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Outside of the Box

Check out the award-nominated podcast featuring host Christine Giver talking to guests spanning the combat robotics and STEM communities as well as a little nerdy talk with friends in entertainment and gaming. We have many segments including Bot Buddies, Robot Roundtables and both BattleBots and NHRL breakdowns featuring special co-host Ashley Beckman! If you love nerding out about robots, STEM, gaming and more, this channel is for you!

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41:31

NHRL Breakdown: January New Bots Event 2024 Preview

Outside of the Box ·

2024/01/08

If you're as psyched as I am for NHRL's New Bots event, then you will want to check out this episode where Ashley and I highlight some of the robots who will be attending the event. This episode also features a mini interview with J Lee who will be bringing Game On - a mech walker in the 3lb division and possibly a highly esteemed pig-themed robot. Make sure you watch until the end of the video as we share information on how to enter to win a very cool Giant Nut winner Sawblaze part from BattleBots

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32:46

Outside of the Box Presents The Boxy Award Winners...

Outside of the Box ·

2023/12/11

It is finally time for Ashley and I to reveal the winners of the 1st Annual Boxy Awards! We talk a little about each of the winners who we hope to get acceptance speeches from and these will be posted in a separate video. You'll definitely want to watch until the end for a couple special awards that were not voted on as well as a BIG giveaway announcement. Congratulations again to all of the nominees and winners!

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34:30

BattleBots Breakdown w/Ashley Beckman | Vengeance in...

Outside of the Box ·

2023/11/28

For the final BattleBots Breakdown of the season, Ashley and I talked about all of the fights from Vengeance in Vegas II which is on the BattleBots YouTube Channel. These were unaired "freestyle" matches that were not part of the main season. We talked about poor Rusty trying so hard against Hydra, why Terrortops is the robot to watch for World Championship VIII, my campaign to make Gruff a permanent hammer flamethrower bot and so much more. Plus catch our mini discussion at the end about things

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36:02

Talkin’ Nerdy with Ify Nwadiwe

Outside of the Box ·

2023/11/27

It is another episode of Talkin' Nerdy and this time I sat down with a favorite of mine - Ify Nwadiwe! Ify is well known from comedy shows such as Comedy Bang Bang and Dropout's Um, Actually to the D&D games he has been a part of through both Critical Role and Dimension 20. We spoke about the importance of being your authentic self, his friendly rivalry with Brennan Lee Mulligan and Ify teased some of what is to come in 2024 on Dropout. It was a fun conversation and one you won't want to

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22:04

Tim Hebert of Chubby Unicorn on Bot Buddies | NHRL |...

Outside of the Box ·

2023/11/27

It is both colorful and deadly - on this episode I am talking about Chubby Unicorn with builder Tim Hebert. We got into the story behind its creation and how it has become one of the fiercest robots at NHRL, his epic battle versus fellow destructive robot Chainsaw Kitty, and an exclusive look at Tim's newest project which is a flywheel flipper called Pretty Fly. You won't want to miss this!

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01:40:22

Outside of the Box Presents The Boxy Award Nominees Show

Outside of the Box ·

2023/11/23

It is finally time for the nominees of the 1st Annual Boxy Awards to be announced! Check it out as Ashley and I talk about all of the amazing nominees in the combat robotics community who you will have the opportunity to vote for until December 1st when the voting period closes. We break down all 14 categories and discuss the deserving folks who made the list this year. You can cast your vote using this link:

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26:16

Jack Barker of End Game on Bot Buddies | BattleBots |...

Outside of the Box ·

2023/11/20

If you love big, scary vertical weapons and a good fork game, you'll love this spirited chat I had with Jack Barker of Giant Nut winner EndGame. We went all the way back to his robot's origins and the journey it has taken during their time at BattleBots. We talked about skill vs strategy, spent time breaking down the fights from the Golden Bolt tournament including the epic finals match vs Sawblaze and we got into Jack and Nick's efforts to help grow the combat robotics scene in New Zealand through

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25:23

BattleBots Breakdown w/Ashley Beckman | Champions ll...

Outside of the Box ·

2023/11/15

Ashley and I had a wheely good time breaking down the culmination of Battlebots Champions - the Golden Bolt Tournament where the winners of each bracket faced off with current and former Giant Nut winners. We saw domination by all of the champions throughout the bracket which ended in an epic battle between EndGame and Sawblaze, with another Bolt headed to New Zealand. Hear all the little details that only those who were at filming were aware of as we break everything down. Congrats to EndGame on a

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27:53

BattleBots Breakdown w/Ashley Beckman | Champions ll...

Outside of the Box ·

2023/11/07

It was a night of exciting matchups to cap off the second season of BattleBots Champions' qualifying rounds where the field was full of contenders. Ashley and I talked about every match up including strong showings from a number of teams including Claw Viper who threw everything at Hypershock in the fight of the night. The pizza proved to be too dominant however as RIPperoni came out on top to advance to the Golden Bolt. Check out what we had to say as well as what we think about the final episode

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50:18

Robot Roundtable: BattleBots Champions | Outside of...

Outside of the Box ·

2023/11/05

Just ahead of the BattleBots Champions Golden Bolt Finals, I got together with Giant Nut winners Ray Billings, Donald Hutson, Jamison Go, Alex Grant and Aren Hill about their personal journeys as champions. We touched on a range of topics from dipping back into the past and exploring how combat robotics has evolved and how the landscape has changed for those pursuing the ultimate prize and how that evolution may continue into the future. We also touched on the ongoing debate regarding whether Bite

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28:03

BattleBots Breakdown w/Ashley Beckman | Champions ll...

Outside of the Box ·

2023/10/31

The judges stayed very busy during this past week of BattleBots Champions and Ashley broke it down with me. There were so many close fights including one of the closest we have ever seen between Jackpot and Lucky which ended up sending Jackpot to the final match and on to qualify for the Golden Bolt Tournament. We discussed the major role their minibot Ace played in their victory and so much more. #battlebots #goldenbolt #champions

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01:03:58

Robot Roundtable: 2023 NHRL Finals Preview | Outside...

Outside of the Box ·

2023/10/29

In advance of the most competitive NHRL Finals yet, I sat down with a number of the competitors across the 3lb, 12lb & 30lb weight classes. Joining me were Ariel Smith of Beetlejuice, Zach Knight of Pramheda, Eli Davis of Hot Wings, Brandon Young of Phenomenon, Vorion & Fracas, Jake Hoffmann of Maximizer, Johnny Tsoumpas of Spartan, Tony D'Ambrosio of Blackbird, Michael Schorr of Voxel 12lb, Kevin Biagini of IDKWTFID and Corey Nason of Synthesis 3lb & 30lb. There was plenty of friendly

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30:33

STEM Spotlight w/Aly Moore of Bugible | Outside of...

Outside of the Box ·

2023/10/28

Many people are not fans of being near bugs let alone eating them, however Aly Moore is out to change minds about the power of bugs when it comes to things like improving food insecurity issues, creating jobs and so much more. We spoke at length about her position as a STEMbassador for the National STEM Challenge which is accepting submissions through November 12 from the creative minds of 6th-12th graders. We also got into an array of interesting topics such as the many insect products available

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30:30

BattleBots Breakdown w/Ashley Beckman | Champions ll...

Outside of the Box ·

2023/10/24

We're back with more BattleBots Breakdown for an episode that seemed likely to end in some domination from down under, but ended up with free slushies for everyone courtesy of Free Shipping. We saw a couple of bots in this episode that we have only seen in exhibition matches - Double Tap and Slammo along with a couple of BattleBots regulars in Gigabyte and Mammoth. We also saw a couple of returning international favorites this season in Beta and DeathRoll as well as relative newcomer Triton. There

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22:41

BattleBots Breakdown w/Ashley Beckman | Champions ll...

Outside of the Box ·

2023/10/17

It is week 2 of BattleBots Champions and you know Ashley and I were ready to talk about everything that went down on Whiplash's way to punching its ticket into the Golden Bolt tournament. The first round of fights in this episode were mostly short-lived and several of them ended in fire. Black Dragon gave the judges a lot to think about and Malice tried to keep their hot season going. Hear what we thought about all of it!

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43:15

J Lee of Game Over on Bot Buddies | NHRL | Outside of...

Outside of the Box ·

2023/10/16

There are not many mech walker robots in combat robotics, but trying to bring this concept to NHRL in September was J Lee whose robot Game Over certainly drew a lot of attention at the event and was gloriously sacrificed to Chainsaw Kitty in an epic freestyle match. I talked to J about the inspiration behind Game Over which includes robots such as Chomp, Pawsitively Hissterical and Mark Setrakian's epic creation Stalker. We talked about the support J has gotten from Game U on this project as well as

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33:55

BattleBots Breakdown w/Ashley Beckman | Golden Bolt...

Outside of the Box ·

2023/10/10

Welcome back to BattleBots breakdown where Ashley and I discuss all of the robot action from the previous episode of BattleBots. We kick off the season with some heavy NHRL representation as Shreddit Bro and Valkyrie slash their way through the competition to face each other for a place in the Golden Bolt tournament. We saw so many exciting matches in this episode that was all about redemption for two teams that had challenges in the main season. Hear us talk all about the excitement of seeing NHRL

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48:09

Outside of the Box Ep 142 | Corey Nason of Synthesis...

Outside of the Box ·

2023/10/08

In one of my favorite discussions ever, I got to sit down with my friend and mentor Corey Nason whose robot Synthesis took down two amazing robots simultaneously - not once, but twice by defeating both Loophole and Booty Brigade to move onto the finals of NHRL's September event. We touch on the event as a whole which was dominated by our friends from Brazil and Claw Viper's Kevin Milczewski in the higher weight classes as well as how the day went for the 3lb division including my robot Poison Apple

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21:17

Outside of the Box Ep 141 | Kezia Skye - Chainsaw...

Outside of the Box ·

2023/09/26

She may be named Kitty, but she fights like a tiger and after many requests I finally sat down with the builder/driver of Chainsaw Kitty - Kezia Skye. We talked about how she got started in combat robotics (shout out to Just Cuz Robotics), why it is important to stay grounded and not get overconfident as well as how she feels about the much anticipated Final Botdown being brought to you by NHRL on September 30. Will Chainsaw Kitty qualify for finals? I certainly hope so! Check out this great

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28:54

Outside of the Box Ep 140 | Kari Byron | National...

Outside of the Box ·

2023/09/25

It is time for a very special episode with a personal hero of mine and likely so many young people who grew up watching her be a curiosity communicator on Mythbusters - Kari Byron. We talk heavily about the National STEM Challenge which she organized as part of EXPLR with her business partner Jenny Buccos as well as collaboration with the Department of Education as well as Chef Andrew Zimmern. We get into the details of the festival including who can participate and the windows for submitting

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