Season 5 is going to be BONKers: Our Interview with Nelly the Ellybot Captain Sarah Malyan

<p>This week on the podcast, we catch up with Nelly the Ellybot captain Sarah Malyan, to talk COVID, bots she’s excited about this season, Rusty (naturally), hammers, butt fire, and another rousing game of Bonk, Tag Team and Incinerate. Oh! And our first original song! An Ode to Rusty by Sarah Malyan Well, I’m bored and going crazy at the lack of robot fun</p> <p>Nelly’s stuck in Britain</p> <p>and she ain’t the only one I wonder if Kenny and Chris Rose</p> <p>are still alive</p> <p>I’d love to hear Faruq shout,</p> <p>‘It’s robot fighting time!’</p> <p> </p> <p>WIth nowhere to fight bots</p> <p>I thought my mind would fall apart</p> <p>But then I glimpsed at Rusty</p> <p>and be still my beating heart!</p> <p> </p> <p>It’s like steampunk had a love child</p> <p>with a Minion and a tank</p> <p>And it’s got a bonking drill</p> <p>to give the other bots a spank!</p> <p> </p> <p>Oh, it’s Rusty!</p> <p>Oh yes, it’s Rusty!</p> <p>Its paint job might make you think it’s crusty</p> <p> </p> <p>But its drill is very mighty</p> <p>and we can’t wait until it’s fighting</p> <p>Because we love it here in Blighty</p> <p>Oh it’s Rusty! It’s Rusty We do love Rusty And I’ll hurt you</p> <p>if you speak of it unjustly This bot has my heart beating</p> <p>Its aesthetic is most pleasing And Britain will be screaming,</p> <p>‘C’mon Rusty!’</p> <p> </p> <p>This week’s combat robotics news stories:</p> <p> </p> <p>> Filming ends this week on the 2020 season of BattleBots</p> <p>> Atom 94’s weapons test: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/teamAVRobotics/posts/1240507119653867'>https://www.facebook.com/teamAVRobotics/posts/1240507119653867</a></p> <p>> First look at Chomp (!): <a href='https://www.facebook.com/ChompTheBattleBot/posts/1515997025262739'>https://www.facebook.com/ChompTheBattleBot/posts/1515997025262739</a> </p> <p>> Copperhead 2020 preview: <a href='https://youtu.be/HGgxyZpNHi8'>https://youtu.be/HGgxyZpNHi8</a> </p> <p>> End Game weapons test: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/oyesrob