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John Flaacke

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Episode Title: Blaze of Glory   In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, the AmericanKilljoy and World of Woodrow as we look at the 6th episode of BattleBots 2020. Also joining us this week to dissect the action is one of our youngest ever guests, John Flaacke of Extinguisher.   Be sure to check us out on iTunes and Spotify too! Simply search “The RoboCast” on either of those platforms, and listen to us on the go!   Let us know what your thoughts on the sixth episode of the 2020 season in the comments below, we’d love to hear your thoughts!     Time Stamps: 00:00 – Introduction 00:40 – Extinguisher explanations 05:12 – Rotator vs Valkyrie 11:37 – Extinguisher vs Gigabyte 17:36 – Sharkoprion vs SlapBox 21:28 – Mad Catter vs Malice 27:04 – Atom #94 vs Tantrum 30:43 – Pain Train vs SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 35:53 – SawBlaze vs Uppercut 44:32 – Closing Thoughts    Also, a HUGE shoutout to the Seaborg, who designed my fantastic new channel icon and podcast logo! Check him out here, and be sure to approach him for any design work you may want or need, you won’t be disappointed: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ4Ls2iEv_ecyGS7YB_o_qg   Get your Two-Headed Death Flamingo tees here: https://shop.bristolbotbuilders.com/product/mingo/   My Pages: https://twitter.com/SamElliott64 https://www.youtube.com/c/SamElliott64 https://twitter.com/2HDFlamingo https://www.facebook.com/2HDFlamingo/   Steve’s Pages: https://twitter.com/AKJofficial https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanKilljoy   Jevan’s Pages: https://www.facebook.com/WorldOfWoodrowYouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldofWoodrow   John’s Pages: https://www.facebook.com/ExtinguisherBattlebot https://www.instagram.com/extinguisherbattlebot/   Don’t forget to check BattleBots themselves out online too! https://battlebots.com/ https://twitter.com/BattleBots https://www.facebook.com/battlebots https://www.youtube.com/battlebots https://www.instagram.com/battlebots

Episode Title: Blaze of Glory In this podcast, I am joined by Steve, the AmericanKilljoy and World of Woodrow as we look at the 6th episode of BattleBots 2020. Also joining us this week to dissect the action is one of our youngest ever guests, John Flaacke of Extinguisher. Be sure to check us out on iTunes and Spotify too! Simply search “The RoboCast” on either of those platforms, and listen to us on the go! Let us know what your thoughts on the sixth episode of the 2020 season in the comments below, we’d love to hear your thoughts! Time Stamps: 00:00 – Introduction 00:40 – Extinguisher explanations 05:12 – Rotator vs Valkyrie 11:37 – Extinguisher vs Gigabyte 17:36 – Sharkoprion vs SlapBox 21:28 – Mad Catter vs Malice 27:04 – Atom #94 vs Tantrum 30:43 – Pain Train vs SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 35:53 – SawBlaze vs Uppercut 44:32 – Closing Thoughts Also, a HUGE shoutout to the Seaborg, who designed my fantastic new channel icon and podcast logo! Check him out here, and be sure to approach him for any design work you may want or need, you won’t be disappointed: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ4Ls2iEv_ecyGS7YB_o_qg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ4Ls2iEv_ecyGS7YB_o_qg</a> Get your Two-Headed Death Flamingo tees here: <a href="https://shop.bristolbotbuilders.com/product/mingo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://shop.bristolbotbuilders.com/product/mingo/</a> My Pages: <a href="https://twitter.com/SamElliott64" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/SamElliott64</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/SamElliott64" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/SamElliott64</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/2HDFlamingot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/2HDFlamingo</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/2HDFlamingo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/2HDFlamingo/</a> Steve’s Pages: <a href="https://twitter.com/AKJofficial" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/AKJofficial</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanKilljoy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanKilljoy</a> Jevan’s Pages: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WorldOfWoodrowYouTube" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/WorldOfWoodrowYouTube</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldofWoodrow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/WorldofWoodrow</a> John’s Pages: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ExtinguisherBattlebot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ExtinguisherBattlebot</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/extinguisherbattlebot/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/extinguisherbattlebot/</a> Don’t forget to check BattleBots themselves out online too! <a href="https://battlebots.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://battlebots.com/</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BattleBots" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/BattleBots</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/battlebots" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/battlebots</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/battlebots" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/battlebots</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/battlebots" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/battlebots</a>

RoboCast #82: BattleBots 2020 Season - Episode 6 Review [w. John Flaacke]

This week on the podcast, we sit down with surprise guest John Flaacke, the 17-year-old captain of Extinguisher, the fire engine-themed modular heavyweight that made its debut on the 2019 season of BattleBots. John talks about his high school capstone project (an autonomous firefighting robot), why he decided to build a heavyweight first, and how he chopped 35 pounds off his robot’s emergency siren.   This week’s combat robotics event calendar:   Jan. 25 Las Vegas, NV Desert Dust Up Fairyweights, antweights and beetleweights Organized by Vegas Combat Robotics robotcombatevents.com/events/451   Jan. 25 Miami, FL Robot Riot at RoboSLAM 2020 Fairyweights, antweights and beetleweights Organized by Robot Riot buildersdb.com/eventdetail.asp?eventid=605   Jan. 25 Fullerton, CA Sparklecon Smash VII Fairyweights, antweights, plastic antweights and beetleweights Organized by Bad Kitty facebook.com/events/2418538445075996   Jan. 25 and 26 Monroe, WA WAR Hobby Expo 2020 Fairyweights, antweights, plastic antweights, beetleweights, 12-pound hobbyweight and 30-pound sportsman Organized by Western Allied Robotics robotcombatevents.com/events/472   Jan. 26 Sherburn in Elmet, UK RoboDojo Feathers Full Combat and Sportsman Featherweights Organized by RoboDojo facebook.com/events/1220535418334975   Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/behindthebots Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Tell a friend about the show; we really appreciate your support!

This week on the podcast, we sit down with surprise guest John Flaacke, the 17-year-old captain of Extinguisher, the fire engine-themed modular heavyweight that made its debut on the 2019 season of BattleBots. John talks about his high school capstone project (an autonomous firefighting robot), why he decided to build a heavyweight first, and how he chopped 35 pounds off his robot’s emergency siren. This week’s combat robotics event calendar: Jan. 25 Las Vegas, NV Desert Dust Up Fairyweights, antweights and beetleweights Organized by Vegas Combat Robotics <a href="http://robotcombatevents.com/events/451" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">robotcombatevents.com/events/451</a> Jan. 25 Miami, FL Robot Riot at RoboSLAM 2020 Fairyweights, antweights and beetleweights Organized by Robot Riot <a href="http://buildersdb.com/eventdetail.asp?eventid=605" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buildersdb.com/eventdetail.asp?eventid=605</a> Jan. 25 Fullerton, CA Sparklecon Smash VII Fairyweights, antweights, plastic antweights and beetleweights Organized by Bad Kitty <a href="http://facebook.com/events/2418538445075996" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/events/2418538445075996</a> Jan. 25 and 26 Monroe, WA WAR Hobby Expo 2020 Fairyweights, antweights, plastic antweights, beetleweights, 12-pound hobbyweight and 30-pound sportsman Organized by Western Allied Robotics <a href="http://robotcombatevents.com/events/472" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">robotcombatevents.com/events/472</a> Jan. 26 Sherburn in Elmet, UK RoboDojo Feathers Full Combat and Sportsman Featherweights Organized by RoboDojo <a href="http://facebook.com/events/1220535418334975" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/events/1220535418334975</a> Follow us on Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/behindthebots" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/behindthebots</a> Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts Tell a friend about the show; we really appreciate your support!

All Things Extinguisher, with Surprise BattleBots Guest John Flaacke