Not to be confused with Comedy Central Season 5.0 lightweight The Raven.
Raven was a heavyweight robot built by Steve Buescher, which attended filming for BattleBots World Championship III.
The robot arrived at filming in an unfinished state, and as such, Greg Munson gave Steve Buescher two weeks during filming to get it combat-ready. In order to meet that criteria, Team Raven enlisted the help of several other roboteers as their machine not only had to demonstrate its functionality, but also pass safety and technical checks. Notably Jen Herchenroeder, then of Battle Royale With Cheese, offered to make wedges for the robot.[1]
Raven was scheduled to fight Red Devil in the USA vs. The World special, taking place towards the end of filming. However, due to its hasty construction, the robot burned out its electronics in the test box. As a result of this, Matt Spurk and Kraken were brought in as a replacement, and Raven would ultimately not compete in BattleBots. The late struggle to complete Raven in time for 2018 season filming was documented as part of Episode 6 of BattleBots Resurrection.
During the Comedy Central era, Steve Buescher was part of Team Dangerous Drums, which had a great deal of success with pioneering drum spinner Little Drummer Boy.
Raven remains in possession of Buescher, with its frame, drive train and weapon disk still in good condition.[2]
Robot History[]
Raven vs. Red Devil (Forfeit)   An unfinished Raven in the test box. However, due to the aforementioned issues, Raven was not battle ready and had to be replaced by Kraken.[1] |
Results[]
| RAVEN | ||
| World Championship III | ||
| USA vs. The World Representing the USA | ||
| NOTE: Raven withdrew from the side competition and was replaced by Kraken. | ||
| USA vs. The World | vs. Red Devil | Withdrew |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 0
- Losses: 0
| Season | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship III * | None | None |
* Raven's withdrawal in the USA vs. The World side competition does not contribute to its overall win/loss record.
Trivia[]
- Raven was the only known drop-out from filming of World Championship III.
- It was replaced in the official roster graphic by La Machine as a nod to the BattleBots founders' original combat robot.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC_Fs0O4EL4
- ↑ Correspondence between Steve Buescher and Lars Bakker in April 2022
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