed, and after another hit from HiJinx, Chomp was no longer moving. Zoe Stephenson's robot was counted out, giving HiJinx the win by knockout. It was revealed that HiJinx had utterly wrecked five of Chomp's legs, which had to be completely disassembled and rebuilt. Chomp was not selected to enter the Top 32 tournament bracket and was therefore eliminated at this stage. Zoe Stephenson and Jascha Little hold their Giant Bolt. However, Chomp would go on to win the Best Design Award, dedicated to former competitor and judge Grant Imahara, following his untimely passing around the time of World Championship V.
BattleBots: Bounty Hunters
Chomp vs. Bale Spear Chomp's fuel tank fire. Chomp also participated in BattleBots: Bounty Hunters, entering Bronco's bracket. Following its first match, Chomp squared off against an upgraded Bale Spear. Chomp started off well, using its hammer to hit the top-front of Bale Spear. However, Chomp was then pushed into the corner where it began to take shots from the pulverizer. Bale Spear fired its spear into Chomp and hit something which ended up setting it partially ablaze. Chomp continued to fire its weapon but was briefly high-centred and no longer able to properly walk. Chomp was counted out, giving Bale Spear the win by KO and eliminating Chomp from the tournament.

Results

Wins/Losses

• Wins: 5
• Losses: 12

Season	Wins	Losses
World Championship I	None	OverDrive Icewave
World Championship II	The Disk O' Inferno Captain Shrederator Bite Force	Yeti
World Championship III	Kraken (Untelevised Match)	Warrior Dragon (Undercard Match) Overhaul (Undercard Match) HUGE (Undercard Match) Warhead (Undercard Match) Basilisk (Untelevised Match)
re:MARS all:STARS BattleBots Challenge (2019)	None	Skorpios
World Championship V	Gamma 9 (Undercard Match)	Ghost Raptor (Untelevised Undercard Match) HiJinx (Undercard Match)
BattleBots: Bounty Hunters	None	Bale Spear

Faruq Tauheed Introductions

"You want the tooth? You can't handle the tooth! Here to leave a bad taste in your mouth, its CHOMP!"

"You want the tooth? You can't handle the tooth! The pitbull of the BattleBox, CHOMP!"

"It’s back with the tooth, the whole tooth, and nothing but the tooth... CHOMP!"

"Her Facebook status reads, "it's Chomp-licated." Prepare to get tagged. its CHOMP!"

"No wilting flower. She's all about that girl power. From Los Angeles, welcome to her Chomping grounds. its CHOMP!"

"Chewing up bots, like Pac-Man did dots, waka-waka-waka-waka-waka-waka *Pac-man death sound*, it's CHOMP!"

"When it eats Chinese food, it uses chomp-sticks and you're about to be general ploughstricted. its CHOMP!"

"Battling this bot is no waltz in the park. It takes chew to tango and this bot's about to cha-cha chomp all over you. Let's get ready to romba. This is CHOMP!"

"Bee-doo. Attention shoppers. We have a clean-up on aisle chew. Clean-up on aisle chew 'cause its about to wipe the floor with you. its CHOMP!"

"ALL ABOOOAAARD! This bot's the conductor of the pain train. its CHOMP!"

"Things are about to get gory. If this bot were a judge, it would be called Tooth Bader Ginsberg. Order in the BattleBox! The mean, green, robot supreme, CHOMP!"

"This bot just had the breakfast of chomp-ions, a complete and balanced wreck-fast. its CHOMP!"

"From Burbank, California, the vaporizer of the valley... CHOMP!"

"From beautiful Burbank, California, here's CHOMP!"

"From Burbank, California, they say the truth hurts, but this tooth's worse -- it's CHOMP!"

Trivia

• Chomp's original CAD design was used in ABC's posters to promote the new show in 2015.
• Chomp's LiDAR system stood for "Light Detection And Ranging" and was the key component to Chomp's auto-targeting technology.
• While not an official part of the tournament, Chomp fought in an exhibition match against William Osman's Pumpkinbot around the time of World Championship II, where it won easily after two hammer shots and use of its flamethrower.
  • This win against Pumpkinbot does not count towards its overall record.
• Chomp made an appearance on the red carpet at the 2015 ESPY Awards, with one side of its armor removed to show off its inner mechanics.
• Chomp was the first robot to successfully have an autonomous driver, due to the technology surrounding its sensors for drive and weaponry.
• Chomp is the only robot to have beaten Bite Force, not unlike how middleweight T-Minus became the only robot to beat Hazard.
• The 2020 version of Chomp is the first true walker to compete in the modern era of BattleBots, and the first robot not to use wheels or tracks since Wrecks in World Championship II - a gyro walker which makes use of its flywheel weapon for locomotion.
  • It is also the first robot with a turret in the reboot, and it's turret-flamethrower combo is similar to that of the house robot Sergeant Bash of Robot Wars.
• Chomp was the first robot to win two most non-competition awards, having won two regular Giant Bolts for the Founder's Award (WCII), and the Grant Imahara Award for Best Design (WCV).
  • This feat was tied by HyperShock in 2021, and twice in 2022 by HUGE and Monsoon respectively.
  • Additionally, Chomp is currently the only competitor to win the Grant Imahara Award for Best Design and not be a newcomer for that respective season.
  • Faruq used the same beginning statement for his intro for Chomp twice during World Championship I.