About this episode

Corey Nason shares his experiences competing internationally at Robot Rampage in New Zealand.

In this episode, we sit down with Corey Nason to talk about his trip to New Zealand to compete at Robot Rampage and what it’s like taking your bot to an international stage. From travel logistics to adapting to a completely different competition environment, Corey walks us through the experience of fighting abroad, the challenges he faced, and how the event stacked up against what we’re used to at home. We dive into the matches, the competition level, and what makes Robot Rampage such a unique event in the combat robotics world, along with Corey’s takeaways from the trip and what it means for future builds and events. If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to compete internationally in combat robotics, this is one you won’t want to miss. Corey's Builder Profile: https://havocrundown.com/en/builder/corey-nason-1763909431321 Website: https://havocrundown.com/en Background Music Credits: - Go On by Flint- The Observer by Evgeny Bardyuzha - Fake Table by Benno, Eden Ladin

People in this episode

Host: Hunter Bro

Guest: Corey Nason

Topics covered

• combat robotics
• international competition
• travel logistics
• Robot Rampage
• challenges in robotics
• competition environment

Keywords

• combat robotics
• Robot Rampage
• international competition
• Corey Nason
• travel logistics
• competition challenges
• robot fighting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hunter Bro Studios

Places: New Zealand

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