Killer Bots! with Neil deGrasse Tyson and BattleBots’ Ray Billings 

"HE INVENTED THE PONY" I love Chuck so much, the whole idea of him being here is amazing

Don't ever get rid of Chuck! Makes me laugh and learn at the same time.

The best person that Neil could have gotten was Grant Imahara for this as he was on the show, built battle bots, and has plenty of engineering explaining experience. If only he were here. RIP Grant.

I adore this show and have consumed it on YT and podcast every chance I get. I have watched Battlebots with my sons for a decade or so and was EXTREMELY EXCITED to watch this one. Guys…..PLEASE ALLOW YOUR GUESTS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS!!!!!! 🤦‍♂️😖🙄 Ray wasn’t allowed to answer several of your most pertinent questions about Tombstone and the sport due to being talked over until the next question was presented like rules of the sport, autonomy, approach, tactics etc etc

DeGrasse Tyson, Nice and O'Reilly as secondary judges on BattleBots! DO IT, DO IT, DO IT!!!!

Hi, Andrei from Glitch (Combat Robotics at Berkeley). The autonomous portion perked my interest since there was large discussion on a targeting system in my subteam! It is much, much harder and expensive than many thought adding the components, electronics, coding, integration, and making its worth in weight and performance (and 500 other factors) that are still being discussed for the possible future to make a good show. Thanks for giving attention to BattleBots and I hope you enjoy the fights!

Did anyone else notice that most of the really scientific/techincal questions came from Gary O'Reilly? Neil's questions, for the most part, were not nearly as insightful. Way to go Gary!!

Neil and Bill Nye need to team up to make a battlebot. Chuck can drive it

I just finished watching the Nature/Nurture episode and this popped up as I was deciding on what to watch next. That's good.

Hey neil I have recently discovered this channel and have been loving the videos!

I started watching startalk a year ago and I saw Chuck and I was like, what is this dude doing in this show? a year in and I can't imagine it without him, great chemistry and balance for the show.

EDIT: just saw the updated thumbnail with the correct bot. leaving this comment but adding this notation out of principle. wonderful job! HEY just an FYI you made a little error with your thumbnail. You're interviewing Ray Billings who's current robot is Tombstone. Your thumbnail shows a robot named Dissector. Dissector was built by Donald Hudson for the original run of Battlebots on comedy central and weighs in at a full 75 pounds more than Tombstone. Dissector is also retired, having been a multiple championship title winner in its super heavyweight division and has not competed in around 15 years or so. Just figured you would appreciate a little heads up!

My favorite YT channel! You guys are rockstars of the science world.

BattleBots was the best show of my youth. I first seen Grant Imahara on that series, and have been a fan ever since. Watching him repair Deadblow with a smile on his face while every other team was stressed was inspiring to me in my youth. A masterful engineer and an extremely kind, level headed person, It was an honor to witness his professional career. He will inspire me always.

"Why are we fighting eachother? Join me brother!" See, this is why they only get three minutes of batteries. :)

The legend himself! Ray is the man!

#TeamSeas! Please join this movement!

This is star talk!!!

Great show guys!!!

If anyone has tunein radio app u can listen to him 24/7

The man who invented the ponie. Chuck's best line ever.

For anyone who's interested, there are lots of competitions for smaller weight classes, usually spectators can come watch for free, and it is not difficult or expensive to build your own bots ($250 or so for everything you need to have a fairly competitive bot or about $100 for the absolute minimum). There are also several companies offering kit bots which are as easy to assemble as most Ikea furniture ranging in price fro $250-$500 or so. Check www.robotcombatevents.com for listings of events and www.reddit.com/r/battlebots to connect with a community of fans and builders. If you are interested and have questions most builders are more than happy to help.

😊 love these shows even more🥰

Watching old seasons of battle bots for the past few days and then they put this episode up. I am both happy and freaked out a little bit at the same time.

BattleBots and Forged in Fire are the highlight of every TV season for me.

I have always wanted this episode, I've always thought someone that has a massive physics background would excel in robot fighting

Man, Chuck is such a cool guy with some perfectly timed funny quips. Bravo.

New questions are a benefit

@Startalk This show is awesome! How do I send in a topic? I want to know if exploding stars or black holes that are destroying planets make noise. Does our sun make noise? From what I understand space is mute because the sound has nothing to bounce/vibrate off.

Let the guest talk!!

I couldn't not giggle every time he said 'duty cycle'. Thanks, Chuck 😂😂

14:34 Chuck is brilliant 🤣🤣 That quick wit remark made my day, especially when it caught Neil off guard; watch from 14:00 for full context 😁👍

I just had to watch the best of Tombstone after this

so glad you picked Ray he is awesome :)

Great stuff! ★🗣️

These guys asked some really solid questions.

wow this was amazing

Chuck is chill it smoothed science!

Could his bot be Bawwy Kwipky's death bot? Big Bang Theory reference. The TV show, not the actual Big Bang Theory.

I love ray!

Ray and Gary touched on the subject of last minute battlebot engineering, "in the pit" changes depending on the opponent. Are there any modular battlebots? Something like a blank platform with many different configurations based on pre-designed attachments that can be completely customized based on the situation?

Love the vids

This entire conversation made me go back and watch the movie “Real Steel” seems like that would be reality soonish!

The 🐎joke snuck on me too 😂

i love this trio

I have multiple extra switches on my transmitter to use for anything from a flame thrower to a rail gun on my quadcopter. There's even a "Killer Drone" equipped with a chainsaw. All of these and more are here on RU-vid. It's a wonderful time to live with technology available.

I just watched a video of Tombstone in battle it's amazing the kinetic energy that thing transfers period especially considering that other bought weighs 200 lb holy cow that thing is beyond a dangerous weapon

Chuck's back! Missed ya bud!

Printed titanium with graphene? How about boron nitrite doping of the graphene? That's armor, and for weapons, you need a modification of the trebuchet, which hits, and the hammer then rotates to impact again. This gives you more spin to inertial transfer, but you need to somehow create this at a variable angle, so that it can shift from lateral to perpendicular quickly. Perhaps by an elevating front suspension, so that the trebuchet has more distance on the strike. The bonus is that the Graphene compound will float on water, and so you get more weight to "play with" depending on what you build in. (since it's stronger than steel and harder than diamond, a saw blade comes to mind. ) And the robotic version of a zamboni. A cleanup machine to remove the fluids, and debris.

Chucks back !!!!

Great 👍

Chuck was 🔥 🔥 🔥 this episode! 😂😂😂

chuck was on fire this episode 🤣🤣

Prolly chucks best joke on star talk lmao, gotta love chuck esp for his low-key science knowledge

When a duck is in Ray Billings’s vicinity: *don’t*

Good day to you Neil

A winning combo would be an indestructible(-ish) base power unit (low, with covered wheels and perhaps a flipper) with a set of quick-connect turrets geared toward the different style of opponent e.g., crushing jaws or power spike against Tombstone, a horizontal spinner and a vertical spinner where useful, all designed to interchange in minutes or seconds. It might save on replacement costs, too...

Good day to everyone

A Battle bots tournament on star talk would have been so cool 😂😂

A subject I absolutely love!!!!!! I love to get involved but do not know of any teams near central, PA. I look forward to the new season on Discovery Channel. Does anyone have any idear when it will start to air?

Let's not forget the British version robot wars that has been going on for years now

This reminds me of Grant Imahara. I wish he had the chance to be a guest before he passed away

"Lumberblack." Chuck, don't quit your say j- oh wait. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I love Chuck, he's the only comedian co-host I can handle on this channel. Maybe Paul as well.

I don’t know about battle bots and nets but robot wars allows entanglements and it’s still interesting to watch!

Ray tombstone billings. Great show

The potential determines the kinetics

Chuck needs to be on every episode Neil. Effective immediately

i would've expected something about ocean currents today

#GaryR #ChuckLORDnice #Dr.Tyson Star Talk ROCKS

It was called ‘Robot Wars’ in The UK

Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice are the perfect duo

Lol love chuck way too much. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Tombstone was the most iconic battle bot ever made

It would be something to see Chuck and Neil challenged to build a combat robot better then Tombstone :O

I ❤️ chuck

It is better than Auto shop in schools you learn the mecanicis at an unseen level Imagination workouts and fun...win win

I want to see an A.I Neil Degrasse Tyson design robot

Battle Bots, a day at work at the GM assembly plant.

Ayyy Ray Billing

I like the sculpture of the 1/4-20 hex nut behind the robot guy, but I think it would have looked cooler if the artist had threaded it :)

"THE BISHOP OF BOT DEATH"

Neil: Chuck is from Philly, home of the Franklin Institute. The Franklin Institute has a train exhibit which includes several steam engines. Of course he is familiar with a “cowcatcher”. 😁

Statue of Ray and Tombstone for sure!

Didn't have to start watching to know this was a liked video 😁😁😁

Oh yeah....The Pony! Ya gotta love it

Yes I let my students play age of empires to learn business

Bots are a form of life period

I can picture a 10-ton Tombstone with a 5,000-pound 10-foot long horizonal spinning blade that's spinning at close to the speed of sound used by the military to clear city blocks. Who knows? They might want one.

Are there competitions the require built in pov cameras to be placed on the bots to let the audience watch the competition?

Don’t know if it’s been mentioned but Johnny 5 from short circuit

What is an ounce? I can't properly understand the weight when it is not presented in a Gram or Kilo Gram fromat.

So you've decided to invite the Grim Reaper himself. How cool is that! That's how you know the Halloween is here

This trio is great 🤣

chuck is frickin hilarious in this one 😅

Neil missed that pony joke by a mile LOL

Id live to see Mark Rober build a battle bot

HE INVENTED THE PONY I Just did a spit take! Ice tea everywhere!

I have a question 🤔 how did Chuck get on the show 🤔

Military and law enforcement use robots for many things. Not necessarily for direct combat, but bomb disposal in most cases, as well as scouting and other various weaponized uses on occasion. Bomb disposal robots should be accessible to all law enforcement by now, its easy enough technology in 2021 for them to be able to safely check and disarm explosives.

Neil not understanding the Pony Joke is the FIRST