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RoboCast #87 — BattleBots: World Championship V - Round of 32 Preview [w. Pete Abrahamson]
In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, the American Killjoy and World of Woodrow as we look at the entirety of BattleBots 2020’s Top 32. Also joining us this week to look at the bracket, his personal history with Robot Combat and on how to apply to BattleBots is The Bot Whisperer himself; Pete Abrahamson.
Be sure to check us out on iTunes and Spotify too! Simply search “The RoboCast” on either of those platforms, and listen to us on the go!
Let us know what your thoughts on the bracket of BattleBots 2020 in the comments. And Pete! What a guy. Thankyou so much for your time and what a great conversation he gave up.
Time Stamps:
00:00 – Introduction
00:40 – From Fighting to Whispering
11:13 – Battlebots 2021 and how to apply smarter
21:36 – Why wasn’t *this* robot chosen?
25:13 – #32: Hypershock
26:10 - #01: Hydra
29:26 - #31: Gruff
32:22 – #02: Bloodsport
34:05 - #30: Mammoth
36:10 - #03: Coperhead
38:53 - #04: Uppercut
41:52 - #29: HiJinx
44:04 - #28: SlamMow
46:38 - #05: Black Dragon
52:03 - #27: Perfect Phoenix
56:34 - #06: End Game
59:47 - #26: Kraken
1:02:14 - #07: SawBlaze
1:06:36 - #25: HUGE
1:09:01 - #08: Whiplash
1:12:30 - #24: SubZero
1:15:38 - #09: Valkyrie
1:17:42 - #23: Witch Doctor
1:19:38 - #10: Skorpios
1:21:26 - #22: Rotator
1:23:46 - #11: Jackpot
1:26:52 - #12: Mad Catter
1:28:02 - #21: Tombstone
1:30:15 - #13: Beta
1:31:42 - #20: Ribbot
1:33:55 – #19: Shatter!
1:38:16 - #14: LockJaw
1:41:21 - #18: Tantrum
1:43:07 - #15: Fusion
1:44:33 - #17: Gigabyte
1:46:12 – #16: Malice
1:46:42 – Closing Thoughts
Also, a HUGE shoutout to the Seaborg, who designed my fantastic new channel icon and podcast logo! Check him out here, and be sure to approach him for any design work you may want or need, you won’t be disappointed:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ4Ls2iEv_ecyGS7YB_o_qg
Get your Two-Headed Death Flamingo tees here:
https://shop.bristolbotbuilders.com/product/mingo/
My Pages:
https://twitter.com/SamElliott64
https://therobocast.podbean.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/SamElliott64
https://twitter.com/2HDFlamingo
https://www.facebook.com/2HDFlamingo/
https://www.instagram.com/2hdflamingo/
Steve’s Pages:
https://twitter.com/AKJofficial
https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanKilljoy
Jevan’s Pages:
https://www.facebook.com/WorldOfWoodrowYouTube
https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldofWoodrow
Pete’s Pages:
https://www.facebook.com/thebotwhisperer
https://twitter.com/thebotwhisperer
https://www.instagram.com/thebotwhisperer/
Don’t forget to check BattleBots themselves out online too!
https://battlebots.com/
https://twitter.com/BattleBots
https://www.facebook.com/battlebots
https://www.youtube.com/battlebots
https://www.instagram.com/battlebots
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In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, the American Killjoy and World of Woodrow as we look at the entirety of BattleBots 2020’s Top 32. Also joining us this week to look at the bracket, his personal history with Robot Combat and on how to apply to BattleBots is The Bot Whisperer himself; Pete Abrahamson.
Be sure to check us out on iTunes and Spotify too! Simply search “The RoboCast” on either of those platforms, and listen to us on the go!
Let us know what your thoughts on the bracket of BattleBots 2020 in the comments. And Pete! What a guy. Thankyou so much for your time and what a great conversation he gave up.
Time Stamps:
00:00 – Introduction
00:40 – From Fighting to Whispering
11:13 – Battlebots 2021 and how to apply smarter
21:36 – Why wasn’t *this* robot chosen?
25:13 – #32: Hypershock
26:10 - #01: Hydra
29:26 - #31: Gruff
32:22 – #02: Bloodsport
34:05 - #30: Mammoth
36:10 - #03: Coperhead
38:53 - #04: Uppercut
41:52 - #29: HiJinx
44:04 - #28: SlamMow
46:38 - #05: Black Dragon
52:03 - #27: Perfect Phoenix
56:34 - #06: End Game
59:47 - #26: Kraken
1:02:14 - #07: SawBlaze
1:06:36 - #25: HUGE
1:09:01 - #08: Whiplash
1:12:30 - #24: SubZero
1:15:38 - #09: Valkyrie
1:17:42 - #23: Witch Doctor
1:19:38 - #10: Skorpios
1:21:26 - #22: Rotator
1:23:46 - #11: Jackpot
1:26:52 - #12: Mad Catter
1:28:02 - #21: Tombstone
1:30:15 - #13: Beta
1:31:42 - #20: Ribbot
1:33:55 – #19: Shatter!
1:38:16 - #14: LockJaw
1:41:21 - #18: Tantrum
1:43:07 - #15: Fusion
1:44:33 - #17: Gigabyte
1:46:12 – #16: Malice
1:46:42 – Closing Thoughts
Also, a HUGE shoutout to the Seaborg, who designed my fantastic new channel icon and podcast logo! Check him out here, and be sure to approach him for any design work you may want or need, you won’t be disappointed:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ4Ls2iEv_ecyGS7YB_o_qg
Get your Two-Headed Death Flamingo tees here:
https://shop.bristolbotbuilders.com/product/mingo/
My Pages:
https://twitter.com/SamElliott64
https://therobocast.podbean.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/SamElliott64
https://twitter.com/2HDFlamingo
https://www.facebook.com/2HDFlamingo/
https://www.instagram.com/2hdflamingo/
Steve’s Pages:
https://twitter.com/AKJofficial
https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanKilljoy
Jevan’s Pages:
https://www.facebook.com/WorldOfWoodrowYouTube
https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldofWoodrow
Pete’s Pages:
https://www.facebook.com/thebotwhisperer
https://twitter.com/thebotwhisperer
https://www.instagram.com/thebotwhisperer/
Don’t forget to check BattleBots themselves out online too!
https://battlebots.com/
https://twitter.com/BattleBots
https://www.facebook.com/battlebots
https://www.youtube.com/battlebots
https://www.instagram.com/battlebots