This week on the podcast, we’re headed to Las Vegas to catch up with BattleBots superfan Mary Katherine Carr, who is attending every single taping session this season, and touring the pits as a fan. We’re chatting with her after the conclusion of day 1 of filming, where we’ll try to learn as much as we can without violating the show’s NDA.

 

This week’s combat robotics news:

First look at The Shelf: https://www.reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/p9qyys/the_shelf/

Bite Force takes a stand: https://www.facebook.com/AptyxDesigns/posts/3045278242460265 

Blip the launcher: https://www.facebook.com/tantrum.battlebot/posts/1511423839198086 

Bounty Hunters medals: https://www.facebook.com/RoboticDeathCompany/posts/1863187640737932 

Captain Shrederator’s glamor shots: https://www.facebook.com/spinwinning/posts/4127865830645625 

Captain Shrederator poker chips: https://www.facebook.com/spinwinning/posts/4118621538236721 

Cobalt’s spin-up test: https://www.facebook.com/RoboticDeathCompany/posts/1863886530668043 

Copperhead’s snek: https://www.facebook.com/CausticCreations/posts/491299735509961 

Deep Six’s pit banner: https://www.facebook.com/deepsixbattlebot/posts/227878386010969 

Defender’s functional test: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=120669256969208&id=101629572206510 

Defender’s surprise fire: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=120334137002720&id=101629572206510 

Duck’s floating swag: https://www.facebook.com/BlackandBlueRobotics/posts/215256770614592 

End Game’s glamour shot: https://www.facebook.com/oyesrobotics/posts/1675918835939138 

Free Shipping’s latest rendering: https://www.facebook.com/freeshippingbot/posts/191485679640973 

Ghost Raptor’s surprise fire: https://www.facebook.com/realghostraptor/posts/3085772724988332 

Gigabyte in the pits: https://www.facebook.com/RoboticDeathCompany/posts/1863885390668157 

Gigabyte’s spin-up test: https://www.facebook.com/RoboticDeathCompany/posts/1863887237334639 

First look at Glitch: https://www.instagram.com/p/CS5NDkuFztQ/ 

HiJinx’s glamor shots: https://www.facebook.com/HiJinx.BattleBot/posts/417475863137458 

JackPot’s glamor shots: https://www.facebook.com/JackPotBattleBots/posts/331822178640813 

JackPot’s spin-up test: https://www.facebook.com/JackPotBattleBots/posts/332353951920969 

Kraken looks amazing: https://www.facebook.com/KrakenBattleBot/posts/237778581681760 

Lock-Jaw confirmed: https://www.facebook.com/TeamMutantRobots/posts/4584934441518566 

Malice’s glamor shots: https://www.facebook.com/malicebattlebot/posts/390533812475494 

Mammoth confirmed: https://www.facebook.com/MammothBattlebot/posts/3136247123270335 

P1’s roadshow continues: https://www.facebook.com/AberrantRobotics/posts/1027029838129370 

Pain Train swag: https://www.facebook.com/PAINTRAINBB/posts/336955258159730 

Orby Blade swag: https://www.facebook.com/TeamORBY/posts/797703024230846

First look at Pardon My French: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=353025266525942&id=100054554135468 

First look at Riptide: https://www.facebook.com/riptidebattlebot/posts/120007123714583 

Riptide weapons test: https://www.facebook.com/riptidebattlebot/posts/117830447265584 

Rotator’s glamor shots: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=236422865154944&id=100063616960932 

SawBlaze’s S6 sponsors: https://www.facebook.com/SawBlazeBattlebots/posts/222055466594542 

Shatter teases new surprise: https://www.facebook.com/BotsFC/posts/236621271800022 

Skorpios in the pits: https://youtu.be/ZYataaVuInU 

SubZero is confirmed: https://www.facebook.com/SubZeroBattleBot/posts/332535071996885 

Switchback team dinner: https://www.facebook.com/switchbackontv/posts/187094240154000 

Tombstone’s many bars: https://www.facebook.com/TombstoneBot/posts/230106545787552 

First look at Triple Crown: https://www.reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/p9nl6i/someone_finally_done_did_it_triple_crown/ 

Valkyrie’s poker chips: https://www.facebook.com/valkyriebattlebot/posts/488391935743844 

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