Hercules was a heavyweight robot designed by a Mission Viejo based high school team with the intention of competing in BattleBots World Championship VII.
It was a red and black, four-wheel drive robot armed with a chain-driven lifting arm with an articulating spinning disk similar to 2020 season runner-up Whiplash. Unlike the Vasquez family's robot, however, Hercules featured a considerably larger spinning weapon and armor protecting each of its four wheels. It also lacked wedgelets or lifting forks to feed opponents into its lifting weapon. Hercules also appeared to include omni-wheels for drive. Little else is known about the robot.
Martinez set up a fundraiser for Hercules in November 2021, showcasing CAD of the robot's design.[1] However, it was unsuccessful and Hercules would ultimately not compete in BattleBots. The aforementioned fundraiser page would eventually be discontinued.