Battle Bot Name Generator
Names for spinners, flippers, hammers and wedges
Generate names for a combat robot, from antweights to heavyweights: menacing names like Gravelmaw and Iron Verdict, weapon puns like Flywheel of Fortune, Saw It Coming and Crush Hour, deadpan jokes like Mostly Duct Tape, and small-bot names like Ant Misbehavin'.
About battle bot names
A combat robot's name is read out before every fight and printed on the bracket, so it has to work when an announcer shouts it. Builders tend to go one of two ways: a name that sounds like damage, or a joke about the machine. Both are here, and the jokes are clean enough for a school team's pit table.
The list is grouped by what the robot does. Menacing names (Gravelmaw, Dreadbolt, Iron Verdict) suit any design. Spinner names play on rotation and stored energy: Flywheel of Fortune, Angular Momentum, Dizzy Spell. Flippers and lifters get airtime jokes such as Pancake Tuesday and Elevator Pitch. Hammers, axes, saws and crushers get Saw It Coming, Mallet Ballet and Crush Hour, and wedges and rammers get Cheese Wedge and Shove Actually. Deadpan names (Mostly Duct Tape, It Worked in CAD) are a builder tradition of their own, and titled names such as Sergeant Shrapnel and Doctor Dent read well on a bracket.
A share of the list is for small robots. In the common US classes an antweight weighs one pound and a beetleweight three, which is where names like Ant Misbehavin', One Pound of Trouble and Beetle Mania come from.
How to choose battle bot names
- Name the weapon, not just the robot. Saw It Coming tells the crowd what to expect, and a spinner called Dizzy Spell gets a laugh before the match starts.
- Say it the way an announcer would, loudly and twice. Two or three strong syllables (Gravelmaw, Crush Hour) carry across a noisy hall better than a long sentence.
- Pick a name that survives a redesign. If the flipper becomes a spinner next season, Iron Verdict still fits and Pancake Tuesday does not.
- Before you paint it on the armor, look through the entry lists of the events you plan to enter and the builder databases for a robot that already uses the name. This list is not checked against any of them.
- Let the name joke about the weight class. A three-pound robot called Three Pound Problem, or an antweight called Picnic Crasher, is easy to remember on a crowded bracket.
Frequently asked questions
What are good battle bot names?
Good ones are short, easy to shout and say something about the machine. From the list, Gravelmaw, Dreadbolt and Steel Reckoning sound dangerous, Flywheel of Fortune and Spin Doctorate suit a spinner, Hammer Time Out suits an overhead weapon and Door Stop is an honest name for a wedge.
Are these the names of real combat robots?
They are written as new ideas, not copied from any show or league, and the list is not tied to any competition. Thousands of robots have been built at club level, so a match with a real machine is always possible. Look through past entry lists before you settle on one.
What are funny names for a small combat robot?
Antweight and beetleweight builders lean on the class name and the size: Ant Misbehavin', Antagonist, Beetle Juice Box, One Pound of Trouble, Fun Size and Travel Size Terror are all in the list. Deadpan names such as Desk Toy Gone Wrong and Printed Overnight suit a 3D printed robot.
Should a robot's name match its weapon?
It helps the crowd and the commentators, and it is where most of the wordplay comes from. If you expect to change weapons between seasons, choose a menacing or deadpan name such as Iron Verdict or Some Assembly Required, which fits any design.
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All 500 battle bot names
A: 27 names
- Admiral Impact
- Against the Ropes
- Aggressive Coffee Table
- Air Supply Issues
- Airtime Express
- All Wheel Arrive
- Alt Tab Smash
- Amp Stamp
- Amps and Clamps
- Angry Toaster
- Angular Momentum
- Ankle Height
- Annihilex
- Ant Farm Foreman
- Ant Misbehavin'
- Antagonist
- Anthill Landlord
- Antics
- Anvilborn
- Archimedes' Revenge
- Armor Eater
- Armored Pizza Box
- Armored Shoebox
- Axe Marks the Spot
- Axe Me Anything
- Axe of Kindness
- Axe to Grind
B: 40 names
- Backbreaker
- Bad News Bearings
- Bar Fight
- Bar None
- Baron von Bash
- Battering Ramsey
- Beetle Juice Box
- Beetle Mania
- Belly Up
- Bench Warmer
- Big Beater Energy
- Big Sister Energy
- Big Squeeze Energy
- Bit Driver
- Bite Club
- Bite Size Bruiser
- Blender Setting Eleven
- Blightwheel
- Bludgeon Dungeon
- Body Slam Poetry
- Bolt Cutter
- Bolt From the Blue
- Bolt Shearer
- Boltreaver
- Bonesaw Betty
- Bonk Bureau
- Borrowed Drill Motors
- Brass Tacks
- Brick by Brick
- Brick With Wheels
- Brushless Ambition
- Brutalizer
- Budget Overrun
- Built Last Night
- Bulldozer Breakfast
- Bumper Car Bully
- Bumper Crop
- Burger Flipper
- Buzz Cut Barber
- Buzzsaw Lullaby
C: 36 names
- Captain Collateral
- Carbon Fiber Fibber
- Carnage Engine
- Carousel of Carnage
- Carpenter Ant Union
- Cartwheel Carl
- Catapult Consultant
- Ceiling Fan Club
- Ceiling Inspector
- Centrifugal Farce
- Chairman of the Boards
- Chassis Chewer
- Cheese Wedge
- Chew Toy
- Chief Dent Officer
- Chop Shop Foreman
- Chrome Wraith
- Cinderclaw
- Clamp Champ
- Clamp Counselor
- CO2 Later
- Cold Solder Joint
- Colonel Panic
- Combat Casserole Dish
- Compressed Heir
- Control Group
- Copper Stopper
- Corner Office
- Count Dentula
- Cousin Crowbar
- Cow Catcher
- Crab Rangoon
- Cricket Bat
- Crouton Launcher
- Crush Hour
- Cyclone Fence
D: 30 names
- Dad's Credit Card
- Dead Man's Switch
- Death Grip Handshake
- Demolisher X
- Dent Inspector
- Dentmaker Jr.
- Desk Toy Gone Wrong
- Director of Demolition
- Disc Jockey of Doom
- Disgruntled Shopping Cart
- Disk Error
- Dizzy Spell
- Do Not Open
- Doctor Dent
- Doomsprocket
- Door Stop
- Doorstop of Destiny
- Down Comes the Hammer
- Dreadbolt
- Drill Instructor Pain
- Drill Sergeant
- Drive Train Wreck
- Drum Roll Please
- Drum Solo
- Drumline Dropout
- Due Friday
- Duke of Dents
- Dumpster Diver Deluxe
- Dung Beetle Derby
- Dust Mite Dynamite
E: 5 names
- Eggbeater Deluxe
- Elevator Pitch
- Executive Decision
- Extra Credit
- Eye Protection Required
F: 29 names
- Fairy Dust Up
- Fender Bender
- Feral Skateboard
- Filament Fiend
- Final Notice
- Fire Ant Drill
- Fire Hazard
- Flame Broiled
- Flapjack Attack
- Flea Circus Ringleader
- Flea Market Find
- Flip Flop Shop
- Flip Phone
- Flip the Script
- Flipping Out
- Floor Scraper
- Flywheel of Fortune
- Food Processor
- Forged Fury
- Forklift Certified
- Fourth Time's the Charm
- Fragile Handle With Care
- Frame Bender
- Frequent Flyer Miles
- Frequent Tumbler
- Fulcrum Fury
- Full Body Workout
- Full Tilt Whirl
- Fun Size
G: 21 names
- Garage Sale Find
- Gavel Banger
- Gearbane
- Geared for Spite
- General Nuisance
- Gi-Ant
- Gnat Attack
- Going Up
- Grandma's Rolling Pin
- Grasshopper Stomp
- Gravelmaw
- Gravity's Problem Child
- Grim Rebooter
- Grindhowl
- Grip Strength
- Grippy Tires
- Ground Clearance Zero
- Group Project
- Gymnast With a Grudge
- Gyro Hero
- Gyroscopic Precession
H: 19 names
- Half Pint Hazard
- Halo Effect
- Hammer Time Out
- Hammerfall Friday
- Hang Time
- Hard Disk Failure
- Hardened Horror
- Havocline
- Head of Wrecks Department
- Head-On Hank
- Heave Ho
- Heavy Metal Thunder
- Hexcrusher
- Hold That Pose
- Hole Punch
- Homework Eater
- Hostile Ottoman
- Hot Glue Hero
- Hydraulic Attitude
I: 8 names
- I Came I Saw
- Infill Twenty Percent
- Iron Curtain Call
- Iron Deficiency
- Iron Verdict
- Ironclast
- It Worked at Home
- It Worked in CAD
J: 3 names
- Jaw Dropper
- Judo Chop Shop
- Just a Box
K: 4 names
- Kinetic Energy Drink
- King of the Scrap Heap
- Knee High Nightmare
- Knock Knock Who's Dented
L: 23 names
- Lady Lacerate
- Lance a Lot
- Last Words
- Launch Break
- Launch Codes
- Layer Line Larry
- Lazy Susan's Revenge
- Lesser of Two Weevils
- Let the Smoke Out
- Leverage
- Licensed to Drill
- Lift With Your Knees
- Liftoff Sequence
- Light Roast
- Little Brother Bites
- Live Wire Act
- Lobster Claws Out
- Lock and Gnaw
- Loose Wire
- Lord Flipmore
- Low Blow Joe
- Low Rider Provider
- Lunchbox Legend
M: 23 names
- Madame Mangle
- Magic Smoke
- Major Malfunction
- Mallet Ballet
- Mangler Prime
- Mayor of Scrap Town
- Meat Mallet
- Meltdown Mk II
- Merry-Go-Wrong
- Metal Detector
- Metal Morgue
- Micro Aggressor
- Mild Inconvenience
- Mini Menace
- Minor Setback
- Miss Demeanor
- Mister Twister
- Mite Makes Right
- Moderately Dangerous
- Mom Said No
- Moment of Inertia
- Mostly Duct Tape
- My Other Bot Is a Spinner
N: 5 names
- Nail Salon
- Nano Nuisance
- No Hard Feelings
- Nothing Personal
- Nutcracker Suite
O: 12 names
- Obliterix
- Ohm Wrecker
- Omelette Station
- On Ramp
- One Pound of Trouble
- Oops
- Orbital Sander
- Out of the Arena
- Out to Launch
- Over the Wall
- Overbuilt
- Overhead Smash
P: 40 names
- Pallet Jack Attack
- Pancake Tuesday
- Paper Shredder Deluxe
- Passive Aggressor
- Peer Review
- Percussive Maintenance
- Pickaxe Pete
- Picnic Crasher
- Piercing Commentary
- Pill Bug Roller
- Pin Cushion
- Pinball Wizard
- Pincer Movement
- Pinch Hitter
- Pint Size Problem
- Piston Whisperer
- Pit Crew's Problem
- Plastic Fantastic
- Plate Peeler
- Please Hit Here
- Plow Wow
- Pneumatic Tantrum
- Pocket Change
- Pocket Spinner
- Pointy End First
- Poke Bowl
- Polite Menace
- Pound Cake
- Pound for Pound
- Printed Overnight
- Private Property Damage
- Probably Fine
- Professor Pulverize
- Propeller Head
- Prototype Seven
- Pulverion
- Puree
- Push Comes to Shove
- Pushover
- Pushy Pushy
Q: 1 name
- Queen of Dents
R: 27 names
- Raising the Bar
- Ram Shackle
- Ramming Distance
- Ramp Champ
- Ramp It Up
- Rapid Unscheduled Rebuild
- Razorhymn
- Reasonably Upset
- Record Scratch
- Recycled Microwave
- Resistance Is Feudal
- Reverend Wrecker
- Revolutions per Mayhem
- Revolving Door Policy
- Ring of Ire
- Rivetstorm
- Road Rage Against the Machine
- Rock and Roll Cage
- Rodeo Clown Car
- Rogue Lunch Tray
- Rolling Anvil
- Roof Check
- Rotary Dial Tone
- Rotational Violence
- Round and Round We Go
- Ruinator
- Rustfang
S: 62 names
- Safety Third
- Salvage Yard Dog
- Saw It Coming
- Saw Loser
- Sawdust Memories
- Scarab Scrap
- Science Fair Reject
- Scoop There It Is
- Scrap Accountant
- Scrap Reaper
- Scrapjaw
- Scrapyard Special
- Seesaw Sheriff
- Self-Righting Wrongs
- Sergeant Shrapnel
- Sheriff Shred
- Shin Kicker
- Shoebox Special
- Short Flight Long Drop
- Shove Actually
- Shove Thy Neighbor
- Shrapnox
- Sideswipe Sally
- Sir Spins-a-Lot
- Six Wheel Deal
- Sixteen Angry Ounces
- Skewer Fewer
- Skullcrank
- Slagheart
- Sledge Judy
- Sledgehammer Subtlety
S, continued
- Small but Spinny
- Smoke Test
- Smoothie Operator
- Snack Size Smackdown
- Snow Plow Parent
- Some Assembly Required
- Sorry in Advance
- Spare Parts Budget
- Spark Plug Ugly
- Spatula City
- Spike Tax
- Spin Cycle
- Spin Doctorate
- Spin to Win
- Spincident Report
- Spinning Plates
- Spinsanity
- Sponsor Wanted
- Spool Up
- Spring Loaded
- Spun Out
- Squeeze Play
- Stag Beetle Stan
- Static Cling
- Steamroller Jr.
- Steel Appeal
- Steel Reckoning
- Steelwrath
- Student Loan
- Sugar Ant Rush
- Suplex City Limits
T: 46 names
- T-Bone Steakhouse
- Table Saw Manners
- Tactical Dustpan
- Tailgater
- Tank Tread Ted
- Technical Difficulties
- Ten Second Pin
- Ten Thousand RPM Problem
- Tenderizer
- The Wreckoning Hour
- Thesis Defense
- Thin End of the Wedge
- Third Rebuild
- This Side Up
- Three Pound Problem
- Three Pounds of Regret
- Thunderweld
- Thwack Attack
- Tick Talk
- Tight Squeeze
- Tilt-a-Hurl
- Tin Foiled Again
- Tin Opener Trainee
- Tin Snips
- Tiny Tyrant
- Tip Speed Ticket
- Titanium Tantrum
- Titanium Tyrant
- Toasty
- Toe Stubber
- Tooth Fairy Collections
- Top Heavy
- Topsy Turvy Tim
- Torque of the Town
- Torquefiend
- Tortoise Shell Game
- Totally Safe
- Traction Control
- Trash Compactor
- Travel Size Terror
- Treads Lightly
- Trebuchet Tuesday
- Tungsten Temper
- Turbine Trouble
- Turtle Flipper
- Twister Sister
U: 11 names
- Uncle Torque
- Under Pressure
- Under the Bumper
- Undercutter's Apprentice
- Undertaker Unit
- Unfriendly Vacuum
- Unplanned Disassembly
- Up and Over
- Up to Speed
- Upside Downer
- Upward Mobility
V: 8 names
- Vengeful Filing Cabinet
- Version Two Electric Boogaloo
- Vexatron
- Vice President of Vice Grips
- Vinyl Countdown
- Vise Grip Victor
- Voltage Vandal
- Vortex Vendor
W: 19 names
- Waiver Signed
- Wall Magnet
- Warpath Nine
- Warranty Void
- Watt's the Damage
- Weaponized Wok
- Wedge Issue
- Wedge Salad
- Weed Whacker
- Weld Breaker
- Welded Wrath
- Whack Friday
- Whack-a-Bot
- What Goes Up
- Whirled Peace
- Whirlwind Romance
- Whoopsie Daisy
- Works on My Bench
- Wrong Side Up