Behind the Bots

This week on the podcast, we’re sitting down with longtime builder and perpetual fan favorite Marc DeVidts, captain of ICEwave! Marc began building combat robots more than 20 years ago, but really roared into BattleBots pop culture with Season 1 of the reboot with his terrifying horizontal spinner, powered by an internal-combustion engine. Despite its cult status, ICEwave was not selected to compe...

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with the winner of the 30-pound division at September’s Norwalk Havoc — Yahoo captain slash Copperhead team member slash pet store owner slash giant pumpkin farmer and friend of the pod Chad New! Chad has been build combat robots for 20+ years, and has fought on both BattleBots and King of Bots. We learn all about his very interesting path through combat...

This week on the podcast, we’ve got a brief little, guestless mini-sode, while we recover from September Norwalk Havoc. We’ll recap the latest event, share our top personal highlights, and get you hyped about next week’s guest, Copperhead pit crew member/pet store owner/master prankster/giant pumpkin farmer Chad New! Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review us on Apple Pod...

This week on the podcast, we’re diving deep into the just-revealed Season 7 of the show — which will film in Las Vegas Oct. 18 through Oct. 30 — with BattleBots cofounder and friend of the pod Greg Munson! Greg answers all of your burning questions, and gives us a sneak peek at what to expect in the coming season. Oh! And we take a look at the finale of BattleBots Champions.   Follow us on Faceboo...

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up again with longtime BattleBots builder Brad Hanstad, to get an exclusive early look at his new heavyweight Triton, the spiritual successor to Deep Six. Oh, and we’ll take a look back on the final qualifying event for BattleBots Champions.   Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Tell a friend about the show...