Behind the Bots

BattleBots 7 Rookie Preview: Emulsifier Captain Matt Bores

November 09, 2022 12:15 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

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. Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review...

BattleBots 7 Rookie Preview: Doom Captain Alejandro Pina

November 02, 2022 04:02 - 1 hour - 61.3 MB

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. Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review us on ...

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

October 26, 2022 03:20 - 1 hour - 78.9 MB

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. Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Tell a friend about the s...

A Very Special Episode from the Pits at BattleBots!

October 19, 2022 04:30 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

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! Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Tell a friend about the show; we really appreciate your support!

Tapping in with Rookie BattleBots Team Double Tap!

October 12, 2022 01:01 - 1 hour - 67.7 MB

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. Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/beh...

Warming Up with ICEwave Captain Marc DeVidts!

October 05, 2022 04:02 - 2 hours - 116 MB

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 th...

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

September 28, 2022 04:02 - 1 hour - 94.8 MB

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. Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/...

September 2022 Norwalk Havoc Mini-sode!

September 21, 2022 13:24 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MB

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! Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Tell a friend about the show; we really appreciate your support!

BattleBots Season 7 Reveal with BattleBots Cofounder Greg Munson!

September 14, 2022 04:02 - 2 hours - 118 MB

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. Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Tell a friend about the s...

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

September 07, 2022 04:27 - 1 hour - 96.1 MB

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. Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Tell a friend about the show; we really appreciate your support!

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

August 31, 2022 04:02 - 1 hour - 98.3 MB

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. Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Tell a friend about the show; we r...

BattleBots Champions Ep. 3 Recap with Glitch Captain Kyle Miller!

August 24, 2022 04:02 - 1 hour - 70.2 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up again with Kyle Miller, captain of the surprisingly effective rookie bot Glitch. Glitch went undefeated in the qualifying rounds during Season 6 of BattleBots, but had to drop out of the Championship at the last minute after they couldn’t get their bot in fighting shape to take on Witch Doctor. This past week (spoilers!) they *again* went undefeated on their episode of BattleBots Champions, sending themselves into the final round of Champions with ...

BattleBots Champions Ep. 2 Recap with Deep Six Captain Dustin Esswein!

August 17, 2022 04:03 - 1 hour - 76.2 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up again with one of our favorite builders of all time, Deep Six captain Dustin Esswein! Dustin’s design philosophy is simple — weapons first, everything else is secondary. You see that ethos on display with Deep Six (they made a rule change inspired by the bot!) and more recently, Depth Charge at Norwalk Havoc Robot League (it broke the box!) We break down Deep Six’s performance in this episode of BattleBots Champions, and ask him what’s next for his...

BattleBots Champions Ep. 1 Recap with Gigabyte Captain John Mladenik

August 10, 2022 13:17 - 1 hour - 81.7 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with longtime combat robotics builder John Mladenik, captain of Gigabyte and Cobalt on S6 of BattleBots. John and his team have essentially perfected the heavyweight shell spinner design, sending Gigabyte to a 13-10 record on the reboot of BattleBots, and fielding a very similar robot, Megabyte, on King of Bots. We’re chatting with John following the season premiere of BattleBots Champions, where Gigabyte was the episode’s final mini boss. This we...

BattleBots Champions Season Preview, Plus Team WPI’s Brian Boxell, James Nguyen and Ian MacInerney!

August 03, 2022 06:39 - 1 hour - 73 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re traveling to Worcester, Massachusetts to take a deep dive on Team WPI, the supergroup whose team members sit on half a dozen BattleBots teams, and have multiple first-place finishes at combat robotics competitions across the country. Their best-known grad in the BattleBots community? Bite Force captain Paul Ventimiglia. We catch up with Brian Boxell, James Nguyen and Ian MacInerney to learn how the team has structured this winning program. This week’s intervi...

July 2022 Norwalk Havoc Recap with Head Referee Jim Heaney!

July 27, 2022 04:02 - 1 hour - 85.6 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with Norwalk Havoc head referee Jim Heaney, who is stepping away from henchman life to return to school. We also recap Norwalk Havoc’s July 2022 competition, which saw the NHRL debuts of Minotaur captain Marco Antonio Meggiolaro and Shatter captain Adam Wrigley, the return of the arena-smashing Depth Charge from Deep Six captain Dustin Esswein, the return of Team AGVS from Brazil, and SawBlaze captain Jamison Go fielding a pair of 12-pounders. ...

Hammering it out with Shatter! Captain Adam Wrigley

July 13, 2022 05:32 - 1 hour - 56 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with Shatter captain Adam Wrigley, on the eve of his Norwalk Havoc debut (July 16 and 17 in Norwalk, Connecticut, or catch it streamed live on YouTube!). We talk BattleBots, hammers, and hammers at BattleBots. This week’s interview is brought to you by MaxAmps and their new line of “Max Combat” batteries. These battle-ready batteries are available for 1-, 3-, 12-, and 30-pound bots and feature a custom wrap with your team’s logo, internal hard ...

Amazon Re:MARS Recap with HyperShock’s Alex Bales and Her Husband Will

July 06, 2022 05:15 - 1 hour - 66.1 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re headed to Las Vegas, where BattleBots just wrapped up a special one-day tournament, sponsored by the Amazon Re:MARS conference. Eight bots faced off, in hopes of taking home a Giant Bolt. In the end, it was HyperShock, which went undefeated in the bracket, led by rookie driver Alex Bales. Her husband Will was busy filling in for Kenny Florian, giving him a front-row seat to his wife’s fights. We’re sitting down with Will and Alex to get a full breakdown of th...

We’re Back! with Wake and Bake Builders Alex Pezza and Angel Vidal

June 29, 2022 14:03 - 1 hour - 79.1 MB

This week on the podcast, we chat with NHRL’s Wake and Bake builders Alex Pezza and Angel Vidal. Alex and Angel both compete on Team Shreddit, which competes on BattleBots with Pain Train. Team Shreddit has had incredible success in the beetleweights, collectively taking home multiple Golden Dumpsters at Norwalk Havoc, and first-place finishes at other competitions. This week’s interview is brought to you by MaxAmps and their new line of “Max Combat” batteries. These battle-ready batteri...

Behind the Bots x RoboCast Crossover Episode: The Gang Fixes BattleBots

April 20, 2022 04:06 - 2 hours - 123 MB

This week on the podcast, we attempt to fix everything that’s currently broken about BattleBots, with help from our friends at the RoboCast. This week’s interview is brought to you by MaxAmps and their new line of “Max Combat” batteries. These battle-ready batteries are available for 1-, 3-, 12-, and 30-pound bots and feature a custom wrap with your team’s logo, internal hard skins for extra protection, and puncture resistant wire sleeves. Check them out at maxamps.com This week’s ne...

BattleBots S6E14 Season Finale Recap with Blip & Tantrum Captains Aren Hill, Ginger Schmidt, and Alex Grant!

April 13, 2022 04:20 - 1 hour - 87.8 MB

This week on the podcast, we break down the Season 6 finale of BattleBots with Blip captain Aren Hill and Tantrum co-captains Ginger Schmidt and Alex Grant! They talk about the incredible ascent of Team Seems Reasonable, the superteam that brought us Tantrum and Blip. We’ll break down the finale, address The Controversy, and speculate on changes coming for Season 7. This week’s interview is brought to you by MaxAmps and their new line of “Max Combat” batteries. These battle-ready batteri...

BattleBots S6E13 Recap with Whiplash Captain Matt Vasquez!

April 06, 2022 04:22 - 2 hours - 110 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re recapping an incredible season of Whiplash, with team captain and certified great human being Matt Vasquez! Matt is one of our all-time favorite builders on BattleBots, and we can’t wait to study this season, and learn more about what’s on the horizon. Matt’s also registered for April Norwalk Havoc, so if you’re a Whiplash fan on the East Coast, this is the Norwalk to catch live! This week’s interview is brought to you by MaxAmps and their new line of “Max...

BattleBots S6E12 Recap with Ribbot Captain David Jin!

March 30, 2022 04:05 - 1 hour - 72.6 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re jumping into the action with Ribbot captain David Jin, fresh off his Round of 32 match on BattleBots. We talk frogs, Norwalk Havoc, voltage limits, and more. This is one you don’t want to miss. This week’s interview is brought to you by MaxAmps and their new line of “Max Combat” batteries. These battle-ready batteries are available for 1-, 3-, 12-, and 30-pound bots and feature a custom wrap with your team’s logo, internal hard skins for extra protection, ...

BattleBots S6E11 Recap with The Bot Whisperer Himself, Pete Abrahamson!

March 23, 2022 04:15 - 2 hours - 138 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with one of our absolute favorite people on Planet Earth — Pete Abrahamson! Pete joins us to talk Season 6, the Round of 32, Star Wars, Dungeons & Dragons, and much more! Pete is fantastic, brutally honest, and gives us his insights on the state of the sport in 2022. This week’s interview is brought to you by MaxAmps and their new line of “Max Combat” batteries. These battle-ready batteries are available for 1-, 3-, 12-, and 30-pound bots and f...

BattleBots S6E10 Recap with Yeti Captain Greg Gibson and Teammate James Arluck

March 16, 2022 05:33 - 1 hour - 89.6 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up Greg Gibson and James Arluck from Yeti. Greg and James are both very busy people, so we ended up recording a special bonus interview in the middle of the night one recent Tuesday, after the team’s Main Event vs. Skorpios. We get into the history of the bot, the current meta in the sport, and where Yeti is going in the future — super interesting conversation, and we’re looking forward to having Greg and James on the show again soon. This week’s ...

BattleBots S6E9 Recap with SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Captain Joe Fabiani!

March 09, 2022 05:05 - 1 hour - 91 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up again with Joe Fabiani, who’s made a name for himself in combat robotics for leaning into unusual and unconventional designs. He’s retiring heavyweight SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE at the end of the season, and we ask him why, and what’s next. This week’s interview is brought to you by MaxAmps and their new line of “Max Combat” batteries. These battle-ready batteries are available for 1-, 3-, 12-, and 30-pound bots and feature a custom wrap with yo...

BattleBots S6E8 Recap with Al Kindle and Bunny Sauriol!

March 03, 2022 02:03 - 1 hour - 99.7 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with two of our favorite captains in the sport — Blacksmith captain Al Kindle and Malice captain Bunny Sauriol! This is our first time interviewing two captains at once, and we now kind of love this format? Maybe we should just do this for all episodes going forward, y’all. We think you’re going to love it too — we talk about design, why hammers are terrible and why no one should build them, bullies, pork rolls, and the origin of Grumpy Al. Thi...

BattleBots S6E7 Recap with BattleBots Announcer Kenny Florian!

February 23, 2022 05:12 - 1 hour - 89.4 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with BattleBots announcer Kenny Florian! Kenny is a mixed martial artist who fought in the UFC before switching careers and following his true passion: Watching very expensive robots violently disassemble their opponents. We’ll ask Kenny how he preps for a match, what he’s looking for, and his favorite fight of all time. Fundraiser: Help support our friend Nonso Nolly! You can contribute to his gofundme campaign here https://www.gofundme.com/f/...

BattleBots S6E6 Recap with Lucky Captain Mark Demers and Driver Matt Olson!

February 16, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 106 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with the team behind the flipping amazing launcher bot Lucky! We talk Canada, RC cars, what it’s like driving a heavyweight BattleBot, and what Lucky’s secret sauce is this season. Fundraiser: Help support our friend Nonso Nolly! You can contribute to his gofundme campaign here https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring-robotics-to-a-student-in-nigeria or reach out to us regarding any robotics parts you’d like to donate. This week’s interview i...

BattleBots S6E5 Recap with Faruq Tauheed!

February 09, 2022 05:27 - 1 hour - 78.8 MB

BattleBots S6E5 Recap with Faruq Tauheed! This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with BattleBots host and resident hype man, Faruq Tauheed! Faruq takes us behind the scenes on a typical shooting day at BattleBots, gives us tips on how to protect your voice over a two-week shoot, and reveals what his favorite intro of all time is. This week’s interview is brought to you by MaxAmps and their new line of “Max Combat” batteries. These battle-ready batteries are available for 1-, 3-,...

BattleBots S6E4 Recap with HotLeafJuice captain and SawBlaze team member Lucy Du!

February 02, 2022 05:05 - 1 hour - 97.2 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re interviewing HotLeafJuice captain and SawBlaze team member Lucy Du! Lucy is a mechanical engineer who got her bachelors and masters degrees at MIT, and went to work for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory before returning to MIT to earn her PhD. Her research currently focuses on the field of Biomechatronics, which studies ways to merge people with machines. Combat robotics fans know Lucy for HotLeafJuice, a 12-pound undercutter that she built last year and do...

BattleBots S6E3 Recap with HyperShock Captain Will Bales!

January 26, 2022 05:05 - 1 hour - 96.3 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with the captain of everyone’s favorite neon green heavyweight, HyperShock! HyperShock began its run for the Giant Nut on Thursday, with a convincing win over Slammo. Is this their season? We’ll ask Will Bales that question (and more). This week’s interview is brought to you by MaxAmps and their new line of “Max Combat” batteries. These battle-ready batteries are available for 1-, 3-, 12-, and 30-pound bots and feature a custom wrap with your t...

BattleBots S6E2 Recap with MadCatter Driver Calvin Iba!

January 19, 2022 05:05 - 2 hours - 133 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with MadCatter driver Calvin Iba! Diehard combat robotics fans know Calvin for Lynx, the world’s most competitive beetleweight, which has taken home nearly a dozen first-place finishes at competitions across the U.S. In December, Calvin took home a Golden Brett and $10,000 cash after going undefeated at the Norwalk Havoc World Championships, with decisive victories over Vespula, Project LiftOff, Eruption, Silent Spring, and Silent Spring again. Out...

BattleBots S6E1 Recap with Nick and Brian Nave from Captain Shrederator!

January 12, 2022 14:50 - 1 hour - 99.5 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re spinning to win with Captain Shrederator, fresh off a big match against The King of Kinetic Energy himself, Ray Billings and Tombstone. BattleBots Season 6 kicked off this past week, and we share our thoughts on the season premiere. We are brought to you today by MaxAmps and their new line of “Max Combat” Robotics Batteries. These battle-ready batteries are available for 1, 3, 12, and 30 lb bots and feature a custom wrap with your team logo, internal hard ski...

Pre-Premiere Week with BattleBots Showrunner Aaron Catling!

January 05, 2022 05:17 - 2 hours - 131 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re doing our last pre-premiere episode of the season with BattleBots showrunner Aaron Catling! Aaron sits on the Selection Committee, helps build the fight cards, and develops the season’s many storylines into a super compelling TV show. BattleBots returns to Discovery Thursday Jan. 6 at 8 p.m. local time. This week’s combat robotics news: BattleBots premieres Thursday on the Discovery Channel (set your DVR!) BattleBots unveils refined judging matrix: faceb...

Our Pre-Pre-BattleBots Mini-sode

December 29, 2021 05:27 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re dragging ourselves out of our collective holiday comas to bring you a pre-pre-BattleBots mini episode, covering the December Finals at Norwalk Havoc, Luke officially joining a BattleBots team, and a case of mistaken identity.

Our Interview with Jäger Captain Ralf Schneider

December 15, 2021 05:16 - 1 hour - 77.8 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with Ralf Schneider, captain of the European rookie multibot Jäger. The team faced big challenges this season — Ralf’s UK teammates were prevented from traveling to the U.S. due to COVID restrictions, which meant he had to lean on the help of other teams to get into the BattleBox. We learn more about his design ethos, and his journey to the 2021 season of BattleBots (returning Jan. 6 on Discovery Channel!) This week’s combat robotics news: Bat...

The 2021 New Bot Preview

December 08, 2021 05:15 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re previewing every new robot appearing in BattleBots Season 6 (airing Thursday, Jan. 6 at 8 p.m. on Discovery Channel!): Blade, Blip, Defender, Dragon Slayer, Glitch, Jäger, Pardon My French, Retrograde, Riptide, Switchback and Triple Crown. This week’s combat robotics news: BattleBots confirmed for Jan. 6: hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/battlebots-new-season-premiere-date-discovery-channel-1235056208/ BattleBots drops new season trailer: twitter.com/Ba...

An Abbreviated Thanksgiving Week Special

December 01, 2021 05:53 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re stumbling out of our turkey-induced comas with an abbreviated episode. No guest this week — back to our regularly scheduled programming next week. This week’s combat robotics news: Blade builder Cheog-Gyu Hwang has fixed his CNC machine: facebook.com/TeamORBY/posts/856368301697651 Blip + Tantrum behind-the-scenes photo from the pits: facebook.com/tantrum.battlebot/posts/1582654588741677 Captain Shrederator custom cookies: facebook.com/spinwinning/post...

Our Interview with Pardon My French Builders Philippe Voyer and Sean Lamothe!

November 24, 2021 05:22 - 1 hour - 95.7 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re heading north to Canada, to meet up with rookie BattleBots builders Philippe Voyer and Sean Lamothe from Pardon My French! We learn about big drums, little lifters and what they learned at their first season of BattleBots. This week’s combat robotics news: BattleBots drops a ton of new shirts: facebook.com/battlebots/posts/10158206957876406 BattleBots Season 6 could be returning to the Discovery Channel on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 Blacksmith releases sec...

Our Post-Norwalk Havoc Interview with Darkside Captain Chris DeCicco & Team!

November 17, 2021 05:06 - 1 hour - 91.3 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with our own Chris DeCicco, and his pit crew/cousins Dave, Johnny, and Jackson, fresh off their first combat robotics match ever this past weekend at Norwalk Havoc. We go deep on the experience, what he learned about robotics (and himself), plus his plans for the future. This week’s combat robotics news: Big Bot Bits fundraiser goes live: kickstarter.com/projects/eyc/big-bot-bits/ Orby Blade chocolate laser engraving: facebook.com/TeamORBY/p...

Our Interview with T.W.I.R.C. host Jevan Woodrow!

November 10, 2021 05:19 - 2 hours - 115 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with fellow combat robotics superfan/BattleBots content creator Jevan Woodrow, host of the very popular YouTube channel This Week in Robot Combat! We learn his story, get his perspective as a British fan, and learn more about his beetleweight builds. This week’s combat robotics news: BattleBots 2022 calendar now on sale: facebook.com/SkorpiosBattleBot/posts/276135267855769 Big Bot Bits launching BattleBots poker chip Kickstarter: facebook.co...

Our Interview with Matt and Wendy Maxham (Cobalt! Stinger! Sewer Snake!)

November 03, 2021 04:05 - 2 hours - 132 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with BattleBots veterans Matt and Wendy Maxham. Matt and Wendy began competing in the early 2000s with Sewer Snake, and returned to BattleBots in 2015 with Stinger: The Killer Bee. For the past two seasons, they’ve competed with Team Robotic Death Company, with Gigabyte and Cobalt. This week’s combat robotics news: BattleBots releases explosive second teaser image: https://www.facebook.com/battlebots/posts/10158160636386406 BattleBots Hallow...

Our Interview with Dragon Slayer builders Dylan Halsey, Jordan Neal and Justin Kizer

October 27, 2021 04:02 - 1 hour - 73.9 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re going medieval with Dragon Slayer builders Dylan Halsey and Jordan Neal. Last year, Dylan and Jordan worked together to build Piranha, a heavyweight combat robot that was ultimately not selected to compete in the 2020 season of BattleBots. This year, they gutted the components from Piranha and reapplied with a vertical spinner called Dragon Slayer. Dragon Slayer is the team’s first combat robot, and we learn what it was like competing on the world’s bigges...

Our Interview with Skyline builders Alon Belkin, Joshua Kong and Kyle Loyola

October 20, 2021 04:03 - 1 hour - 68.1 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with combat robotics builders Alon Belkin, Joshua Kong and Kyle Loyola! Last year, Alon captained Axolotl, the hot pink, salamander-themed vertical spinner run by high school students from Southern California. This year, Alon, Joshua and Kyle have teamed up to build Skyline, an ambitious dual horizontal spinner that they’ve been testing on the local combat robotics circuit, in hopes of getting accepted to BattleBots in the future. It’s interest...

Our Interview with Roasting Robots host Mystrsyko2 aka Mike Stropkovic!

October 13, 2021 04:01 - 1 hour - 80.9 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with the preeminent combat robotics content creator himself, Mystrsyko2, aka Mike Stropkovic! Mike has been creating BattleBots videos on YouTube since the ABC reboot of the show, hosts the fantastic combat robotics podcast Roasting Robots, builds his own robots, and even owns a heavyweight combat robot of his own. We’re really looking forward to this one. This week’s combat robotics news: BattleBots reveals the 2021 roster to Supporters: http...

Our Interview with Overhaul Captain Charles Guan!

September 29, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 75.7 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up again with Overhaul captain (and noted vantruck enthusiast) Charles Guan, to talk the 2021 season of BattleBots, ask him all your anime questions, and explore more about the costs of building a heavyweight for TV. This week’s combat robotics news: Captain Shrederator’s online store is up: https://www.facebook.com/spinwinning/posts/4229912790440928 Deep Six shows off its forks: https://www.facebook.com/deepsixbattlebot/posts/251511333647674 En...

Our Interview with JackPot teammate Shea Waffles Johns!

September 22, 2021 04:16 - 1 hour - 91.1 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with JackPot teammate Shea Waffles Johns! We learn more about the 2021 build of JackPot, BattleBots moving to Las Vegas, why it’s a good idea to drink some types of glitter, metal collecting, and what it’s like to work for SendCutSend. This week’s combat robotics news: September 2021 Norwalk Havoc winners: Bots FC and Emulsifier (30#), Pramheda (#12) and Project LiftOff (3#) BattleBots teases the Golden Bolt award: https://www.reddit.com/r/ba...

Our Interview with New Tantrum Co-Captains Ginger Schmidt and Alex Grant!

September 15, 2021 04:06 - 1 hour - 72.2 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with Tantrum’s two newest co-captains, Ginger Schmidt and Alex Grant! Ginger and Alex have both built really interesting robots earlier in their careers, through FIRST Robotics, and then later, in competitions like NASA’s Robotic Mining Competition. They’ve been competing with Tantrum since the 2018 season, and are taking over as co-captains this season, as Aren Hill moves on to captain the new flipper bot Blip. This week’s combat robotics news...

Our Interview with Rookie BattleBots Captain Kyle Miller with Glitch

September 08, 2021 04:06 - 1 hour - 72.8 MB

This week on the podcast, we’re sitting down with the brand-new team Glitch, built by students from U.C. Berkeley. This absolutely gorgeous robot combines a stealth bomber aesthetic, billet body, omnidirectional wheels and a punishing vertical eggbeater. We learn more about the team and their build process, now that filming of the 2021 season has wrapped. This week’s combat robotics news: Filming of the 2021 season of BattleBots has wrapped New BattleBots slot machine: https://www.8new...

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