Parallax

Parallax
Participation Information
Reboot Seasons	World Championship III
Other Names	Katharsis (Working name)
Team Information
Team	Aberrant Robotics
Team Members	Luke Bittenbinder (Captain) J.T. Atkinson Sam Mills
From	Northampton, UK
Other Entries	P1, Talos
Robot Statistics
Weight	242lbs
Drive	2x Long Magmotors
Weapons	Drum spinner
Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

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

Parallax was a British-American heavyweight robot built by Aberrant Robotics which competed exclusively in BattleBots World Championship III.

The robot was a four-wheel drive, invertible and trapezoid in shape, leading to pre-season comparisons to classic era middleweight Bad Attitude, though the two are unrelated. It boasted a powerful drive system and spinning drum weapon, but failed to perform inside the BattleBox. This was in part due to Parallax being held up in customs as it was transported to the filming location failing to secure a win in both of its fights. As a result of this, Parallax became the first main tournament bot since the Comedy Central era of the show to have all of its matches go untelevised. Parallax was initially accepted as an alternate, however was promoted to the main competition.

Following the 2018 competition, Aberrant Robotics captain Luke Bittenbinder recruited new team members alongside J.T. Atkinson and Sam Mills, notably driver Brandon Zalinsky, and entered future seasons of the show with P1. Though the bots were very different in design and appearance, both were entered under the Aberrant Robotics team name. In 2022, Zalinsky retired P1 in favor of forming Omega Team, who debuted RIPperoni and Starchild into World Championship VII. He captained the latter, while former Uppercut team member Anna Zolnikov captained RIPperoni.

Parallax in the red square during World Championship III.

Parallax in The Pits.

Parallax under construction.

Parallax deconstructed.

An inside look at Parallax's render.

An early render of Parallax under the name Katharsis.

Outside BattleBots

Outside of BattleBots, Parallax fought in a 2018 Extreme Robots event in Portsmouth, England. It fought and earned a KO win over a full-body spinner called Cyclone 360, showing none of the technical issues it suffered during BattleBots. It then fought veteran competitor Thor, pitting the axebot to win again. Parallax also took on horizontal crusher Kan-Opener, though the winner of this battle is unspecified.

It was later displayed in the United Kingdom, though Parallax's current condition is unknown.

Parallax on display, circa January 2019.

Parallax taking on Thor during a 2018 Extreme Robots event.

Robot History

World Championship III
Parallax & Bale Spear vs. Double Dutch & Basilisk Basilisk lands a flip on Parallax during the fight. Parallax's first fight in BattleBots was an unaired tag team fight where they were paired up with Bale Spear, and took on Double Dutch and Basilisk. As the tag team match began, it was looking good for Parallax as they were shoving both Basilisk and Bale Spear into the arena screws. After spinning up their weapon, Parallax attacked Basilisk before its weapon spun down. Parallax lost drive on one side and then eventually stopped working, playing little part in the fight from then on. However, with two seconds left before being deemed immobile, Parallax regained half its drive and was flipped by Basilisk. Parallax was able to stay partially mobile for the rest of the match and took a shot from the killsaws before time ran out. The judges awarded a unanimous decision to Double Dutch and Basilisk.
Parallax vs. Ultimo Destructo Parallax is flipped by Ultimo Destructo. Parallax and Ultimo Destructo struggle to make contact. After suffering issues in their debut, their next opponent was veteran Sean Irwin and Ultimo Destructo, who opted for their flipper attachment for this fight. As the match began, Parallax searched for an opening on Ultimo Destructo and ended up getting flipped. As a result, Parallax's weapon was now grinding into the arena floor, but managed to make contact with Ultimo Destructo. However, this did not deal the desired damage, instead causing sparks to fly. Parallax continued to attack without causing much damage and was eventually flipped back over, but was experiencing drive issues once again. Ultimo Destructo was also suffering with drive issues as they were mostly driving forwards and backwards. Both robots spent the rest of the match largely struggling to drive around and interacting with the killsaws nearby. The match went the distance and the judges awarded a split 2-1 decision for Ultimo Destructo. After this loss, the Parallax did not stay for the remainder of the competition, and they fought no other battles in the season.

Results

Wins/Losses

• Wins: 0
• Losses: 2

Competition	Wins	Losses
World Championship III	None	Basilisk & Double Dutch (Untelevised Tag Team Rumble with Bale Spear) Ultimo Destructo (Untelevised Fight)

Faruq Tauheed Introductions

"If this bot needed glasses, it would be die-focals and you would get them at Bend Crafters. This is PARALLAX!"

"It's taking its spin to the max. There's no time to relax. It... does... not look good in slacks. It's PARALLAX!"

Trivia

• Parallax was originally going to be predominantly orange in color and called Katharsis. However, this name was dropped during the design process.
• Parallax was the first robot in BattleBots history to have a dual nationality, with members hailing from the UK and the US.
• Parallax was the first robot in the reboot era to not have a single televised fight despite competing in a battle. This unfortunate feat was also achieved by Daisy Cutter and BattleSaw.