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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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August 27, 2026Episode 1661 hr 49 min

RoboCast #157 — BattleBots: Pro League 2026 - Round 1 Review [w. Aren Hill]

Episode Title: Now There's Two of Them Welcome back to the RoboCast! We kick of the reviews proper for this season with special guest Aren Hill of @SeemsReasonableRobotics to discuss the opening round of the Pro League. This encompasses all 12 fights from episodes 1-4 so if you haven't seen them yet, watch BattleBots first and come back and hear what we have to say about them! Linked here are some team pages you may find of interest as they let you know what's going on with their robots this season: TOMBSTONE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVN6JjFtx-c SKORPIOS: https://youtu.be/ZKvbnU0Mn5E?si=s5PGYyb5ioMKGNrK WITCH DOCTOR: https://youtu.be/tcH7h4Pk5bs?si=0hH6cotZX6k6dZzy THE TWINS: https://www.youtube.com/@SeemsReasonableRobotics Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:59 - Aren Hill is back! 9:17 - Listener Questions (Facebook) 21:46 - FIGHT REVIEWS - Golden Fury vs Death Roll 28:41 - HUGE vs Hypershock 35:30 - End Game vs Malice 41:28 - Jackpot vs Copperhead 49:43 - Manta vs Skorpios 54:23 - Tombstone vs MadCatter 1:00:26 - Switchback vs Ribbot 1:05:35 - Disarray vs Magnitude 1:10:14 - Valkyrie vs Terrortops 1:16:20 - SPOTLIGHT: Cobalt vs The Twins 1:25:09 - Bloodsport vs Minotaur 1:29:59 - Witch Doctor vs Orbitron 1:36:49 - Group Standings 1:38:49 - Closing Thoughts 1:42:25 - Listener Questions (YouTube) 1:45:52 - BattleBoats 1:48:25 - Wrapping it up Check out the show notes here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19oam3eZXCdP1Yqq-AJ173sUVoq7zpfL56ol5O4KCqV4/edit?usp=drive_link Follow us on Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/TheRoboCast Check out the audio-only version wherever you get your podcasts! https://therobocast.podbean.com/ Steve’s Pages: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanKilljoy https://www.instagram.com/stevetheamericankilljoy/ Jevan’s Page: https://www.youtube.com/@WorldofWoodrow

July 28, 2026Episode 1652 hr 15 min

RoboCast #156 — BattleBots Pro League 2026 - Robot Roster [Ultimate "Preview"]

Episode Title: Prologue to Pro League It's been 2 years but we are back, and with us, a new series of BattleBots - the Pro League. We're a few weeks behind schedule, but we kick off this shorter run of podcasts with the Robot Roster (not much of a preview 4 weeks after the series has started!) as we give our thoughts and feelings on the competitors for the Pro League for 2026. Check out the BattleBots website - fountain of information for this year's competition: https://battlebots.com/proleague/ Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 16:04 - Bloodsport 18:52 - Cobalt 22:17 - Copperhead 25:28 - Death Roll 30:00 - Disarray 33:29 - End Game 38:20 - Golden Fury 41:05 - HUGE 45:18 - Hypershock...or HUGEershock? 51:05 - Jackpot 55:43 - MadCatter 58:38 - Magnitude 1:02:14 - Malice 1:06:15 - Manta 1:10:12 - Minotaur 1:13:37 - Orbitron 1:20:05 - Ribbot (or what's left of it...) 1:23:16 - Skorpios 1:27:43 - Switchback and their looooong forks 1:33:28 - Terrortops 1:37:22 - Zoom and Enhance 1:38:48 - The Twins 1:44:15 - Fluffy...err, I mean Tombstone 1:47:34 - Valkyrie 1:52:02 - Witch Doctor 1:56:20 - Reserves 1:59:25 - Our plans for this series 2:02:16 - Predictions 2:12:14 - Wrapping things up Follow us on Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/TheRoboCast Check out the audio-only version wherever you get your podcasts! https://therobocast.podbean.com/ Steve’s Pages: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanKilljoy https://www.instagram.com/stevetheamericankilljoy/ Jevan’s Page: https://www.youtube.com/@WorldofWoodrow

March 8, 2024Episode 1641 hr 35 min

RoboCast #155 — BBB Beetle Brawl 2024 - Event Review & Competitor Spotlight [w. Craig Croucher]

Welcome back everyone, ourselves included, to the RoboCast! Today, we visit Bristol to see what kinds of mayhem the beetleweights are cooking up in February's BBB Beetle Brawl hosted by Bristol Bot Builders. This episode may be a slightly different spin on our usual fight-by-fight review format; instead, we three chose nine robots and builders to discuss what we like about their machines and how the event went for each. Joining us today to cover this event is BBB crew member and captain of Two-Headed Death Flamingo, Craig Croucher, who we thank for blessing us with aggressive pink. 🦩 We hope you enjoy it! Oh and before I forget, here are links to the event recording. Livestream: https://youtu.be/Sw8PrSl26I8 Fights only: https://youtu.be/ncrPL-5Ki5Q Also, thanks to Jamie Waller-Jones / Bangers Down West for allowing us to use their lovely pit photos in our video. You can find them here: https://www.facebook.com/daniel.wj.18 https://www.facebook.com/bangers.down.west21 Chapters: 0:00 – Intro 8:14 – Fan Questions for Craig 21:15 – Abracagrabra 25:37 – Paradigm Spin 29:47 – EMP mk. 3 36:16 – The Mangler 45:13 – Disk-Combobulator 51:32 – Propane 59:11 – Attitude Adjuster 1:09:24 – Home Improvement 1:15:00 – Schism 1:25:58 – Reptile Dysfunction (Honorable Mention) 1:28:38 – Final Questions & Outro Follow us on Social Media: https://twitter.com/TheRobocast https://www.facebook.com/TheRoboCast Check out the audio-only version wherever you get your podcasts! https://therobocast.podbean.com/ Steve’s Pages: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanKilljoy https://twitter.com/AKJofficial https://www.instagram.com/stevetheamericankilljoy/ Jevan’s Pages: https://www.facebook.com/WorldOfWoodrowYouTube https://www.youtube.com/@WorldofWoodrow https://twitter.com/RoboticWoodrow David’s Pages: https://www.youtube.com/@Davidofsmeg https://www.instagram.com/davidofsmeg https://www.facebook.com/Johtorobotics Don't forget to check out Bristol Bot Builders here, too! https://bristolbotbuilders.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/bristolbotbuilders https://www.instagram.com/bristolbotbuilders/ https://twitter.com/bristolbotbuild

December 11, 2023Episode 1631 hr 2 min

RoboCast #154 — One Final Time with SamElliott64

Hey everyone and yes what you read is true, this really is the final episode with Sam as host of the RoboCast! I just want to say from the bottom of my heart, a massive and heartfelt thank you. The support shown to the pod has been magical over the last 7 and a half years, and I sincerely hope that you show Steve, Jevan & David the same respect and courtesy that you’ve shown me! It's been an absolute privilege, and hopefully see you round ❤ Get your Two-Headed Death Flamingo tees here: https://shop.bristolbotbuilders.com/product/mingo/ Follow us on Social Media: https://twitter.com/TheRobocast https://www.facebook.com/TheRoboCast My Pages: https://twitter.com/SamElliott64 https://therobocast.podbean.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SamElliott64 https://twitter.com/2HDFlamingo https://www.facebook.com/2HDFlamingo/ https://www.instagram.com/2hdflamingo/ Steve’s Pages: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanKilljoy https://twitter.com/AKJofficial Jevan’s Pages: https://www.facebook.com/WorldOfWoodrowYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldofWoodrow https://twitter.com/RoboticWoodrow David’s Pages: https://www.youtube.com/c/Davidofsmeg https://www.instagram.com/davidofsmeg https://www.facebook.com/Johtorobotics 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

November 14, 2023Episode 1621 hr 1 min

RoboCast #153 — BattleBots: Champions II - Ep 6 Review [w. Jack Barker]

The dust has settled on the regular season of BattleBots, but now it’s time for Champions 2! In this podcast, myself, WorldofWoodrow & DavidofSmeg talk our way through the final episode of BattleBots Champions II! Joining us for this podcast is Jack Barker, co-captain of End Game! 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 final episode of BattleBots Champions II! Remember: be civil and respectful, if there’s anything I deem to be too much, you’ll be sure to know about it 😊 Let us know in the comments! Time Stamps: 00:00 – Introduction 02:01 – Fan questions for Jack & End Game 13:48 – Free Shipping vs End Game 19:02 – Shreddit Bro! vs SawBlaze 22:35 – Jackpot vs Whiplash 26:54 – Tantrum vs Ripperoni 31:11 – SawBlaze vs Tantrum 38:35 – End Game vs Jackpot 43:04 – End Game vs SawBlaze 54:52 – Final Questions & Outro Get your Two-Headed Death Flamingo tees here: https://shop.bristolbotbuilders.com/product/mingo/ Follow us on Social Media: https://twitter.com/TheRobocast https://www.facebook.com/TheRoboCast My Pages: https://twitter.com/SamElliott64 https://therobocast.podbean.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SamElliott64 https://twitter.com/2HDFlamingo https://www.facebook.com/2HDFlamingo/ https://www.instagram.com/2hdflamingo/ Steve’s Pages: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanKilljoy https://twitter.com/AKJofficial Jevan’s Pages: https://www.facebook.com/WorldOfWoodrowYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldofWoodrow https://twitter.com/RoboticWoodrow David’s Pages: https://www.youtube.com/c/Davidofsmeg https://www.instagram.com/davidofsmeg https://www.facebook.com/Johtorobotics Jack’s Pages: https://endgamebattlebot.com/ https://www.facebook.com/oyesrobotics https://www.instagram.com/endgame_battlebot/ 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

November 7, 2023Episode 1611 hr 25 min

RoboCast #152 — BattleBots: Champions II - Ep 5 Review [w. Brandon Zalinsky]

The dust has settled on the regular season of BattleBots, but now it’s time for Champions 2! In this podcast, myself, Steve, the AmericanKilljoy & WorldofWoodrow talk our way through the fifth episode of BattleBots Champions II! Joining them for this podcast is Brandon Zalinsky from Omega team and captain of Starchild! 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 BattleBots Champions II! Remember: be civil and respectful, if there’s anything I deem to be too much, you’ll be sure to know about it 😊 Let us know in the comments! Time Stamps: 00:00 – Introduction 02:00 – Fan questions for Brandon & Starchild! 15:36 – Claw Viper vs Shatter! 23:38 – Monsoon vs Gruff 28:26 – Ripperoni vs Glitch 37:31 – Starchild vs Hypershock 51:43 – Hypershock vs Claw Viper 56:49 – Ripperoni vs Monsoon 1:06:10 – Jackpot vs Cobalt 1:21:30 – Predictions for the final & Outro Get your Two-Headed Death Flamingo tees here: https://shop.bristolbotbuilders.com/product/mingo/ Follow us on Social Media: https://twitter.com/TheRobocast https://www.facebook.com/TheRoboCast My Pages: https://twitter.com/SamElliott64 https://therobocast.podbean.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SamElliott64 https://twitter.com/2HDFlamingo https://www.facebook.com/2HDFlamingo/ https://www.instagram.com/2hdflamingo/ Steve’s Pages: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanKilljoy https://twitter.com/AKJofficial Jevan’s Pages: https://www.facebook.com/WorldOfWoodrowYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldofWoodrow https://twitter.com/RoboticWoodrow David’s Pages: https://www.youtube.com/c/Davidofsmeg https://www.instagram.com/davidofsmeg https://www.facebook.com/Johtorobotics Brandon’s Pages: https://www.aberrantrobotics.com/ https://www.facebook.com/AberrantRobotics/ https://www.instagram.com/aberrantrobotics https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFcuWu-PaPbwq_3guCy1zyg 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

October 31, 2023Episode 1601 hr 44 min

RoboCast #151 — BattleBots: Champions II - Ep 4 Review [w. Jeff Waters]

The dust has settled on the regular season of BattleBots, but now it’s time for Champions 2! In this podcast Steve, the AmericanKilljoy, World of Woodrow & David of Smeg talk their way through the fourth episode of BattleBots Champions II! Joining them for this podcast is Jeff Waters from Team Jackpot! 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 BattleBots Champions II! Remember: be civil and respectful, if there’s anything I deem to be too much, you’ll be sure to know about it 😊 Let us know in the comments! Time Stamps: 00:00 – Introduction 06:12 – Fan questions for Jeff & Jackpot! 40:15 – Banshee vs Cobalt 47:51 – Big Dill vs Jackpot 57:21 – Emulsifier vs Captain Shrederator 1:03:30 – Lucky vs Overhaul 1:09:36 – Emulsifier vs Cobalt 1:17:26 – Lucky vs Jackpot (& some Mark Setrakian gushing) 1:32:07 – Jackpot vs Cobalt 1:40:44 – Outro Get your Two-Headed Death Flamingo tees here: https://shop.bristolbotbuilders.com/product/mingo/ Follow us on Social Media: https://twitter.com/TheRobocast https://www.facebook.com/TheRoboCast My Pages: https://twitter.com/SamElliott64 https://therobocast.podbean.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SamElliott64 https://twitter.com/2HDFlamingo https://www.facebook.com/2HDFlamingo/ https://www.instagram.com/2hdflamingo/ Steve’s Pages: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanKilljoy https://twitter.com/AKJofficial Jevan’s Pages: https://www.facebook.com/WorldOfWoodrowYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldofWoodrow https://twitter.com/RoboticWoodrow David’s Pages: https://www.youtube.com/c/Davidofsmeg https://www.instagram.com/davidofsmeg https://www.facebook.com/Johtorobotics 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

October 23, 2023Episode 1591 hr 8 min

RoboCast #150 — BattleBots: Champions II - Ep 3 Review [w. Craig Danby]

Craig’s new line of 150g combat robot kits! - https://ospreyrobotics.com/ The dust has settled on the regular season of BattleBots, but now it’s time for Champions 2! In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, the AmericanKilljoy & David of Smeg as we talk our way through the third episode of BattleBots Champions II! Joining us for this podcast is Team Danby & Slammo! captain, Craig Danby. 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 BattleBots Champions II! Remember: be civil and respectful, if there’s anything I deem to be too much, you’ll be sure to know about it 😊 Let us know in the comments! Time Stamps: 00:00 – Introduction 02:22 – Fan questions for Craig & Slammo! 15:33 – Triton vs Gigabyte 20:36 – Double Tap vs Beta 25:12 – Death Roll vs Slammo 33:31 – Mammoth vs Free Shipping 39:45 – Gigabyte vs Death Roll 45:56 – Free Shipping vs Beta 52:25 – Free Shipping vs Gigabyte 56:44 – Future plans for Team Danby & Outro Get your Two-Headed Death Flamingo tees here: https://shop.bristolbotbuilders.com/product/mingo/ Follow us on Social Media: https://twitter.com/TheRobocast https://www.facebook.com/TheRoboCast My Pages: https://twitter.com/SamElliott64 https://therobocast.podbean.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SamElliott64 https://twitter.com/2HDFlamingo https://www.facebook.com/2HDFlamingo/ https://www.instagram.com/2hdflamingo/ Steve’s Pages: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanKilljoy https://twitter.com/AKJofficial Jevan’s Pages: https://www.facebook.com/WorldOfWoodrowYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldofWoodrow https://twitter.com/RoboticWoodrow David’s Pages: https://www.youtube.com/c/Davidofsmeg https://www.instagram.com/davidofsmeg https://www.facebook.com/Johtorobotics Craig’s Pages: https://www.facebook.com/teamdanby https://www.teamdanby.com/ https://www.instagram.com/teamdanby https://twitter.com/TeamDanby 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

October 18, 2023Episode 1581 hr 14 min

RoboCast #149 — BattleBots: Champions II - Ep 2 Review [w. Bunny & David Liaw]

The dust has settled on the regular season of BattleBots, but now it’s time for Champions 2! In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, the AmericanKilljoy & World of Woodrow as we talk our way through the second episode of BattleBots Champions II! Joining us for this podcast is Team Malice captain Bunny Liaw and Malice’s driver, David Liaw! Oh and their cat Artemis! 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 second episode of BattleBots Champions II! Remember: be civil and respectful, if there’s anything I deem to be too much, you’ll be sure to know about it 😊 Let us know in the comments! Time Stamps: 00:00 – Introduction 02:05 – Fan questions for Bunny, David & Malice! 14:50 – Blip vs Black Dragon 20:19 – Mad Catter vs Bloodsport 25:19 – Malice vs Hijinx 36:28 – Fusion vs Whiplash 42:28 – Mad Catter vs Black Dragon 50:10 – Malice vs Whiplash…maybe some tangents 1:05:32 – Black Dragon vs Whiplash 1:11:50 – Wrapping up and Outro Get your Two-Headed Death Flamingo tees here: https://shop.bristolbotbuilders.com/product/mingo/ Follow us on Social Media: https://twitter.com/TheRobocast https://www.facebook.com/TheRoboCast My Pages: https://twitter.com/SamElliott64 https://therobocast.podbean.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SamElliott64 https://twitter.com/2HDFlamingo https://www.facebook.com/2HDFlamingo/ https://www.instagram.com/2hdflamingo/ Steve’s Pages: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanKilljoy https://twitter.com/AKJofficial Jevan’s Pages: https://www.facebook.com/WorldOfWoodrowYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldofWoodrow https://twitter.com/RoboticWoodrow David’s Pages: https://www.youtube.com/c/Davidofsmeg https://www.instagram.com/davidofsmeg https://www.facebook.com/Johtorobotics Bunny & David’s Pages: https://teammalice.com/ https://www.facebook.com/malicebattlebot https://twitter.com/malicebattlebot https://www.instagram.com/malicebattlebot/ 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

October 15, 2023Episode 1571 hr 32 min

RoboCast #148 — BattleBots: Champions II - Ep 1 Review [w. Evan Arias]

The dust has settled on the regular season of BattleBots, but now it’s time for Champions 2! In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, the AmericanKilljoy, World of Woodrow & DavidofSmeg as we talk our way through the first episode of BattleBots Champions II! Joining us for this podcast is Team Shreddit captain and driver of Shreddit Bro, Evan Arias! 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 BattleBots Champions II! Remember: be civil and respectful, if there’s anything I deem to be too much, you’ll be sure to know about it 😊 Let us know in the comments! Time Stamps: 00:00 – Introduction 02:45 – Fan questions for Evan & Shreddit Bro! 20:24 – Shreddit Bro! vs Skorpios 34:07 – Rotator vs Terrortops 38:44 – Switchback vs Kraken 43:34 – Valkyrie vs Ominous 52:21 – Shreddit Bro! vs Switchback 1:00:29 – Rotator vs Valkyrie 1:08:20 – Best in Show Awards for WCVII 1:19:50 – Shreddit Bro! vs Valkyrie 1:29:33 – Wrapping up and Outro Get your Two-Headed Death Flamingo tees here: https://shop.bristolbotbuilders.com/product/mingo/ Follow us on Social Media: https://twitter.com/TheRobocast https://www.facebook.com/TheRoboCast My Pages: https://twitter.com/SamElliott64 https://therobocast.podbean.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SamElliott64 https://twitter.com/2HDFlamingo https://www.facebook.com/2HDFlamingo/ https://www.instagram.com/2hdflamingo/ Steve’s Pages: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanKilljoy https://twitter.com/AKJofficial Jevan’s Pages: https://www.facebook.com/WorldOfWoodrowYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldofWoodrow https://twitter.com/RoboticWoodrow David’s Pages: https://www.youtube.com/c/Davidofsmeg https://www.instagram.com/davidofsmeg https://www.facebook.com/Johtorobotics Evan’s Pages: https://www.facebook.com/TeamShreddit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8SXRFkscxQdpb_KluzH1RA https://www.instagram.com/Team_Shreddit 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