Rampage

Rampage
Participation Information
Reboot Seasons	World Championship V World Championship VI World Championship VII (Not selected)
Other Events	BattleBots: Bounty Hunters
Team Information
Team	Team X
Team Members	Daniel Knox (Captain) Melaina Knox Devin Knox Christian Knox Curtis Knox Ethan Knox George Knox
From	Port St Joe, FL
Robot Statistics
Weight	245lbs
Top Speed	~12mph
Power	4x Turnigy Nanotech 5Ah 5S LiPo batteries
Drive	4x AmpFlow E30-400 motors
Weapons	Vertical spinner
Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

Not to be confused with the Comedy Central BattleBots lightweight of the same same, or Mecha Rampage.

Rampage is a heavyweight robot built by Team X, a family team from North Florida which competed in World Championship V and VI, as well as BattleBots: Bounty Hunters.

It is a large, box-shaped robot which is black and bronze in appearance, armed with a single-toothed vertical spinner at the front capable of hitting 180mph. In its debut year, Rampage was two-wheel drive and featured 90 degree L-brackets bolted to the front face. Notably, these were fixed in place, so struggled to get underneath opponents and feed them into the disk as intended. According to the CAD submitted to BattleBots ahead of its debut year, Rampage was supposed to be fitted with a front-mounted lifter and sloped wedge as well, though this was scrapped in the build stage "due to time and cost constraints", according to the team.

Rampage during World Championship V hero shots.

Led by then 15-year-old Daniel Knox, Rampage lost its only main season battle to fellow newcomers Black Widow, which went untelevised. Though the robot was ready to battle again shortly after its debut, Team X were not given any more Fight Night battles in the main season, and did not make the Top 32 as a result.

The team's televised debut came in BattleBots: Bounty Hunters, where it was brutally torn apart at the hands of Team Whyachi and Fusion in the first round of the Beta bracket.

Rampage during World Championship VI hero shots.

Rampage returned for World Championship VI fully rebuilt from the previous competition, sporting a fully welded AR500 steel chassis varying in thickness across the bot, and 6mm 7075 aluminum top and bottom. Rampage now has a wedge configuration at the front, with a second layer of metal bolted on top of it and "ears" protruding from the top. The vertical spinner is now powered by a stronger Magmotor S28-400, replacing the AmpFlow A28-400 used in World Championship V. It also boasts four-wheel drive, but this comes at the cost of the wheels being exposed.

"For Season 6 we decided to stick with making the vert better and not add a potential new problem into the mix with a lifter..."

— Team X explain their reasons against incorporating the lifter with more time ahead of World Championship VI

first fight came in a YouTube exclusive battle against a new robot from a seasoned team, Retrograde. After being overturned early, Rampage was unable to run inverted and lost by knockout. Team member Daniel Knox claimed their invertibility issues were resolved following this loss, but Rampage suffered a brutal second loss at the hands of MadCatter after being left stranded on the Upper Deck.

Team X revealed CAD for a considerably more refined design of Rampage for 2022, highlighting their intention to apply for World Championship VII. Their application was confirmed in May 2022 and Daniel Knox has since stated improvements to its design. However, it was stated in September 2022 that Rampage had not been accepted for the season. Irrespective of this, the team would not have been able to prepare their new design ahead of the October filming dates, according to Daniel Knox.

"Rampage will become more Emulsifier-esque for next season with a bigger disk, wedgelet config, improved drive..."

— Daniel Knox cites Bots FC's 30lber as inspiration for the 2022 build of Rampage

CAD of Rampage dated May 2022.

CAD of Rampage, dated early 2022.

Rampage in the blue square during World Championship VI.

Rampage's intended 2021 season design.

Team X working on Rampage during World Championship V.

Rampage ahead of the 2020 season.

The original CAD for Rampage in 2020.

Robot History

World Championship V
Rampage vs. Black Widow For its first and only fight of the regular season, Rampage faced Black Widow. This went untelevised during the main season, only being shown in full as part of the Basement Tapes. Rampage gets under Black Widow's wedge. The fight started slow, with Black Widow losing parts of its cosmetic legs in the initial impact. Black Widow threatened to attack with its flame and through Rampage's weapon was spinning, it struggled to get underneath its opponent with its fixed L-bracket wedgelets. Rampage then drove into the side of the box and for a few moments, was not moving. The cumbersome Black Widow could not capitalize on this however, allowing Rampage to escape. Black Widow turned to face its opponent and used its wedge to kill Rampage's weapon, starting to get a hold of the fight. Rampage attempted to push Black Widow in the closing moments, but the fight went to the judges, who unanimously scored the fight in favor of Black Widow. This proved to be Rampage's only fight during the Fight Night rounds for unknown reasons.
BattleBots: Bounty Hunters
Rampage vs. Fusion Rampage fought in BattleBots: Bounty Hunters for a shot at facing Beta for a share of a $25,000 prize. First up for Team X was Team Whyachi and Fusion. Rampage's wedgelets are ripped off by Fusion. Both bots were able to spin up early on, but it was Rampage who took the first hit, causing both robots to be thrown to opposite sides of the BattleBox. Rampage is flipped over by Fusion. Rampage was hit again and lost both of its left-side wedgelets. The next hit caused Rampage to bounce off the screws, costing it one of its wheels and disabling both their disk and their drive. However, while immobile, they took one last hit from Fusion which flipped it over. Rampage then was counted out and lost by knockout after just 46 seconds.
World Championship VI
Rampage vs. Retrograde Rampage opened its second season against newcomer Retrograde. For this battle, Rampage went in with pieces of polycarbonate sheet bolted to their front wedge. Rampage is flipped by Retrograde in the opening seconds. The fight commenced with Retrograde charging at the front of Rampage, leading with their lifting forks. They were immediately able to breach the ground clearance of their opponent, overturning Rampage within the first ten seconds of the fight. Rampage loses a wheel courtesy of Retrograde's undercutter. Rampage was able to free itself from the arena barrier it was leaning against, but it then became apparent that its rear wheels were not large enough to allow the bot to run inverted. Retrograde spun around and attacked with its undercutter, tearing a wheel away from Rampage before landing several more glancing hits to its top side. Unable to show translational movement or right itself, Rampage was counted out, awarding Retrograde a debut win by knockout.
Rampage vs. MadCatter After 1-1 SMEEEEEEEEEEEEE withdrew from the main competition due to damage withstained by previous opponents, Team X were granted their first televised fight in the form of a match against MadCatter following SMEEEEEEEEEEEEE's withdrawal. Rampage is thrown around by MadCatter. MadCatter was quickest out of its box and dealt a frontal blow to Rampage, tearing the front strip added to improve their ground game and throwing it onto the Upper Deck. Rampage escaped, but appeared to suffer drive issues as it sat beside the BattleBox hazard. MadCatter then delivered a brutal hit to the front of Rampage, tearing the wedge off and sending the bot flying back onto the Upper Deck. Upside-down and unable to escape, Rampage was counted out and MadCatter took the win by knockout. In a March 2022 post from the team, they revealed MadCatter's assault on Rampage shattered the magnets within all four drive motors and warped the entire frame.
Rampage vs. Mammoth (Exhibition) Following the main season, Rampage fought in an exhibition match against a 2021 season Top 32 finisher in Mammoth. Rampage throws Mammoth on top of the Upper Deck. Early on, Rampage drove into the front of Mammoth but did not have the reach in its spinning disk to make contact with its opponent's frame. Rampage got its wedges underneath and lifted the wheels of Mammoth off the ground, allowing the Knox family's bot to push Mammoth at will. Although Rampage got caught on the killsaws, this allowed the disk to make contact and Mammoth was thrown backwards. Mammoth recovered and entered the short corner, but could only swat at Rampage with its UMHW plastic trunk. Mammoth sits awkwardly on its tail. Rampage was able to take advantage of Mammoth's ground clearance and drive underneath constantly, occasionally making contact with its vertical spinner with glancing blows. Mammoth successfully swatted it away, but Rampage kept attacking, almost flipping Mammoth over at one point. It then got to the back of Mammoth and charged, shoving Ricky Willems' bot into the screws of the Upper Deck and bending one of its stabilizing feet inwards. Shortly after, Rampage delivered its biggest attack of the match as it threw Mammoth up in the air, landing upside-down as it slid off the Upper Deck and back onto the BattleBox floor. Mammoth rotated its trunk and was able to flip itself back over, but folded its own stabilizing tail into itself and sat high-centered. "That's super cool... but not very good for us!" — Ricky Willems as Mammoth sits on its tail Rampage sportingly hit Mammoth again, which freed its opponent. However, its tail remained folded underneath its main chassis as Rampage tore off one of its front feet. Mammoth attempted to swat its opponent away again, but one of its weapon chains came loose from its sprockets. Rampage pinned Mammoth against the wall in the closing seconds of the fight, which went to the judges. A unanimous decision was awarded in favor of Team X, marking Rampage's first ever BattleBots win in their final fight.

Results

Competitive Wins/Losses

• Wins: 0
• Losses: 4

Exhibition Wins/Losses

• Wins: 1
• Losses: 0

Total Wins/Losses

• Wins: 1
• Losses: 4

Competition	Wins	Losses
World Championship V	None	Black Widow (Untelevised Undercard Match)
BattleBots: Bounty Hunters	None	Fusion
World Championship VI	Mammoth (Exhibition Match)	Retrograde (Untelevised Undercard Match) MadCatter (Undercard Match)

Faruq Tauheed Introductions

"From Port St. Joe, Florida, here to pan-handle you, it's RAMPAGE!"

"From Port St. Joe, Florida, this whole family got together to make your family just a little bit smaller. It's RAMPAGE!"

"This bot's captain is a Gen Z killer so he'll shut you down and do a Fortnite dance on your grave. It's RAMPAGE!"

"From Port St. Joe, Florida, don't worry about his age, just prepare to face RAMPAGE!"

Trivia

• The only component of the first iteration of Rampage which utilized CAD software was its disc.
• According to multiple teams present at filming for the 2020 season, Rampage was considered as a third opponent for Beta, as its original opponent Sharko was not ready to fight. GRABOT, however, were ready first and fought Beta instead of Rampage.
• Rampage was originally supposed to have wheelguards in Season 6, but these had to be removed to keep the bot within weight.
• The 2020 season build of Rampage cost approximately $5000, and the 2021 season build cost between $7000 and $8000 according to Daniel Knox.
• A version of Rampage was built in Garry's Mod and entered into the fourth season of web-series Bashbots.
  • It is one of two replica BattleBots competitors to take part in the series, alongside Jonathan Schultz and HUGE.