Tim Hebert Recaps April NHRL: Emotions, Experiments, and Epic Moments
This week on The Havoc Rundown, we’re joined by none other than Tim Hebert—robotics educator, NHRL fan favorite, and the brilliant (and slightly chaotic) mind behind Chubby Unicode. That’s right, not Unicorn—Unicode. Tim talks with us about driving his bot with everything from a dance pad to a drum kit, and how experimental control systems can actually hold their own in the cage.
We break down the April 5th NHRL event with over 150 bots and some of the most emotional and unexpected moments we’ve ever seen—including Chainsaw Kitty’s legendary run. Plus, we dive into some serious fantasy league drama (Dan is running away with it), and the whole crew gets tested in Ryan’s Spelling Bee of Doom.
Later, we put Tim through our Five in Focus deep-dive questions and end the show with our now-iconic Rapid-Fire Build-Off, where bot pitches are built around pure chaos and random word prompts.
Massive thank you to Tim Hebert for joining us, sharing his story, and giving us all a reason to believe a drum kit can be a weapon of mass disruption.
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Background Music Featured In This Episode:
Put On Your Fire by Cosmonkey
🔗 https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/put-on-your-fire/120462Attikan Roast by Steven Beddall & Mansij
🔗 https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/attikan-roast/103837Finale by MILANO
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We are a discussion podcast focused on robot combat specializing in events and builders from NHRL in Norwalk CT. Our members include the staff that works behind the pit desk every event acting as the nerve center between the builders and the cage management system. We preview events, talk about fights, interview builders & staff and try to give a peek behind the curtain of what makes an NHRL event work.
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