OverDrive's Season 2 appearance.
OverDrive is a heavyweight robot which competed in the first two seasons of ABC's BattleBots reboot. Its main weapon was a motorized 4-bar lifting arm. OverDrive was built by Christian Carlberg of Team Coolrobots. OverDrive's wheels are powered by brushless hub motors used in e-bike kits. OverDrive was designed around using these wheels because Carlberg had plenty of them to use, and they were easy to use as a drive train. Since for the first season of BattleBots teams had little time to build, this helped speed up the build process.
Robot History
ABC Season 1
OverDrive's Season 1 appearance.
OverDrive almost flips Chomp.
OverDrive's first ever opponent was Chomp. Chomp made many attempts to throw flames at OverDrive, but OverDrive was simply too fast for Chomp to make contact with. OverDrive made one attempt to flip Chomp, but Chomp luckily stayed on its wheels. Despite this, without the use of its claw, Chomp was earning very few points before being backed into the BattleBox screws. The screws carried Chomp up onto the rails, where it could not escape. This meant OverDrive won by a KO at 1:57. OverDrive had not won without any consequences though as one of the wheels had stopped working. This win put OverDrive to the round of 16, where it faced the No.9 seed Witch Doctor.
Witch Doctor hits the left side of OverDrive.
OverDrive charged at them head-on, slamming into Shaman before getting a hit on Witch Doctor. After a brief game of cat-and-mouse, OverDrive ran into the wall, allowing Witch Doctor to strike. After another chase, Witch Doctor hit OverDrive again, and then a third hit flipped OverDrive upside-down. Struggling to right-itself, OverDrive ran itself into the wall. Witch Doctor struck it again, flipping over but taking out one of its wheels. With the loss of its mobility, OverDrive was rendered useless and Witch Doctor easily took the win by KO at 1:24. This meant that OverDrive was eliminated from the tournament.
Wins/Losses
- Wins: 1
- Losses: 2
| Competition | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| ABC Season 1 | Chomp | Witch Doctor |
| ABC Season 2 | None | Escape Velocity |
Faruq Tauheed Introductions
"Somebody call the jaws of life- you're about to get a crash course in destruction. It's OVERDRIVE!"
"It's built by an air force engineer, so you know it's going to be the bomb! Let's make some noise for OVERDRIVE!"