BattleBots S5E11 Recap (With HiJinx Captain Jen Herchenroeder!)

<p>This week on the podcast, we kick off the Round of 32 with HiJinx captain Jen Herchenroeder. It’s been nearly exactly one year since we last had Jen on the show, back when HiJinx was still the best-kept secret in the BattleBots builder community. We heard some *WILD* rumors about the design, and were delighted when we finally got to see it—scary, short, wide, neon, and owl-inspired. We catch up with Jen to get her reflections on the 2020 season, and her plans for 2021.</p> <p> </p> <p>This week’s combat robotics news:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">They’ve lost the Giant (stunt) Nut</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Axolotl merch for sale: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/axolotlbattlebot/posts/175635590996349'>https://www.facebook.com/axolotlbattlebot/posts/175635590996349</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Bale Spear’s Project Deer Dash: <a href='https://youtu.be/Kp5RhQSP8EA'>https://youtu.be/Kp5RhQSP8EA</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Captain Shrederator’s new shop: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/spinwinning/posts/3599292100169670'>https://www.facebook.com/spinwinning/posts/3599292100169670</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Hydra teases new bike rack: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/Whyachi/posts/4066753096670808'>https://www.facebook.com/Whyachi/posts/4066753096670808</a>  </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">MadCatter AMA on Reddit: <a href='https://www.reddit.com/lnp3yj/'>https://www.reddit.com/lnp3yj/</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">P1 almost made it into the Top 32: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/AberrantRobotics/posts/909234269908928'>https://www.facebook.com/AberrantRobotics/posts/909234269908928</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Perfect Phoenix’s Tyler Nguyen in the Washington Post: <a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/11-year-old-is-youngest-ever-battlebots-team-captain/2021/02/19/b305836c-7220-11eb-85fa-e0ccb3660358_story.html'>https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/11-year-old-is-youngest-ever-battlebots-team-capt