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When he’s not busting IT vulnerabilities,

Chicago-based information security

professional Brian Adamson is designing,

building, and competing in BattleBots events.

His interest began while growing up in Alaska,

watching the early 2000s episodes of the show

with his brother. “It always seemed like so much

fun, and the community of builders was, as it is

now, generally very nice and welcoming,” he says.

After moving to the Midwest and discovering

the Central Illinois Robotics Club (CIRC) in

Peoria, Adamson decided to get involved in

their robot league. “I t