This week on the podcast, we’re ringing in 2025 with your robot fighting predictions for the coming year. What’s this year’s NHRL meta? Where is the sport of combat robotics headed over the next 12 months? Is BattleBots returning in 2025? We discuss all this (and more!) Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review us on Apple P…

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with (SPOILERS!) 2024 NHRL Champions Ryan Lu and Peter Garnache, who ran the beetleweight multibot Repeater through a nearly flawless day. We talk about their journey to the Championship, what they learned along the way, and what’s next. Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review us…

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with Brandeis University student Dan Dischino for a preview of the 2024 NHRL Championship, happening this Saturday, Dec. 7 in Norwalk, CT and livestreamed on YouTube. Dan is one of the preeminent experts on the league, and we debate who’s in, who isn’t, and who we think will make deep runs in the competit…

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with the Business Cat himself, Brendan Steele, builder of Ram Plan and Slam Plan. Brendan served on the BattleBots crew for HUGE in Season 7, and in October won a Golden Dumpster at NHRL with his 12-pound version of HUGE. We learn what it takes to build a mini HUGE, and how he’s preparing for the 2024 NHR…

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with MIT students Anhad Sawhney and Ryan Duarte to learn what it took to rebuild their school’s combat robotics team post-COVID, and how to build a Golden Dumpster-winning 30-pound robot in Ares. Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Tell a friend about the…

This week on the podcast, we’re poring over the 2025 NHRL ruleset with Maximizer captain Jake Hoffmann. Are the new rules good actually? We explore them live! Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Tell a friend about the show; we really appreciate your support!…

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with brother-and-sister team Julian and Dima Papasian, who started as rookies at NHRL last year, and climbed the hill faster than most—Julian taking second place at September NHRL, and Dima winning a Golden Dumpster in October. What sets their bots, Mako and TurboFiend apart from the competition? We learn…

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with longtime NHRL referee Gwen McGuire, who is making her NHRL debut this Saturday with a brand-new robot, Jackalope. We go behind the scenes to learn what really happens cageside, memorable fights she’s called, and whether reffing 1,000+ matches informed her design decisions heading into this competitio…

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with giant pumpkin farmer, combat robotics veteran, exotic pet shop owner, dad, and friend of the pod Chad New! Chad took home his fourth career Golden Dumpster in September with his 30-pounder Yahoo, and is gearing up to enter BattleBots FaceOffs later this week as part of Group D. Follow us on Facebook:…

This week on the podcast, we’re going behind the scenes at NHRL with broadcast producer Neil Sullivan. Neil works in the production room on event day to help the livestream run smoothly. Super interesting discussion from an expert on live sports productions. Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Tell…

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with September 2024 Golden Dumpster winner Peter Garnache from Repeat Robotics. Peter is a former HEXBUG designer, Horizon pit crew member on BattleBots, robot hobby shop owner, and (now) a Golden Dumpster winner. Oh! And a new dad! Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review us on A…

This week on the podcast, we’re recapping September 2024 NHRL with 12-pound Golden Dumpster winner Liam King, who qualified his second bot of the season: Buzzzzz-Kill. We talk about his journey in the sport, his winning strategy, and what it feels like to win a Golden Dumpster on your 21st birthday. Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots…

This week on the podcast, we’re previewing BattleBots Fall Faceoffs, with BattleBots co-creator Greg Munson. There’s been a lot of recent changes with BattleBots, so we’re catching up with Greg to get an update on what’s on the immediate horizon for the show. Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Tel…

This week on the podcast, previewing the fifth NHRL qualifier event happening on September 14th! We take a deep dive on the bots across the 3, 12, and 30lb brackets and discuss some of the new, terrifying, and/or experimental robots coming your way. We also talk to Aria Bravo builder J Lee about their penchant for mecha style bots (and how to build…

The trilogy concludes with our third and final (??????) hot takes episode. Things get a little silly. Check the behind-the-bots discord channel for competition details! And thanks again for sticking with us for five long years. <3由Behind the Bots

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Loughlin Rodd, the founder of FirstPic, joins the Behind the Bots podcast to discuss how his innovative AI-powered dating app is revolutionizing the online dating experience. FirstPic leverages Artificial Intelligence to analyze users' photos and bios, providing tailored feedback and optimizations to help them create more engaging profiles. Rodd sh…

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This week on the podcast, we’re recapping the April 2024 qualifier event, which minted 12 fresh invitations to the Finals later this year. We’re breaking down the action with the teen phenoms on Team Stamina, a group of teenagers who have more experience in the box than most people twice their age. Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots …

This week on the podcast, we’re previewing April 2024 NHRL, which will feature some big changes to the House of Havoc. We’re joined by guest cohost and friend of the pod Zoe Lambert, captain of Team Honey Cracked at NHRL, robotics mentor, and pit crew member on Team Mammoth on BattleBots. Together, we’ll break down all the action to look for this w…

Max Jacob, the founder of TAP, joins "Behind the Bots" to discuss his innovative AI companion powered by Artificial Intelligence. TAP is a hardware device that integrates with operator, a software system designed to create a personalized AI experience. Unlike other AI assistants, TAP focuses on memory-based interactions, learning about the user ove…

Justice Conder from joins Behind the Bots to discuss the explosive growth and potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The conversation delves into the rapid advancements in AI, its impact on various industries, and how it's shaping the future. From AI-powered coding tools like Devin to the increasing sophistication of language models like ChatGP…

This week on the podcast, we’ve got a returning guest from the earliest days of the pod, RailGun Max captain Elaine Wu! She was on the pod aaaaall the way back in August 2019, just months before the pandemic shut down the globe. In March, she returned to the U.S. for the first time since 2019, to compete at NHRL and visit BattleBots Destruct-a-Thon…

Greg Kowal, founder of Fabbler, joins 'Behind the Bots' to discuss how his project harnesses the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize story-driven game creation. Fabbler aims to democratize game development by enabling anyone to generate engaging narratives, characters, and interactive experiences using AI technology. Kowal shares…

Let's Let's Trip generates personalized trip itineraries by pulling data from social media platforms like TikTok to showcase current trends and hotspots. Users simply describe where and when they want to travel, and Let's Trip provides venue ideas, events, restaurant recommendations, playlists, and more to build a full trip plan. Alon explains how …

This week on the podcast, we’re previewing March NHRL, plus talking about our experience at Motorama 2024. Note: Unfortunately, Kyle's audio wasn't saved by our recording program! Apologies for any continuity/audio weirdness this may cause. Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Tell a friend about th…

Dara Ladjevardian, the cofounder of Delphi AI, an artificial intelligence platform for digital cloning talks about his amazing tool in this most recent episode. Delphi allows users to create a personalized AI clone of themselves that can have conversations via chat or voice calls. The clones capture an individual's personality, knowledge, speech pa…

Jasper Schoormans joined the Behind the Bots podcast to discuss his Artificial Intelligence powered platform, Outfit AI. Outfit AI allows users to visualize how clothing items would look on themselves by uploading a photo. The Artificial Intelligence then renders the selected clothing onto the user's image. Jasper originally began experimenting wit…

This week on the podcast, we’re previewing Motorama 2024 with Northeast Robotics Club officer Jon Durand. Motorama is the flagship event of the year at NERC, with several thousands spectators over a very long, often cold, weekend at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex. We preview the action happening this weekend, and reminisce over Amish Hot Pocket…

Cole Gonzales, the co-founder of OSSA AI, an AI Short Form Video creation tool, discusses how he leveraged artificial intelligence to help people grow their influence on social media. Cole talks about his journey into social media marketing and how he met his co-founder. Together they discovered the potential of AI tools like ChatGPT to support cre…

Raymond Dong joins "Behind the Bots" to discuss MyCompanions.ai, an Artificial Intelligence platform that helps influencers better engage with fans. MyCompanions.ai builds AI companions that can have personalized conversations on the influencer's behalf, freeing them up to create more content. The AI is trained on the influencer's voice, tone, inte…

In this interview with Michael Mayer and Theresa Gresch on the Behind the Bots podcast, we learn about their open source photo management application called PhotoPrism. PhotoPrism uses artificial intelligence to automatically tag and organize your personal photo library. It can detect objects and faces in your images to make them easily searchable.…

Chris Estreich joins Behind the Bots to discuss Anycall.ai, an AI-powered phone system that can mimic human conversations. Estreich explains how Anycall allows users to easily configure AI agents with custom personalities and voices to handle phone calls and conversations. Using state-of-the-art natural language models like ChatGPT, Anycall aims to…

In this episode of "Behind the Bots", hosts Ryan Lazuka and Hunter Kallay are joined by guest Justice Conder to discuss the latest developments in AI. Justice shares his thoughts on the lawsuit between the New York Times and ChatGPT creator OpenAI. They talk about the implications this could have for copyright and training data. The conversation co…

On this episode of Behind the Bots we interview Toni Keskinen, the Chief Revenue Officer at 180ops.com. 180ops is a company that analyzes customer data to help businesses understand their customers better and increase sales. - Toni has 25 years of experience in marketing research and insight generation to understand customer behavior. He started 18…

In this episode of "Behind the Bots" we interview Ceylan Ersoy, co-founder of BeforeSunset AI. BeforeSunset AI is a productivity platform that uses AI to help users structure their workdays and optimize their schedules. Key highlights from the episode: - Ceylan discusses her background studying psychology and human rights and how that led her into …

Stefan Minos and Alex Taylor Join Behind The Bots To Talk Chirper Adventures In this episode of Behind the Bots, Stefan and Alex from Chirper.ai chat with Ryan and Hunter about the latest developments with Chirper - including a new feature called Adventures. Key Points Discussed: - Chirper Adventures allow users to send their AI agents (called "Chi…

This week on the podcast, we’re previewing the 2023 NHRL All-Stars event, Dec. 5, 6, and 7 on YouTube. We’re catching up with NHRL Henchman Sam who will give us an inside look at what to expect. Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Tell a friend about the show; we really appreciate your support!…

On this episode of Behind the Bots we interview Mark Hendriks, co-founder of Lightyear. Lightyear is an integration platform that enables developers to connect apps and services more easily using code instead of No-Code tools like Zapier. - Mark talks about how Lightyear leverages AI like GitHub Copilot to help generate integrations faster and even…

This week on the podcast, we’re recapping the 2023 NHRL Championships, which saw Emulsifier take home first place in the 30-pound weight class, Full Court win in the 12’s, and Booty Brigade take home the Golden Brett in the beetles. Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Tell a friend about the show; …

In this Behind the Bots podcast episode, Charles McCarthy, founder of FullJourney, an advanced AI media creation platform is interviewed. Charles discusses his unique background, which includes early tech work in the 1990s, training in Mixed Martial Arts and fighting in the UFC before focusing on building his startup FullJourney.ai. Key points cove…

Justice Conder, a widely esteemed technologist, has always been on the forefront of emerging technologies like crypto, web3, and now AI. In this episode, he shares insights from his recent article "Everything You Want to Hear: The Future of AI Relationships" where he explores: - How AI companionship could help with human loneliness but also become …

Behind the Bots podcast host Ryan Lazuka and Hunter Kallay interviewed Benjamin Gleitzman, CTO and co-founder of Replicant, an AI-powered customer service automation platform. Key highlights include: - Replicant uses AI to automate repetitive customer service calls like password resets, freeing up human agents to handle more complex issues. - The A…

This week on the podcast, we’re previewing the 2023 NHRL Championships, which will be held this Saturday in Norwalk, CT and livestreamed live over YouTube. We’re joined by our good friend Chris Moran, who is in charge of social media growth at NHRL, and is a walking encyclopedia of NHRL’s top builders and bots. We also recap the most recent episode…

Josh Meyer, co-founder of the synthetic voice startup Coqui.ai, joins the Behind The Bots podcast to discuss the potential of AI-generated voices. Coqui provides an intuitive platform for easily creating high-quality synthetic voices. In this episode, Josh covers: - How Coqui helps creative teams like video game studios produce realistic dialogue a…

This week on the podcast we have two very special guests! Jeff Waters of Supreme Ruler and JackPot-Battlebots and Jason Woods the innovator behind cam lifter style robots and Tracer - Battlebot.We're excited to talk to Jeff and Jason about the Golden Bolt tournament and discuss the intricacies of cam lifter supremacy. Buy Jackpot Merch!!https://veg…

Join Matt Lea and Dominic Dimarco, the creators of DrawnBy.AI. This new AI tool allows users to upload photos of their pets and generate unique artistic renderings. Matt and Dominic explain how DrawnBy.AI leverages Stable Diffusion to create customized models for each pet. They also discuss their goals for the project, their development process usi…

This week on Behind the Bots, we’re reviewing season 2 episode 3 of The Golden Bolt tournament, AKA Sin City Slugfest, AKA BattleBots Champions with special guests Brad Hanstad and Shea Waffles Johns! Brandon Young joins Kyle as a guest host for the rest of the month! Buy Triton and Deep Six Merch! https://www.teamoverboard.com/store.html#/ Check o…

In this interview, Rachel Lovell and Jiaxin Du discuss their groundbreaking AI project analyzing bias in police reports of sexual assault cases. Criminology professor Rachel and data scientist Jiaxin Du share how they leveraged natural language processing and statistical machine learning methods to uncover troubling patterns in thousands of police …