The Giant Nut is the trophy given to the team which wins a BattleBots competition or recognised award within their respective weight class.
Each Giant Nut is made from a solid piece of aluminum material, with the BattleBots logo engraved into its front, above its threaded hole. For the modern seasons, the World Championship season number was also engraved into the front of the trophy. Each Giant Nut weighs 27.7lbs and measures ten inches across its diameter.[1]
Grant Imahara hoisting his Giant Nut.
Giant Nuts used to be handed out to winners of end-of-season Rumbles during the Comedy Central seasons, and half-sized Giant Nut trophies were also given to runners-up in their respective weight divisions until the show went into hiatus after Season 5.0. It is unknown, however, whether these were known as 'Giant Nuts'. During BattleBots IQ, Giant Nuts were replaced by trophies with the 'BotsIQ' logo, event location, year, division and category printed against transparent plastic.
BioHazard captain Carlo Bertocchini's trophy collection.
Best in show award winners were also given Giant Nuts in their respective categories, but these were changed to bolt-shaped trophies in 2015.
For the reboot seasons, the Giant Nut was displayed throughout the season on a rotating, five-fingered display robot built by Mark Setrakian called Axis. Starting in World Championship VII, heavyweight Giant Nut winners from both the classic and reboots eras of BattleBots received banners hanging from the roof of the venue.
Giant Nut Winners[]
Untelevised Events[]
| Long Beach 1999 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilobots (Lightweights) | |||
| Ziggo | Team Ziggy |  |
Kilobots Winner |
| HammerHead | Team Brute Force |  |
Kilobot Rumble Winner |
| Megabots (Middleweights) | |||
| Son of Smashy | Automatum Technologies |  |
Megabots Winner |
| Deadblow | Imahara Robotics |  |
Megabots Rumble Winner |
| Gigabots (Heavyweights) | |||
| BioHazard | Team BioHazard |  |
Gigabots Winner |
| Razer | Team Razer |  |
Gigabots Rumble Winner |
| Best in Show Awards | |||
| Tentoumushi | Robot Action League |  |
Funniest Robot Award |
| BioHazard | Team BioHazard | |
Best Engineering Award |
| John Reid | Team Hurtz |  |
Best Driver Award |
| Mechadon | Team Sinister |  |
Coolest Robot Award |
| Nightmare | Team Nightmare |  |
Most Aggressive Robot Award |
| Las Vegas 1999 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweights | |||
| Vlad the Impaler | Team Vladmeisters |  |
Heavyweight Winner |
| BioHazard | Team BioHazard |  |
Heavyweight Rumble Winner |
| Superheavyweights | |||
| Minion | Team Coolrobots |  |
Superheavyweight Winner |
| World Peace | Team Bohica |  |
Superheavyweight Rumble Winner |
| Best in Show Awards | |||
| Mechadon | Team Sinister |  |
Best Design Award |
| Best Engineering Award | |||
| Ramiro Mallari | Team Punjar |  |
Best Driver Award |
| Mortis | Random Violence Technologies |  |
Most Aggressive Robot Award |
Comedy Central BattleBots[]
| Season 1.0 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | |||
| Backlash | Team Nightmare |  |
Lightweight Winner |
| Alpha Raptor | Team Raptor |  |
Lightweight Runner-up |
| Mouser Mecha-Catbot | Team Catbot |  |
Royal Rumble Winner |
| Middleweight | |||
| Hazard | Team Delta |  |
Middleweight Winner |
| Royal Rumble Winner | |||
| Deadblow | Imahara Robotics |  |
Middleweight Runner-up |
| Heavyweight | |||
| Vlad the Impaler | Team Vladmeisters |  |
Heavyweight Winner |
| Voltarc | Team Voltronic |  |
Heavyweight Runner-up |
| BioHazard | Team BioHazard |  |
Royal Rumble Winner |
| Superheavyweight | |||
| Minion | Team Coolrobots |  |
Superheavyweight Winner |
| Royal Rumble Winner | |||
| DooAll | Team DooAll |  |
Superheavyweight Runner-up |
| Best in Show Awards | |||
| Mauler | South Bay RoboWarriors |  |
Most Aggressive Robot |
| Season 2.0 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | |||
| Ziggo | Team Ziggy |  |
Lightweight Winner |
| Backlash | Team Nightmare |  |
Lightweight Runner-up |
| HammerHead | Team Brute Force |  |
Royal Rumble Winner |
| Middleweight | |||
| Spaz | Team Vicious |  |
Middleweight Winner |
| El Diablo | Team Diablo |  |
Middleweight Runner-up |
| Deadblow | Imahara Robotics |  |
Royal Rumble Winner |
| Heavyweight | |||
| BioHazard | Team BioHazard |  |
Heavyweight Winner |
| Vlad the Impaler | Team Vladmeisters |  |
Heavyweight Runner-up |
| Tazbot | Mutant Robots |  |
Royal Rumble Winner |
| Superheavyweight | |||
| Diesector | Mutant Robots |  |
Superheavyweight Winner |
| Atomic Wedgie | Team Half-Life |  |
Superheavyweight Runner-up |
| Toro | Inertia Labs |  |
Royal Rumble Winner |
| Best in Show Awards | |||
| Snake | Team Sinister |  |
Coolest Robot |
| Best Engineered Robot | |||
| Ziggo | Team Ziggy | |
Most Aggressive Robot |
| Season 3.0 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | |||
| Dr. Inferno Jr. | Infernolab |  |
Lightweight Winner |
| Gamma Raptor | Team Raptor |  |
Lightweight Runner-up |
| Ziggo | Team Ziggy |  |
Royal Rumble Winner |
| Middleweight | |||
| Hazard | Team Delta |  |
Middleweight Winner |
| Little Drummer Boy | Team Dangerous Drums |  |
Middleweight Runner-up |
| T-Minus | Inertia Labs |  |
Royal Rumble Winner |
| Heavyweight | |||
| Son of Whyachi | Team Whyachi |  |
Heavyweight Winner |
| BioHazard | Team BioHazard |  |
Heavyweight Runner-up |
| HexaDecimator | Team WhoopAss |  |
Royal Rumble Winner |
| Superheavyweight | |||
| Vladiator | Team Vladmeisters |  |
Superheavyweight Winner |
| Minion | Team Coolrobots |  |
Superheavyweight Runner-up |
| Toro | Inertia Labs |  |
Royal Rumble Winner |
| Best in Show Awards | |||
| The Judge | Team Mechanicus |  |
Most Aggressive Robot |
| T-Minus | Inertia Labs | |
Coolest Robot |
| Season 4.0 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | |||
| Ziggo | Team Ziggy |  |
Lightweight Winner |
| The Big B | Team Late Night Racing |  |
Lightweight Runner-up |
| Dr. Inferno Jr. | Infernolab |  |
Royal Rumble Winner |
| Middleweight | |||
| Hazard | Team Delta |  |
Middleweight Winner |
| Complete Control | Automatum Technologies |  |
Middleweight Runner-up |
| Bad Attitude | Team Attitude |  |
Royal Rumble Winner |
| Heavyweight | |||
| BioHazard | Team BioHazard |  |
Heavyweight Winner |
| OverKill | Team Coolrobots |  |
Heavyweight Runner-up |
| Little Sister | Team Bigger Brother |  |
Royal Rumble Winner |
| Superheavyweight | |||
| Toro | Inertia Labs |  |
Superheavyweight Winner |
| New Cruelty | Team Killerbotics |  |
Superheavyweight Runner-up |
| The Judge | Team Mechanicus |  |
Royal Rumble Winner |
| Best in Show Awards | |||
| Donald Hutson | Mutant Robots |  |
Best Driver |
| Tazbot | Coolest Robot | ||
| Toro | Inertia Labs | | |
| The Judge | Team Mechanicus | |
Best Engineered Robot |
| M.O.E. | Team Extreme |  |
Most Aggressive Robot |
| Season 5.0 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | |||
| Dr. Inferno Jr. | Infernolab |  |
Lightweight Winner |
| Wedge of Doom | Team Delta |  |
Lightweight Runner-up |
| Middleweight | |||
| T-Minus | Inertia Labs |  |
Middleweight Winner |
| S.O.B. | SOE (Sony Online Entertainment) |  |
Middleweight Runner-up |
| Heavyweight | |||
| BioHazard | Team BioHazard | |
Heavyweight Winner |
| Voltronic | Team Voltronic |  |
Heavyweight Runner-up |
| Superheavyweight | |||
| Diesector | Mutant Robots |  |
Superheavyweight Winner |
| Vladiator | Team Vladmeisters |  |
Superheavyweight Runner-up |
| Best in Show Awards | |||
| Phrizbee-Ultimate | Team LOGICOM |  |
Most Aggressive Robot |
World Championship I-Present[]
| World Championship I (2015) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bite Force | Aptyx Designs |  |
| World Championship II (2016) | ||
| Tombstone | Hardcore Robotics |  |
| World Championship III (2018) | ||
| Bite Force | Aptyx Designs |  |
| World Championship IV (2019) | ||
| Bite Force | Aptyx Designs |  |
| World Championship V (2020) | ||
| End Game | Team End Game |  |
| World Championship VI (2021/22) | ||
| Tantrum | Seems Reasonable Robotics |  |
| World Championship VII (2022/23) | ||
| SawBlaze | Team SawBlaze |  |
Trivia[]
- The Giant Nut threads perfectly into the Giant Bolt awarded to Desperado Tournament and best in show winners, as well as the Golden Bolt trophy.
- Each Giant Nut (as well as other trophies) was manufactured by Bob McGee's Machining Company, based in Berkeley, California, from 1999 until 2023 when the company closed its doors.
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