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The Havoc Rundown

Hunter Bro Studios

The ultimate podcast for all things combat robotics. From underground grudge matches to world-stage championships, The Havoc Rundown covers the full spectrum of competitive robot combat. Hosted by seasoned event staffers and builders, we break down fights, preview major events, and dig deep into the engineering, chaos, and creativity that fuel the sport. We interview builders, organizers, innovators, and legends from every corner of the combat robotics world. Whether you"re a veteran of the pits

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01:40:29

The Mechanics of Change: Insights into 2025 Robotics...

The Havoc Rundown ·

2024/11/15

In this episode of the Havoc Rundown, we dive into the latest developments in competitive robotics. We’re joined by special guest Ricky Willems, Safety Director at the National Havoc Robot League (NHRL) and the builder of the legendary BattleBot, Mammoth. Ricky helps us unpack the newly updated 2025 robot design rules, offering detailed insights into what these changes mean for builders, competitors, and the league as a whole. We explore the motivations behind these rule updates, focusing on their

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01:31:34

October Recap: Costumes, Chaos, and Robot Tales

The Havoc Rundown ·

2024/11/08

In this special episode of The Havoc Rundown, we take a more relaxed approach and are joined by Luke Stangle from Behind the Bots for an easy-going conversation packed with laughs and stories. We recount the October 26th event, sharing behind-the-scenes anecdotes like why Luke appeared on camera dressed as a forgotten pineapple and the unexpected chaos that followed.We introduce a spontaneous new game, "The Pitch Room," where we brainstorm quirky and outrageous robot names that left us all in

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01:35:07

Building the Future with Team Honeycracked

The Havoc Rundown ·

2024/10/24

Our October 26th preview episode is finally here! In this episode, we sit down with the incredible Team Honeycracked to explore their journey from fierce competitors to influential mentors and educators in the combat robotics community. We dive into their experiences in the arena, how they balance building bots with mentoring young builders, and the evolution of their successful program. We also preview the upcoming NHRL competition, sharing the robots and matchups we're most excited to see. Whether

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01:56:29

Interviewing a True Phenomenon Ft Brandon Bennett Young

The Havoc Rundown ·

2024/10/11

In this exciting episode of The Havoc Rundown, We welcome Brandon Young, a renowned combat robotics builder and Golden Dumpster winner. Our pit control crew then dive into Brandon’s journey from early designs to becoming a top competitor in the world of combat robotics. Brandon shares his insights on building innovative 12 and 30-pound robots, his design philosophies, and how he sees the future of the sport evolving. The team also enjoys a fun game of "Name That Bot" and recaps recent events in the

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01:18:01

Interview with a Music Legend

The Havoc Rundown ·

2024/09/20

In this exciting episode, we are joined by international superstar Tony Clifton for a lively discussion blending music and the world of robot combat. We dive into Tony's musical journey, including his chart-topping hit "I Hate Frank," inspired by a rival robot, and explore recent events in at NHRL. We ask Tony some important fan questions, we have fun segments like "Name That Bot," and dive into some insights into building robots, including Mr. Roper's underdog story and

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01:44:11

From Teams to September Ft J Lee

The Havoc Rundown ·

2024/09/06

In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome special guest J Lee from The Kinekitsu Combat Group, a talented bot builder and fellow content creator. J and Thomas face off in an exciting new game devised by our gamemaster Ryan called "Name That Bot!" where they test their knowledge of combat robots by guessing a bots name using clues Ryan gives them. We also break down the action-packed bracket rounds from our Teams event that were just released on YouTube, with a special focus on

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01:09:12

Complete Pandamonium!

The Havoc Rundown ·

2024/08/23

In this exciting episode, we sit down with Kevin Biagini and Ariel Smith, the brilliant minds behind Team Pandamonium, one of the most formidable combat robotics teams competing at the NHRL. Join us as Kevin and Ariel share the origin story of Team Pandamonium, revealing the inspiration behind their unique name and how their passion for robotics brought them together.We dive into their thrilling victory in the beetleweight division at the Teams Event, where they earned the coveted Golden Dumpster

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02:01:18

Interview with Kelly Biderman

The Havoc Rundown ·

2024/07/25

We’re back with a highly anticipated episode featuring a special guest: Kelly Biderman, the CEO of NHRL! Join us for an exclusive interview where we dive into Kelly's journey before NHRL, explore the current state of the league, and get an exciting glimpse into the future of the sport. In this episode, we ask Kelly some burning questions:What is it like being the CEO of NHRL? What are the future plans with the primetime tables? What does the academy kit look like, and is there a release

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01:26:35

Pawsitively Genius: An Interview with Tom Farkas

The Havoc Rundown ·

2024/07/04

We are back and this time we are talking to mad cat themedrobot building genius himself Tom Farkas!! We get to know this fan favorite builder a little better and find out some of his favorite moments from the June NHRL event. Every wanted to know what got Tom into combat robotics? What about why the robot Death Muffin is called that or what it was like building gigapaws. More importantly what is in the future for Paws and Frank?? Find out all of this and more on this episode of The Havoc

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01:26:25

What it Takes to Ref Ft Gwen McGuire & Libby Albanese

The Havoc Rundown ·

2024/06/13

We are back again with a follow up of our special teams event that happened on June 1st. This was an invite only event where teams of three bots, a 3lb a 12lb and a 30lb, all competed together. In order to get an idea of what it's like in these intense fights we brought on two of our amazing Referees Gwen McGuire and Libby Albanese! We sit down with them to see what it is like being an NHRL referee and how they got to where they are. What was the most amazing fight they have ever been on the

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01:08:52

Interview With a Henchman Ft Rob Sarakin

The Havoc Rundown ·

2024/05/09

We find ourselves in between events so the only reasonable thing to do is site down and get to know one of our favorite people at NHRL...Rob Sarakin!! If you have ever been to NHRL or participated in an event Rob is one of the head safety officers and is the one responsible for giving the safety speech in the morning as well as retrieving smoldering robots from cages. We start off playing our own NHRl themed version of the um actually game from Dropout. We then ask Rob how he became a henchman, when

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01:18:41

April 20th Pre-show Ft Jake Hoffmann

The Havoc Rundown ·

2024/04/18

Hey everyone we are here with your NHRL April 20th Pre event show! This is going to be an action packed event so in order to get us ready we brought on a very good friend of the show, mastermind behind Maximizer, Jake Hoffmann!! Ryan debuts a new game we are calling "Spot the bot" were he challenges Jake and Thomas to spot the fake robot name. We also talk to Jake about being a part of leading member of the University of Cincinnati Robotics team, What we can expect from Maximizer this

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01:08:53

The RIT Preview Ft Jimmy Gibson

The Havoc Rundown ·

2024/03/27

Hey Everyone we are back with a new episode this time with our first returning guest Jimmy Gibson!! Jimmy is with us to help us break down the RIT event and answering a bunch of behind the scenes questions on how the event is going to work as well as what to look forward to. We also pry some info out of him about the June 1st event, the new way all of the cages are going to bearranged and more! Come hang out with us while we pick Jimmy’s brain and get everyone excited for what is to come for the

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01:20:44

March 2nd Review Ft Michael Cross

The Havoc Rundown ·

2024/03/14

This episode we delve into the March 2nd event with fan turned builder Michael Cross, builder of Stag Beetle Bot. We pick Michael's brain a bit finding out what got him into robotics, who his biggest inspiration and mentors are as well as his build philosophy for Stag. We also go over some of our favorite things from March including the trial run of King of the Hill and Kazia's curse breaking top 4 finish with Chainsaw Kitty. Come hang out with us and make sure to tell us how you think March

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01:41:54

March 2nd Preview Ft Gil Hova

The Havoc Rundown ·

2024/02/28

This episode we highlight some of the bots we are excited to see at our March 2nd NHRL event. We wanted to bring in someone huge to help us talk about our first event of the year that will feature some heavy hitter veterans. Who else but the Master if the stats himself...Gil Hova!!!! Thats right everyone, we have the wizard himself in the house to talk about what bots he is looking forward to. We also have some amazing builders who have sent in audio clips detailing the bots they will be

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01:14:34

Building a Combat Robotics Business Ft Seth Schaffer

The Havoc Rundown ·

2024/02/14

This episode we sit down with famed Youtuber, NHRL competitor and businessman Seth Schaffer. We talk to him about his experience in the combat robotics world and what it was like starting his own business. Have you ever used one of Seth's parts and wondered what its liek designing and manufacturing that part? Have you ever watched Division fight and wondered where the idea and design for that bot came from? Do you aspire to make combat robotics something that makes you money? Come hang out

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01:50:23

New Bots Wrapup Ft The Behind The Bots Crew!!

The Havoc Rundown ·

2024/01/29

We are back with our January 2024 New Bots event post show. This was such a huge and amazing event we couldn't possibly contain it to one podcast so we brought on some help. Joining us is Chris DeCiccio, Lindsay Baer and Luke Stangel from the Behind the Bots podcast!! We talk about:Are Multi-bots the new 3lb meta? How did Behind the Bots get started? Where Clyde got the idea for Bed Side? What exactly is a builder dex? and so much more! We also have a brand new segment called "Community

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01:10:45

New Bot Event Bot Preview

The Havoc Rundown ·

2024/01/18

With the new bot event around the corner we are diving into the fight card looking at the brand new bots that are going to be competing for the first time at NHRL. We have gotten a look at the fight card so we will be going over some of the bots we are looking forward to and who they will be fighting first. We also have some audio direct from the builders themselves describing who they are and what bot they will be bringing this event. Want a first look at what we will be seeing, well come hang out

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01:12:38

New year New Bots Ft: Jimmy Gibson

The Havoc Rundown ·

2024/01/09

We have arrived in a new year of robot combat and we are looking forward into what the year 2024 has to offer. To help us do that we have one of the masterminds behind every NHRL event Jimmy Gibson! Have you ever wondered what running a PGA tour is like, what goes into making sure an event goes smoothly or what kind of robot Jimmy would love to be able to make. Come hang out with us while we talk to Jimmy about what its like running operations as well as what to expect this coming year. If you

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01:05:50

Havoc All-Stars Post Event Breakdown Featuring Corey...

The Havoc Rundown ·

2023/12/11

Well we are on the other side of the Havoc All-Stars invitational event and wow what an event that was. One builder who had an amazing time is our good friend Corey Nason builder of Synthesis and Synthesis 30. Ever wonder what weird super power Corey would have? What about what makes Synthesis such a deadly bot to fight against? Want to know what hes working on now or if he has plans for anything new for 2024. Well then you will just have to come and hang out while we learn a little bit more about

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