BattleBots S5E5 Recap (Plus Our Interview with Hydra Captain Jake Ewert!)

<p>This week on the podcast, we catch up with Hydra captain Jake Ewert, whose unconventional strategy against HUGE garnered a fair amount of controversy this week among BattleBots fans. We learn more about his 2020 build, how his weapon works and how the team planned for HUGE in the preseason. Plus! We recap episode 5 of the show, and look ahead to an explosive main event next week.</p> <p> </p> <p>This week’s combat robotics news stories:</p> <p>> New petition: Bring BattleBots to the UK: <a href='https://www.change.org/p/battlebots-bring-robot-combat-back-to-uk-television'>https://www.change.org/p/battlebots-bring-robot-combat-back-to-uk-television</a> </p> <p>> Belated Bloodsport vs. End Game recap: <a href='https://youtu.be/tmFLhYH3-jU'>https://youtu.be/tmFLhYH3-jU</a></p> <p>> Deadlift vs. Ghost Raptor on BattleBots: Bounty Hunters: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/robogymrobotics/posts/4034553773264103'>https://www.facebook.com/robogymrobotics/posts/4034553773264103</a> </p> <p>> Gamma 9 fan art: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2493947017581919&id=1802165200093441'>https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2493947017581919&id=1802165200093441</a> </p> <p>> Ghost Raptor AMA on Reddit: <a href='https://www.reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/ksx7u7/battlebots_ama_ghost_raptor/'>https://www.reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/ksx7u7/battlebots_ama_ghost_raptor/</a> </p> <p>> HUGE sticker giveaway: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/BattleBotsHuge/posts/752087552063787'>https://www.facebook.com/BattleBotsHuge/posts/752087552063787</a> </p> <p>> More limited edition JackPot merch: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/JackPotBattleBots/posts/186233266533039'>https://www.facebook.com/JackPotBattleBots/posts/186233266533039</a> </p> <p>> Kraken AMA on Reddit: <a href='https://www.reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/ku1uu5/a_kraken_good_ama_today_at_7_pm_est/'>https://www.reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/ku1uu5/a_kraken_good_ama_today_at_7_pm_est/</a> </p> <p>> Follow-up to Malice’s