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The podcast that brings you the stories of the builders behind BattleBots.
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Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
Wednesday Aug 24, 2022
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 a 7-0 (!) career record. We break it down with Kyle.
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
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Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
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 bot-building career.
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
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Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
Wednesday Aug 10, 2022
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 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
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Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
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 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
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Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
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.
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
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Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
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 skins for extra protection, and puncture resistant wire sleeves. Check them out at maxamps.com
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Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
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 the event, and what this win means for the team going forward.
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
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Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
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 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
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Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
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 news stories:
- BattleTrot sells for $17,101
- Rare 1996 Robot Wars trophy goes up for auction, to help with Marc Thorpe’s medical bills: ebay.com/itm/154955182345
- BattleBots is getting rid of arena Unsticks for Season 7
- BattleBots judges AMA on Reddit: reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/u5vm4u/ama_with_the_judges_sunday_april_17_6pm_pst/
- SawBlaze vs. Whiplash Arena Max giveaway: facebook.com/SawBlazeBattlebots/posts/385615013571919
- Skorpios/Wrecks poker chip giveaway: facebook.com/SkorpiosBattleBot/posts/378745704261391
- Tantrum AMA on Reddit: reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/u4hsc5/ama_with_team_seems_reasonable_ask_any_questions/
- Whiplash captain Matt Vasquez makes his Norwalk Havoc debut this weekend
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Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
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 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 news stories:
- Blacksmith auction on eBay: facebook.com/Teamhfa/posts/468639781476075
- Bloodsport auction on eBay: facebook.com/bnsrobotics/posts/5242798269112963
- Gigabyte gets a battle-damaged piece of Tantrum: facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2027205684336126&id=143673286022718
- Deadlift makes appearance at RoboBrawl 2022: facebook.com/robogymrobotics/posts/5440729142646552
- Ghost Raptor auction on eBay: facebook.com/malicebattlebot/posts/534637254731815
- Head ref John Remar statement on Witch Doctor vs. Minotaur fight: facebook.com/groups/56319454480/posts/10159785248839481/
- Hydra suggests it might not return for Season 7: facebook.com/Whyachi/posts/5355713321108106
- HiJinx auction on eBay: facebook.com/HiJinx.BattleBot/posts/566711121547264
- How to build a Kraken: Teeth: facebook.com/KrakenBattleBot/posts/355854639874153
- How to build a Kraken: Tires: facebook.com/KrakenBattleBot/posts/355118936614390
- MadCatter auction on eBay: facebook.com/badkittyrobots/posts/484605606696898
- Minotaur statement on rule changes for Season 7: facebook.com/riobotz/posts/5554355747925657
- SawBlaze vs. Witch Doctor recap: facebook.com/SawBlazeBattlebots/posts/381061237360630
- Skorpios brought Dragon King to season finale party: facebook.com/SkorpiosBattleBot/posts/373247358144559
- BTS at the Tantrum season finale watch party: facebook.com/malicebattlebot/posts/533994891462718
- Tantrum statement on Season 6 finale: facebook.com/tantrum.battlebot/posts/1673823382958130
- Whiplash BTS photos from Season 6: facebook.com/FastElectricRobots/posts/385361616929320
- Witch Doctor statement on Minotaur fight: facebook.com/witchdrshaman/posts/4603770029727795
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