Our Nut-ty Episode with Bite Force Captain Paul Ventimiglia!

<p>This week on the podcast, we invite back to the show (for his third time!) reigning BattleBots champion Paul Ventimiglia!</p> <p> </p> <p>Bite Force remains the winningest heavyweight combat robot in modern BattleBots history, with three perfect seasons (2015, 2018 and 2019), and just one loss since the reboot—to the unconventional, AI-guided hammerbot Chomp.</p> <p> </p> <p>Paul enters the 2020 season knowing that the field of bots will likely be the toughest the sport has ever seen. The COVID-19 pandemic gave builders months of extra time to work on their designs and build spare parts. Plus, 2020 will see the reintroduction of the super-heavyweight walker class—notably Chomp, which is expected to return with a 250-pound weight advantage over Bite Force, and a thirst to prove that their first victory wasn’t a fluke.</p> <p> </p> <p>We check in with Paul to see where he’s at, what he’s thinking about, and ask him the question everyone wants to know: How the heck do you defeat this bot?</p> <p> </p> <p>Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots</p> <p>Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts</p> <p>Tell a friend about the show; we really appreciate your support!</p>