Season 5 is going to be BONKers: Our Interview with Nelly the Ellybot Captain Sarah Malyan

This week on the podcast, we catch up with Nelly the Ellybot captain Sarah Malyan, to talk COVID, bots she’s excited about this season, Rusty (naturally), hammers, butt fire, and another rousing game of Bonk, Tag Team and Incinerate. Oh! And our first original song!An Ode to Rustyby Sarah MalyanWell, I’m bored and going crazy at the lack of robot fun Nelly’s stuck in Britain and she ain’t the only oneI wonder if Kenny and Chris Rose are still alive I’d love to hear Faruq shout, ‘It’s robot fighting time!’   WIth nowhere to fight bots I thought my mind would fall apart But then I glimpsed at Rusty and be still my beating heart!   It’s like steampunk had a love child with a Minion and a tank And it’s got a bonking drill to give the other bots a spank!   Oh, it’s Rusty! Oh yes, it’s Rusty! Its paint job might make you think it’s crusty   But its drill is very mighty and we can’t wait until it’s fighting Because we love it here in Blighty Oh it’s Rusty!It’s RustyWe do love RustyAnd I’ll hurt you if you speak of it unjustlyThis bot has my heart beating Its aesthetic is most pleasingAnd Britain will be screaming, ‘C’mon Rusty!’   This week’s combat robotics news stories:   > Filming ends this week on the 2020 season of BattleBots > Atom 94’s weapons test: https://www.facebook.com/teamAVRobotics/posts/1240507119653867 > First look at Chomp (!): https://www.facebook.com/ChompTheBattleBot/posts/1515997025262739  > Copperhead 2020 preview: https://youtu.be/HGgxyZpNHi8  > End Game weapons test: https://www.facebook.com/oyesrobotics/posts/1440823836115307 > Extinguisher’s fire extinguisher: https://www.facebook.com/ExtinguisherBattlebot/posts/740593386522512 > Extinguisher’s vertical spinner test: https://www.facebook.com/ExtinguisherBattlebot/posts/739760486605802 > Extinguisher’s hammer test: https://www.facebook.com/ExtinguisherBattlebot/posts/737435340171650  > Ghost Raptor’s weapons test: https://www.facebook.com/realghostraptor/posts/2829445687287705 > Ghost Raptor’s autonomous NERF gun: https://www.facebook.com/realghostraptor/posts/2831911927041081  > Gigabyte self-righting: https://www.facebook.com/RoboticDeathCompany/posts/1614259705630728  > HiJinx’s weapons test: https://www.facebook.com/HiJinx.BattleBot/posts/216802299871483 > Pain Train glamor shots: https://www.facebook.com/PAINTRAINBB/photos/a.102447541610504/125729905948934/  > Rusty’s weapons test: https://www.facebook.com/teamironforce/posts/115520293653920  > Sharko’s weapons test: https://www.facebook.com/Sharkoprion/posts/802374597263557 > Skorpios’ movie trailer: https://www.facebook.com/SkorpiosBattleBot/posts/2626324197678319 > SlamMow’s weapons test: https://www.facebook.com/teammowbot/posts/10157772294438284   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!