Shredding it with Pain Train Captain Evan Arias and Teammate Anthony D’Ambrosio

<p>This week on the podcast, we catch up with Team Shreddit captain Evan Arias, who went from beetleweights to BattleBots in just one year. We learn more about Pain Train, his sprint to finish the robot, and what it was like competing on BattleBots for the first time.</p> <p> </p> <p>This week’s combat robotics news stories:</p> <p> </p> <p>> Builders are getting their crates back this week, in various states of repair</p> <p>> First look at Axolotl: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/CG0ftQwLoFn/'>https://www.instagram.com/p/CG0ftQwLoFn/</a> </p> <p>> Bloodsport S5 recap video: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D0Bba4Jb04'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D0Bba4Jb04</a> </p> <p>> Copperhead’s custom wheels: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgznRSDI7W8'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgznRSDI7W8</a></p> <p>> Hydra’s new wedgelets: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/Whyachi/posts/3765075006838620'>https://www.facebook.com/Whyachi/posts/3765075006838620</a></p> <p>> Gigabyte’s four shells: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/RoboticDeathCompany/posts/1634664136923618'>https://www.facebook.com/RoboticDeathCompany/posts/1634664136923618</a></p> <p>> New HiJinx merch: <a href='https://teespring.com/stores/artifex-machina'>https://teespring.com/stores/artifex-machina</a></p> <p>> ICEwave is in (and HyperShock-approved!): <a href='https://www.facebook.com/TeamIcewave/posts/2718126528456081'>https://www.facebook.com/TeamIcewave/posts/2718126528456081</a></p> <p>> Malice’s bomber jacket for sale: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/malicebattlebot/posts/210629687132575'>https://www.facebook.com/malicebattlebot/posts/210629687132575</a> </p> <p>> SawBlaze’s Halloween: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/SawBlazeBattlebots/posts/3577464149007556'>https://www.facebook.com/SawBlazeBattlebots/posts/3577464149007556</a> > Shatter’s Halloween: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/BotsFC/posts/3504595606293184'>https://www.facebook.com/BotsFC/posts/3504595606293184</a> </p> <p>> Skorpios destroys a waterme