Unrelated to the World Championship VII applicant of the same name. Trilobot was a lightweight robot built by Phil Putman and LungFish Technologies that competed in the final three seasons of Comedy Central BattleBots. [[File:Trilobot Season 4.0 pits.jpg|left|thumb|Trilobot in The Pits during Season 4.0.]] It was a robot armored in Lexan and originally armed with a pair of spikes, but this was later upgraded to twin grabbing arms on linear actuators which could extend and retract. Trilobot performed decently in BattleBots, reaching the televised rounds in Season 3.0, but never going further than the Round of 16.
The team behind Trilobot also fought in Season 1.0 with Disposable Hero.
Robot History[]
Season 3.0[] |
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Trilobot vs. Botulistic  Trilobot fighting Botulistic. Trilobot's first ever match in BattleBots was against Botulistic. Trilobot won the fight on a close 24-21 judges' decision and advanced to the final preliminary round, where it faced Aries. |
Trilobot vs. Aries Trilobot won the fight by KO in 49 seconds and advanced to the TV rounds, where it faced Shish-ka-bot 1.1. |
Trilobot vs. Shish-ka-bot 1.1   Shish-ka-bot 1.1 gets hammered by the pulverizer. Trilobot had some trouble at the start as Shish-ka-bot 1.1 got underneath the side of Trilobot, which sent the voodoo Barbie doll flying off of Shish-ka-bot 1.1, and pushed it against the spikestrip. Trilobot then sent itself over the killsaws and Trilobot went for Shish-ka-bot 1.1's side. Then however, Shish-ka-bot 1.1 drove itself under the pulverizer, which flattened the left side of Shish-ka-bot 1.1 in the first hit and knocked Shish-ka-bot out while the other hits added further damage as Shish-ka-bot 1.1 was counted out. Trilobot won the fight by KO at 1:29 and advanced to the Round of 32. |
Trilobot vs. No Tolerance III   No Tolerance III walks over Trilobot. In the Round of 32, Trilobot faced No Tolerance III. Little is known about this fight, but Trilobot won the fight on a 26-19 judges' decision and advanced to the Round of 16. |
Trilobot vs. Mouser Super Mecha-Catbot   Trilobot gets spiked by Mouser Super Mecha-Catbot.   Trilobot being lifted by Mouser. In the last 16, Trilobot faced Mouser Super Mecha-Catbot. During the fight, Mouser's spiked tail pierced the top of Trilobot and was able to pushed it around the BattleBox. Immobile in the closing stages, Trilobot was counted out with twelve seconds left on the clock, and Trilobot was eliminated from competition. |
Lightweight Royal Rumble Trilobot wasn't finished, however, as it was repaired in time for the Lightweight Royal Rumble at the end of the tournament. However, it stopped moving early on and Ziggo was declared the winner of the Lightweight Royal Rumble. |
Season 4.0[] |
Trilobot vs. Hexy Jr. Due to its seeding, Trilobot was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 4.0, where it eventually faced Hexy Jr.. Trilobot's opponent quickly got underneath Trilobot and pushed it over onto its back. Trilobot tried to self-right with its arms, but it failed and was counted out. Hexy Jr. won the fight by KO and Trilobot was eliminated from the tournament. For unknown reasons, Trilobot didn't participate the Lightweight Consolation Rumble at the end of the tournament. |
Season 5.0[] |
Trilobot vs. Whirligig Due to its seeding, Trilobot was allowed to skip the preliminary rounds of Season 5.0, where it eventually faced Whirligig. Whirligig won the fight on a close 24-21 judges' decision and Trilobot was eliminated from the tournament once again. |
Lightweight Consolation Rumble However, Trilobot wasn't finished as it participated in the lightweight consolation rumble at the end of the tournament. At one point in the rumble, Trilobot was slammed into the wall by Patriot. Eventually, Rambite got flipped over and it caught fire. The rumble was stopped early. It is unknown who the winner was of this rumble, and even if Trilobot did win, it would not have been able to compete in the royal rumble because the rest of the rumbles were canceled due to an accident with Nightmare during the heavyweight consolation rumble. |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 4
- Losses: 3
Phil Putman with Trilobot at Season 4.0.
| Competition | Wins | Losses |
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| Season 3.0 | Botulistic Aries Shish-ka-bot 1.1 No Tolerance III |
Mouser Super Mecha-Catbot |
| Season 4.0 | None | Hexy Jr. |
| Season 5.0 | None | Whirligig |
Mark Beiro Introductions[]
"He applauds your bravery, but will obliterate you none the less. Introducing TRILOBOT!"