The Everlasting Botstomper: Our Interview with Cobalt Captain Dave Moulds

<p>This week on the podcast, we catch up with Cobalt captain Dave Moulds! Dave is a member of the rare Three Continents Club in combat robotics, competing in the UK with Robot Wars S9 champion Carbide, in China with This is Fighting Robots champion Tungsten and in the U.S. on BattleBots, with the scary vertical spinner Cobalt. Dave has been building combat robots since 2002 and is a regular fixture on the UK live circuit.</p> <p> </p> <p>This week’s combat robotics news stories:</p> <p> </p> <p>> Filming began Monday, Oct. 5 for the 2020 season of BattleBots</p> <p>> Of the 2019 Top 16, 9 bots are returning to the competition this year</p> <p>***</p> <p>> ATOM 94 paint job: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/teamAVRobotics/posts/1232026387168607?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZWTQxjhASWlA4pUy7KbrATppGCK9XQ_Si08Ia5a6zjwerfKRHUwrj_JSH8XUGgwk82HM5OctNz_UlyTYRztk1atEhu-XfyjYVXY5NKTGnlI5StdSvDX0rSSrA4DcZ_NGW1ayxptJdoVM2ikJw-yvjHIXsCt7NuXRif_UkyXS2pCemmhnudt5SKi7blNDJY7qTWsbV0fOcO_dQYDZEB7aCCM&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R'>https://www.facebook.com/teamAVRobotics/posts/1232026387168607</a></p> <p>> Bale Spear’s new look: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/BALESPEAR/posts/868098380388053'>https://www.facebook.com/BALESPEAR/posts/868098380388053</a> </p> <p>> Big Dill’s new sidekick: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/teamfoodfight/photos/a.222338694849307/1108899846193183/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVoaMQfjbBfUYG3h2KARIZ-O7OFzjQjGrDu9fqWPcfvEu1-dwxGePIOWsg2_krUEJHAZ_6FO1kddq8MDBEt0fJiTVgXDPnV2Z8eM2xO8JB1ZTVpY3nGATfeF_eVgV8q_Jun-D8wB5U_NceJ7Ln1QP4S3JKbjzbbwRLESqFdfrTcXzg5gtLEKmY0lwbNlUFmuvc&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R'>https://www.facebook.com/teamfoodfight/photos/a.222338694849307/1108899846193183/</a></p> <p>> Black Dragon is in: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/uairrior/posts/2994623997310354'>https://www.facebook.com/uairrior/posts/2994623997310354</a> </p> <p>> Bloodsport glamor shot: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/bnsrobotics/posts/3610499002342906'>https://www.facebook.com/bnsrobotics/posts/3610499002342906</a> </p> <p>> Captain Shrederator glamor