[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":167},["ShallowReactive",2],{"sDb6FhJJ3nbXsbrGRRXrODamIBAud3XaGS3rmhIKAiI":3,"article_battlebots-battlebots-and-more-battlebots_solidworks":10,"_apollo:default":165,"_apollo:identified":166},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","battlebots-battlebots-and-more-battlebots","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":164},[13],{"id":14,"slug":6,"title":15,"uri":16,"excerpt":17,"locale":18,"featuredImage":21,"tableOfContents":30,"content":31,"date":32,"authorJobTitle":5,"author":33,"masterings":46,"globalTags":67,"products":109,"disciplines":120,"seo":153,"__typename":163},"cG9zdDo1NDQyNA==","BattleBots, BattleBots, and more BattleBots…","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Fbattlebots-battlebots-and-more-battlebots","\u003Cp>The current season of BattleBots is officially in the books. 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Behind the Scenes: \u003Ca href=\".\u002Fbrands\u002Fsolidworksblog\u002F2019\u002F07\u002Fbattlebots-live-behind-the-scenes.html\">.\u002Fbrands\u002Fsolidworksblog\u002F2019\u002F07\u002Fbattlebots-live-behind-the-scenes.html\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>        How BattleBots SawBlaze Cuts through its Competition using SOLIDWORKS: \u003Ca href=\".\u002Fbrands\u002Fsolidworksblog\u002F2018\u002F11\u002Fhow-battlebots-sawblaze-cuts-through-its-competition-using-solidworks.html\">.\u002Fbrands\u002Fsolidworksblog\u002F2018\u002F11\u002Fhow-battlebots-sawblaze-cuts-through-its-competition-using-solidworks.html\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>        The Value of a “Body Double” During the Coronavirus Pandemic: \u003Ca href=\".\u002Fbrands\u002Fsolidworksblog\u002F2020\u002F04\u002Fthe-value-of-a-body-double-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic.html\">.\u002Fbrands\u002Fsolidworksblog\u002F2020\u002F04\u002Fthe-value-of-a-body-double-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic.html\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>       BattleBots Final – Four SOLIDWORKS-Designed Bots Duke it Out: \u003Ca href=\".\u002Fbrands\u002Fsolidworksblog\u002F2018\u002F10\u002Ffour-solidworks-designed-bots-duke-it-out-in-battlebots-final.html\">.\u002Fbrands\u002Fsolidworksblog\u002F2018\u002F10\u002Ffour-solidworks-designed-bots-duke-it-out-in-battlebots-final.html\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>        Get Ready to Robo Rumble at SOLIDWORKS World 2017: \u003Ca href=\".\u002Fbrands\u002Fsolidworksblog\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Fget-ready-robo-rumble-solidworks-world-2017.html\">.\u002Fbrands\u002Fsolidworksblog\u002F2017\u002F02\u002Fget-ready-robo-rumble-solidworks-world-2017.html\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>        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