Welcome back to Ping! We talk about the return of robot combat return to television, we chat about a one-way ticket to Mars on the space desk, and more stories that 'softies are pinging each other about... [01:28] Last show... [snake game] [02:54] NASA self-healing material can repair itself two seconds after being shot by a bullet [05:36] Acer unveils the Revo Build: A tiny, modular, stackable PC [08:15] NASCAR fans: Lap the competition in the Chase Grid Battle with Bing’s predictions [09:43] Snip is one of three projects in the latest wave of releases from the Microsoft Garage, which debuted in October. [14:30] Channel 9 Guy is from...? Bad joke time and Question of the week: [15:30] Next week is viewers choice! What news item, theme or story would YOU like to Ping! Chat with us throughout the week using #PingShow on Twitter Like us on Facebook http://facebook.com/ThePingShow Mail us: The Ping Show c/o Channel 9, Bldg 20 One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 @MarkDeFalco @RicksterCDN