This week on the podcast, we’re headed back to Las Vegas for a special report from Luke, who spent the first day of the 2021 championship in the pits.

 

This week’s combat robotics news:

BattleBots unveils a BattleBots slot machine: https://www.facebook.com/SubZeroBattleBot/posts/335226058394453 

Captain Shrederator’s new Wings of Freedom: https://www.facebook.com/spinwinning/posts/4149510125147862 

Copperhead introduces Cuddles: https://www.facebook.com/CausticCreations/posts/495958385044096 

Rob Masek joins Defender: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=122420323460768&id=101629572206510 

DUCK’s functional test: https://www.facebook.com/BlackandBlueRobotics/posts/220306096776326 

End Game’s new weapons: https://www.facebook.com/oyesrobotics/posts/1679536718910683 

Miniature ‘Flat Gary’: https://www.facebook.com/freeshippingbot/posts/195480282574846 

Free Shipping’s very popular slushy machines: https://www.facebook.com/freeshippingbot/posts/195367509252790 

Free Shipping’s claw game: https://www.facebook.com/freeshippingbot/posts/193067142816160 

HiJinx’s monocoque armor and frame: https://www.facebook.com/HiJinx.BattleBot/posts/420140426204335 

JackPot has a glittery new sponsor: https://www.facebook.com/JackPotBattleBots/posts/334978338325197 

Malice box video: https://www.facebook.com/malicebattlebot/posts/395553975306811 

Overhaul box video: https://www.facebook.com/EqualsZeroRobotics/posts/4270032333033634 

P1 box photo: https://www.facebook.com/AberrantRobotics/posts/1033656784133342 

Riptide interview: https://www.facebook.com/riptidebattlebot/posts/120831833632112 

Rotator in the box: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=239018001562097&id=100063616960932 

SawBlaze’s glamor shot: https://www.facebook.com/SawBlazeBattlebots/posts/226201482846607 

Shatter unveils the “Mary Special” https://www.facebook.com/BotsFC/posts/240106208118195 

Skorpios unveils TASBot: https://www.facebook.com/SkorpiosBattleBot/posts/227633792705917 

Valkyrie unveils “Doctor Acula” https://www.facebook.com/valkyriebattlebot/posts/491040065479031 

 

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