This week on the podcast, we catch up with BattleBots 2020 runners-up Jeff, Debbie, Matthew and Jason Vasquez from Whiplash! Lots of big news out of the team this past week—the Whiplash versus SawBlaze Hexbug Rivals kit is now available in stores, and the team revealed early renderings of their brand-new robot, Defender. 

 

This week’s combat robotics news:

 

International teams are now shipping to BattleBots

BattleBots reveals a new arena hazard, “The Shelf”

Extinguisher begins revealing its 2021 modular configurations: https://www.facebook.com/ExtinguisherBattlebot/posts/915481479033701 

Gigabyte’s latest spin-up test with LEDs: https://youtu.be/RMS35MYnkZ4 

HiJinx’s mysterious 3D print: https://www.facebook.com/HiJinx.BattleBot/posts/400103121541399 

Malice’s spin-up test: https://www.facebook.com/malicebattlebot/posts/377274337134775 

P1’s shop skunk: https://www.facebook.com/AberrantRobotics/posts/1013477052817982 

Ribbot’s spin-up test: https://www.facebook.com/teamribbot/posts/848393676093405 

SawBlaze v. Whiplash Hexbug Rivals set is now available online: https://www.facebook.com/SawBlazeBattlebots/posts/206720644794691 

Shatter gets new parts shipment: https://www.facebook.com/BotsFC/posts/218887713573378 

Skorpios gets custom poker chips: https://www.facebook.com/SkorpiosBattleBot/posts/209345917868038 

Smeē gets better wheels: https://www.facebook.com/SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE/posts/345783247012402 

Valkyrie’s new wheels: https://www.facebook.com/valkyriebattlebot/posts/474141083835596 

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