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Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
This week on the podcast, we sit down with the captain of this year’s weirdest (possibly) and longest (definitely) BattleBot, SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! New Yorker Joe Fabiani has competed in China with his big-wheeled bot Button Lee, and across the Northeast on the insectweight circuit with his beetleweight version of SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
Plus, all things coronavirus.
This week’s combat robotics event calendar!
Saturday, March 21
Las Vegas, NV
Robot Domination: Fight Night
Antweights
Organized by Vegas Combat Robotics
https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/520
Sunday, March 22
Sherburn in Elmet, UK
RoboDojo Feathers Full Combat + Sportsman
Featherweights
Organized by RoboDojo
https://www.facebook.com/events/444590862872307/
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Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
Wednesday Mar 11, 2020
This week on the podcast, we sit down with Monsoon captain Tom Brewster, a mechanical engineer, video game designer, and the captain of the UK’s hardest-hitting vertical spinner. Bonus Surprise: we've also got the rest of the crew with Sarah Asplin, Rory Mangles, and the Tim Rackers! We have a fun and rowdy conversation that you'll want to batten down the hatches for.
This week’s combat robotics event calendar!
Saturday, March 14
Norwalk, CT
Norwalk Havoc
Beetleweights
Organized by 50 Day Street
https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/489
Saturday, March 14
Grand Prairie, TX
Robot Rebellion 4.1
Fairyweights, antweights and beetleweights
Organized by Texas Robot Combat
https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/518
Sunday, March 15
Wolverton, UK
Antweight World Series 61
Antweights
Organized by Team Siberian Warlords
http://antlog.garya.org.uk/event/25
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Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
This week, we sit down with HiJinx captain Jen Herchenroeder, who applied to the 2020 season of BattleBots with a very mysterious entry. We talk about her experience as a maker, welder, artist, BattleBots competitor, electric go-kart racer, and more.
This week’s combat robotics event calendar!
Saturday, March 7
Tupelo, MS
Tupelo Con: Combat Exhibition
Antweights, plastic antweights and beetleweights
Organized by Angry Rooster Robotics
https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/511
Saturday, March 7
Corvallis, OR
Oregon State Brawl
Antweights
Organized by Oregon State Combat Robotics
https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/482
Saturday, March 7
Longmont, CO
Rocky Mountain STEAMfest
Antweights, plastic antweights, and beetleweights
Organized by Colorado Combat Robotics
https://www.robotcombatevents.com/events/487
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Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
This week, we sit down with Blacksmith captain Al Kindle, and explore his long history in the sport, the design thinking behind Blacksmith, and what it was like seeing his bot turned into a Hexbug. Plus: we get into Al's secret love of Menudo.
This week’s combat robotics event calendar!
Feb. 28 to March 1
Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Brazil
Iron Cup 2020
Fairyweights and beetleweights
Organized by Robocore
robotcombatevents.com/events/478
Feb. 29
Columbus, OH
MakerX Columbus Combat 2020
Antweights and beetleweights
Organized by the National Robotics Challenge
buildersdb.com/eventdetail.asp?eventid=616
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Friday Feb 21, 2020
Friday Feb 21, 2020
On this episode, we sit down with BattleBots co-creator Greg Munson to get an early, early, very early preview of Season 5 of the show (filming live April 3-15 in Southern California; tickets still available on www.battlebots.com/tickets).
We learn about new bots, returning bots, and bots that won't be returning - plus, the effect of the coronavirus, new rule changes, floor updates, and a whole lot more.
This week’s combat robotics event calendar!
Feb. 22
Tempe, AZ
Sun Devil Smackdown
Beetleweights
Organized by the ASU Sun Devil Robotics Club
robotcombatevents.com/events/495
Feb. 22
Sherburn in Elmet, UK
Sportsman Beetleweights, Full Combat Ants & Bodgebots!
Antweights, beetleweights and bodgebots
Organized by RoboDojo
facebook.com/events/444590862872307
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Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
This week on the podcast, Team MowBot captain Craig Danby! We talk about his very long history in combat robotics, what it’s like competing on Robot Wars versus BattleBots, and his plans for the now confirmed 2020 season of the show.
Marc Thorpe’s GoFundMe campaign: https://www.gofundme.com/f/marc-thorpe039s-fight-against-parkinson039s
This week’s combat robotics event calendar!
Feb. 14-16
Harrisburg, PA
Motorama
Fairyweights to 30-pound sportsmen bots, with bonus Roomba combat
Organized by the Northeast Robotics Club
buildersdb.com/eventdetail.asp?eventid=609
Feb. 15
Lakeland, FL
Firefights: NRL Southeastern Regional Championship
15-pounders
Organized by the National Robotics League
robotcombatevents.com/events/464
Feb. 15 and 16
Stuart, FL
SBoMD: Fair Fights IV
Fairyweights, antweights, beetleweights and 15-pound dogeweights
Organized by KurTrox and Treasure Coast Makerspace
buildersdb.com/eventdetail.asp?eventid=618
Feb. 16
Bristol, UK
Bristol Bot Builders Beetle Champs 2020
Beetleweights
Organized by Bristol Bot Builders
facebook.com/events/2742904665754199
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Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
The Biggest Story Ever Told: Our Interview with MegaBots Cofounder Matt Oehrlein
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
Link to Team OuiOui’s GoFundMe: gofundme.com/f/help-build-this-250lb-glasscannon-battle-robot
This week’s combat robotics event calendar!
Feb. 8
Severn, MD
Pre-St. Valentine’s Day Bot Massacre
Plastic antweights
Organized by Maryland Area Combat Robotics Organization
robotcombatevents.com/events/499
Feb. 8
Richmond, CA
Bay Area Bot Battles
Fairyweights, antweights and plastic antweights
Organized by Bay Area Robotic Combat
facebook.com/Bay-Area-Robotic-Combat-BARC-341570389979396
Feb. 8
Rocklin, CA
NRL Sacramento: California Clash
12-pounders and 15-pounders
Organized by the National Robotics League
robotcombatevents.com/events/467
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Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
This week on the podcast, we catch up with FingerTech Robotics founder (and Behind the Bots sponsor) Kurtis Wanner to talk about how to build your first combat robot. Kurtis is a longtime builder, and most recently competed on BattleBots in 2018 as the driver of the pneumatic launcher Lucky.
Just one event on this week’s combat robotics event calendar!
Saturday, Feb. 1
Hinckley, UK
Ant Freeze 7
Antweights
Organized by @AntFreeze
robotwars101.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=2935
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Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
Wednesday Jan 22, 2020
This week on the podcast, we sit down with surprise guest John Flaacke, the 17-year-old captain of Extinguisher, the fire engine-themed modular heavyweight that made its debut on the 2019 season of BattleBots. John talks about his high school capstone project (an autonomous firefighting robot), why he decided to build a heavyweight first, and how he chopped 35 pounds off his robot’s emergency siren.
This week’s combat robotics event calendar:
Jan. 25
Las Vegas, NV
Desert Dust Up
Fairyweights, antweights and beetleweights
Organized by Vegas Combat Robotics
robotcombatevents.com/events/451
Jan. 25
Miami, FL
Robot Riot at RoboSLAM 2020
Fairyweights, antweights and beetleweights
Organized by Robot Riot
buildersdb.com/eventdetail.asp?eventid=605
Jan. 25
Fullerton, CA
Sparklecon Smash VII
Fairyweights, antweights, plastic antweights and beetleweights
Organized by Bad Kitty
facebook.com/events/2418538445075996
Jan. 25 and 26
Monroe, WA
WAR Hobby Expo 2020
Fairyweights, antweights, plastic antweights, beetleweights, 12-pound hobbyweight and 30-pound sportsman
Organized by Western Allied Robotics
robotcombatevents.com/events/472
Jan. 26
Sherburn in Elmet, UK
RoboDojo Feathers Full Combat and Sportsman
Featherweights
Organized by RoboDojo
facebook.com/events/1220535418334975
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Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
This week on the podcast, we catch up with Bugglebots co-producer and pit reporter Sarah Malyan to talk all things Bugglebots, changes to Nelly the Ellybot and life in the BattleBots offseason.
This week’s combat robotics event calendar:
Jan. 18
Norwalk, CT
Norwalk Havoc
Beetleweights (with cash prizes!)
Organized by 50DayStreet
robotcombatevents.com/events/488
Jan. 18
Loughborough, UK
Loughborough Robot Riot
Beetleweights
Organized by the Loughborough Fighting Robots Society
facebook.com/lbororobots
Jan. 18
Brisbane, Australia
Australian Robowars Ant and Beetleweight Nationals 2020
Antweights and beetleweights
Organized by Julie Pitts
robotcombatevents.com/events/471
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