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The podcast that brings you the stories of the builders behind BattleBots.
Unknown Host hosts Behind the Bots, a tv show with 100 episodes published.
This week we chat with the man, the myth, the legend, the King of Kinetic Energy: Ray Billings! Ray has one of the most incredible careers in all of combat robots having competed in Battlebots since the Comedy Central da
This week we will recap the April NHRL event with WPI's own Ezequiel and Jaaron! Both of these builders have been competing with their 3lb robots Blink and Red Panda respectively alongside supporting larger machines like
This week we will recap the Robot Rampage World Cup event from February with our very own Team USA! Henchmans Sam & Colin, Johnny Tsoumpas, and Corey Nason are joined by special member Aki to recap how America’s own Jump
This week we will recap the NHRL February event with members of University of Illinois's iRobotics team! We'll talk about their experience with 30lb entries quack., FSH, and Killswitch and other famous entries from the t
Alex has been steadily honing Pinevictus all year. Though Pinevictus has been around since November 2021 during his days at UMD as a Leatherback, 2025 is the year where the robot has been on a meteoric rise. It started t
Liam has been on a tear this year with Buzzzz-kill recently capturing the 12lb crown at November NHRL! Now the overall 2nd seed behind only Slam Plan, Liam looks poised for a deep run at Finals. Outside of 12lbs, Liam an
Dima has launched onto the scene over the past year with her brother Julian as one of the most dynamic siblings at NHRL! First piloting the very kindly Turbofriend before helming the lethal TurboFIEND to a golden dumpste
Jack has been known for years as the driver and co-captain of End Game, winner of Battlebots World Championship V and the Golden Bolt! End Game not only brought the top trophy of robot combat with them to New Zealand, bu
Behind the Bots 234 Interview with Team Whiplash Captain Matt Vasquez! Matt has been building and competing in combat robots all his life with machines like Whomper, Lil Lash and Whiplash! Known as one of the best driver
Zoe and Team Honey Cracked have been perennial competitors at NHRL with entries like Minun & Plusle, BeeForce, HoneyBombers, and many more! Honey Cracked recently hosted the 2nd Hive Hysteria event on July 26th where 3lb
Alex has been a perennial competitor at NHRL with Floor Letter Word and a member of the Brett Breakers! He's also well known for event organizing GSCRL whose season championship will be coming up on August 2nd! Let us kn
This week on the podcast we will be Glenn Boxell, member of team 2 Hot 2 Handle builder of Caldera 12 and recent 3lb Golden Dumpster winner Caldera ! Let us know what questions you have for Glenn! To watch the podcast li
This week on the podcast we will be interviewing Eli Davis of Team Sawblaze while looking forward to the June NHRL event! We’ll talk about Eli’s experience with Sawblaze and his cool robot designs ! Let us know what ques
This week on the podcast Jake and Brandon will be interviewing Kezia Skye of Sleepy Anime Girl Club about their recent (and very first!) Golden Dumpster with perennial hard-hitting 3lb robot Chainsaw Kitty! After numerou
This week on the podcast, Chris, Lindsay, Luke and Kyle say goodbye with one final AMA. We’re handing off the show into the very capable hands of Golden Dumpster winners Brandon Bennett Young and Jake Hoffmann, who will
This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with longtime friend of the pod Lars Elliott, builder of IMPAKT and Jet Lag. In March (spoilers) he won his first career Golden Dumpster, becoming the youngest NHRL beetleweigh
This week on the podcast, we’re gearing up for March 2025 NHRL with two-time Golden Dumpster winner Brian Boxell. Brian made his NHRL debut in July 2020 with his hard-hitting beetle Eruption. Over the next 4.5 years, he’
This week on the podcast, we’re recapping all the action from Motorama 2025, with Havoc Rundown cohosts, NHRL Pit Control members and our dear friends, the Hunter brothers! Ryan and Justin served as judges and announcers
This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with Georgia Tech engineering student and ChonkIV team lead Daniel Vail. ChonkIV is the most effective shell spinner competing today, with two Golden Dumpsters within the last
This week on the podcast, we’re previewing the February 2025 NHRL qualifier (Feb. 1 in Norwalk, CT!) with Pramheda builder Zack Knight. We learn about the Pennsylvania Bot Mafia, BotsIQ, and why he loves the 12-pound wei
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Ryan Hunter
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Zack Knight
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Vice President and General Manager · University of New England
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