Does Weapon Type Affect a BattleBot’s Performance?

Authors

Westin Mash, Fort Hays State UniversityFollow

Award Level

1st Place - Empirical Undergraduate

Classification

Empirical Undergraduate

Abstract

The objective of this research project is to investigate data from the 2021 BattleBots season, play-in, and championship matches to see if any variables have a statistically significant contribution to how many wins a bot achieves. A reason to investigate these relationships could be to gauge how much investment is needed to be successful in the ever-evolving sport. Those in charge of the competition have worried about the possibility of the bots becoming too homogeneous by having only the same weapons fight each other. After investigating the relationships of many factors, the weapon type used does not seem to be statistically significant if the weapon can still achieve knockouts.

Faculty Advisor

Dr. Sam Schreyer

Department/Program

Economics, Finance, & Accounting

Submission Type

in-person poster

DOI

10.58809/FREG1477

Date

4-17-2023

Rights

Copyright the Author(s)

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Mash, Westin (2023) "Does Weapon Type Affect a BattleBot’s Performance?," SACAD: John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activity Days: Vol. 2023, Article 96.
DOI: 10.58809/FREG1477
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sacad/vol2023/iss2023/96