Behind the Bots

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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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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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

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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 

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This week on the podcast, we’re recapping an incredible season of Whiplash, with team captain and certified great human being Matt Vasquez! Matt is one of our all-time favorite builders on BattleBots, and we can’t wait to study this season, and learn more about what’s on the horizon. Matt’s also registered for April Norwalk Havoc, so if you’re a Whiplash fan on the East Coast, this is the Norwalk to catch live!

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:

• BattleBots comments (unofficially) on Cobalt vs. Whiplash: reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/tuugdn/a_little_bit_of_explanation_for_why_whiplash_vs/ 

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This week on the podcast, we’re jumping into the action with Ribbot captain David Jin, fresh off his Round of 32 match on BattleBots. We talk frogs, Norwalk Havoc, voltage limits, and more. This is one you don’t want to miss.

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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This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with one of our absolute favorite people on Planet Earth — Pete Abrahamson! Pete joins us to talk Season 6, the Round of 32, Star Wars, Dungeons & Dragons, and much more! Pete is fantastic, brutally honest, and gives us his insights on the state of the sport in 2022.

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 combat robotics news:

• Blip gets flip-flops: facebook.com/tantrum.battlebot/posts/1655781688095633 

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This week on the podcast, we’re catching up Greg Gibson and James Arluck from Yeti. Greg and James are both very busy people, so we ended up recording a special bonus interview in the middle of the night one recent Tuesday, after the team’s Main Event vs. Skorpios. We get into the history of the bot, the current meta in the sport, and where Yeti is going in the future — super interesting conversation, and we’re looking forward to having Greg and James on the show again soon.

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 combat robotics news:

• Blip v. Lock-Jaw post-fight recap: youtube.com/watch?v=FcSyfkeSldM 

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This week on the podcast, we’re catching up again with Joe Fabiani, who’s made a name for himself in combat robotics for leaning into unusual and unconventional designs. He’s retiring heavyweight SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE at the end of the season, and we ask him why, and what’s next.

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 combat robotics news:

• Blacksmith’s PowerHammerTM arm cover is again up for auction: https://www.facebook.com/Teamhfa/posts/447630396910347 

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This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with two of our favorite captains in the sport — Blacksmith captain Al Kindle and Malice captain Bunny Sauriol! This is our first time interviewing two captains at once, and we now kind of love this format? Maybe we should just do this for all episodes going forward, y’all. We think you’re going to love it too — we talk about design, why hammers are terrible and why no one should build them, bullies, pork rolls, and the origin of Grumpy Al.

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 combat robotics news:

• Banshee application video: facebook.com/teamsmallrobots/posts/3464487550341463 

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