Outside of the Box

NHRL Round 7 (November) Recap on Outside of the Box

What an incredible event in the final opportunity to qualify for the world championships - and I got to be joined by some of the builders who made deep runs in the bracket! First, I spoke to the youngest Golden Dumpster winner ever at 13 - Evan of Sir Slicey and his dad Sal as they reflected on some incredible wins on their path to the finals vs Mako. I also sat down with veteran builders including David Small who qualified with Son of Kram while getting some good wins with Puca as well and got to hear all about Kablooey Tango's interesting journey to the November event from Leanne Cushing and Alex Crease as well as talking about an interesting fight day with not getting to have an actual fight until primetime. Great chats with some great builders!

Creature Combat at BattleBots on Outside of the Box

For lovers of innovation and creativity, this is the episode to watch. We kick off with an amazing interview with literal robot master Mark Setrakian, learn all about the development of the Creature Combat event from BattleBots co-creator Trey Roski, builder Donald Hutson & software engineer Arthon Greenspan, and then chat with a couple of the teams who brought their creatures to Vegas - the teams behind Arachnophobia and Armageddon.

Halloween Special Blood on the Clocktower aka Twitch Streamer Demon Hunters on Outside of the Box

We're twitchy and we're spooky for this Halloween special I'm affectionately calling Twitch Streamer Demon Hunters as I am joined by almost a dozen amazing gamers to play Blood on the Clocktower! Check out my first foray as the Storyteller while my friends try to sus out the Demon among them. Can you guess who is good and who is evil before our players do? #bloodontheclocktower #ttrpg #gaming
Check Out Our Players:
https://www.twitch.tv/totally_kaal
https://www.twitch.tv/bankenheim
https://www.twitch.tv/amara_lynne
https://www.twitch.tv/creativewaste
https://www.twitch.tv/alexandivoryy
https://www.twitch.tv/fastxfred
https://www.twitch.tv/zeinsteinttv
https://www.twitch.tv/thehollisaur
https://www.twitch.tv/tayrae3
https://www.twitch.tv/like_no_one_ever_was
https://www.twitch.tv/kinekitsu
 

NHRL Round 7 (November) Preview w/Gator Robotics on Outside of the Box

We are fast approaching the final round of qualifiers with NHRL and I was excited to finally get the chance to chat with Brooks and John from Gator Robotics. They are bringing a swampful of robots with them to the November event including Termigator and Steggy. We chatted about their robotics club and what we can expect out of their crew at this last event before finals!

NHRL Round 6 (October) Recap on Outside of the Box

Welcome to my #OopsAllVerts episode where I chatted with some of the hard-hitting competitors at the most recent October NHRL qualifying event. I talked to Tristan whose robot Elytra has been tearing it up in the midwest and went nearly all the way for this event, then David whose new massive vert Xenomorph certainly put a scare into some builders and finally got to chat about Maccabot with Max, Jordon and Ilan about their promising new 30lb robot. It is an exciting episode you won't want to miss!

Talking Engineering with LEGO Master Luke Horwath on Outside of the Box

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Luke Horwath, a contestant on the most recent season of LEGO Masters and an engineering student at Notre Dame. We talked about his passion for engineering which was fueled by his love for LEGO and how his mom got to be so involved in that journey culminating in their appearance on the show together. We talked about some of his impressive builds outside of the show and so much more.
You can check out more about Luke at https://www.luke99studios.com/.

NHRL Round 6 (October) Preview w/Nathan and Erbert on Outside of the Box

Welcome back to a brand new episode of Outside of the Box. We preview the October NHRL event with a promising young builder named Nathan who attends Rose Hulman and hopes to bust some brackets with his robot Erbert. This robot has made its presence known at events over the summer in the midwest and is my personal pick as a dark horse contender for this event. Hear about his building and iteration process as well as why he loves antweights. 

SEMO July Jamboree Recap on Outside of the Box

Prepare for an episode full of energy as we broke down the SEMO July Jamboree event at QuadCon in Peoria, Illinois. We first chat with Christopher who is the builder of Fingers Crossed and his team is here to have fun! We talk about his background and why it is so important to keep fun at the top of mind when fighting robots. I also talked to SEMO's Mike Mueller about the growth of his organization, how the July Jamboree went and future events.

All About Hosting Combat Robotics Events on Outside of the Box

Fresh of the heels of Outside of the Box's first event, it is time to do a deeper dive into event organization. We have several perspectives on event hosting in this episode including talking collegiate events with Ryan and Uday from UIUC, a focus on being a brand new event organizer with Emily, George & Jair from MRCA and the journey of becoming an experienced event organizer with Carolina Combat Robotics' father/son duo Chuck and Jeremy. If you ever wanted to know more about hosting, this is the one to watch!

FIRST Tech Challenge Recap on Outside of the Box

As you may have noticed, episodes of late have been geared around events and the FIRST Tech Challenge was a really fun event I had the opportunity to attend. Check out a couple of interviews from that event with teams from Romania and Brazil who travelled very far to compete with other teams from around the country and the world.