Demonstration Robots are robots designed with the purpose to provide a practical exhibition to showcase their functionality, rather than being built for main BattleBots competitions.
Diesector at BattleBots IQ 2004 performing a demonstration.
A number of demonstration robots have been built over the years for various BattleBots events, with some notably exceeding the specified weight limits and thus being ineligible to compete regardless. In rare cases, demonstration robots could be involved in exhibition battles such as end-of-competition rumbles.
Other robots have been known to perform exhibitions at events while having also competed. Notably, Comedy Central era competitors Diesector and Nightmare performed demonstrations on wooden palettes and similar objects to exhibit their power during BattleBots IQ competitions.
The list below only documents BattleBots robots which exclusively took part in demonstrations and exhibition battles.
Demonstration Robots[]
| Name | Image | Competitions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arachnophobia |  |
BattleBots: Destruct-A-Thon | The first walking robot to set foot in the BattleBox since Chomp in 2020. |
| Chinkilla |  |
Season 2.0 | Fought exclusively in exhibition battles, never in the main competition.
Weighed 450lbs and featured caricature of Jay Leno on the front. |
| Evil Cheese Wedge |  |
Season 4.0 | Middleweight robot operated by Bil Dwyer.
Often fought robots of different weight classes, such as superheavyweight The Butcher. |
| Gear Crow |  |
2009 Pro Championship 2009 Collegiate Championship 2009 High School Championship Citation? |
Built by Donald Hutson and weighed over 800lbs. |
| Jet Lag |  |
BattleBots: Destruct-A-Thon | Built by Rick Russ, formerly of Hardcore Robotics who designed and built the revised Swamp Thing in 2022. |
| La Machine |  |
Season 3.0 | Built by Greg Munson and Trey Roski.
Previously fought competitively in US Robot Wars competitions, and served as a "camerabot" at Long Beach 1999. |
| Nightmare (ShowBot) |  |
BattleBots: Destruct-A-Thon | Has currently only "fought" against slot machines to demonstrate its weaponry. |
| Russell's Paradigm |  |
NPC Charity Open 2004 | Built by Ken Russel, builder of Prompt Critical. |
| Super Ginsu |  |
Season 4.0 (Withdrew) | Built by Greg Munson and Trey Roski, and weighed around 500lbs. |