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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · 15m

Less than 48 hours until we kick off BBB Beetle Champs 2025 🏆
We will be livestreaming from 11am BST at bbb.gd/stream

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Reecy Pontiff @reecypontiff.com · 17h

Just had a great interview with Bristol Bot Builder @craigcroucher.bsky.social ahead of their big bot battle this weekend!

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Craig working on an adorable little pink and white battle bot

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · 1d

We're only a few days away now!
Champs will be livestreamed, Saturday 11am BST hit the notification bell 🔔 here: bbb.gd/stream

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · 2d

This is some of the fantastic robots coming to compete at BBB Beetle Champs 2025 on Saturday! We will be livestreaming at bbb.gd/stream

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · 2d

We will be livestreaming from around 11am here: bbb.gd/stream

Livestream: BBB Beetle Champs 2025 - Beetleweight Combat Robot Tournament - Bristol Bot Builders

48 beetleweight robot combat competition live at St Michael's Centre, in Bristol, UK! ~Tournament bracket: https://bbb.gd/fightSpectator Programme: https://b...

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · 2d

BBB Beetle Champs 2025 has fully sold out! Thank you so much to everyone who's bought a ticket, we'll see you on Saturday.
If you can no longer make it you can use resale on headfirst to sell on your ticket to somebody on the waiting list.

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · 8d

We now stock aluminium servo horns that are compatible with both our antweight servos! Grab them here: bbb.gd/horn

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · 10d

We're now less than two weeks from BBB Beetle Champs 2025 - the competitors are locked in, less than half the tickets remain, grab yours now: bbb.gd/tickets

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · 12d

Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · Aug 20

PRESS RELEASE REGARDING BBB BEETLE CHAMPS - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bristol Bot Builders are excited to share that the BBB Beetle Champs 2025 is scheduled to take place on Saturday 18th October at St Michaels Centre in Stoke Gifford, Bristol. Please find attached promotional material for the event.

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · 13d

Check out the trophies for BBB Beetle Champs 2025!🏆
🎟️ Spectators: tickets are available at bbb.gd/tickets
🎮 Competitors: mobility due by end of Sunday to bbb.gd/pom

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · 14d

Champs 25 will be our 5th time hosting a champs at St Michael's - we can't wait to return!
We go all for the day - projections with live replays, live commentary, an interview booth and more. The venue runs a great cafe for the day too! Grab your tickets now: bbb.gd/tickets
📷Stuart Camp

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · 14d

Final run of dual v1s at a reduced price at bbb.gd/dual :)

FINAL RUN: BBB Beetleweight Dual Brushed ESC v1 - BBB Shop

Discounted final batch as we move to v2! Designed and assembled in house by our very own Gareth we're very excited to make our totally custom beetleweight dual brushed ESCs! - Literally consider this ...

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · 14d

We're excited to announce our tiny tiny tiny beetle brushed dual ESCs v2! At half the size of v1s, we think this is one of the smallest dual ESCs on the market and has some awesome features such as 8S voltage support, configurable current limiting, gyro stabilisation & more! bbb.gd/dualv2

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · 16d

🇪🇺🤖⚔️📅 bbb.gd/events - October in European Robot Combat is mega busy month all over Europe!

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · 23d

Less than a month before we return for BBB Beetle Champs 2025, our biggest event of the year!
🎟️Spectators: tickets are available at bbb.gd/tickets
🎮Competitors: mobility is due by 5th Oct to bbb.gd/pom

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · 23d

We're doing a final discounted run of our v1 BBB beetle dual brushed ESCs! bbb.gd/dual
Grab yours at a reduced price while we prep the brand new v2s 👀

Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · 25d

Thanks for everyone who came yesterday!
You can watch back the fights here: youtu.be/_IGYN8NIKJo

BBB September 2025 Antweight Robot Fighting: All Fights 1v1s & 2v2s - Bristol Bot Builders

YouTube video by Joe Brown

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · Sep 11

Final calls for sign ups for BBB September 2025 Ant Social next Saturday 20th! We're closing the form tonight: bbb.gd/signup

Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · Sep 9

We now stock replacement motors for our 22mm gearmotors and replacement gears for repeat compacts! Both available on their respective store pages: bbb.gd/22mm & bbb.gd/compact
It's also repeat restock day: all things am32, hubs & motors!

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · Sep 5

New product! Lynx Anti-Spark switches: legal for UK beetles these are an M2.5 power switch with a built in pre-charge circuit to stop sparking at higher voltages! check them out here: bbb.gd/lynx
These are currently ran in Grab Crab & Frenzy as well as many american bots including Lynx itself!

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · Sep 3

2️⃣5️⃣ TONIGHT. LOTTERY SIGN UPS 7-8pm BBB.GD/CHAMPS

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · Sep 2

BBB Beetle Champs 2025 18th Oct, St Michaels Center, Bristol.

🎮Competitors: Lottery sign ups tomorrow (Weds 3rd Sep) 7-8pm at bbb.gd/champs

🎟️Spectators: audience tickets are available now at bbb.gd/tickets

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · Sep 1

14th Rock & Robots sportsman ants in London 🇬🇧
14th Macchine Irrequiete ants in Turin 🇮🇹
20th Bristol Bot Builders ants in Bristol 🇬🇧
20th Botfest ants & sportsman beetle in Wallasey 🇬🇧
27-28th dutch robot games beetle, 6kg, feather in Eindhoven 🇳🇱

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · Sep 1

🇪🇺🤖⚔️📅 bbb.gd/events - September in European Robot Combat:
3rd Hacker Battlebots 450g in Belfast 🇬🇧
6th CAT 3 sportsman ants in Leighton Buzzard 🇬🇧
6-7th Robots Live sportsman feathers & heavies in Crawley 🇬🇧
13th Robodojo 12lb & sportsman feathers in York 🇬🇧
13-14th Extreme Robots heavies in Colchester 🇬🇧

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Bristol Bot Builders @bristolbotbuilders.com · Aug 26

Next up from us is September 20th Ant Social, we return to microbrewery Zerodegrees (Bristol)! Event page: fb.com/events/1144797004334791
There's only a few slots left, sign up to compete here: bbb.gd/signup, Free to spectate.

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