Trip to Las Vegas - Sphere and Battlebots


February 1, 2025

Good morning, Sphere! The big plan for our last day in Las Vegas was to go see the Battle Bots! Mike had seen them live preiovusly, but I had only watched them on TV.
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Las Vegas, Sphere
 
Las Vegas, Sphere
 
Las Vegas, Sphere
 

We walked from The Venetian to the BattelBots arena:
Las Vegas, Battebots Arena
 
Las Vegas, Battebots Arena
 
Hello to Minotaur! The bull from Brazil
Link to youtube compliation of Mintaur's fights
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena, Michael Sanders, Minotaur
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena, Minotaur
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena, Kari Sanders, Minotaur
 

The mighty Tombstone!
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena, Tombstone
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena, Tombstone
 

Hometown Hero, Jackpot! The original version was built by a plumber in Las Vegas for $5,000 (versus the normal $100,000+ price tage of a 300-lb fighting robot) ... and it won some fights! The team and robot have grown since then and are still doing great.
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena, Jackpot
 

The BattleBots arena... I bought tickets near the (bulletproof) glass with the thought it would be the best thing ever or a strong regret:
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena, Michael Sanders, Kari Sanders
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 

Let the event begin!
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Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
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Whiplash loves to flip bots over.
 
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Mammoth
 
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Mammoth
 
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Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 

Nighmare was one of Mike's favorites from the 1999 version of Battlebots. They gave Nightmare something to chew on - a slot machine! The slot machine was mounted on robot wheels that brought it to meet its fate.
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
 
Nighmare
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena, Nightmare
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
 
Nighmare throws the Casino Bot towards us!
 
Our waitress was impressed that I got that picture without flinching. I told her that a good photographer doesn't flinch... the truth is I have notoriously slow reflexes. It was an, um... talent that helped me be a catcher when I played softball.
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena, Nightmare, Casino Bot
 
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Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
 
Hypershock
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena, Hypershock
 
 
Witchdoctor
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena, Witchdoctor
 
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Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena, Witchdoctor, Hypershock
 
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Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
 
Witchdoctor Wins!
 
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Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 

 
 

After the tournament, we took a tour of the arena.
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
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Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
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Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
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Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
 
Bronco - another 90's favorite
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 

 
Mike and Nighmare
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena, Michael Sanders, Nightmare
 

Of course, Witchdoctor is one of my faves...
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena, Witchdoctor, Kari Sanders
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
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Back outside the arena, we noticed that Sphere is less overpowering from street level.
Las Vegas, Sphere, BattleBots Arena, The Sphere
 
Las Vegas, Sphere, BattleBots Arena, The Sphere
 

Time to head back to The Venentian. Farewell, BattleBots!
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena
 
Las Vegas, BattleBots Arena, Kari Sanders, Michael Sanders
 

Walking back to The Venetian...
Las Vegas, Caesar's Palace
 
Las Vegas, The Venetian
 
Las Vegas, The Venetian, Michael Sanders
 
Crazy amount of gelato
Las Vegas, The Venetian
 
Las Vegas, The Venetian
 

 
 

Sphere at night:
Las Vegas, Sphere
 
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Last stop of the day was a pretty little wine bar near our elevator.
Las Vegas, The Venetian
 
Las Vegas, The Venetian
 
Las Vegas, The Venetian
 

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