- "No mercy. No fear. No weakness."
- — Team slogan
Team JuggerBot were a team from Corvallis and Salem, Oregon who competed in both seasons of Robot Wars: Extreme Warriors and Nickelodeon Robot Wars, achieving a great amount of success.
The original team name, JuggerBot derives from their Robotica entry of the same name. They created two machines for televised US Robot Wars series; TriceraBot and Rosie the Riveter. Both which reached the Grand Final of Extreme Warriors Season 2 after falling in the Heats of Season 1, with TriceraBot 3.0 receiving the runner-up position. The half of the team who entered Rosie the Riveter used the name Team Thunderbolt in Season 1, and Team LogosEye in the Nickelodeon series.
The Team[]
Team JuggerBot logo
- "It really started with a bunch of us, just strapping chainsaws and flamethrowers onto some small little RC cars, and just duking it out in the little arena in my backyard."
- — Mike Morrow on the origins of Team JuggerBot, interviewed in Robotica Season 1 [1]
Mike Morrow was the original founder of the team. Before entering their first robot in Robotica, the team members had been friends who would meet and build small fighting robots, then fight them with each other.
Having competed in Robotica and BattleBots with versions of JuggerBot (See Outside Robot Wars), they entered two robots into Robot Wars with updated iterations of both. JuggerBot 1.0, their original entry into Robotica Season 1, became the first incarnation of Rosie the Riveter. Juggerbot 2.0, built for the superheavyweight division of BattleBots Season 3.0, was extensively rebuilt into the heavyweight TriceraBot. TriceraBot 3.0 was similarly an updated version of JuggerBot 3.0, their primary entry into Robotica Season 3.[2][3]
The team with JuggerBot
In both seasons, TriceraBot was entered by Mike and Nicole Morrow and Ron Ender. During Season 1, Rosie the Riveter was entered by Team Thunderbolt, consisting of Chris and Sharon Gattman and Kris Ender. For Season 2, Kris Ender was replaced by Tom Vaeretti. During Nickelodeon Robot Wars, Mike Morrow entered Tut Tut with Tom Rodriquez and young driver Nancy Rodriquez, whilst Tom Vaeretti entered Rosie the Riveter 2 with Mike and Anthony "Tony" Light, as Team LogosEye.
After 2001, Chris Gattman would break from the rest of the team to build his own robot, LogosEye, which he entered in Series 3 of Robotica.[4].
- "We all brainstormed, and everybody had different ideas, and I wanted to try out ideas myself."
- — Chris Gattman on building his own robot for Robotica
LogosEye would be converted into Rosie the Riveter 2 for Robot Wars, though the team name remained for their appearance in the Nickelodeon series.[3]
The team were very sporting and provided a great deal of fun in The Pits, dressing up in costumes to match with their respective robots' themes. The TriceraBot team dressed as cavemen, complete with fake clubs, to compliment its dinosaur-inspired name and appearance. Meanwhile, the men on Rosie the Riveter's team dressed as World War 2 fighter pilots, and the women dressed as the robot's namesake. They also clad their robots with sacrificial material for the benefit of the audience, leading to TriceraBot being set on fire. Despite this, both robots were very powerful and efficient machines, with TriceraBot being specifically designed to stay mobile while on fire. In various instances throughout Season 1, TriceraBot succeeded in turning a flywheel-equipped Matilda over, and ramming Sir Killalot into the Pit after he was caught off balance while holding Silver Box.
TriceraBot and Rosie the Riveter fought alongside each other in the Season 1 Tag Team Terror and Robot Rebellion; the latter also represented the USA in the War of Independence. Team LogosEye also entered Rosie the Riveter, and Team Juggerbot entered the loanerbot Tut Tut in Nickelodeon Robot Wars. Both fought against each other in the Challenge Belt side competition, with Tut Tut emerging victorious and going on to earn the right to keep its belt.
Team JuggerBot had intended to enter Tricerabot 3.0 into the Nickelodeon series as well. However the robot could not be repaired after the US Championship Grand Final in Extreme Warriors Season 2, prompting captain Mike Morrow to enter with Tut Tut instead.
- "We didn't compete in the alternate events because we spent most of the week in the main tournament. As soon as the final battle was over, we started repairing immediately so we could use TriceraBot 3.0 in the Nickelodeon shows. Unfortunately, we weren't able to rebuild all of our motors in time so we used a RW loaner 'bot (Tut-tut) for the Nick event."
- — Mike Morrow on the Robot Wars Forum[5]
Etymology[]
- "Juggerbot just kind of struck me, it's based on of course on the word juggernaut, which is a large, unstoppable object in mythology."
- — Mike Morrow explains the Juggerbot name in Robotica[6]
As explained by Mike Morrow in Robotica, 'JuggerBot' was a portmanteau of "juggernaut" and "robot", reflecting the size and ramming power of their main robots.
LogosEye, the team identity used in Nickelodeon Robot Wars, originated in the band of the same name fronted by Chris Gattman.[7]
Team Members[]
Mike Morrow[]
The team leader, Mike Morrow was in charge of the teams finances, and was the Lead Design Engineer of the structural and mechanical design of the team's robots.
Mike was team captain with TriceraBot in both seasons of Extreme Warriors, and was also team captain when the team fought with Tut Tut in Nickelodeon Robot Wars. He drove TriceraBot in both seasons of Extreme Warriors and did most of the speaking during its interviews. For the Nickelodeon series, he left speaking roles for Tut Tut's interviews to driver Nancy Rodriguez.
Having studied as a professional mechanical engineer, Mike worked as a Manufacturing Engineer for Hewlett Packard.
Nicole Morrow[]
Mike Morrow's partner, Nicole joined him in the TriceraBot team for both the team's appearances. She was the designer of the team's costumes and TriceraBot's flammable coverings.
Ron Ender[]
The weapons specialist of the team, Ron Ender had previously designed and fabricated the weapons for JuggerBot, and was the design engineer for JuggerBot when it competed in Robotica and BattleBots. He designed and built the "upender" on JuggerBot 3.0, which was named after him.
Whilst competing with TriceraBot, he was referred to as "Nor" in keeping with the team's caveman theme and costumes, and would comedically 'roar' during interviews, as well as brandishing his club. Although the team did not keep the caveman costumes in Season 2, he was credited as Ron "Nor" Ender on statistics boards for TriceraBot 3.0.
In May 2025, it was announced by Mike Morrow that Ender had passed away.[8]
Chris Gattman[]
The team's Pit crew chief, Chris Gattman was the driver and team captain for Rosie the Riveter in Season 1 and 2 and was the team's lead speaker and tactician. He was primarily responsible for the repairs of Rosie the Riveter, but still received great assistance from his teammates, which he highlighted on the show in his role as the lead speaker in interviews. Chris Gattman was a reserved but confident character on the show, while his more outspoken past as a band member was also referenced via his team name LogosEye. Chris Gattman was not present with Rosie the Riveter during Nickelodeon Robot Wars.
Sharon Gattman[]
Sharon Gattman helped to build Rosie the Riveter, and was part of Rosie the Riveter team in Seasons 1 and 2, but not Nickelodeon Robot Wars. She often worked as the Pit crew chief, and lead mechanic. She had previously worked on the first two versions of JuggerBot. Although she left the majority of the team's interviews to Chris Gattman, she would give enthusiastic cheers, taunting opponents and boasting about how well Rosie the Riveter was going to do. Before their Season 1 War of Independence fight with Plunderbird 5, she and Kris Ender mocked the International Wreck Crew, responding to their song with a song of their own, and calling them "Plunder-chickens".
Kris Ender[]
Kristina Ender, credited as Kris Ender, was the mechanic for Rosie the Riveter in Season 1, but did not return for Season 2 or the Nickelodeon series. With Sharon Gattman, she left most of the team's interviews to Chris Gattman, and gave enthusiastic cheers during the interviews.
Tom Vaeretti[]
According to the Team JuggerBot website, Tom Vaeretti undertook the roles of driver, structural and mechanical design. He alternated with Chris Gattman as Rosie the Riveter's driver in Extreme Warriors Season 2, and was its team captain for Nickelodeon Robot Wars. The latter series saw him provide instructions to driver Anthony Light, and serve as Team LogosEye's engineer.[9]
Vaeretti had previously been the lead design engineer for the team's original robot, JuggerBot, during its run in Robotica Season 1.
Anthony Light[]
Joining Team LogosEye for their run in Nickelodeon Robot Wars, Anthony Light drove Rosie the Riveter with guidance from Tom Vaeretti, as the robots in the Nickelodeon series had to be driven by children. Although Varetti was the team captain, Light performed all speaking roles in the team's introductions and interviews.
Myke Light[]
Also appearing in Nickelodeon Robot Wars only, Myke Light (credited onscreen as "Mike Light") was Rosie the Riveter's weapons operator and Pit mechanic for the one-off series. He was also a bass player in Chris Gattman's band LogosEye, and was the father of Anthony Light.[10]
Nancy Rodriguez[]
Like Anthony Light, Nancy Rodriguez was only part of the team for Nickelodeon Robot Wars, where she drove Tut Tut. Although Mike Morrow was the team captain, Rodriguez did most of the speaking in the interviews. She tended to give short, confident statements, about how she was sure she was going to win before fights, and saying she was sure we should win after winning battles. Rodriguez ultimately fulfilled those statements by winning all three of Tut Tut's Challenge Belt challenges, maintaining its record as an undefeated robot.
Tom Rodriguez[]
Tom Rodriguez was only part of the team for Nickelodeon Robot Wars, where he competed with Tut Tut.
Other[]
There were a number of other team members who did not appear in televised Robot Wars events.
- Jonathan Taggart, the team's webmaster and backup driver.
- Jeremy Gattman, who helped finance and build Rosie the Riveter, and competed with the team on Robotica as a mechanic.[11]
- Rob Griffin.
- Kent Watson, the team's material consultant, helping the team with titanium and exotic alloys.[12].
Robots[]
| Name | Weight Class | Series |
|---|---|---|
| TriceraBot | Heavyweight | Season 1-2 |
| Rosie the Riveter | Heavyweight | Season 1-2, Nickelodeon |
| Tut Tut | Heavyweight | Nickelodeon |
Wins/Losses[]
- Wins: 16
- Losses: 10
- Draws: 1
Series Record[]
| US Series | Team Juggerbot Series Record |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | Entered with TriceraBot (Team Juggerbot) Entered with Rosie the Riveter (Team Thunderbolt) |
| Season 2 | Runner-up with TriceraBot 3.0 (Mike Morrow) Grand Final, Round 1 with Rosie the Riveter 2 (Chris Gattman) |
| Nickelodeon | Entered with Tut Tut (Team JuggerBot) Entered with Rosie the Riveter 2 (Team LogosEye) |
NOTE: Tut Tut fought in Extreme Warriors Season 1 under the captaincy of Team Raptor.
Outside Robot Wars[]
The team's original robot was JuggerBot, which they entered into Robotica Season 1. It won through the first round of its heat after its opponent, Noll, broke down, then beat Hamerschlag to progress to the final. In the final, JuggerBot defeated Viper in all three events to reach the "Fight to the Finish", where it was against Run Amok and Ram Force, but accidentally drove off the edge. The original JuggerBot was used as the basis for the Extreme Warriors Season 1 incarnation of Rosie The Riveter.[3]
Half of the team, under the team name Team LogosEye, built a new robot for Robotica Season 3, LogosEye, with the other half of the team entering a new build of JuggerBot named JuggerBot 3.0. The two halves of the team actually competed in the same heat, but narrowly missed fighting each other, as LogosEye was beaten by Da Claw. JuggerBot 3.0 defeated Da Claw to reach the final, where it fought Jawbreaker's Revenge, then Ultraviolence to reach the Fight to the Finish, where it was beaten by Panzer Mk3. This result would later be mirrored in Extreme Warriors Season 2 following JuggerBot 3.0's conversion into TriceraBot 3.0; TriceraBot 3.0 would only lose to Panzer Mk4 in the final of the main US Championship.
A superheavyweight iteration of JuggerBot, JuggerBot 2.0, also competed in Season 3.0 of the Comedy Central BattleBots series. Though winning its first untelevised bout against Neptune, the six-wheel drive machine was eliminated following a closely-fought match against eventual champion Vladiator. JuggerBot 2.0 was later converted into the Extreme Warriors Season 1 incarnation of TriceraBot.[13]
In addition to these, Team JuggerBot completed another heavyweight, Tillah, an invertible two-wheel drive robot with a cuboidal drum spinner. Developed by Ron Ender with Eric Bewley, Tillah first appeared at the July 2002 Oregon Clandestine Street Fight, where it caused significant damage to Rosie the Riveter 2 in a one-on-one fight. Chris Gattman explained in a 2023 Facebook comment that this was a practice match for Tillah's appearances in future US events, with its drum only operating at half power at the time.[14][15][16]
Tillah also competed at Steel Conflict 4 in August 2003, its drive and weapon operated by Ron Ender and Chris Gattman respectively.[16] BotRank.com listings indicate that it lost its first battle to The Compressor, but won against HellFire 666 (a rebranded Mauler 51-50) to face Megabyte in the losers' bracket. At that point, Tillah was eliminated from the competition after losing to Robotic Death Company's full-body spinner. An updated version of JuggerBot 3.0, JuggerBot 3.1, competed alongside Tillah, but lost its only documented fight to Meltybrain spinner CycloneBot.[17][18]
Trivia[]
- Team JuggerBot are the only team that entered two robots that both lost to the same robot in the same episode of the season.
- JuggerBot made a cameo appearance at a LogosEye concert in Eugene, where it was placed on top of one of the speakers, bathed in red light. Chris Gattman dedicated their single "JuggerBot" to the team and the robot.
- Members of LogosEye were part of the Rosie the Riveter crew at Robot Wars, and two of the songs on the debut CD were titled "JuggerBot" and "LogosEye."
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ Robotica, Season 1, Episode 5
- ↑ Team JuggerBot website, Archived Updates (Archived)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 'Rosie the Riveter - History', Rosie the Riveter website (archived February 10 2003)
- ↑ Robotica, Season 3, Episode 5
- ↑ Mike Morrow on the Robot Wars Forum (archived)
- ↑ Robotica, Season 1, Episode 5
- ↑ Team Run Amok website, Robotica competitors
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/407479129531858
- ↑ Rosie the Riveter website, Crew (Archived)
- ↑ Rosie the Riveter website, Crew (Archived)
- ↑ Rosie the Riveter website, Crew (Archived)
- ↑ Team JuggerBot website, Team (Archived)
- ↑ 'JuggerBot' [UPDATE - August 14th, 2001] Team JuggerBot website (archived June 23 2003)
- ↑ Team JuggerBot website, Tillah Gallery (Archived)
- ↑ 'Tillah vs Rosie', Mark Joerger (YouTube), uploaded May 23 2023
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 https://www.facebook.com/groups/UnofficialRobotWars/posts/2215652132047873/?comment_id=2215820708697682
- ↑ BotRank.com listings for Tillah (archived May 27 2019)
- ↑ BotRank.com listings for JuggerBot 3.1 (archived May 27 2019)
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