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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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01:00:39

NHRL Round 2 (March) Recap on Outside of the Box

Outside of the Box ·

2025/03/17

It is time to recap Round 2 of NHRL where we saw some amazing fights and underdog wins! In this episode, Christine chats with Dwight of Master Control Bot, Ben of The Wall Pt 2 and Ryan of Count3r Punch and ARES about all of their incredible runs in the bracket. Check out some great discussion from these amazing and talented builders!

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12:37

National STEM Champion Ishaan Kunwar Talks About...

Outside of the Box ·

2025/03/12

On this final STEM Spotlight ahead of the National STEM Festival, I chatted with Ishaan Kunwar - a high school student who was able to use AI to develop a better way to detect cataracts. His project could help many in less developed countries or in underserved communities where it would be difficult or a financial burden to obtain this diagnosis and get treatment.Please check out https://www.nationalstemfestival.com/ for more information!

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18:58

Talking with EXPLR Media Founder Jenny Buccos about...

Outside of the Box ·

2025/03/10

I had the pleasure of being joined by the amazing Jenny Buccos with EXPLR Media who has been running the National STEM Festival going on its second year. We talked about the surprising and exciting amount of kids whose projects centered on using AI tech for good to help people, what kids attending the festival get to experience while there and the importance of kids having mentors to help get them more engaged. You can watch the livestream of the National STEM Festival on March 22nd. Check out the

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13:19

National STEM Champion Bryan Hijam Talks About...

Outside of the Box ·

2025/03/05

Check out another STEM Spotlight and this time Christine talks to Bryan Hijam whose project focuses on prostate cancer research for better treatment and management of this disease that impacts so many. Hear him talk about his passion for this area of research, his plans for future career paths and what he is looking forward to when attending the National STEM Festival.You can check out more info about the festival at https://www.nationalstemfestival.com/

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56:59

NHRL Round 2 (March) Preview on Outside of the Box

Outside of the Box ·

2025/02/25

It feels like we just wrapped up Round 1 of NHRL and we are already so close to Round 2 of more exciting robot fights!Join Christine as she talks to a number of builders about their plans and predictions for March's loaded event. We talk to Zech Matthews about the hype surrounding his beetleweight Fragment X, chat with Peter and Destiny Garnache about their respective robots and getting to attend an event together again, and lastly we break down all of the weight classes with Tyler, Ian, Kekoto,

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49:38

NHRL Round 1 (February) Recap on Outside of the Box

Outside of the Box ·

2025/02/24

It is Monday and that means it is time for a new episode featuring three NHRL builders who all had amazing runs deep into the bracket at the Round 1 NHRL event. I chatted with Alex from Pinevictus about the win against Coldsnap that surprised even him, Zack Knight talked about having to face friends and teammates in the bracket and Justin of Undertaker talked about his amazing path to the finals against powerhouse Chonkiv.

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16:27

National STEM Champion Jerry Yao Talks About...

Outside of the Box ·

2025/02/19

We are back with another STEM Spotlight and this time Christine talks to National STEM Champion Jerry Yao about the tactile tech he has developed to help those with sight impairments to "see" art. The discussion highlights the importance of using technology to help people as well as dives into other potential applications for this type of technology. Please check out https://www.nationalstemfestival.com/ for more information on the Festival and how you can get involved!

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19:20

Talking Turnabot with the Siegel Family on Outside of...

Outside of the Box ·

2025/02/18

This episode is all about family as I chatted with the Siegels who run Turnabot out of Georgia. They have created a company that gets people into combat robotics at an affordable price point and has been an amazing resource within the community. The family talks about what they have accomplished so far as well as things to come. Check out turnabot.com for more information!

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13:24

National STEM Champion Ashrita Gandhari Talks About...

Outside of the Box ·

2025/02/14

It is almost once again time for the National STEM Festival and on this episode I talked to Ashrita Gandhari, a high school senior, who developed an AI that helps determine embryonic health during the IVF process. She talks about her passion for the OBGYN field and her process for researching her project and proving her hypothesis. Please check out https://www.nationalstemfestival.com/ for more information on the Festival and how you can get involved!

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24:51

Fantasy Robot League with the Hunter Brothers on...

Outside of the Box ·

2025/01/27

If you are like me and have been into fantasy sports at some point in your life, you may have been craving a league for combat robotics. Well, the Hunter Brothers have started a league for NHRL robots that starts with the upcoming February event. Hear all about how they came up with the league and how you can follow along with the season. Check out Havoc Rundown's Discord for more info! https://discord.gg/hgwHd2Ju

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44:58

NHRL Round 1 Preview on Outside of the Box

Outside of the Box ·

2025/01/20

We're back to preview the first round of NHRL competition in 2025! I gathered a great collection of competitors representing every weight class with Anthony, Nelson, Paul & Craig to chat about their preparation for this event, who they'd love to face and which robots they might want to avoid. Check it out and get ready to see robots fight on February 1st!

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28:35

2024 Boxy Award Winners and Year End Wrap-Up

Outside of the Box ·

2024/12/16

Join myself and Ashley for the final OOTB episode of 2024 as we talk about all of the amazing Boxy winners including out super special secret categories that we had not announced publicly! We also talk about the year as a whole including amazing growth in the combat robotics community and also the amazing antweight kit giveaway when I hit 1000 subscribers on YouTube! Check it out!

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01:03:56

2024 NHRL Finals Preview on Outside of the Box

Outside of the Box ·

2024/11/27

For this episode, I gathered a group of the most talented builders at NHRL to talk about the most wonderful time of the year - FINALS time! Join myself, Jamison, Aidan, Corey, Glenn, Jaaron, Matt, Myles, Peter, Brandon, Dima & Julian as we chat about everyone's season so far and how they feel about finals. You'll see some friendly trash talk, thoughts on the rest of the field and how everyone feels about Emulsifier. Check it out!

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01:15:53

The 2024 Boxy Award Nominees Show

Outside of the Box ·

2024/11/23

It is finally that time of the year for Ashley and I to get together and recognize so many amazing people in the combat robotics community. Hear us work through all of the categories and talk about each of the nominees one by one. Voting will run through December 4th so make sure to vote for your favorites! You can cast your votes here: https://forms.gle/TEcgKNDi9E64YF6g7

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21:52

Michael Perl of the Grant Imahara STEAM Foundation on...

Outside of the Box ·

2024/11/12

I had the absolute pleasure of talking to Michael Perl who is a multi-talented entrepreneur and President of the Grant Imahara STEAM Foundation. He talks about how he got his start in music and then video games where he developed his own game studio and eventually got connected with the Foundation. We talked about the STEAM Star program which features influencers talking about their experiences as well as their Bot Battles program - both of which are completely free. You can check out their programs

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01:05:27

NHRL October 2024 Event Recap on Outside of the Box

Outside of the Box ·

2024/11/04

The October NHRL event was full of tricks and treats including a great run from Drumder Child, an impressive showing from Minor Threat 5 and Golden Dumpsters for Slam Plan and ARES. In this episode, I talk to Nate Franklin about going up against strong competition in his bracket fights, then chatted with Luke Grell about his hard-hitting, veteran robot. Brendan Steele aka Business Cat also makes a bold prediction about his chances at the December Finals and the ARES crew at MIT talks about

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38:12

MRCA Finals Preview Featuring Qualifying Competitors

Outside of the Box ·

2024/10/30

It has been a little while since I have done a true roundtable and you certainly won't want to miss this one, which features a number of the qualified competitors for the upcoming MRCA Finals event on November 9th. They each talked about their robots and the journey to finals this year. I also asked each of them who they think will win the competition and how they feel about the rapid growth of the league.Check out some of the competitors channels:

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03:01:08

Dungeons & Robots Part 2: An Outside of the Box Special

Outside of the Box ·

2024/10/28

We're back with the epic conclusion of Dungeons & Robots! J joins us for this final session as all of our characters try and make sense of the chaos and killer robots in our post-apocalyptic world. Will they be able to save this world? What other robots might creep up and challenge our heroes? Will mini Jake indeed survive until the end? All of these questions will be answered in this episode! Thank you so much to all of the players for such a fun game!

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55:13

NHRL October Preview with a special Pokemon segment!

Outside of the Box ·

2024/10/23

It is almost time for NHRL's final qualifying event of 2024 and I was joined by a handful of builders to chat about it. I talked to Jeff Waters about his new 30lb entry Pocket Aces plus his fiery upgrades to Supreme Ruler, had a spirited Pokemon discussion with Jaaron, Zoe & David about their Pokemon-themed robots and finally talked to Dima of Turbofiend and Tom of Pawsitively Hissterical about coming into October with a competitive mindset. This is a fun episode you won't want to miss!

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01:22:53

NHRL September 2024 Event Recap on Outside of the Box

Outside of the Box ·

2024/10/07

We've got a fun recap for you today featuring NHRL builders in all weight classes to break down this exciting event for them! I talked to Julian of Mako, Beckett & Matthew of Dimachaerus and Donald and Corey of Team Pandamonium about how their respective tournaments went, what they thought of some of the other competitors at the event and what their thoughts are ahead of Finals as Julian, Beckett and Corey qualified at this event. As usual, it is a great time with great builders!

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