Behind the Bots

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!

 

To watch the podcast live check out https://www.youtube.com/@jakemaximizer/streams on every other Thursday at 7pm EST! Otherwise, it should be available on all the podcast places later in the week!

 

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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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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!

 

To watch the podcast live check out https://www.youtube.com/@jakemaximizer/streams on Tuesday, June 17th at 7pm EST! Otherwise, it should be available on all the podcast places later in the week!

 

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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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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!

 

To watch the podcast live check out https://www.youtube.com/@jakemaximizer/streams on Tuesday, May 27th at 7pm EST! Otherwise, it should be available on all the podcast places later in the week!

 

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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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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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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.

 

Robots around the World: https://youtu.be/uVcBa6NXAbk?si=f2DsMUqNtjcRF_IK 

 

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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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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.

Recipe for Pizza Stuffed Pretzel Logs: https://beyondthenoms.com/pizza-stuffed-pretzel-logs/ 

 

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