The third BattleBots tournament began the partnership with the Comedy Central cable network that brought robot combat into millions of American homes. BattleBots season 1.0 was filmed June 9 - 11, 2000 at the Fort Mason armory in San Francisco, California (the site of the early Robot Wars events).
A "Giant Nut" trophy was awarded to the winners of each weight class tournament. Additional Giant Nuts were awarded to robots or drivers in these categories:
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Lightweight
Middleweight
Heavyweight
Superheavyweight