[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":111},["ShallowReactive",2],{"VWwl9s8MtHFNEZCyK5BTJaI8EPX2L7trchKMUlf4Xzs":3,"article_the-best-battlebots-season-ever_solidworks":10,"_apollo:default":109,"_apollo:identified":110},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","the-best-battlebots-season-ever","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":108},[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":50,"products":64,"disciplines":76,"seo":97,"__typename":107},"cG9zdDoyODY3NQ==","The Best BattleBots Season ever??","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Fthe-best-battlebots-season-ever","\u003Cp>Is it just me, or was this the best BattleBots season ever? …\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":29},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":25,"thumbnail":26,"srcSet":27,"sizes":28},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fbiteforce-and-lockjaw-2019-1024x816.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fbiteforce-and-lockjaw-2019-768x612.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fbiteforce-and-lockjaw-2019-150x150.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fbiteforce-and-lockjaw-2019-1024x816.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fbiteforce-and-lockjaw-2019-300x239.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fbiteforce-and-lockjaw-2019-768x612.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fbiteforce-and-lockjaw-2019-1536x1223.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fbiteforce-and-lockjaw-2019.jpg.webp 2000w","(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp>Is it just me, or was this the best BattleBots season ever?  More teams, and a lot of epic battles in the final 16 over the last two weeks.  This season we saw several new competitors entering the bot battleground as well as many of our favorites we have enjoyed seeing duke it out over the years.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fbiteforce-and-lockjaw-2019-1024x816.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28677\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fbiteforce-and-lockjaw-2019-1024x816.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fbiteforce-and-lockjaw-2019-300x239.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fbiteforce-and-lockjaw-2019-768x612.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fbiteforce-and-lockjaw-2019-1536x1223.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fbiteforce-and-lockjaw-2019.jpg.webp 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>I’ve had the privilege to get to know many of the people involved with Battlebots over the years, as most of the teams behind these battling bots use SOLIDWORKS. I enjoy hearing how they work to improve their designs every year, often working on how to overcome a loss against an opponent who knocked them out in an earlier event.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If you want to hear more from BattleBots team leaders, I have three podcasts that can provide some behind-the-scenes insights. You can listen to their stories by clicking on the links below.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Paul Ventimiglia (Team Bite Force): Kicking Bot and Taking Names\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fw.soundcloud.com\u002Fplayer\u002F?url=https%3A\u002F\u002Fapi.soundcloud.com\u002Ftracks\u002F502562331&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Marc DeVidts (Team Ice Wave): From Fighting Robots to Helpful Robots\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fw.soundcloud.com\u002Fplayer\u002F?url=https%3A\u002F\u002Fapi.soundcloud.com\u002Ftracks\u002F597221247&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jonathan Schultz (Team HUGE): Designing Outside the Box turns into HUGE Wins\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fw.soundcloud.com\u002Fplayer\u002F?url=https%3A\u002F\u002Fapi.soundcloud.com\u002Ftracks\u002F681787298&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Be sure to check out all of the Born to Design podcasts, and subscribe below so you will never miss an episode:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsoundcloud.com\u002Fsolidworks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"52\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"52\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fgoogleplay-button.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22494\">\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftun.in\u002Fpjarc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"52\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftunein-button.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22495\">\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcastbox.fm\u002Fchannel\u002FBorn-To-Design-SOLIDWORKS-Podcast-id1419075?country=us#_ga=2.253466441.1355142135.1544219121-05d85400-65a6-11e8-b2a2-edcb4dfbff9a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"52\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fcastbox-button.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22496\">\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp> \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fovercast.fm\u002Fitunes1436186801\u002Fborn-to-design-solidworks-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> \u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"52\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fovercast-button.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22497\">\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:post-content -->\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\u003Cp>All of the BattleBots contenders also work as designers and engineers, as entrepreneurs and CTOs, using their SOLIDWORKS skills to design not only fighting robots, but new innovative new products that span all industries from medical 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