The RoboCast

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A podcast dedicated to reviewing the Robot Combat TV Shows Robot Wars and BattleBots. We feature guests who participate in the show, and see what they have to say about their own performance, and their competitors.

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Sunday Feb 07, 2021

RoboCast #85 — BattleBots: World Championship V - Ep 9 Review [w. Adam Wrigley]

Sunday Feb 07, 2021

Episode Title: Axecellent Timing.

In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, the American Killjoy and World of Woodrow as we look at the 9^th episode of BattleBots 2020. Also joining us this week to look at the episode as a whole and to review their season is Adam Wrigley from Bots FC and Shatter! Shoutout to the Twitter admin for Bots FC for helping to set this up too.

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 ninth episode of the 2020 season in the comments below, we’d love to hear your thoughts!

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction

00:45 – Shatter!’s season so far

09:01 – Captain Shrederator vs Shatter!

22:44 – Chomp vs HiJinx

30:05 – Claw Viper vs Gigabyte

37:59 – SlamMow vs Witch Doctor

44:57– Extinguisher vs Gruff

52:28 – Atom #94 vs Perfect Phoenix

59:21 – Black Dragon vs Copperhead

1:07:52 – Closing Thoughts, and future plans for Adam

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:

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My Pages:

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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

Adam’s Pages:

https://www.facebook.com/BotsFC

https://twitter.com/Bots_F_C

https://www.instagram.com/botsfc

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

Sunday Jan 31, 2021

RoboCast #84 — BattleBots: World Championship V - Ep 8 Review [w. Matt Spurk]

Sunday Jan 31, 2021

Episode Title: The end of an era?

In this podcast, I am joined by World of Woodrow as we look at the 8^th episode of BattleBots 2020. Also joining us this week to assess the episode as a whole is Matthew Spurk of the Kraken team!

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 eighth episode of the 2020 season in the comments below, we’d love to hear your thoughts!

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction

00:27 – Kraken’s breakout season

06:31 – HUGE vs Kraken

19:15 – Axolotl vs Ribbot

24:55 – Big Dill vs Rotator

28:54 – Jackpot vs LockJaw

36:31 – Bloodsport vs Chronos

43:35 – Fusion vs WAR?EZ!

47:57 – Skorpios vs Tombstone

58:12 – Closing Thoughts

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ4Ls2iEv_ecyGS7YB_o_qg

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My Pages:

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https://www.facebook.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

Matt’s Pages:

https://www.facebook.com/KrakenBattleBot

https://twitter.com/KrakenBattlebot

https://www.instagram.com/krakenbattlebot

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

Sunday Jan 24, 2021

RoboCast #83 — BattleBots: World Championship V - Ep 7 Review [w. Will Bales]

Sunday Jan 24, 2021

Episode Title: Get Hyped!

In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, the AmericanKilljoy and World of Woodrow as we look at the 7^th episode of BattleBots 2020. Also joining us this week to dissect the action is Will Bales of the Hypershock team!

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 seventh episode of the 2020 season in the comments below, we’d love to hear your thoughts!

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction

00:29 – The issues Hypershock faced pre-2020 season & Gruff fight analysis

11:23 – Axe Backwards vs Captain Shrederator

15:12– Copperhead vs P1

18:06– Beta vs Rusty

23:19 – Hypershock vs Mammoth

32:44 – Sporkinok vs SubZero

38:51 – Bale Spear vs Tracer

42:23 – Whiplash vs Gruff

47:13 – Closing Thoughts

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ4Ls2iEv_ecyGS7YB_o_qg

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My Pages:

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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

Will’s Pages:

https://www.facebook.com/HyperShockTV

https://twitter.com/HyperShockTV

https://www.instagram.com/hypershocktv

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

Sunday Jan 17, 2021

RoboCast #82 — BattleBots: World Championship V - Ep 6 Review [w. John Flaacke IV]

Sunday Jan 17, 2021

Episode Title: Blaze of Glory

In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, the AmericanKilljoy and World of Woodrow as we look at the 6^th episode of BattleBots 2020. Also joining us this week to dissect the action is one of our youngest ever guests, John Flaacke of Extinguisher.

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 sixth episode of the 2020 season in the comments below, we’d love to hear your thoughts!

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction

00:40 – Extinguisher explanations

05:12 – Rotator vs Valkyrie

11:37 – Extinguisher vs Gigabyte

17:36 – Sharkoprion vs SlapBox

21:28 – Mad Catter vs Malice

27:04 – Atom #94 vs Tantrum

30:43 – Pain Train vs SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

35:53 – SawBlaze vs Uppercut

44:32 – Closing Thoughts

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

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https://twitter.com/2HDFlamingo

https://www.facebook.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

John’s Pages:

https://www.facebook.com/ExtinguisherBattlebot

https://www.instagram.com/extinguisherbattlebot/

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

Sunday Jan 10, 2021

RoboCast #81 — BattleBots: World Championship V - Ep 5 Review [w. Jeff Waters]

Sunday Jan 10, 2021

Episode Title: Coming out in a cage…

In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, the AmericanKilljoy and World of Woodrow as we look at the 5^th episode of BattleBots 2020. Also joining us to look at the action is Jackpot’s Team Captain and all-round nice bloke Jeff Waters.

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 fifth episode of the 2020 season in the comments below, we’d love to hear your thoughts! And once again, when discussing controversy, please be nice.

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction

00:43 – Gambling with Jackpot

05:08 – Black Dragon vs Claw Viper

10:55 – Ghost Raptor vs Jackpot

19:05 – Grabot vs SubZero

22:22 – HUGE vs Hydra

40:09 – Aegis vs Fusion

46:51 – Big Dill vs LockJaw

51:22 – Witch Doctor vs Kraken

1:01:20 – Closing Thoughts

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ4Ls2iEv_ecyGS7YB_o_qg

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My Pages:

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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

Jeff’s Pages:

https://www.facebook.com/VegasCombatRobotics

https://www.facebook.com/JackPotBattleBots

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

Tuesday Dec 29, 2020

RoboCast #80 — BattleBots: World Championship V - Ep 4 Review [w. Craig Danby]

Tuesday Dec 29, 2020

Episode Title: The Curse is Lifted.

In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, the AmericanKilljoy and World of Woodrow as we look at the 4^th episode of BattleBots 2020. Also joining us to look at the action is SlamMow driver and Team MowBot’s Captain, Craig Danby.

Please note there was a small amount of lag on Steve’s end so he is out of sync a little with us all.

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 fourth episode of the 2020 season in the comments below, we’d love to hear your thoughts!

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction

00:55 – A New Approach with SlamMow

03:52 – Slapbox vs Tombstone

11:18 – Pain Train vs SlamMow

21:07 – Perfect Phoenix vs Skorpios

27:29 – Mad Catter vs Ribbot

34:14 – Chomp vs Gamma 9

42:44 – Malice vs Shatter!

50:44 – Bloodsport vs End Game

57:04 – Closing Thoughts

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ4Ls2iEv_ecyGS7YB_o_qg

Get your Two-Headed Death Flamingo tees here:

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My Pages:

https://twitter.com/SamElliott64

https://www.youtube.com/c/SamElliott64

https://twitter.com/2HDFlamingo

https://www.facebook.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

Craig’s Pages:

https://www.facebook.com/teammowbot

https://twitter.com/TeamMowbot

https://www.instagram.com/teammowbot/

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

Sunday Dec 20, 2020

RoboCast #79 — BattleBots: World Championship V - Ep 3 Review [w. Victor Soto]

Sunday Dec 20, 2020

Episode Title: Decisions, decisions.

In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, the AmericanKilljoy and also the most adequate stand-in; Ryan Bratley from Spinnerproof. Also joining us for the third episode of BattleBots 2020 is Rotator’s and Team Revolution team captain Victor Soto.

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 third episode of the 2020 season in the comments below, we’d love to hear your thoughts! Of course, those discussing THAT judge’s decision, please keep it respectful!!

Also going to include a link here to the BattleBots judging criteria for the 2020 season:

https://battlebots.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Judges-Guide-Rev.2020.0.pdf

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction

01:13 – Rotator’s different revolutions

05:58 – Copperhead vs Gigabyte

11:10 – Jackpot vs SubZero

15:44 – Gemini vs Uppercut

21:20 – Beta vs Rotator

34:15 – Trying to de-code the decision made.

53:17 – Tantrum vs Valkyrie

59:11 – Atom #94 vs Big Dill

1:04:15 – Gruff vs Hypershock

1:11:03 – Closing Thoughts

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ4Ls2iEv_ecyGS7YB_o_qg

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My Pages:

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Steve’s Pages:

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Ryan’s Pages:

https://www.facebook.com/WorldOfWoodrowYouTube

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Victor’s Pages:

https://www.facebook.com/Rotato%D0%AF-1044827785564479

https://www.instagram.com/victorrsotoc/

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

Monday Dec 14, 2020

RoboCast #78 — BattleBots: World Championship V - Ep 2 Review [w. Jonathan Schultz]

Monday Dec 14, 2020

Episode Title: The Big Boys

In this podcast, I am joined by new regular host Jevan or WorldofWoodrow. Also joining us for the second episode of BattleBots 2020 is Jonathon Schulz, keeper of the second biggest BattleBot in the field, HUGE!

Please bear in mind that my internet connection was a little unstable in this recording, so there may be some small gaps in conversation or audio mishaps as a result. I’ve fixed what I can but I’m sure there’ll be some small hiccups.

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 first episode of the 2020 in the comments below, we’d love to hear your thoughts! Anyone call all of the results? Any robots standing out that caught your eye? And of course, the 2 big judges’ decisions between Kraken & Black Dragon, and Hydra and Witch Doctor.

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction

00:41 – HUGE through the years

05:12 – Ghost Raptor vs Shatter!

12:29 – Ribbot vs Tracer

20:02 – Black Dragon vs Kraken

24:21 – HUGE vs Mammoth

32:32 – Claw Viper vs HiJinx

36:31 – Extinguisher vs Perfect Phoenix

39:05 – Hydra vs Witch Doctor

44:45 – Closing Thoughts

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ4Ls2iEv_ecyGS7YB_o_qg

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My Pages:

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Steve’s Pages:

https://twitter.com/AKJofficial

https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanKilljoy

Jevan’s Pages:

https://www.facebook.com/WorldOfWoodrowYouTube

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Jonathon’s Pages:

https://www.facebook.com/BattleBotsHuge

https://www.instagram.com/battlebotshuge/

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

Sunday Dec 06, 2020

RoboCast #77 — BattleBots: World Championship V - Ep 1 Review [w. Ed Robinson]

Sunday Dec 06, 2020

Episode Title: We'll take Tombstone

In this podcast, I am joined by Steve the AmericanKilljoy and new regular host Jevan or WorldofWoodrow. Anderson is taking the season off as regular host as life has caught up with him and free time is a luxury he doesn’t have a whole lot of. He will be greatly missed this season and we hope we can have him on as much as is possible!! Also joining us for the premiere of BattleBots 2020 is Sharkoprion wrangler and Captain Edward Robinson.

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 first episode of the 2020 in the comments below, we’d love to hear your thoughts! Anyone call all of the results? Any robots standing out that caught your eye?

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Introduction & an ode to Anderson9132

01:34 – Sharko’s improvements and Ed’s search for a team

04:43 – SawBlaze vs Whiplash

10:36 – Fusion vs Mad Catter

15:27 – Axe Backwards vs Malice

21:37 – Bloodsport vs Skorpios

27:27 – Captain Shrederator vs LockJaw

32:51 – Rusty vs Sporkinok

37:54 – Sharkoprion vs SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

47:17 – End Game vs Tombstone

54:12 – Closing Thoughts

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ4Ls2iEv_ecyGS7YB_o_qg

My Pages:

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Steve’s Page:

https://twitter.com/AKJofficial

https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanKilljoy

Jevan’s Pages:

https://www.facebook.com/WorldOfWoodrowYouTube

https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldofWoodrow

Ed’s Pages:

https://www.facebook.com/Sharkoprion

https://www.facebook.com/TheBuilderofBots

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

Tuesday Nov 17, 2020

RoboCast: NewsWeek (16/11/2020)

Tuesday Nov 17, 2020

Podcast Recorded 17/11/20

Welcome to the RoboCast NewsWeek; a weekly update podcast where myself and Jevan (WorldOfWoodrow) discuss the goings on in the Robot Combat world from the week previous! Show notes can be found below:

Show Notes - 17/11/20

BattleBots!!

The Field Revealed:

https://battlebots.com/2020-season-robots/

As covered by yours truly:

https://youtu.be/qJ3rmnCzltk

https://youtu.be/nLuqmnNzdjw

BattleBots Season 5 Trailer:

https://www.facebook.com/6002238585/posts/10159018680158586/?vh=e&d=n

Confirmed Fights Include:

- Valkyrie vs Rotator

- Tantrum vs Atom #94