This week on the podcast, we catch up with BattleBots co-creator Greg Munson for a midseason check-in. We talk BattleBots: Bounty Hunters, his thoughts on the main BattleBots season so far, and what he’s looking for next season (applications are now open!).

 

This week’s combat robotics news:

Captain Shrederator AMA: https://www.reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/lel8wh/captain_shrederator_team_logicom_ama_7pm_est_today/ 

Deadlift video with Gecko Robotics: https://youtu.be/v5y46CIQkFQ

Gamma 9’s behind-the-scenes photos: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2511569622486325&id=1802165200093441

Kraken’s special armor configuration: https://www.facebook.com/KrakenBattleBot/posts/890030071773208 

Matt Maxham’s flamethrowing minibot: https://youtu.be/dinjo2ApmIQ 

SawBlaze’s flamethrower construction: https://www.facebook.com/SawBlazeBattlebots/posts/3839148472839121 

Valkyrie face masks: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWZNHnQO3o4-9sxYU4bugzp-WQVtJU9xALJpQyM2mWlXGPPg/viewform 

 

Post-fight recaps:

Axolotl vs. Ribbot: https://www.facebook.com/axolotlbattlebot/posts/165044672055441 

Gigabyte vs. Claw Viper: https://www.facebook.com/RoboticDeathCompany/posts/1719177555138942 Chomp vs. HiJinx: https://www.facebook.com/HiJinx.BattleBot/posts/285784752973237 

Extinguisher vs. Gruff: https://www.facebook.com/ExtinguisherBattlebot/posts/816406432274540 

Copperhead vs. Black Dragon: https://youtu.be/1H5WgkIsZQo 

 

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