Ping 237: Battlebots, an unlikely pairing, Mars One selects its finalists

Welcome back to Ping! We talk about the return of robot combat return to television, we chat about a one-way ticket to Mars on the space desk, and more stories that 'softies are pinging each other about...

[03:45] Battlebots will return to TV this summer on ABC!

[06:03] A More Open Enterprise

[08:23] Mars One selects 1 'alien' and 99 human finalists to die on Mars

[10:58] Trade in your old Surface towards a new Surface Pro 3

[13:29] Bad joke time and Question of the week: What would your battlebot be?  What does it look like and what kind of weaponry does it wield?

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