Pre-Premiere Week with BattleBots Showrunner Aaron Catling!

<p>This week on the podcast, we’re doing our last pre-premiere episode of the season with BattleBots showrunner Aaron Catling! Aaron sits on the Selection Committee, helps build the fight cards, and develops the season’s many storylines into a super compelling TV show. BattleBots returns to Discovery Thursday Jan. 6 at 8 p.m. local time.</p> <p> </p> <p>This week’s combat robotics news:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">BattleBots premieres Thursday on the Discovery Channel (set your DVR!)</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">BattleBots unveils refined judging matrix: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/battlebots/posts/10158240427986406'>facebook.com/battlebots/posts/10158240427986406</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Blacksmith captain Al Kindle wants to wish you a Happy New Year: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/Teamhfa/posts/406391854367535'>facebook.com/Teamhfa/posts/406391854367535</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Orby Blade captain Cheog Gyu Hwang visited Las Vegas this week for CES: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/TeamORBY/posts/876433086357839'>facebook.com/TeamORBY/posts/876433086357839</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Blip shows off its winding mechanism: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/tantrum.battlebot/posts/1606212116385924'>facebook.com/tantrum.battlebot/posts/1606212116385924</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Blip and Tantrum’s merch shop: <a href='https://seemsreasonable.shop/'>seemsreasonable.shop</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">HyperShock launches Hype Machine loyalty program: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/HyperShockTV/posts/3019791708238692'>facebook.com/HyperShockTV/posts/3019791708238692</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">JackPot teases new weapon: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/JackPotBattleBots/posts/414919056997791'>facebook.com/JackPotBattleBots/posts/414919056997791</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Kraken appearing at South Florida Fair: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/robotruckus/photos/a.366611840942348/970783643858495'>face