Vertigo

Vertigo
Participation Information
Live	BattleBots Proving Ground (Withdrew) BattleBots FaceOffs
Team Information
Team	Team HyperShock
Team Members	Will Bales Alex Bales Kyle Awner
From	Miami, FL
Other Entries	HyperShock
Associated Robots	Fluffy DeLarge, El Cholo, SpiderPig, Fluffy (Will Bales, Kyle Awner)
Robot Statistics
Drive	2x HyperDrive Motors
Weapons	Double-sided flippers
Statistics correct as of its most recent appearance on the show, or if not applicable, qualification attempt.

Not to be confused with the Season 5.0 dropout of the same name.

Vertigo, formerly given the codename REDACTED, is a heavyweight competitor designed by Team HyperShock for BattleBots FaceOffs.

It is a four-wheel drive, invertible robot armed with a unique flipper weapon. BattleBots co-founder Greg Munson originally confirmed the robot to be a 'mystery' build from a 'very popular team'. and on October 5, 2023, the robot's name was confirmed to be 'Vertigo'. Several days later, the HyperShock team were revealed to be behind Vertigo and it was revealed to be fighting Magnitude across the weekend of December 10-11, 2023.

Vertigo's rough design was revealed at Orlando Maker Faire on November 4, 2023, showcasing a blank white look and the opportunity for attendees to draw their own design. The team also made a scaled-down model of the flipper mechanism, showcasing a Y-shaped linkage which forces the flipper open as the ram is powered. With flipper panels on both sides of the robot, this functions as a double-sided flipper, similar to the Robot Wars entry St. Agro and its live circuit successor, Maelstrom. On November 21, 2023, the team publicly confirmed the postponement of Vertigo's debut to an undetermined weekend in 2024. It would be replaced by HyperShock for its battles against Magnitude.

"Too much intervention from the universe, priorities had to change. Decided not to panic and compromise (any more), and focus on building it right, and safely, the first time..."

— Will Bales explains Vertigo's withdrawal

In July 2024, Kyle Awner confirmed Vertigo would instead debut at BattleBots FaceOffs later in the year.

Vertigo's mascot, as seen in promotional material for BattleBots FaceOffs.

A scaled-down model of Vertigo's flipper mechanism.

Robot History

BattleBots Proving Ground
Vertigo vs. Magnitude (12/10/2023) Vertigo vs. Magnitude, as advertised using the team's mascot on the BattleBots website. Vertigo's debut fight was due to come in BattleBots Proving Ground, where it was scheduled to fight a rookie in Magnitude on December 10, 2023. However, Team HyperShock officially postponed this in late November
Vertigo vs. Magnitude (12/11/2023) Vertigo was set to fight Magnitude for a second time on December 11, 2023. Due to its aforementioned withdrawal, this fight could not go ahead.
BattleBots FaceOffs
Please note that the order of the following fights is unknown, as documentation on the event itself is either limited or non-existent. This is typically true of untelevised events such as BattleBots IQ and those sanctioned by the BattleBots name. Vertigo vs. Slammo! One of Vertigo's opponents, though not necessarily its first, is Slammo!.
Vertigo vs. Cobalt Vertigo will also take on former Most Destructive Robot Award winner Cobalt in its group.
Vertigo vs. Warthog Vertigo is also set to take on the winless Warthog.

Results

Exhibition Wins/Losses

• Wins: TBC
• Losses: TBC

Trivia

• 'REDACTED' is a phrase meaning to censor words and content, and has been used in BattleBots in the past to tease upcoming fights without breaking the NDA.^[1]
• Vertigo was originally set to compete in a BattleBots FaceOffs group containing Tombstone, Valkyrie and Orbitron before the team swapped both Vertigo and HyperShock around.