Take It Up With the Billings Department! Our Interview with Tombstone Captain Ray Billings

<p>This week on the podcast, we catch up with the King of Kinetic Energy, Tombstone captain Ray Billings. Filming of the 2020 season of BattleBots begins Friday, and Ray’s bot is looking more competitive than ever. New this year? He’ll be helping out in the pits with a second team, captained by 11-year-old Tyler Nguyen, who’s behind the controls of Perfect Phoenix (aka 2009 Giant Nut winner Brutality).</p> <p> </p> <p>This week’s combat robotics news stories:</p> <p> </p> <p>> Aegis chariot: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/CFpx35JDs19/'>https://www.instagram.com/p/CFpx35JDs19/</a> </p> <p>> ATOM94 chassis: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/teamAVRobotics/posts/1228548667516379'>https://www.facebook.com/teamAVRobotics/posts/1228548667516379</a> </p> <p>> Chronos GoFundMe: <a href='https://www.gofundme.com/f/Chronos2020'>https://www.gofundme.com/f/Chronos2020</a></p> <p>> Chomp is in: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/ChompTheBattleBot/posts/1500967233432385'>https://www.facebook.com/ChompTheBattleBot/posts/1500967233432385</a> </p> <p>> Copperhead’s new look: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/CausticCreations/posts/3461970240530025'>https://www.facebook.com/CausticCreations/posts/3461970240530025</a> </p> <p>> Crate posts, crate posts everywhere</p> <p>> Extinguisher on the road: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/ExtinguisherBattlebot/posts/730407280874456'>https://www.facebook.com/ExtinguisherBattlebot/posts/730407280874456</a> </p> <p>> Gamma 9 test drive: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2414276558882299&id=1802165200093441'>https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2414276558882299&id=1802165200093441</a> </p> <p>> Ghost Raptor spin-up test: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/realghostraptor/posts/2817191851846422'>https://www.facebook.com/realghostraptor/posts/2817191851846422</a></p> <p>> Gigabyte spin-up: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/RoboticDeathCompany/posts/1606220966434602'>https://www.facebook.com/RoboticDeathCompany/posts/1606220966434602</a> </p>