BattleBots S6 New Bot Preview: Switchback!

This week on the podcast, we’re catching up with new captain Greg Needel to learn more about his drum(ish) hammer, Switchback! Greg is no stranger to robotics or BattleBots—he competed at the untelevised BattleBots R3 event with a three-headed pneumatic flipper called Tetracide, and for the last 7 years has been running Rev Robotics, which supplies parts to hundreds of FIRST Robotics teams.   This week’s combat robotics news: Captain Shrederator is in the crate: https://www.facebook.com/spinwinning/posts/4098208073611401  Deadlift is in the crate: https://www.facebook.com/robogymrobotics/posts/4671054529614021  Double Jeopardy is going brushless: https://www.facebook.com/teamdoubletroubledoublejeopardy/posts/853507898606712  Ghost Raptor’s enamel pins: https://www.facebook.com/realghostraptor/posts/3079414145624190  Gigabyte’s new self-righter: https://www.facebook.com/RoboticDeathCompany/posts/1857352667988096  HiJinx’s enamel pins: https://www.facebook.com/HiJinx.BattleBot/posts/412215230330188  Icewave is packing two bodies: https://www.facebook.com/TeamIcewave/posts/2943634602571938 Icewave preview with Skorpios: https://youtu.be/JaUJiZnZzH0  Jager is back, with three bots: https://www.facebook.com/jagerrobot/posts/691228465605453  Malice is sponsoring Deep Six, JackPot and The Big Dill: https://www.facebook.com/malicebattlebot/posts/387473096114899  Monsoon’s 2021 team roster: https://www.facebook.com/MonsoonRobot/posts/1446198505759443  P1 on display: https://www.facebook.com/AberrantRobotics/posts/1023812255117795  Pain Train’s crate is made of old NHRL floor panels: https://www.facebook.com/PAINTRAINBB/posts/332711405250782  Ribbot is in the crate: https://www.facebook.com/teamribbot/posts/858580908408015  Rotator is in the crate: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=229850965812134&id=100063616960932  Sabertooth has a new dricsc: https://www.facebook.com/RoboticDeathCompany/posts/1858469537876409  SawBlaze coins ‘SmolBlaze’: https://www.facebook.com/SawBlazeBattlebots/posts/217841580349264  Shatter’s anodized omni wheels: https://www.facebook.com/BotsFC/posts/228375862624563  Sporkinok’s appearance at MegaCon: https://www.facebook.com/SporkinokBB/posts/365973318229732  Tombstone gets MaxAmps batteries for 2021: https://www.facebook.com/TombstoneBot/posts/226371652827708  Valkyrie and Hawaiian shirts? https://www.facebook.com/valkyriebattlebot/posts/482501892999515  War? EZ! father-son team wins first place at Houston Heatwave: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSkoWN1ro0d/  Whiplash and Defender are in the crate: https://www.facebook.com/FastElectricRobots/posts/224718109660339  Witch Doctor’s appearance at MegaCon: https://www.facebook.com/witchdrshaman/posts/3859478250823647  Witch Doctor’s cross-country ambulance trip: https://www.facebook.com/witchdrshaman/posts/3857091054395700    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!