This week on the podcast, we return from a very long vacation to chat with BattleBots co-creator Greg Munson, who this week confirmed that Season 6 of the show will be taped August 23 through September 4 in Las Vegas. We take your fan questions: How do we buy tickets? Who’s in and who’s out? Format changes? Arena changes? and more.Plus! Our preview of the July edition of Norwalk Havoc, happening this Saturday and Sunday, July 24 and 25. Catch the YouTube livestream with the four of us! https://youtu.be/DtlIWhSw7yQ 

 

This week’s combat robotics news:

 

BattleBots tickets are now on sale: https://www.facebook.com/battlebots/posts/10158004369001406

BETA reveals new ram: https://www.facebook.com/Betarobot/posts/207329701396346 

New Bloodsport video on the failure of their tribar: https://youtu.be/fcdNG7lxxSc 

Captain Shrederator’s sketchy spin-up test: https://youtu.be/D_ZH2oYF9bA 

Claw Viper teases new electronics: https://www.facebook.com/clawviperbb/posts/267126701880251 

Copperhead-on-Copperhead drive test: https://www.facebook.com/CausticCreations/posts/464173794889222 

End Game’s weapon test: https://www.tiktok.com/@endgame_battlebot/video/6981202465613974786 

Ghost Raptor recruits fashion designer Anouk Wipprecht: https://www.facebook.com/realghostraptor/posts/3054668758098729 

Gigabyte announces secret second bot: https://www.facebook.com/RoboticDeathCompany/posts/1838612983195398 

Gruff gets an Insta: https://www.instagram.com/team_gruff/ 

HiJinx gets glittery stickers: https://www.facebook.com/HiJinx.BattleBot/posts/392578502293861 

JackPot sources legendary AR400: https://www.facebook.com/JackPotBattleBots/posts/302791678210530 

MadCatter’s drive test: https://www.facebook.com/badkittyrobots/posts/314079117082882 

Malice’s TPU butts: https://www.facebook.com/malicebattlebot/posts/367386778123531 

Minotaur is raising money to go to Season 6: https://www.gofundme.com/f/minotaur-season6

P1 unveils updated look: https://www.facebook.com/AberrantRobotics/posts/1005977206901300 

Whiplash announces secret second bot, Defender: https://www.facebook.com/FastElectricRobots/posts/204057065059777 

 

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