Behind the Bots

Pro Talk with Tombstone Builder Ray Billings!

Thu, 28 May 2026 06:00:00 -0300

This week we chat with the man, the myth, the legend, the King of Kinetic Energy: Ray Billings! Ray has one of the most incredible careers in all of combat robots having competed in Battlebots since the Comedy Central days all the way to the reboot! Tombstone holds the distinction as one of the few winners of the Giant Bolt and the Giant Nut! He’s also competed at some of the most prestigious events in the western hemisphere such as Robogames, NHRL, Robocore, Motorama, and numerous robot events coast to coast. Besides highlights from Ray’s incredible career we’ll also touch on (non-spoiler) recaps of the Battlebots Pro League and NHRL’s May Pro Tour events!

April NHRL Recap with Supernova builders Jaaron Leibson & Ezequiel Solano!

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0300

This week we will recap the April NHRL event with WPI's own Ezequiel and Jaaron! Both of these builders have been competing with their 3lb robots Blink and Red Panda respectively alongside supporting larger machines like 30lb Waddles! This time they're back with 12lb Supernova where they made an impressive run to the Semifinals where they ultimately lost to Maximizer. We'll talk about their stories of robot building, fighting, and repairing!

Let us know what questions you have for Ezequiel, Jaaron, and Jake about the event!

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Robot Rampage Recap with Team USA!

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0300

This week we will recap the Robot Rampage World Cup event from February with our very own Team USA! Henchmans Sam & Colin, Johnny Tsoumpas, and Corey Nason are joined by special member Aki to recap how America’s own Jump Rope, Spartan 30, Riposaw, and Synthesis 30 joined Bad Blood to compete in four days against top machines from New Zealand, Australia, and Brazil in a unique nation-vs-nation 5-a-side team match!

Let us know what questions you have for Team USA! Also check out the Robot Rampage Youtube channel to rewatch each night of the four-night spectacle and follow Team USA’s road to silver medal!

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Interview and February NHRL Recap with UIUC's iRobotics!

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400

This week we will recap the NHRL February event with members of University of Illinois's iRobotics team! We'll talk about their experience with 30lb entries quack., FSH, and Killswitch and other famous entries from the team like Undertaker and Goose!

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NHRL Finals Recap with 3lb World Champion Alex Wang!

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Alex has been steadily honing Pinevictus all year. Though Pinevictus has been around since November 2021 during his days at UMD as a Leatherback, 2025 is the year where the robot has been on a meteoric rise. It started the year strong by reaching the Semifinals at February NHRL with a Judges Decision loss to Silent Spring followed by solid runs at Motorama and Hive Hysteria. After designing and debuting a new version only two weeks out from Finals, it was a gamble that paid off to win the distinguished Golden Brett at the NHRL World Finals!

Let us know what questions you have for Alex!

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November NHRL Recap and Finals Preview with Golden Dumpster Winner Liam King!

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Liam has been on a tear this year with Buzzzz-kill recently capturing the 12lb crown at November NHRL! Now the overall 2nd seed behind only Slam Plan, Liam looks poised for a deep run at Finals. Outside of 12lbs, Liam and the rest of Leatherbacks have been racking up wins in the insectweights at events like Water's Edge, MACRO and had a close fight with top bots like Mako at November NHRL with his 3lb Zenith.

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Interview with Turbofiend Driver and Announcer Dima Papasian!

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0400

Dima has launched onto the scene over the past year with her brother Julian as one of the most dynamic siblings at NHRL! First piloting the very kindly Turbofriend before helming the lethal TurboFIEND to a golden dumpster in October 2024, Dima has proven a very capable robot driver whose quick reactions and skills remain on display throughout the northeast robot scene. With a pedigree of professional gaming and now as a robot combat commentator Dima’s dynamism only grows!

Interview with End Game Co-Captain Jack Barker!

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 07:00:00 -0300

Jack has been known for years as the driver and co-captain of End Game, winner of Battlebots World Championship V and the Golden Bolt! End Game not only brought the top trophy of robot combat with them to New Zealand, but the whole sport with them in the form of Robot Rumble! Give it a listen!

Interview with Team Whiplash Captain Matt Vasquez!

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 22:27:00 -0300

Behind the Bots 234 Interview with Team Whiplash Captain Matt Vasquez!

Matt has been building and competing in combat robots all his life with machines like Whomper, Lil Lash and Whiplash! Known as one of the best drivers in the sport, he’s qualified for NHRL Finals, won the Robot Combat Championship and mostly recently took part in Open Sauce!

Let us know what questions you have for Matt!

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Interview with Team Honey Cracked Captain Zoe Lambert!

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 08:40:58 -0300

Zoe and Team Honey Cracked have been perennial competitors at NHRL with entries like Minun & Plusle, BeeForce, HoneyBombers, and many more! Honey Cracked recently hosted the 2nd Hive Hysteria event on July 26th where 3lb & 12lb bots from near and far competed! Today we ask her about the team, the event, and her goals for the future!

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Interview with GSCRL EO and Floor Letter Word Builder Alex Curtis!

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0300

Alex has been a perennial competitor at NHRL with Floor Letter Word and a member of the Brett Breakers! He's also well known for event organizing GSCRL whose season championship will be coming up on August 2nd!

Let us know what questions you have for Alex!

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June NHRL Recap with 3lb Golden Dumpster Winner Glenn Boxell!

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0300

This week on the podcast we will be Glenn Boxell, member of team 2 Hot 2 Handle builder of Caldera 12 and recent 3lb Golden Dumpster winner Caldera !

Let us know what questions you have for Glenn!

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June NHRL 2025 Preview with Buffalo Wings Builder Eli Davis!

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:35:55 -0300

This week on the podcast we will be interviewing Eli Davis of Team Sawblaze while looking forward to the June NHRL event! We’ll talk about Eli’s experience with Sawblaze and his cool robot designs !

Let us know what questions you have for Eli!

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LIVE with April 2025 Golden Dumpster Winner Kezia Skye!

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:00:00 -0300

This week on the podcast Jake and Brandon will be interviewing Kezia Skye of Sleepy Anime Girl Club about their recent (and very first!) Golden Dumpster with perennial hard-hitting 3lb robot Chainsaw Kitty! After numerous events at NHRL, Chainsaw Kitty made an undefeated run through the bracket culminating in a decisive victory over fellow powerhouse Glenn Boxell and Caldera. We're excited to talk about this extremely well-earned victory!

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Passing the Torch: Our Final Crash Out

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 01:32:02 -0300

This week on the podcast, Chris, Lindsay, Luke and Kyle say goodbye with one final AMA. We’re handing off the show into the very capable hands of Golden Dumpster winners Brandon Bennett Young and Jake Hoffmann, who will take the show into a new era. We talk about why, and take all of your questions (and very kind comments) in our final AMA as a group.

This episode was recorded live and has only been edited lightly to maintain the livestream feel.

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NHRL’s Youngest Beetleweight Golden Dumpster Winner, Lars Elliott!

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with longtime friend of the pod Lars Elliott, builder of IMPAKT and Jet Lag. In March (spoilers) he won his first career Golden Dumpster, becoming the youngest NHRL beetleweight champion to date. We learn more about his robots, his parents, his friends, and his favorite competitions.

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How to Win 2 Golden Dumpsters, with Eruption Builder Brian Boxell!

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re gearing up for March 2025 NHRL with two-time Golden Dumpster winner Brian Boxell. Brian made his NHRL debut in July 2020 with his hard-hitting beetle Eruption. Over the next 4.5 years, he’s grown into a perennial favorite in the weight class, completing 90 career fights across 22 competitions. He’s a multi-time Golden Dumpster winner, with wins in 2022 and 2024.

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Motorama 2025 Recap with Our Dear Friends Ryan Hunter and Justin Hunter!

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 23:04:53 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re recapping all the action from Motorama 2025, with Havoc Rundown cohosts, NHRL Pit Control members and our dear friends, the Hunter brothers! Ryan and Justin served as judges and announcers at NERC’s Robot Conflict at Motorama 2025, and got a front-row seat to all the action. We break down this weekend’s winners, and top moments from one of the best (and longest-running) robot fighting competitions in the United States.

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February 2025 NHRL Golden Dumpster Winner Dan Vail and ChonkIV!

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with Georgia Tech engineering student and ChonkIV team lead Daniel Vail. ChonkIV is the most effective shell spinner competing today, with two Golden Dumpsters within the last 12 months, and taking home second place at the 2024 NHRL Championship. We learn what it takes to build a killer 30-pounder, how Team RoboJackets works, and answer obscure questions about student life on campus.

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February 2025 NHRL Preview with Pramheda Builder Zack Knight!

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re previewing the February 2025 NHRL qualifier (Feb. 1 in Norwalk, CT!) with Pramheda builder Zack Knight. We learn about the Pennsylvania Bot Mafia, BotsIQ, and why he loves the 12-pound weight class.

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2025 NHRL Season Preview with Chainsaw Kitty Captain Kezia Skye!

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re diving into all things Chainsaw Kitty with builder Kezia Skye. We get a closer look at what’s inside CSK, and what’s ahead for the bot in 2025.

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Multi-Time NHRL Champion Jamison Go

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re go-ing deep with multi-time NHRL champion/Giant Nut winner Jamison Go, with a series of insightful questions from the fans.

Curious about this week's Robot Around the World? Don't say we didn't warn you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HQ84TVcbMw

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Happy New Year, Here’s Our 2025 Robot Fighting Predictions

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re ringing in 2025 with your robot fighting predictions for the coming year. What’s this year’s NHRL meta? Where is the sport of combat robotics headed over the next 12 months? Is BattleBots returning in 2025? We discuss all this (and more!)

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2024 NHRL Championship Winners Peter Garnache and Ryan Lu!

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with (SPOILERS!) 2024 NHRL Champions Ryan Lu and Peter Garnache, who ran the beetleweight multibot Repeater through a nearly flawless day. We talk about their journey to the Championship, what they learned along the way, and what’s next.

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2024 NHRL Championship Preview, with Daniel Dischino

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with Brandeis University student Dan Dischino for a preview of the 2024 NHRL Championship, happening this Saturday, Dec. 7 in Norwalk, CT and livestreamed on YouTube. Dan is one of the preeminent experts on the league, and we debate who’s in, who isn’t, and who we think will make deep runs in the competition.

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What’s the plan? With Brendan Steele, aka Business Cat

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with the Business Cat himself, Brendan Steele, builder of Ram Plan and Slam Plan. Brendan served on the BattleBots crew for HUGE in Season 7, and in October won a Golden Dumpster at NHRL with his 12-pound version of HUGE. We learn what it takes to build a mini HUGE, and how he’s preparing for the 2024 NHRL Championship.

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How to Build the MIT Combat Robotics Program, with Anhad Sawhney and Ryan Duarte

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:01:01 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with MIT students Anhad Sawhney and Ryan Duarte to learn what it took to rebuild their school’s combat robotics team post-COVID, and how to build a Golden Dumpster-winning 30-pound robot in Ares.

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NHRL’s 2025 Ruleset, Live! With Jake Hoffmann!

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re poring over the 2025 NHRL ruleset with Maximizer captain Jake Hoffmann. Are the new rules good actually? We explore them live!

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From Rookies to NHRL Champions in Under a Year, with Dima and Julian Papasian

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with brother-and-sister team Julian and Dima Papasian, who started as rookies at NHRL last year, and climbed the hill faster than most—Julian taking second place at September NHRL, and Dima winning a Golden Dumpster in October. What sets their bots, Mako and TurboFiend apart from the competition? We learn it all (and more) on this episode!

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How to Ref Fighting Robots (and NHRL Preview) with Gwen McGuire

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with longtime NHRL referee Gwen McGuire, who is making her NHRL debut this Saturday with a brand-new robot, Jackalope. We go behind the scenes to learn what really happens cageside, memorable fights she’s called, and whether reffing 1,000+ matches informed her design decisions heading into this competition. Other topics include vampires, the origin of the HPV vaccine, and unarmed wrestling.

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Giant Pumpkins and Fighting Robots, with Chad New

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with giant pumpkin farmer, combat robotics veteran, exotic pet shop owner, dad, and friend of the pod Chad New! Chad took home his fourth career Golden Dumpster in September with his 30-pounder Yahoo, and is gearing up to enter BattleBots FaceOffs later this week as part of Group D.

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How a Livestream Gets Produced, with Broadcast Producer Neil Sullivan

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re going behind the scenes at NHRL with broadcast producer Neil Sullivan. Neil works in the production room on event day to help the livestream run smoothly. Super interesting discussion from an expert on live sports productions.

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September 2024 NHRL Recap (Part 2!) with Peter Garnache from Repeat Robotics

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with September 2024 Golden Dumpster winner Peter Garnache from Repeat Robotics. Peter is a former HEXBUG designer, Horizon pit crew member on BattleBots, robot hobby shop owner, and (now) a Golden Dumpster winner. Oh! And a new dad!

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September 2024 NHRL Recap with Buzzzz-Kill’s Liam King

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re recapping September 2024 NHRL with 12-pound Golden Dumpster winner Liam King, who qualified his second bot of the season: Buzzzzz-Kill. We talk about his journey in the sport, his winning strategy, and what it feels like to win a Golden Dumpster on your 21st birthday.

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BattleBots Fall Faceoffs Preview with Greg Munson

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re previewing BattleBots Fall Faceoffs, with BattleBots co-creator Greg Munson. There’s been a lot of recent changes with BattleBots, so we’re catching up with Greg to get an update on what’s on the immediate horizon for the show.

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NHRL September Preview with Aria Bravo builder J Lee!

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 19:26:43 -0300

This week on the podcast, previewing the fifth NHRL qualifier event happening on September 14th! We take a deep dive on the bots across the 3, 12, and 30lb brackets and discuss some of the new, terrifying, and/or experimental robots coming your way. We also talk to Aria Bravo builder J Lee about their penchant for mecha style bots (and how to build a motorcycle out of chainsaws). Don't miss it!

Parent advisory: some NSFW topics discussed during Robots Around the World

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5 Years of Behind the Bots! Hot Takes Extravaganza Pt. 3

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 01:02:00 -0300

The trilogy concludes with our third and final (??????) hot takes episode.

Things get a little silly.

Check the behind-the-bots discord channel for competition details! And thanks again for sticking with us for five long years. <3

5 Years of Behind the Bots! Hot Takes Extravaganza Pt. 2

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 01:02:00 -0300

We keep the hot take train rolling. Now with more advocating devils!

Pt. 3 dropping soon......

NHRL Teams Preview with Gil Hova!

Thu, 30 May 2024 01:11:44 -0300

Catch the NHRL Teams event on June 1st!

Get your tickets at https://www.nhrl.io/events

5 Years of Behind the Bots! Hot Takes Extravaganza Pt. 1

Tue, 14 May 2024 22:52:55 -0300

You submitted over 100 hot takes.

We discuss, and occasionally roast them.

Pt. 2 dropping this month!

Thanks for 5 wonderful years. <3

April 2024 NHRL Recap with Team Stamina!

Wed, 01 May 2024 17:29:57 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re recapping the April 2024 qualifier event, which minted 12 fresh invitations to the Finals later this year. We’re breaking down the action with the teen phenoms on Team Stamina, a group of teenagers who have more experience in the box than most people twice their age.

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April 2024 NHRL Preview with Team Honey Cracked Captain Zoe Lambert!

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re previewing April 2024 NHRL, which will feature some big changes to the House of Havoc. We’re joined by guest cohost and friend of the pod Zoe Lambert, captain of Team Honey Cracked at NHRL, robotics mentor, and pit crew member on Team Mammoth on BattleBots. Together, we’ll break down all the action to look for this weekend in Norwalk, CT.

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March 2024 NHRL Recap with Elaine Wu from RailGun Max!

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 23:39:01 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’ve got a returning guest from the earliest days of the pod, RailGun Max captain Elaine Wu! She was on the pod aaaaall the way back in August 2019, just months before the pandemic shut down the globe. In March, she returned to the U.S. for the first time since 2019, to compete at NHRL and visit BattleBots Destruct-a-Thon. We’re catching up with her at the tail end of her two-week trip to learn more about the Chinese combat robotics scene, and get her thoughts on NHRL.

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March of Madness 2024 NHRL Preview

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:42:11 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re previewing March NHRL, plus talking about our experience at Motorama 2024.

Note: Unfortunately, Kyle's audio wasn't saved by our recording program! Apologies for any continuity/audio weirdness this may cause.

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Motorama 2024 Preview with Jon Durand

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 23:58:40 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re previewing Motorama 2024 with Northeast Robotics Club officer Jon Durand. Motorama is the flagship event of the year at NERC, with several thousands spectators over a very long, often cold, weekend at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex. We preview the action happening this weekend, and reminisce over Amish Hot Pockets.

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NHRL 2023 All-Stars Preview with Sam Hanson

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re previewing the 2023 NHRL All-Stars event, Dec. 5, 6, and 7 on YouTube. We’re catching up with NHRL Henchman Sam who will give us an inside look at what to expect.

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2023 NHRL Championships Recap

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re recapping the 2023 NHRL Championships, which saw Emulsifier take home first place in the 30-pound weight class, Full Court win in the 12’s, and Booty Brigade take home the Golden Brett in the beetles.

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2023 NHRL Championships Preview with NHRL Chief Content/Strategy Officer Chris Moran

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re previewing the 2023 NHRL Championships, which will be held this Saturday in Norwalk, CT and livestreamed live over YouTube. We’re joined by our good friend Chris Moran, who is in charge of social media growth at NHRL, and is a walking encyclopedia of NHRL’s top builders and bots. We also recap the most recent episode of BattleBots Champions.

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Battlebots Champions Season 2 Episode 4 review with Jeff Waters and Jason Woods

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:14:36 -0300

This week on the podcast we have two very special guests! Jeff Waters of Supreme Ruler and JackPot-Battlebots and Jason Woods the innovator behind cam lifter style robots and Tracer - Battlebot. We're excited to talk to Jeff and Jason about the Golden Bolt tournament and discuss the intricacies of cam lifter supremacy. Buy Jackpot Merch!! https://vegascombatrobotics.com/index.php/product/jackpot-tee/

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Battlebots Champions Season 2 Episode 3 review with Brad Hanstad and Shea Waffles Johns

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 00:01:00 -0300

This week on Behind the Bots, we’re reviewing season 2 episode 3 of The Golden Bolt tournament, AKA Sin City Slugfest, AKA BattleBots Champions with special guests Brad Hanstad and Shea Waffles Johns! Brandon Young joins Kyle as a guest host for the rest of the month!

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Battlebots Champions Season 2 episode 2 review with Matt Vasquez!

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 01:20:33 -0300

This week on Behind the Bots, we’re reviewing season 2 episode 2 of The Golden Bolt tournament, AKA Sin City Slugfest, AKA BattleBots Champions with special guest Matt Vasquez! Brandon Young joins Kyle as a guest host for the rest of the month!

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NHRL September 2023 Recap and Golden Bolt Season 2 episode 1 review with Brandon Young!

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 00:12:29 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re recapping NHRL’s final qualifier of the 2023 season, We are also reviewing season 2 episode 1 of The Golden Bolt tournament. Brandon Young joins Kyle as a guest host for the rest of the month!

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NHRL September 2023 Preview with Thomas Carroll and Ashley Beckman!

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re previewing NHRL’s final qualifier of the 2023 season, happening this Saturday in Norwalk, CT and livestreamed on YouTube. We’re joined by two pivotal members of the Pit Control desk—Ashley Beckman and Thomas Carroll—who will help us break down what to expect.

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BattleBots Champions II Preview with BattleBots Co-Creator Greg Munson!

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast we’re previewing BattleBots Champions II (the spin-off show returning to the Discovery Channel on Thursday, Oct. 5) with our friend and returning guest, BattleBots co-creator Greg Munson! We also ask him about NHRL, the rumored Season 8 of the show, and BattleBots Destruct-a-thon.

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August 2023 NHRL recap with Maximizer captain Jake Hoffmann!

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast we’re recapping the latest NHRL qualifier, held Aug. 12, 2023 in Norwalk, CT, with 12-pound champion Jake Hoffmann! We take a look at the big, unexpected storylines from the competition, and look to the future for the league.

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August 2023 NHRL Preview with the Hunter Brothers!

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast we’re previewing the August 2023 NHRL qualifier with Ryan and Justin Hunter, who help run the pit control desk at the league. We’ll talk about who we’re excited to see return (Depth Charge anyone?), debate weight bonuses and figure out when they’re coming back with Harvester.

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BtB Rewind: Our 2020 Interview with Chomp’s Zoe Stephenson and Jascha Little

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 14:07:14 -0300

Enjoy this rewind from July 2020!

This week on the podcast, we catch up two incredible engineers—Chomp captain Zoe Stephenson and teammate Jascha Little!

Zoe and Jascha are a wife-and-husband team who work together as engineers on experimental projects at Applied Invention. Their most visible project, perhaps, is The Long Now Foundation's 10,000 Year Clock, a massive mechanical timekeeper that is designed to survive and tell time until the year 12,000. (Some fans may know that Bronco team captain Zander Rose is the director of The Long Now Foundation).

It’s unbelievably difficult to design an object to survive for 10,000 years—metals corrode, moving parts seize up, materials that touch one another run the risk of chemically reacting to one another in strange ways. For inspiration, the team looked to the past and the designs of other mechanical objects, early timepieces and mechanical computers. It’s a fascinating project, and one that we will most certainly continue to talk about on the show.

BattleBots fans know Zoe and Jascha for Chomp, the AI-infused hammerbot that ended Paul Ventimiglia’s championship run in 2016. This year, Chomp is back—as a superheavyweight walker bot with a turret-mounted hammer. Zoe and Jascha talk at length about the design, and the technical challenges they face as they try to cut weight from the bot.

We really enjoyed this interview, and we hope you do, too.

June NHRL Recap and Open Sauce Preview w Evil Henchman Sam Hanson

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we recap NHRL's June event - and discuss the upcoming OpenSauce convention with Sam Hanson!

We'll be back on break next week, but hope to see you at OpenSauce!

BtB Rewind: Our 2020 Interview with MegaBots cofounder Matt Oehrlein

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 11:19:45 -0300

*This episode, including the news and interview, is a rerun from February 2020*

This week on the podcast, we go big - literally - with a story so crazy it’s almost hard to believe. Cofounder Matt Oehrlein and his team made headlines in 2015, when they challenged Japan’s Suidobashi Heavy Industry to the world’s first international mech robot duel. The duel garnered 8.5 million views on YouTube...and 8.5 million different opinions on the outcome. Late last year, MegaBots declared bankruptcy and sold off its assets. We go deep on the history of the company, his experience building and fighting Eagle Prime, and what the future of giant fighting robots might possibly hold.

Link to the Eagle Prime vs. Kuratas Giant Robot Duel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-ouLX8Q9UM

BtB Rewind: Our 2021 Interview with NHRL founder Austin McChord

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 14:17:32 -0300

This is a re-run of our interview from May 2021.

See you when break is over!

BattleBots 7 Hot Takes, with The RoboCast and Outside of the Box!

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 01:41:46 -0300

This week on the podcast — a very special crossover episode, with our dear friends at The RoboCast and Outside of the Box. This season, we’re taking your hot takes, mixing them with our hot takes… it’s hot takes all the way down.

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Our WCVII Interview with HUGE Captain Jonathan Schultz!

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 01:25:56 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re chatting with WCVII Giant Nut runner-up — Jonathan Schultz, captain of HUGE! We ask him what filming this season felt like, his plan to face (and make!) attachments, and continue a heated debate around lasagna. This is Jonathan’s first time back on the show since 2019, so we had a lot to catch up on!

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BattleBots S7 E20 Finale Review with Giant Nut Winner Jamison Go and SawBlaze!

Wed, 31 May 2023 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with the man of the hour — BattleBots World Championship 7 Giant Nut winner Jamison Go, captain of SawBlaze. We ask him what his secret to success was this year, and the surging East Coast dominance we experienced at the competition this season.

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BattleBots S7 E19 Review with HyperShock Captain Will Bales!

Wed, 24 May 2023 01:17:57 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with longtime friend of the pod Will Bales, captain of the electric green vert HyperShock, at the end of their regular season run on BattleBots. We talk technical specs, style, and what’s next for the team.

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BattleBots S7 E17 Review with Quantum captains James and Grant Cooper!

Wed, 17 May 2023 01:05:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with Quantum captains (and brothers) James and Grant Cooper, fresh off their exit in the Round of 32. We explore Quantum’s unique and generative design, what it was like returning to the competition after 3 years, and what’s next for the team.

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BattleBots S7 E16 Review with Shatter Captain Adam Wrigley!

Thu, 11 May 2023 01:03:49 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with Shatter captain Adam Wrigley to reflect on Season 7 of BattleBots, which just completed its first round of World Championship 7. We’ll briefly talk about the team’s controversial match with Riptide, what went right (and wrong) this season for the robot, and what’s next for the team. Oh! And we look back on the May qualifier at NHRL.

Video of robotic toddlers playing soccer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSvLcr5HtNc

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BattleBots S7 E15 Review with Valkyrie Captain Lucy Du!

Wed, 03 May 2023 01:03:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with Valkyrie captain and NHRL mainstay Lucy Du, to recap her first season as a BattleBots captain, and what’s next for her powerful undercutter. We also take a look back on Episode 15, which revealed the bracket for World Championship 7.

Robots Around the World video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZdz764Sz6g

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BattleBots S7 E14 Review with NHRL Community Director Gil Hova!

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 02:21:26 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re previewing May NHRL with Community Director Gil Hova! We take a look back at episode 14 of BattleBots — as another 14 robots complete their qualifying rounds.

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BattleBots S7 E13 Review with Shreddit Bro Captain Evan Arias!

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 23:31:10 -0300

This week on the podcast, we have the honor, the pleasure, nay the delight of interviewing our friend Shreddit Bro captain Evan Arias! Shreddit Bro came up through NHRL, back when we were standing around a single cage at 50 Day Street. Today, he’s built a #family of robot builders, who have made the 2wd eggbeater the de facto standard for competitive beetles.

Oh! And we recap Luke’s recent visit to BattleBots: Destruct-a-Thon.

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BattleBots S7 E12 Review with Claw Viper Captain Kevin Milczewski!

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re joined by Kevin Milczewski, captain of the zippy little control bot that’s captured our hearts, Claw Viper. We talk about growing up in the Hudson Valley, how he designs for speed, and why BattleBots needs more control bots. Oh! And we talk a bit about what might be the last RoboGames ever?

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BattleBots S7 E11 Review with Mammoth Team Member Brandon Young!

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re joined by a very special guest co-host, Mammoth team member Brandon Bennett Young! Brandon has been in the combat robotics game since high school, runs multiple robots at NHRL and has now worked on the pit crew for two BattleBots teams. We chat about NHRL, aerospace engineering and his future (?) plans to build a heavyweight.

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S10 E3 Breakdown with Michael Kowalski

Sat, 01 Apr 2023 03:26:00 -0300

Sorry for the late upload - we had some technical difficulties!

This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 10, Episode 3, which was a slippery one.

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Fourth Anniversary AMA Special Hosted by Copperhead Team Member/Pumpkin King of Colorado Chad New!

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re taking almost all of your questions in a special AMA episode to commemorate our 4-year anniversary on the pod. No BattleBots this week — we’ll be back with our recap of Episode 11 in early April.

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BattleBots S7 E10 Review, with Monsoon Captain Tom Brewster & Team!

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 7, Episode 10 of BattleBots, which was a spicy one. We explore the difference between legality and ethics, and the community’s unwritten code of conduct. We also catch up with Monsoon captain Tom Brewster, Sarah Asplin, Tim Rackers, and Rory Mangles who all returned to the competition after a global pandemic kept him in the UK for the past few seasons.

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BattleBots S7 E9 Review, with BattleBots Match Steward Mike Jeffries!

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 01:05:45 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 7, Episode 9 of BattleBots, with official Match Steward Mike Jeffries. Mike is a longtime combat robot builder, who most recently competed on BattleBots with his popular modular bot Bombshell. He’s back this season to oversee the brand-new judging challenge process, which we saw this past Thursday between Malice and Valkyrie.

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BattleBots S7 E8 Review, with no guests at all (just us)

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 7, Episode 8 of BattleBots, which was very exciting indeed. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to book a guest this week, so it’s just a lil’ minisode with the four of us.

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BattleBots S7 E7 Review, with Mammoth Captain Ricky Willems!

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 7, Episode 7 of BattleBots, with our friend and NHRL cohost Ricky Willems. Ricky will break down his most recent fight with Starchild, and reflect on the long and strange journey he’s taken to get to BattleBots.

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BattleBots S7 E6 Review, with Hijinx Captain Jen Herchenroder!

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 7, Episode 6 of BattleBots. We’re also catching up with Hijinx Captian Jen Herchenroder to discuss the recently aired match against Captain Shrederator as well as the current season of BattleBots. Registration is now open for the NHRL March 18th event.

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BattleBots S7 E5 Review, with Mad Catter Driver Calvin Iba!

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 7, Episode 5 of BattleBots. We’re also catching up with Mad Catter and Lynx driver Calvin Iba to discuss the match and controversy surrounding Riptide and Lynx. Calvin is the current beetleweight champion at NHRL and the first ever two time champion. We discuss early reviews and reports of BattleBots Destruct-a-thon, a brand-new live show in Las Vegas. Tickets for Destruct-a-thon are available now https://battlebots.com/tickets/.

Registration is now open for the NHRL March 18th event.

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BattleBots S7 E4 Review, with Malice Captain Bunny Liaw and Teammate David Liaw!

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 7, Episode 4 of BattleBots. We’re also catching up with Malice captain Bunny Liaw and her teammate/husband David, as BattleBots prepares to launch an ambitious new project — BattleBots Destruct-a-thon, a brand-new live show in Las Vegas. Bunny and her team built 9 Malice ShowBots for the event, and Bunny traveled to Las Vegas to help the BattleBots team get ready. Tickets for Destruct-a-thon are available now, with the show’s debut coming this Friday, Feb. 3: https://battlebots.com/tickets/

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BattleBots S7 E3 Review, with Ominous Captain Tim Bouwens!

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 7, Episode 3 of BattleBots, with special guest Tim Bouwens, the captain of Ominous! Ominous is a gorgeous, three-wheeled omnidrive robot from the Netherlands, and we learn more about its history, combat robotics in the Netherlands, and what’s next for the team.

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BattleBots S7 E2 Review, with Switchback Captain Greg Needel!

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 7, Episode 2 of BattleBots. We break down the episode with Switchback captain Greg Needel, whose bot has gone through the ultimate glow-up for its sophomore season.

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BattleBots S7 E1 Review, with The Bot Whisperer Himself, Pete Abrahamson!

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 01:02:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re diving into Season 7, Episode 1 of BattleBots, which aired Jan. 5, 2023 on the Discovery Channel. We break down the episode with the one and only Pete Abrahamson, aka The Bot Whisperer!

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BattleBots 7 Rookie Preview: Horizon Captain Joshua Kong and Teammates Peter Garnache and Kyle Loyola!

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 11:34:55 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re wrapping up our coverage of the BattleBots 7 rookies with the gorgeous, ambitious, very purple dual horizontal Horizon. Team captain Joshua Kong first tested the design at NHRL and other local leagues before applying to BattleBots. Their team roster is incredible, and includes the one and only Hotkoin!

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BattleBots 7 Rookie Preview: Doomba captain Brice Farrell and Teammates Liz Chavarria and Philippe Voyer!

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 01:42:05 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re continuing our coverage of the BattleBots 7 rookies with the murderous little vacuum cleaner that could — Doomba! We talk BattleBots, the metagame behind BattleBots, and the role of decidedly un-serious robots in the sport.

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BattleBots 7 Rookie Preview: Ripperoni Captain Anna Zolnikov and Driver Fred Moore

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 01:01:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re continuing our coverage of the BattleBots 7 rookies with the Italian side of the Team Omega family — Ripperoni! This pizza-themed robot features a neat little innovation: A counter-rotating flywheel, designed to reduce the amount of gyro the bot experiences when it turns. We catch up with NHRL regulars Anna Zolnikov and Fred Moore, who got valuable experience with the 30-pound version of Ripperoni ahead of BattleBots.

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BattleBots 7 Rookie Preview: Starchild Captain Brandon Zalinsky & Teammates Tony D’Ambrosio and Amanda Fowler!

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 01:03:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re continuing our coverage of the BattleBots 7 rookies with the Alien-inspired big-wheeled thwack-vert of our dreams, Starchild! Team captain Brandon Zalinsky spent over a year refining the bot’s design at NHRL, with his 3-pounder Starchild and his 30-pounder Starfather. This season, he scaled up the design to 250 pounds and brought on Tony D’Ambrosio to help him construct an intergalactic backstory for the bot, and Amanda Fowler for fabrication and art design.

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BattleBots 7 Rookie Preview: TerrorTops Captain Ben Burton!

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 01:04:03 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re continuing our coverage of the BattleBots 7 rookies with Ben Burton, captain of the Triceratops-inspired TerrorTops! We talk dinosaurs, robots, and robot dinosaurs.

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BattleBots 7 Rookie Preview: Banshee Captain David Small

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 01:06:00 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re continuing our coverage of the BattleBots 7 rookies with the quirky, kilt-wearing captain David Small and his brand-new heavyweight flipper bot Banshee. David built robots with his dad, and more recently picked up the sport again with his bots Kelpie and Son of Kram. We talk about combat robot history, combat robot design, and kelpie tattoos!

Special outro music thanks to Evil Henchman Sam Hanson!

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BattleBots 7 Rookie Preview: Emulsifier Captain Matt Bores

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 08:15:41 -0400

This week on the podcast, we’re continuing our coverage of the BattleBots 7 rookies with one of the most-anticipated robots of the season — Emulsifier. This robot, from the builders at Bots FC, began life as a brutal little 30-pounder that won the Most Destructive award at Motorama 2020. It’s competed several times at NHRL, and will again appear this weekend, where it hopes to earn a spot in the 2022 NHRL World Championships.

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BattleBots 7 Rookie Preview: Doom Captain Alejandro Pina

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re kicking off 10 weeks of BattleBots 7 rookies, with Doom captain Alejandro Pina. Doom is an articulated hammersaw mounted atop sloped wedges. Alejandro spent more than a year designing and prototyping the bot, but reportedly was not able to pass safety in time to compete on the show. We’re catching up with him to learn more about Doom, and what he’s learned so far from the experience.

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How to Build a Combat Robotics League, with the Midwest Robot Combat Association!

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:20:30 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re focusing on the lifeblood of our sport — local combat robotics leagues. We’ll talk with the organizers behind the Midwest Robot Combat Association (MRCA), which launched earlier this year and just held the 2022 MRCA Finals. We’ll talk about what it takes to start a league, how to grow a league, and where they’d like to take MRCA in 2023 and beyond.

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A Very Special Episode from the Pits at BattleBots!

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 01:30:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re coming to you live from the pits at BattleBots! Chris, Lindsay and Luke are working on the pit crews for Copperhead and Shreddit Bro, and are taking all of your burning questions about what happens behind the scenes at filming. This is a short one (and the audio is terrible) but we’re having the best time ever!

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Tapping in with Rookie BattleBots Team Double Tap!

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 22:01:10 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with Team Ostrich Air, builders of the rookie bot Double Tap! The team just shipped their bot to Las Vegas, and will fight in their first combat robotics match ever later this month. The team is based in Silicon Valley and runs a drone startup, and they’ve even recruited a Pixar animator to their roster. We’re intrigued by Double Tap’s design, and we're bringing on the team to better understand how it works.

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Warming Up with ICEwave Captain Marc DeVidts!

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re sitting down with longtime builder and perpetual fan favorite Marc DeVidts, captain of ICEwave! Marc began building combat robots more than 20 years ago, but really roared into BattleBots pop culture with Season 1 of the reboot with his terrifying horizontal spinner, powered by an internal-combustion engine.

Despite its cult status, ICEwave was not selected to compete on BattleBots 7, surprising a lot of fans. Marc is coming on to talk about his journey in the sport, and what’s next for ICEwave.

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Yahoooooo! Our Interview with Yahoo captain/Copperhead team member Chad New

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with the winner of the 30-pound division at September’s Norwalk Havoc — Yahoo captain slash Copperhead team member slash pet store owner slash giant pumpkin farmer and friend of the pod Chad New! Chad has been build combat robots for 20+ years, and has fought on both BattleBots and King of Bots. We learn all about his very interesting path through combat robotics and how he got into his many other interests.

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September 2022 Norwalk Havoc Mini-sode!

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:24:31 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’ve got a brief little, guestless mini-sode, while we recover from September Norwalk Havoc. We’ll recap the latest event, share our top personal highlights, and get you hyped about next week’s guest, Copperhead pit crew member/pet store owner/master prankster/giant pumpkin farmer Chad New!

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BattleBots Season 7 Reveal with BattleBots Cofounder Greg Munson!

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re diving deep into the just-revealed Season 7 of the show — which will film in Las Vegas Oct. 18 through Oct. 30 — with BattleBots cofounder and friend of the pod Greg Munson! Greg answers all of your burning questions, and gives us a sneak peek at what to expect in the coming season. Oh! And we take a look at the finale of BattleBots Champions.

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BattleBots Champions Ep. 5 Recap, Plus Triton Preview with Brad Hanstad

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 01:27:16 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up again with longtime BattleBots builder Brad Hanstad, to get an exclusive early look at his new heavyweight Triton, the spiritual successor to Deep Six. Oh, and we’ll take a look back on the final qualifying event for BattleBots Champions.

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BattleBots Champions Ep. 4 Recap with Kraken Captain Matt Spurk!

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 01:02:00 -0300

This week on the podcast, we’re diving deep into all things Kraken with one of our favorite builders of all time, Kraken captain Matt Spurk! This week, Matt made the surprise announcement that he plans to retire his very popular fire-breathing crusher bot and return to the competition with something new. We try as hard as we can to get him to talk about what’s next.

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