Behind the Bots

BattleBots S4E13 Recap (Plus our Ribboting Interview with David Jin, Captain of Ribbot)

We recap S4E13 of BattleBots, which featured HyperShock/Breaker Box, Yeti/Tantrum, WAR Hawk/Copperhead, Bite Force/Monsoon, RailGun Max/Free Shipping, Uppercut/Skorpios, and the main event: Hydra versus Bronco.

After the recap, we interview David Jin, captain of the the impressive rookie bot Ribbot. He tells us about the rollercoaster journey getting Ribbot on BattleBots, what it felt like competing in the box for the first time, and his embarrassing first encounter with SawBlaze captain, Jamison Go!

This week’s combat robotics event calendar:

September 12 - 15: Winter Challenge Concordia in Concordia, Brazil
September 14: Raymour & Flanigan Robot Fight in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 
September 14: Rumble in the North in Saint Albans, Vermont

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BattleBots S4E12 Recap (Plus, our Flipping Awesome Interview with Hydra Captain Jake Ewert)

We recap S4E12 of BattleBots, which featured Minotaur/Shatter, Son of Whyachi/Kraken, RailGun Max/WanHoo, Witch Doctor/Gigabtye, Breaker Box/Bloodsport, Whiplash/Texas Twister, and the main event: HUGE versus Bronco.

After the recap, we interview Jake Ewert, captain of the the hottest flipper bot this season, Hydra. He tells us about his family's infamous shop, making Thor's Hammer for the Marvel movies, and gives a deep dive into hydraulic equipment. 

This week’s combat robotics event calendar:

September 7: Portland Bot Battles in Portland, Oregon
September 7 + 8: Extreme Robots Live in Colchester, England

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BattleBots S4E11 Recap (From Drag Racing to Bot Battling, an Interview with Bob Girardi of Daisy Cutter)

We recap S4E11 of BattleBots, which featured Duck/Quantum, Blacksmith/Captain Shrederator, Bombshell/Lock-Jaw, Tombstone/Gruff, End Game/Cobalt, SawBlaze/Ribbot, and the main event: Rotator versus Death Roll.

After the recap, we interview Bob Girardi, captain of the elusive bot Daisy Cutter. He tells us about his life in drag racing, his quest to knock out a competitor in 3/10ths of a second, and shares incredible behind the scenes stories about his bot. He's a fascinating character!

This week’s combat robotics event calendar:

August 30: Team Kraken Watch Party at Buffalo Wild Wings in Melbourne, FL
August 30: Bots FC/Shatter! Watch Party at Brooklyn DSK in Brooklyn, NY
August 30: Team SawBlaze Watch Party at DragonCon in Atlanta, GA
August 31: Barn Battles 5 in Meshoppin, PE
August 31: RoboNerd 2019 in Wolverhampton, UK
August 31: August Antics in Ipswich, Queensland, AUS

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BattleBots S4E10 Recap (A Thousand Ways to Swine, an Interview with Bradley Hanstad of Chronos)

We recap S4E10 of BattleBots, which featured Hydra/Petunia, Yeti/Rainbow, Skorpios/Tantrum, Free Shipping/Bronco, Valkyrie/Monsoon, Chronos/Copperhead, and the main event: Bite Force vs. Hypershock.

After the recap, we interview Chronos teammate Bradley Hanstad, who tells us about what it's like building robots for TV shows, the experience of competing in China's King of Bots as an American, and shares a whole bunch of fun stories and anecdotes from BattleBots.

This week’s combat robotics event calendar:

August 24: 2019 Rocky Mountain Gear Jam in Denver, Colorado
August 24: Dangerzone Fight and Flight 2019 in Alameda, California
August 18: Maker Faire Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma
August 24 - 26: FRA Featherweight Championship 2019 in Leeds, England

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BattleBots S4E9 Recap (Enter the Eggbeater: An Interview With Elaine Wu of Railgun Max)

We recap S4E9 of BattleBots, which featured HUGE/Gigabyte, Breaker Box/Uppercut, Wan Hoo/Mammoth, Son of Whyachi/Texas Twister, SubZero/P1, Nelly the Ellybot/Deep Six, and the main event: Whiplash versus Witch Doctor.

We interview the manager of Railgun Max, Elaine Wu, who tells us about the unique experience of being a manager for a BattleBots team, what it's like competing America, and why she would choose Bruce Lee as Railgun Max's crime-fighting partner.

This week’s combat robotics event calendar:
> August 16 + 17: Hickory Bot Battle in Hickory, North Carolina
> August 17 + 18: Mad Metal Machines: Volume 26 at the Hannover Maker Faire in Hannover, Germany
> August 18: Robowars: Robotronica Rebellion in Brisbane, Australia

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Shark Week Recap (With Sword-Swallowing Sharkoprion Captain Ed Robinson)

On this special, Shark Week episode of Behind the Bots, Chris talks about his fear of sharks and tells some terrible shark jokes.

We interview Sharkoprion captain Ed Robinson, who tells us about the design thinking behind Sharkoprion, his newest bot, Excelsior, his history with large robots (Robotica! RoboGames! RoboJoust!), sword-swallowing, his early career as a clown, touring with Renaissance faires and armor-making.

This week’s combat robotics event calendar:
> Aug. 10: Norwalk Havoc, Norwalk CT
> Aug. 10: Central Illinois Bot Brawl, Peoria IL
> Aug. 10: RoboShowdown, Milton Keynes UK
> Aug. 10+11: Canadian National Championships, Saskatoon, CAN
> Aug. 10+11: Meet BattleSaw at ICT ComicCon, Wichita KS

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BattleBots S4E8 Recap (Black Dragon Captain João Marcos Giacometti Cavalheiro)

We recap S4E8 of BattleBots, which featured the Desperado Tournament, where eight bots fought in seven sudden death matches to automatically secure one spot in the Top 16. Competing in the Desperado this year: Minotaur, Lucky, End Game, Gruff, Black Dragon, Captain Shrederator, WAR Hawk and Ragnarok, plus the bonus fight! Deep Six versus Axe Backwards.

We interview Black Dragon captain (and Desperado Tournament champion!) João Marcos Giacometti Cavalheiro, who tells us about his early experience with combat robotics, his team's other famous bots, and exactly how they won their lucky mascot.

This week’s combat robotics event calendar:
> Aug. 3: Robot Riot Summer 2019 in Miami FL
> Aug. 3: Combat Robotics at the Ohio State Fair, Columbus OH
> Aug. 3: Rocket City Robot Assault 3, Madison AL
> Aug. 4: Robot Rebellion 3.2, Rockwall TX

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BattleBots S4E7 Recap (Bot Makes and Cheesesteaks With Jackson Cutrone)

We recap S4E7 of BattleBots, which featured Death Roll/Quantum, Bombshell/Cobalt, Gemini/Tantrum, Lock-Jaw/Duck, SawBlaze/Blacksmith, Railgun MAX/Shellshock, Ribbot/Falcon and the main event: Tombstone versus Rotator.

We interview future BattleBots captain Jackson Cutrone, age 11, who tells us about starting his school's first robotics club, why his dream matchup is Blacksmith versus Minotaur, and the advice he shared with SawBlaze captain Jamison Go.

This week’s combat robotics event calendar:
> July 27: Destruction Under the Stars in Walnut, CA
> July 27: Winter Whack in Oakleigh, Victoria AUS

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BattleBots S4E6 Recap (Plus Our Interview With the Unbreakable Paul Ventimiglia From Bite Force)

We recap S4E6 of BattleBots, which featured Hydra/WAR Hawk, Sidewinder/Skorpios, Valkyrie/Ragnarok, Free Shipping/Yeti, Gruff/Copperhead, HyperShock/Monsoon, and the main event: Bronco versus Bite Force.

Later, our interview with Bite Force captain Paul Ventimiglia, who tells us about his first bot, and why he wanted to originally name Bite Force “Chompy.”

This week’s combat robotics event calendar:

• July 20: Deadline to enter the 2019 Canadian National Championship in Saskatoon, Canada

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BattleBots S4E5 Recap (Plus Our Hypnotizing Interview With Andrea Gellatly From Witch Doctor)

We recap S4E5 of BattleBots, which featured Black Dragon/Bloodsport, Captain Shrederator/Witch Doctor, Jasper/HUGE, Gigabyte/Minotaur, Mammoth/Uppercut, Wan Hoo/Shatter and the main event: Son of Whyachi versus Whiplash.

Later, our interview with Witch Doctor captain Andrea Gellatly, who tells us how she got into the sport, why Miami is such an epicenter for combat robotics, and why she wears a little piece of Witch Doctor every day.

This week’s combat robotics event calendar:
> July 12: BattleBots watch party with WAR Hawk in Seattle, WA
> July 13: Beetle Bonanza in Blackstone, Queensland AUS
> July 20: Deadline to enter the 2019 Canadian National Championship in Saskatoon, Canada

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