Battlebots builders are some of the most wholesome people out there. They're all friends with the simple goal to push engineering as far as it will go, all while putting on the biggest, most entertaining show out there.

Some teams have been known to allow other teams completely obliterate their robots, even if they've stopped moving, just for the spectacle of it. Emmanuel (the builder of Big Dill) probably is just excited to see his robot do something amazing that'll be seen by thousands of people, regardless of whether his robot is dead or functional.

And going back to the wholesome thing… once the dust is settled and the robots (or what's left of them) are back in the pits, you'll always see everyone helping each other out. Everyone wants to see 100% functional bots fighting each other and putting on the best shows possible. It drives the TV ratings and helps kids get into science.

If I had more of this growing up instead of being forced to just repeat math questions, maybe I would have ended up in engineering instead. Destruction is fascinating.