How a BattleBots Hexbug Gets Made, with Whiplash

<p>This week on the podcast, we catch up with BattleBots 2020 runners-up Jeff, Debbie, Matthew and Jason Vasquez from Whiplash! Lots of big news out of the team this past week—the Whiplash versus SawBlaze Hexbug Rivals kit is now available in stores, and the team revealed early renderings of their brand-new robot, Defender. </p> <p> </p> <p>This week’s combat robotics news:</p> <p> </p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">International teams are now shipping to BattleBots</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">BattleBots reveals a new arena hazard, “The Shelf”</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Extinguisher begins revealing its 2021 modular configurations: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/ExtinguisherBattlebot/posts/915481479033701'>https://www.facebook.com/ExtinguisherBattlebot/posts/915481479033701</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Gigabyte’s latest spin-up test with LEDs: <a href='https://youtu.be/RMS35MYnkZ4'>https://youtu.be/RMS35MYnkZ4</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">HiJinx’s mysterious 3D print: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/HiJinx.BattleBot/posts/400103121541399'>https://www.facebook.com/HiJinx.BattleBot/posts/400103121541399</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Malice’s spin-up test: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/malicebattlebot/posts/377274337134775'>https://www.facebook.com/malicebattlebot/posts/377274337134775</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">P1’s shop skunk: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/AberrantRobotics/posts/1013477052817982'>https://www.facebook.com/AberrantRobotics/posts/1013477052817982</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Ribbot’s spin-up test: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/teamribbot/posts/848393676093405'>https://www.facebook.com/teamribbot/posts/848393676093405</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">SawBlaze v. Whiplash Hexbug Rivals set is now available online: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/SawBlazeBattlebots/posts/206720644794691'>https://www.facebook.com/SawBlazeBattlebots/posts/206720644794691</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Shatter g