Behind the Bots

Our Interview with Matt and Wendy Maxham (Cobalt! Stinger! Sewer Snake!)

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This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with BattleBots veterans Matt and Wendy Maxham. Matt and Wendy began competing in the early 2000s with Sewer Snake, and returned to BattleBots in 2015 with Stinger: The Killer Bee. For the past two seasons, they’ve competed with Team Robotic Death Company, with Gigabyte and Cobalt.

 

This week’s combat robotics news:

  • BattleBots releases explosive second teaser image: https://www.facebook.com/battlebots/posts/10158160636386406 
  • BattleBots Halloween costumes: https://www.facebook.com/groups/56319454480/posts/10159498796579481/  
  • Ty Little and Hot Wheels 
  • Blacksmith Hot Wheels: https://www.facebook.com/Teamhfa/posts/364342265239161 
  • Blade dalgona how-to: https://youtu.be/taBCuga0U1g 
  • Blip and Tantrum considering poker chips: https://www.facebook.com/tantrum.battlebot/posts/1563520427321760 
  • Captain Shrederator cutting poker chip shipping costs: https://www.facebook.com/spinwinning/posts/4345021428930063 
  • Deadlift has fire: https://www.facebook.com/robogymrobotics/posts/4923024131083725 
  • Super limited edition purple Whyachi poker chip: https://www.facebook.com/Whyachi/posts/4815074918505285 
  • Glitch Halloween pumpkin: https://www.facebook.com/glitchbattlebot/posts/129627006103421 
  • Fresh HiJinx merch: https://www.facebook.com/HiJinx.BattleBot/posts/463304861887891 
  • Kraken Halloween costume: https://www.facebook.com/KrakenBattleBot/posts/286353733490911 
  • Skorpios’ spooky Halloween special: https://youtu.be/yhpN4Ogq6Po 
  • Rusty’s Halloween pumpkin: https://www.facebook.com/teamironforce/posts/279598257505166 
  • Switchback incorrectly insists it’s not a hammer drum: https://www.facebook.com/switchbackontv/posts/232844535578970 
  • Tombstone Halloween costume: https://www.facebook.com/TombstoneBot/posts/281001340698072 
  • Witch Doctor builder stickers: https://www.facebook.com/witchdrshaman/posts/4082432671861536 

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