Outside of the Box

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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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June NHRL Teams Preview featuring Havoc Rundown on Outside of the Box

May 27 2024 76 mins  
Are you hyped about the NHRL Teams event on June 1st? Well, I was joined by the crew from Havoc Rundown including Ashley, Ryan, Justin, Thomas & Tony to break down the groupings in each division to discuss matchups and who we will will win it all! This episode is packed full of fun discussions like theories on how Paws could win it all in the 3lb division as well as some friend

Safety in Combat Robotics on Outside of the Box

May 19 2024 92 mins  
Introducing this very important episode on the importance of safety in combat robotics where in the first half I chat with Quantum's James Cooper on the safety fundamentals and everyone's responsibilities to put together a safe event followed by a discussion with Triton's Brad Hanstad and Synthwave builder Kyle Kuffrey about why good safety practices are so essential to the growth

WPI Takeover on Outside of the Box

May 15 2024 65 mins  
It is another roundtable and this time I gathered together one of the most dominant forces in the NHRL - Team WPI! We talked about many things including the importance of growing combat robotics, the Loophole controversy and how it subsequently promoted more creativity in the sport, what you can expect from Team Too Hot To Handle at NHRL's Teams event and a special conversation wit

April NHRL Recap Featuring Team Robojackets and Team Stamdamonium

May 13 2024 73 mins  
In one of my biggest episodes to date, I got a bunch of strong performers together from the April NHRL event including the builders of Golden Dumpster winners Chonkiv (30lb) and Ambisbaena (12lb). Hear all about how the RoboJackets of Georgia Tech felt about having to fight each other in the competition and why their bot names usually end in the letter 'i'. Also, hear from Team Sta

Ashley Interviews Christine on Outside of the Box!

May 07 2024 39 mins  
Hey fans and builders! For the two year anniversary of the show we did something a little different and THIS time, Ashley is asking the questions! Find out what inspired the podcast in the first place, why soldering is frustrating and what we think about the NHRL Teams event coming up in June. This was a really fun episode to record and hopefully it answers some questions that some

Two Year Anniversary Recap Show on Outside of the Box

Apr 23 2024 57 mins  
It is now two years to the day that the first episode of Outside of the Box premiered featuring Zach and Diana from Team Skorpios. The show has come a long way in that time and I have gotten to interview so many wonderful folks within combat robotics and beyond. I chose 20 episodes for this recap that were defining or important to the show in some way and I break them all down for

Hacksmith Industries Talks About Orbitron on Outside of the Box | BattleBots

Apr 16 2024 24 mins  
It is time for a chat with Hacksmith Industries about the highly anticipated BattleBots entry - Orbitron! We talked about how Ben, Bogdan and Hacksmith became involved with the University of Waterloo's BattleBots idea which has turned into a super innovative AI robot that may change the landscape of combat robotics. They elaborate on the benefits and challenges of an AI robot and h

Robot Roundtable: April NHRL | Outside of the Box

Apr 14 2024 60 mins  
If you are already feeling high about April's NHRL event, please check out this roundtable featuring Corey, Chris, Gabe, Jaaron, Dan & Kyle where we preview what to expect from their robots and much more! We naturally talked about triple threat Jamison Go who will be competing in every weight class, dug into much of the rest of the field and I got super hype about multibot Barb

Talkin' Nerdy at Indiana Comic Convention!!

Apr 10 2024 12 mins  
Last month, I got the opportunity to attend Indiana Comic Convention and nerd out with a bunch of people that share so much of the fandom appreciation that I do. I got to do a couple of interviews with fans and got to meet a handful of celebrities including some Avatar encounters with a couple of my favorite voice actors. Check out my review and feedback on the Con!

Gillian & Linden of Bot Barons on Bot Buddies | NHRL | Outside of the Box

Apr 08 2024 21 mins  
Prepare to be royally entertained in this episode as I chat with Gillian and Linden of Bot Barons about their court full of regal robots. We dove into how they came up with this amazing theme in the first place, why cam lifters are so hard to fight, their bot Prince's amazing performance at the March RIT event and how Emperor will be changing its "clothes" for the April event and m