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Discovery Season 7 will be the seventh season of BattleBots since its return to television in 2015, and the fifth season since the Discovery network picked the show up from ABC.
In August 2021, The Hollywood Reporter announced BattleBots would remain on Discovery for at least another two seasons, following the success of Discovery Season 5.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/battlebots-gets-two-season-pickup-at-discovery-channel-exclusive-1234992572/
Several teams who opted out of applying for or were not selected for the 2021 season of the show have already expressed their desire to enter Discovery Season 7, notably international teams who were largely absent from the previous two seasons as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Though unconfirmed, Discovery Season 7 will likely be filmed in mid-to-late 2022, with episodes potentially airing in early 2023. What is confirmed, however, is that the season will again be filmed at Caesars Entertainment Studios in Las Vegas, Nevada, which became the new venue for BattleBots in 2021. The studio also hosts US hit shows such as Hell's Kitchen, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and Love Island.
Though also unconfirmed, the 2022 season will likely follow the same competition structure as in the last two seasons, with bots getting three Fight Night matches each to impress the selection committee, who will ultimately determine who competes in the Top 32 single elimination bracket. The YouTube Bonus Fights will also presumably return for the 2022 season, where they'll be shown to Facebook Supporters on Thursdays when an episode airs before being released publicly on YouTube on Sundays. In response to three Championship fights during the 2021 season (Hydra vs. Ribbot, Cobalt vs. Whiplash and Witch Doctor vs. Minotaur) that were won under highly controversial circumstances, BattleBots have stated their intention to revise the rules regarding controlled movement as well as unsticks and avoidance of engagement for the 2022 season.https://twitter.com/BattleBots/status/1512234962228899840?t=et6lTnWmDSX4V5uzhaZmQA&s=19 The specifics of these decisions have not yet been made public, but proposed changes were revealed to Facebook Supporters in April and May 2022.
The 11-point judging system (5 points for damage, 3 points for aggression and 3 points for control) as well as the Matrix system the judges used to determine winners in a more objective manner will likely be back for the 2022 season. 
While Chris Rose, Kenny Florian, Faruq Tauheed, Pete Abrahamson, judges Derek Young, Lisa Winter & Jason Bardis and referees John Remar & David Sanfilippo are expected to return to their respective roles, it's currently unknown whether Jenny Taft will return for the 2022 season as pit reporter due to the birth of her child in March 2022.https://twitter.com/CFBONFOX/status/1467333681807249409 In February that year, she responded to a Twitter post saying she will "hopefully" return for "next season", meaning Discovery Season 7.https://twitter.com/JennyTaft/status/1491606733252272133?s=20&t=_2I1NtjdEVNs67B-eAi8Zw 
Its currently unknown whether BattleBots: Champions will return for the 2022 season, or if there will be any similar side competition. 
== Teams Building/Applying for Discovery Season 7 ==
Robot 	Image	Team 	Source
Deadlift 	 	Team Danby 	Craig Danby on Reddit
Athena 	 	Team War N Wisdom 	Instagram
Banshee 	 	Team Small Robots 	Facebook
Big Dill 	 	Team Food Fight 	Emmanuel Carrillo on Reddit
Bloodsport 	 	Bots 'n' Stuff Robotics 	Reddit
Blacksmith 	 	Team Half Fast Astronaut 	Facebook
Boltergeist 	 	Team Boltergeist 	https://tinyurl.com/y4ndxyff
Chronos 	 	Team Chronos 	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SFvE7cn5Yk
Cobalt 	 	Robotic Death Company 	Public comment in the OOTA Discord server
Copperhead 	 	Caustic Creations 	Robert Cowan
Diamond-Back 	 	Purple Pain Robotics 	Facebook
DOOM 	 	Team Pino Tech 	Application video
Doomba 	 	Team Hot Mess 	Application video
Double Tap 	 	Team Ostrich Air 	BattleBots Group post
www.ostrichair.com/battlebot
Double Jeopardy 	 	Team Double Trouble 	February 2022 build progress
Drago 	 	Team Tanto Robotics 	Application video
Dragon Slayer 	 	Wild Side Robotics 	Jordan Neal
Emulsifier 	 	Bots FC 	Reveal video
Error Code 	 	Team Error 404 	Reddit comment
Extinguisher 	 	Quicksilver Robotics 	Instagram
Flame Reaper 	 	Team Flame Reaper 	Application video
Gigabyte 	 	Robotic Death Company 	Alon Belkin
Globetrotter 	 	Three Point Robotics 	https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbs7hmJP2rJ/
Hercules 	 	Team Hercules 	Hercules GoFundMe
John Hopkins University entry	 	Hopkins BattleBots 	https://www.instagram.com/p/CdbKA2pLfjg/
Horizon 	 	Team Horizon 	https://horizon250.com/
Hot Pizza 	 	North Street Labs 	https://www.instagram.com/hotpizzabot/
Hugs & Kisses 	 	The Bot Dudes 	Facebook post from Robotic Death Company
JackPot 	 	Vegas Combat Robotics 	Jeff Waters
Malice 	 	Team Malice 	Bunny Sauriol
Mantis 	 	Team %Kb/s 	Application video
Monsoon 	 	Team Monsoon 	Reddit reply from Tom Brewster
Pain Train 	 	Team Shreddit 	Facebook post
Pardon My French 	 	Team OuiOui 	https:/youtube.com/watch?v=JghAJT8YoYs
Rampage 	 	Team X 	Team X
Retrograde 	 	Bots 'n' Stuff Robotics 	https://youtu.be/uO_EZrbi0E0?t=1028
Revolve 	 	Evolve Robotic 	https://www.instagram.com/evolve_robotic/
Riptide 	 	Team Break32 	Ethan Kurtz
Apex 	 	Carnage Robotics 	Facebook
Skorpios 	 	Bots Bash Party Crew 	Builder Blog Ep.54
Slammo! 	 	Team Danby 	https://www.instagram.com/p/CV1YXrfrYn5/
Snakebyte 	 	Team Lone Star 	https://youtu.be/vbOb0VMEUw8
Soothslayer 	 	Team Soothslayer 	Craig Danby
Swamp Thing 	 	Team Swamp Thing 	https://teamswampthing.com/
Switchback 	 	Team Midnight Invention 	https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdrqcb7rA8P/
The Obwalden Overlord 2 	 	Team Obwalden Overlord 	https://www.instagram.com/p/CcAMJEzlePG/
Tombstone 	 	Hardcore Robotics 	Twitter post
TriloBot 	 	Aquatic Machine Force 	Reveal video
Vanguard 	 	Team Nebula 	Jack Tweedy
Whiplash 	 	Team Fast Electric Robots	2022 Reddit post
Witch Doctor 	 	Team Witch Doctor 	Facebook post
ZAP 	 	Team Panic 	Application video
==Trivia==
*Discovery Season 7 was the first to have been announced more than a season in advance, as it was confirmed alongside Discovery Season 6.
==References==
Category:Competitions
Category:Reboot Season Competitions