The RoboCast

In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, the AmericanKilljoy and World of Woodrow as we talk our way through the first episode of BattleBots Champions! Joining us for this episode is Mad Catter and Lynx’s talented driver Calvin Iba!

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Let us know what your thoughts on the first episode of the BattleBots Champions Episode? Remember: be civil and respectful, if there’s anything I deem to be too much, you’ll be sure to know about it 😊 Let us know in the comments!

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction

01:16 – Mad Catter’s evolution in recent years

10:37 – Duck! vs Hypershock

15:15 – SMEEEEEEEE vs Valkyrie

19:10 – Triple Crown vs Mad Catter

24:48 – Claw Viper vs Defender

30:38 – Hypershock vs Valkyrie

35:45 – Claw Viper vs Mad Catter

41:59 – Hypershock vs Mad Catter

53:56 – Hypershock vs Gigabyte

1:04:35 – Martin’s influence and team presence

1:06:35 – Calvin and his 3lb Beetleweight domination

1:15:10 – Outro

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In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, the AmericanKilljoy and World of Woodrow as we talk our way through your gripes and suggestions to improve BattleBots! Joining us for this episode is the entire Behind the Bots crew for our first ever crossover; Chris, Luke, Lindsay and Kyle!

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Let us know what your thoughts on what we discussed and our suggestions! Remember: be civil and respectful, if there’s anything I deem to be too much, you’ll be sure to know about it 😊

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Haha good luck. This is a rambley ramble at its finest, so enjoy the ride and see what you enjoy!

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In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, the AmericanKilljoy and DavidOfSmeg as we talk our way through the final episode of BattleBots 2021! Joining us for this episode is Seems Reasonable Captains: Aren Hill, Alex Grant and Ginger Schmidt, to talk about their championship run with Tantrum!

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!

I just want to add a massive thank you to all of the listeners, watchers and subscribers from this season. It really has motivated us to improve going forward, and we can’t wait to bring some fun off season content as well. And also a massive thanks to Jevan, who has provided all the fantastic thumbnails and for his hard work on the podcast as a whole this season; you’re a legend!

Let us know what your thoughts on the final episode of the 2021 season? Remember: be civil and respectful, if there’s anything I deem to be too much, you’ll be sure to know about it 😊 Let us know in the comments!

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction & Congratulations!

01:50 – Riptide vs SawBlaze

06:50 – Cobalt vs Tantrum

11:36 – Hydra vs Blip

16:35 – Witch Doctor vs Minotaur

27:42 – Hydra vs Tantrum

42:29 – Witch Doctor vs SawBlaze

46:59 – Witch Doctor vs Tantrum

53:35 – A look back to Tantrum’s origins…

1:01:47 – Thanks to all of our guests this season

1:03:26 – Outro

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In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, the AmericanKilljoy and DavidOfSmeg as we talk our way through the 13th episode of BattleBots 2021! Joining us for this episode is Unofficial 4th host of the RoboCast and Whiplash’s Driver and Captain: Matt Vasquez.

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Let us know what your thoughts on the thirteenth episode of the 2021 season? And of course, who do you think will win next week? Let us know in the comments!

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction & Matt’s upcoming Norwalk adventure

02:25 – Whiplash’s strategic choices

07:10 – Riptide vs Uppercut

11:59 – Tantrum vs Rotator

18:01 – Jackpot vs Blip

22:09 – Hydra vs Black Dragon

28:12 – Witch Doctor vs Copperhead

34:03 – P1 vs SawBlaze

40:10 – Cobalt vs Whiplash and the fallout online

1:00:49 – Minotaur vs End Game

1:09:35 – The impact on only having 2 televised fights, and potential future Whiplash fights

1:16:08 –Outro

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In this podcast, I am joined by World of Woodrow as we talk our way through the 12th episode of BattleBots 2021! Joining us for this episode is Alex Grant and Ginger Schmidt from Seems Reasonable Robotics and Tantrum co-captains!

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Let us know what your thoughts on the twelfth episode of the 2021 season? Let us know in the comments!

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction & stepping up to becoming co-captains

03:20 – Tantrum’s season to date

11:27 – Did Blip surprise more than expected?

16:01 – Defender vs Hydra

19:45 – Yeti vs Cobalt

25:04 – Jackpot vs Tombstone

30:48 – Black Dragon vs Mad Catter

36:30 – Blip vs Valkyrie

43:12 – Rotator vs Captain Shrederator

48:28 – ICEWave vs Whiplash

50:54 – Tantrum vs Gigabyte

1:06:47 – Hydra vs Ribbot

1:12:57 – What if Blip and Tantrum were to meet in this years semi finals?

1:15:04 – A merch idea and outro

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In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, the AmericanKilljoy and World of Woodrow as we talk our way through the 11th episode of BattleBots 2021! Joining us for this episode is Adam Wrigley and Paul “Moose” Gancitano from Bots FC and Shatter!

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Let us know what your thoughts on the eleventh episode of the 2021 season? Let us know in the comments!

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction & the team’s reactions to only getting 2 fights

08:16 – Shatter!’s performances so far this season

08:05 – Honourable mentions/surprise omissions

14:16 – Riptide vs Shatter!

27:06 – P1 vs Hypershock

36:07 – Malice vs Skorpios

39:47 – Bloodsport vs Minotaur

44:27 – Hijinx vs SawBlaze

48:40 – Glitch’s Withdrawal

50:44 – Witch Doctor vs Mammoth

56:36 – Huge vs Uppercut

59:40 – Lucky vs Copperhead

1:02:47 – Skorpios vs End Game

1:12:00 – Bots FC’s new heavyweight: Emulsifier

1:18:27 – Bots FC’s other plans for the rest of the year/t-shirt talk

1:22:18 – The great sponsors of Bots FC and outro

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In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, the AmericanKilljoy and World of Woodrow as we talk our way through the Round of 32 Robots of BattleBots 2021! Joining us for this episode is The Bot Whisperer himself; Peter 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 for the 2021 season? Let us know in the comments!

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction & the move to Las Vegas

04:40 – Why did some robots not get 3rd fights?

08:05 – Honourable mentions/surprise omissions

10:21 – #32 Play-In: Malice vs Skorpios

16:20 – #31 Play-In: Defender vs Hydra

21:30 – #30: ICEWave

25:42 – #29: HiJinx

28:58 – #28: HUGE

32:39 – #27: Captain Shrederator

35:57 – #26: Valkyrie

40:51 – #25: Lucky

43:19 - #24: Witch Doctor

45:38 - #23: Tombstone

48:00 - #22: Gigabyte

53:07 - #21: Riptide

54:40 - #20: P1

59:19 - #19: Yeti

1:02:45 - #18: Black Dragon

1:06:00 - #17: Bloodsport

1:08:23 - #16: Minotaur

1:11:44 - #15: Mad Catter

1:13:49 - #14: Cobalt

1:17:48 - #13: Hypershock

1:22:09 - #12: Shatter!

1:25:08 - #11: Tantrum

1:30:37 - #10: Jackpot

1:33:18 - #9: Glitch

1:37:05 - #8: Copperhead

1:40:14 - #7: Blip

1:43:45 - #6: Rotator

1:47:50 - #5: Uppercut

1:52:30 - #4: SawBlaze

1:57:08 - #3: Whiplash

2:01:33 - #2: Ribbot

2:07:04 - #1: End Game

2:11:35 – BattleBricks fun and closing thoughts.

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In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, the AmericanKilljoy and World of Woodrow as we talk our way through the tenth episode of BattleBots 2021! Joining us for this episode is Team HUGE Captain Jonathan Schultz!

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Let us know what your thoughts on the tenth episode of the 2021 season? Did you get all the predictions to the fights right? Let us know in the comments!

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction

01:32 – HUGE gains in 2021, and the season so far

12:17 – Bloodsport vs Claw Viper

17:34 – Mad Catter vs Rampage

24:45 – HUGE vs Switchback

35:45 – Kraken vs Glitch

47:02 – Mammoth vs Lucky

53:42 – Rusty vs Witch Doctor

59:34 – Orby Blade vs Dragon Slayer

1:04:25 – Fusion vs ICEWave

1:10:55 – Jonathan’s reaction to his draw for the Ro32 & Outro

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In this podcast, I am joined by old friend of the podcast Anderson9132 as we talk our way through the ninth episode of BattleBots 2021! Joining us for this episode is Team Black and Blue captain Hal Rucker to talk about his robot Duck!

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Let us know what your thoughts on the ninth episode of the 2021 season? Did you get all the predictions to the fights right? Let us know in the comments!

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction

01:28 – Where was Duck in 2020??

02:34 – Duck! in 2021 so far…

12:04 – Gruff vs Cobalt

18:29 – Duck! vs Riptide, and the future of Team Black and Blue post Duck!

33:03 – Valkyrie vs Pardon My French

37:49 – LockJaw vs Blip

47:04 – Minotaur vs Deep Six

52:02 – SubZero vs HiJinx

56:03 – Defender vs Retrograde

59:09 – Skorpios vs Yeti

1:09:57 – Closing thoughts & Outro

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In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, The AmericanKilljoy and World of Woodrow as we talk our way through the eighth episode of BattleBots 2021! Joining us for this episode is Ribbot team members Nicholas Sorensen, Alex Johnson and captain David Jin!

Please note that Jevan’s audio will have a little background noise as he was travelling home from the BBB Beetle Brawl event from the past weekend!

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Let us know what your thoughts on the eighth episode of the 2021 season? Did you get all the predictions to the fights right? Let us know in the comments!

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction

00:46 – Why a frog?

03:09 – Changes made to Ribbot for the 2021 Season

10:12 – Blacksmith vs Malice

14:54 – Black Dragon vs Claw Viper

20:29 – Gigabyte vs SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE (yes there are 19 e’s)

28:28 – Glitch vs Hydra

36:04 – Tombstone vs Free Shipping

40:29 – Ribbot vs P1

52:46 – Captain Shrederator vs Jaeger

58:02 – End Game vs SawBlaze and what could have been

1:07:50 – Closing thoughts & Outro

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