Oct 22, 20261h 26m
This week we chat with Sam Herman! Brandeis University graduate, Team Pandamonium member, and recent winner of the 30lb division in Round 2 of the NHRL Pro Tour, Sam is an ascendant competitor in the sport of combat...
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The podcast that brings you the stories of the builders behind BattleBots.
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What has Behind the Bots covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Interview with NHRL Pro Tour 30lb Winner Sam Herman!" (22 October 2026, 86 minutes), "NHRL September Pro Tour Preview with Brian Kaspr!" (28 August 2026, 105 minutes), and "Interview with Hive Hysteria EO and Honey Cracked Captain Zoe Lambert!" (23 July 2026, 79 minutes).
How often does Behind the Bots publish?
Behind the Bots publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 96 minutes across 100 episodes.
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Booking probability for Behind the Bots is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Behind the Bots requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Behind the Bots's contact route on record: public web form.
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- Aug 28, 20261h 45m
We chat with Brian Kaspr, event director at NHRL! Kaspr was originally an artist based in Norwalk, CT known for his abstract art that led him to co-found the critically acclaimed studio Flat Vernacular! In the robot...
- Jul 23, 20261h 19m
We chat with Zoe Lambert, captain of Honey Cracked, mentor of growingSTEMs, builder of Minun and Plusle, and member of Team Mammoth! Zoe and growingSTEMs have been one of the first groups to host the NHRL XP events with...
- Jul 9, 20261h 34m
We chat with the builder of reigning 30lb world champion and June golden dumpster winner Joshua Rhinehart! Josh's robots Kazaa Lite and Kazaa Eins have literally set ablaze the 30lb division with their ultra-resilient...
Episode #242
Pro Talk with Tombstone Builder Ray Billings!
May 28, 20261h 26mThis 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...
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Apr 23, 20261h 42mThis 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...
Episode #240
Robot Rampage Recap with Team USA!
Mar 20, 20262h 7mThis 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...
- Mar 3, 20261h 20m
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...
- Dec 23, 20251h 30m
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...
- Dec 4, 20251h 32m
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...
- Nov 21, 20252h 4m
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...
Episode #235
Interview with End Game Co-Captain Jack Barker!
Oct 8, 20251h 20mJack 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...
- Aug 25, 20251h 13m
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...
- Aug 14, 20251h 23m
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...
- Jul 8, 20251h 25m
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...
- Jun 25, 20251h 19m
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...
- Jun 6, 20251h 48m
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...
- Apr 28, 20252h 2mS2
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...
Episode #229
Passing the Torch: Our Final Crash Out
Apr 16, 20252h 22mThis 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...
- Mar 12, 20251h 10m
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...
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