Outside of the Box

MRCA Finals Preview Featuring Qualifying Competitors

It has been a little while since I have done a true roundtable and you certainly won't want to miss this one, which features a number of the qualified competitors for the upcoming MRCA Finals event on November 9th. They each talked about their robots and the journey to finals this year. I also asked each of them who they think will win the competition and how they feel about the rapid growth of the league.
Check out some of the competitors channels: https://youtube.com/@kiron_robotics_real?si=gJC6IqXE__Xc1IKs  https://www.youtube.com/@UCQ-og4JhU9oA8sUF5J0HeIg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLuQ7paA56Q6QX0vBTx6zeg

Dungeons & Robots Part 2: An Outside of the Box Special

We're back with the epic conclusion of Dungeons & Robots! J joins us for this final session as all of our characters try and make sense of the chaos and killer robots in our post-apocalyptic world. Will they be able to save this world? What other robots might creep up and challenge our heroes? Will mini Jake indeed survive until the end? All of these questions will be answered in this episode! Thank you so much to all of the players for such a fun game!

NHRL October Preview with a special Pokemon segment!

It is almost time for NHRL's final qualifying event of 2024 and I was joined by a handful of builders to chat about it. I talked to Jeff Waters about his new 30lb entry Pocket Aces plus his fiery upgrades to Supreme Ruler, had a spirited Pokemon discussion with Jaaron, Zoe & David about their Pokemon-themed robots and finally talked to Dima of Turbofiend and Tom of Pawsitively Hissterical about coming into October with a competitive mindset. This is a fun episode you won't want to miss!

NHRL September 2024 Event Recap on Outside of the Box

We've got a fun recap for you today featuring NHRL builders in all weight classes to break down this exciting event for them! I talked to Julian of Mako, Beckett & Matthew of Dimachaerus and Donald and Corey of Team Pandamonium about how their respective tournaments went, what they thought of some of the other competitors at the event and what their thoughts are ahead of Finals as Julian, Beckett and Corey qualified at this event. As usual, it is a great time with great builders!

BattleBots' Trey Roski Talks Faceoffs plus FULL Backstage Tour on Outside of the Box

I promise this is an episode you will not want to miss as I got to chat with BattleBots co-founder Trey Roski! We kick off with a full backstage tour of the BattleBots arena as the teams prepare for Week 2 of FaceOffs including a view of Malice in the BattleBox and the rest of the teams working on their bots backstage. This is followed by an amazing discussion with Trey about the real story behind the leaked email regarding Destruct-A-Thon, the possibility of having 30 and 60lb robots in the BattleBox and much more!
**Recommend to watch the video version on the YouTube channel for the best experience with this episode!
#battlebots #combatrobotics

MRCA Finals Preview w/Casey on Outside of the Box

We're back with Casey Jeremiason of MRCA as they approach the end of their season with a lead up to Finals. We chatted about how the season has gone so far including the incredible growth that the MRCA community has seen over the past year. Casey also dropped names of some bots who are currently at the top of the MRCA rankings and are expected to qualify for finals while also elaborating on the reason behind their qualifying process. Check it out right here!

Alex Price of Calypso on Outside of the Box | BattleBots FaceOffs

BattleBots is BACK - this time for Fall FaceOffs which will be airing on YouTube at a later time! I spoke to Alex Price of Team Horizon about their new robot Calypso that is setting out to control the competition. We chatted about this new design from builder Josh Kong as well as how Price felt they might fare against their opponents for FaceOffs - Skorpios, MadCatter and RoundHouse. For those who have been missing 250 lb carnage - check out this episode and get hyped for the future of BattleBots!

Dungeons & Robots Part 1

Hello fellow adventurers! Join me for my very first time as a Dungeon Master guiding our party through the perils and challenges within our post-apocalyptic world featuring some of your favorite combat robots. Part One of our journey includes introducing our fine players - Phoenix, Ben, Mitchell, Johnny and Dan, learning about their characters and sending them off into the dangers that await them. I guarantee a pawsitively exciting experience! Stay tuned for Part 2 where we also introduce J and find out what happens to our heroes!

SEMO Southeast Missouri Combat Robotics on Outside of the Box

Join me as I chat with Mike, Brian & Jeremiah from SE Missouri Combat Robotics, starting with discussion on how the group formed and information about their upcoming event on 9/21 in Joplin. We also talked about the importance of education and accessibility in combat robotics as well as teased a preview of their BIG event in January.

Talkin' Nerdy with Twitch Streamer DrLeandra

On this episode of Talkin' Nerdy, I had the pleasure of talking to DrLeandra who is really a doctor and happens to stream video games on Twitch. We talked about getting into gaming as an adult, how streaming became a passion for her when she was unable to work and how she has been able to grow her community by connecting with other streamers' communities. We also got to dive into her background in science and getting more involved with Twitch guilds to bring more visibility to female streamers.