Spinnerproof

This episode is pointless Rules and judging! Yay! Rule changes You sould read them and not just trust what we say: Design rules, Tournament rules, Judges’ Guide Safety! Power lights you can see [Design rules: 3b] Cradles that cradle [Tournament rules: 3.4.2] Fires are bad [Design rules: 16] Minibot battery limitations [Design rules: 4b] No more OotA disqualification threat But a higher wall Lifting/pinning/grappling timing changes [Tournament rules: 7.5.6/7/8] Separation procedure [Tournament rules: 7.5.9] Mobility & countouts If you’re moving, you’re moving [Tournament rules: 7.6.2] Even if you’re only using your weapon to do so Reducing the chances of people getting angry at officials Unsticks [Tournament rules: 7.6.3/4] We won’t see nearly as many unsticks More fights will end early, but they’re more likely to end ‘fairly’ Time savings for production? Minibots get removed after a second unstick Engagement avoidance [Tournament rules: 7.6.7] Judging changes Post-match functionality displays [To urnament rules: 7.6.11] Aggression - circling is more aggressive than staying faced up [Judges guide: Aggression FAQ] Control - Robots which get their weapon and the hazards into play better than their opponent should win a control tie [Judges’ guide: COntrol matrix] Appeals [Tournament rules: 2.4.7] 1 minute window to lodge your appeal, requiring a specific reason for appealing A failed appeal removes your right to appeal Should there be a mid-ground? Sam explains why this doesn’t apply to refereeing decisions Experimental UK judging system The system! Already used at BBB’s ‘Subterraean Showdown’ and in use for the upcoming BBB Beetleweight Champs Intended to give all robots fairly equal access to every category Damage is dead, long live weapon effectiveness! Not all weapon types can be expected do damage, so judging them on damage is dumb. Everyone with a weapon should be able to use it effectively Lifters lift, grabbers grab, flippers flip, spinners do damage just like before Wedges are a blind spot for the system. They were also a blind spot in the existing system, but the name we’ve used makes the issue more visible Active weapon rule? Aggression is still aggression Free a stuck opponent? ALL OF THE POINTS! Control & Strategy Control - control your robot well, get your weapon into play, use the hazards Strategy - make smart choices Think of strategy as a place for judges to add points, but not a place where we really take them away

We’re back! Back-ish Editing sucks and we’re not doing it. BEVs Northdown Havoc Sportsman feathers are dope Judging Judging is hard Coin-toss fights Let The Good Times Stroll vs Crossblow III vs Head for the Exit Battlebots… This community sucks as talking about this stuff The system doesn’t seem that ‘broken’ Do we need Battlebots? What now? No Battlebots episode reviews Robot building? Events? Clickbait awfulness? Hoping Sam doesn’t die

We went to the BBB summer showdown with Split Decision 2 We’re a little rusty, and failed to record a proper outro. I hope you can come to forgive us. Here are the pictures! https://imgur.com/a/TVheEHJ

Follow Up/Front Matter There is a bingo winner. We haven’t worked out who yet A quite vast amount of information about brushless motors and ESCs Sensorless still involves some small degree of sensing/feedback, and this is important Dual brushless hammer fun Stripped grub screw threads Ryan made a fuss Fake spinner test The real testing setup Battlebots and stuff General thoughts A very strong season, especially under the circumstances A slightly underwhelming end result Robot by robot Hydra The journey Vs Gigabyte - a fight for newcomers? Whiplash Mad lifts vs Valkyrie Sam’s sympathy for Valkyrie Ribbot Not a joke bot. Tantrum There are no words. Except the words we speak. Sawblaze Mammoth vs Copperhead Judging… The judging is made of judgment The whole AMA is very much worth checking out Shatter! Making bets Shatter! shirts Since recording this episode, shipping to the UK has been made available. Trying not to believe and believing anyway End Game M E T A Variety and length of forks Not being Biteforce Being Biteforce Aftershow: Sam’s computer troubles

Front matter Lockdown finally made Sam build things More on that later! Ryan doesn’t know what tools he owns Bugglebots 4K special Vote here! (may require time machine) Watch here! 5 episodes of Battlebots 2020 in

Front Matter Sliding slowly an inexoribly towards The Fight Bounty Hunters How do you cover something which has no formal air date? Is it good? Bronco the "legend" The team? Yes. The robot? Eh... Lack of attention to spoilers Episodes 4 & 5 Good things! Slammow working Chomp working Gamma 9 working Shatter! vs Malice Short memories Expecting Malice to take the decision Because it deserved it? Because we're used to spinners winning these decisions? Clickbait Hydra vs HUGE Yes, there are still 45 minutes of the episode left Playing Ultimate We promise this is far more relevant than it looks when you see it written down Sport vs TV The attachment It's a good attachment Exceptional driving skill Questionable driving choices? Similarities to Warrior Dragon vs Chomp Communication with the ref Timings in the edit 3 seconds in reality -> ~10 in the edit Exploiting the weaknesses of HUGE Are production to blame for the dull fight? The team claim to have warned production about their plans Not using your weapon Ideas for preventing fights like these Time outs to deal with disputes? Forced weapon demo pre-fight? Changing nothing? Ryan did not make the diagram Kraken vs Witch Doctor... ...in exactly 25 seconds

Front Matter How Spinnerproof is covering Battlebots What we want, when we want Fights and topics which interest us, released sporadically Battlebots 2020 - episodes 1-3 Bloodsport vs Skorpios The power of managed expectations Bloodsport's improvements Shatter! vs Ghost Raptor Shatter! is amazing and if you disagree you are wrong The best hammer? How to use a hammer Shatter!'s driving style distilled Omnidrive all the things HUGE! vs Mammoth The dream match? Are non-meta robots as fun when they aren't facing the meta? Witch Doctor vs Hydra Long main events are good main events Hydra starting with a flip charged Black Dragon vs Kraken A coin-toss or a theft? Rules not rewarding what fans see as dominating a fight RotatoR vs Beta Decision not rewarding what the rules appear to priorities Enforcing weapon usage? Better hammers firing straight into weapons Shatter! vs Ghost Raptor Shatter! vs Kingpin Blue vs Crossfire Blacksmith vs Biteforce Chomp vs Biteforce Competitors no longer feeling that they can rely on the rules being applied consistently The quality of online discourse How the presentation of the show influences this Robocast #79 - listen to it Listen to it somewhere other than youtube Actually judging the match How the judges scored it The 2020 Judges' Guide Beta can't score 5 points for aggression Giving Beta damage points because...reasons? Assumed damage? Penalising RotatoR for their damage being unintentional? Loose rules vs rigid rules Blame falling on people or falling on a system Unnecessary and possibly unhelpful maths Format Bit different, innit Crowd noise Less suppression of audience reactions? Dud fights No basement tapes Generally good handling of the rough fights

This episode was recorded on November 28th, 2020 The cards can be seen in all their graphic glory here The teams: Mike - Mystrsyko Sam - Robocast Sam & Ryan - Spinnerproof Charlie - Good Robottal Ned - Spoiler Alert & ESC Oliver - ESC and No More Spinnahhs David - David of Smeg Jevan - World of Woodrow & No More Spinnahhs The cards: Mike Puff the Magic Dragon A LiPo fire in the box The Atomic Bomb Atom#94 catches fire Lotsa smoke or visible flames The 2020 Dumpster Fire A returning competitor flops HARD EG Bombshell in 2018, Bronco in 2019, or any robot designed to win fights which fails to Let it Rip! Captain Shredderator vs Gigabyte (1v1) Improvise, Adapt, Overcome Swiss-army bot makes the top 32 Swiss-army bot = multiple weapon types Jumping in the Grave A robot is dubbed 'the new Bite Force' Does not include the new champ once they are champ A Surprise, to be Sure Half of the top 8 are 'new' New = no team members have reached the top 16 before What Would You Like on Your Tombstone? Tombstone loses its first 2 fights Mr Flibble's Very Cross A team quantining on entry to the USA is mentioned Thank God for the Arena A robot is flung into the Lexan Ice Ice Baby ICEWave tears another robot in half No bonus points!! Close Quarters A fight is restarted due to an unstick Might not be shown in the edit They're Good Dogs, Bronco The dog from the Pain Train team photo is acknowledged on the show Shocker! A rookie makes the top 16 Rookie = new robot with a new team, even if some members have competed with other teams Crowd Favourite Chomp scores a OHKO 'OHKO' = first hit from the weapon Clusterfunk Gemini fails to get a win Sam For Grant Grant Imahara mentioned directly Rocky Balboa Tantrum works Working = weapon spins, hits as well as other similar weapons, and the punching mechanism is clearly helpful Just Like The Simulations An AGWWAPTBABF fantasy matchup happens, and the result is the same David Attenborough Two or more animal themed robots fight (each other) Animal themes must be part of the bot's aesthetic Absent Audience Attention repeatedly drawn to the lack of audience Repeatedly = at least 10 mentions Lithium Polymer Armament A LiPo fire occurs Old Farm Derby Bale Spear vs Black Widow (1v1) Split Personalities A robot is split in ~2 The Steel Chair Slammow manages a suplex Hammer to Fall Beta vs Chomp (1v1) A Game of Two Halves A robot gets split apart Look at Me, Pa! Two robots with minibotds fight, with their minibots Pink is Sus A predominantly pink robot makes the knockout stages Axolotl, Sporkinok, and HiJinx are all predominantly pink Extinguisher by Name... Extinguisher puts out a fire That's Not 30 Seconds! A team is reminded they can only hold for 30 seconds Oh Lawd She Comin! Chomp ends the season with a positive record Spinnerproof The Killshot An axe/hammer scores a KO Any big overhead hitty thing, but not a 'hammer saw' or similar, and not Rusty We Die Together Gemini only uses the multibot config A Noticeable Absence Bite Force not being present is mentioned Apologies to Craig Danby Slammow makes the top 16 OOTA is OOTA 'Proper' OOTA from a non-spinner 'Proper' OOTA = not behind the screws or stuck elsewhere BLUE TEAM, READY? Button hit with something other than a finger/hand Non-starters A robot with a website profile doesn't have a fight Out With Win and You're In No places in the top 32 are decided by a play-in fight Stop the count A robot comes back to life during a countout My Leg! Chomp loses a leg We Get it Already The cast avoids saying "Covid-19", "Pandemic", or "Coronavirus" for the entire season Cast = not competitors LiPo Fire 2 A LiPo fire happens Why Why Whyachi? 2+ Whyachi robots face each other in any kind of match Don't Bring Wheels Into the Arena A horizontal spinner snipes a wheel 'Snipes' = a single hit disabling or removing the wheel Not in my Lexicon The term 'forward thrust flipper' is used to describe a front-hinge flipper The Bigger They Are... Chomp's hammer causes significant damage Charlie Pulverizer Pete Multiple pulveriser hits to one robot in a single fight Be Trans, Throw Hands Sporkinok receives needless online hate We'll know it when we see it Slammow Fails to Work ...as intended, through the entire season The Saviour is Here! Rusty takes a fight to the judges Wee Woo (No, Not That One) Extinguisher puts out a fire The One True Hammer Shatter! outperforms all the other 'pure' hammerbots 'Pure' hammerbots = Beta, Chomp, maybe Rusty. 'Outperforms' = better record and/or lasting longest in the tournament ("down to the second") Free Parking Non-Bite Force champion Can only be ticked after the grand final The Future is Now No robots from the 2019 top 8 make the 2020 top 8 Tears in the Gears A competitor cries on camera Sorry About Your Bike Jenny Taft segment involves smashing up a household object Double Kill Simultaneous KO Hide and Syk 2 Despite the lack of live studio audience, world-renowned youtuber MystrSyko is somehow still spotted The Bot Whisperer Footage of pre-reboot BB used in reference to Peter Abrahamson Not Even the Younglings Survived Perfect Phoenix doesn't win a fight Pobodies Nerfect The champ will have lost a fight along the way Lights, Camera, Smash! One of the lights gets broken Ned Everything is Fine An entire episode doesn't mention the pandemic Spiderman Pointing Meme Sawblaze vs Skorpios (1v1) Hammer Time Two hammers fight each other (1v1) Chomp, Shatter!, and BETA are hammers. Mad Catter & Extinguisher count if they use their hammer setup in the fight. Rusty may or may not be a hammer. Tropical Storm BETA BETA KOs a vertical spinner Hammer saws don't count. Mammoth doesn't count Careful, Icarus A previously successful robot crashes HARD Previously top 16/play in, failing to make the top 32 VERTS REEEEEEEEE 4WD verts make up at least half of the top 8 If the website photo is a vert, its a vert. Mad Catter counts if they use the vert more than the hammer Now There Are Two of Them! RotatoR uses the dual disc setup In the Blue Hex A HexBug toy appears in the box for a robot's introduction Third Time Lucky Whiplash fights and beats Tombstone This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things Someone is seen wearing a mask incorrectly Nose not covered, hanging off one ear, constantly readjusting, etc Screwed A robot is KO'd due to being stuck in/on the screws Up and Away A whole robot hits the ceiling Flawed Floor The new floor still takes fight-influencing damage Proof in the Pudding A new build has teething trouble THAT'S A HUGE HIT Kenny or Chris say 'HUGE HIT' Noob Force A new robot takes the Giant Nut Oliver An Open Field A BB rookie makes the top 8 Rookie = new machine, even if the team have experience as a team or individuals The Same, But Different A 4WD vert wins the season Bot 56 A previously confirmed entry doesn't make TV Confirmed = publicly by the team, by Battlebots (eg. via the website), or by associated media. SUpporter content doesn't count. Dun Dun Da Da Daaa Daaa Flight of the Valkyries is sung #GetHype Hypershock makes the top 4 Spider Chomp, Spider Chomp Footage of a classic Battlebots walker is used Includes shufflers Always on the Scene Extinguisher puts out a fire Ghost of Toad A Team Toad sticker appears The Future is Now, Old Man Donald Hutson is reminded of how long he has been competing Directly to him, eg in an interview Home Field Advantage No non-US teams make the top 16 Thank You, Johnathan, Very Cool Presenters say something blatantly wrong, or something in a graphic is clearly incorrect You Only Got One Shot A fight is ended in a single exchange Salt of the Fans A JD causes online backlash Maxwell Edison The Pulverisers score a KO Grabbing Defeat From the Jaws of Victory A robot which is clearly winning dies for any reason Wait For It! John Reid says 'good hit' David Mortal Coil Ghost Raptor gets split in 2 Large and in Charge All 3 'oversized' robots (HUGE, SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, and Mammoth) finish with a combined win rate of at least 2:3 (0r 66.6...%) The British are Coming BETA makes the top 16 We somehow missed reading this one out... Unprecedented The word 'unprecedented' is used to describe the pandemic Armchair Engineer Fan makes comments about how a robot sucks and they could do it better FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! Two robots with flamethrowers fight (1v1) Not in my Lexicon 2 The term 'drum' is used to describe something which is clearly a drisc See 'the diagram', courtesy of Jevan It Is Wednesday My Dudes Ribbot makes the knockout stages Stay Froggy Ribbot's vacuum-formed top survives a fight Rusty in Pieces Rusty gets a win Spin Dammit! Axe Backwards wins a fight The King is Dead Tombstone fails to make the bracket Derby Match Slammow vs Big Dill (1v1) Ow, My Head! Chomp's hammer snipes a robot 'Snipes' = accurately hitting a critical part which immobilises the opponent Knife Roomba A Mowbot autonomous lawnmower appears on screen Not just in the background, intentionally featured What if its an ad segment? What Other Weapon? A robot with interchangeable weapons doesn't change weapons Jevan Frenemies Skorpios vs HiJinx (1v1) ...The Harder They Fall Chomp's legs take significant spinner damage Legs are removed or their function is impaired I Don't Think So, Chief A team refuses a fight EG. Shredderator vs Cobalt The Eyes Have It HUGE wins the Giant Nut Should'a Stayed Electric BETA runs out of gas Weapon stops or can't self right due to lack of gas Sorry About Your Ceiling An entire robots hits the ceiling/lighting rig Weeeeeeeeeeedge SMEEEEEEEEEEE wins a fight Can be an exhibition/other non-tournament fight provided it is aired on Discovery I'm A Fire Starter 20+ fires across the season Large amounts of smoke or visible flames No More Apologies Slammow makes the bracket Game of Clones A robot is likened to another in looks alone Beat the Clock A robot comes back to life during a countout David vs Goliath Mammoth fights a robot with a minibot Tis Just A Flesh Wound A badly damaged robot makes it to the judges Stop, Stop, He's Already Dead! A clearly dead robot keeps getting hit Yeeted-er A robot hits the ceiling Includes minibots Age of Rust Rusty goes undefeated during Fight Night

Front matter How you doing? Artificial daylight lamp build Youtube is becoming garbage Follow Up Lockjaw does not have a wedge The Malice team are awesome RTNCTI Upcoming fights: Quarter finals Lockjaw vs Apollo Tombstone vs Expulsion Minotaur vs RAPID SOW vs Biteforce + Semi-finals, final, and 3rd place !!!RATHER LARGE SPOILERS BELOW!!! Lockjaw vs Apollo Easy-ish rides to the quarters Battlebots arena Tombstone vs Expulsion Minotaur vs RAPID Minotaur's forks vs Rapid's front edge SOW vs Biteforce Biteforce's wedge diverting SOW's weapon into its own weapon? Differing spinup times Power of the box rush Lockjaw vs Tombstone It happened, but it didn't happen Ass-plow Minotaur vs SOW Interactions between a drum and a horizontal Lockjaw vs SOW Sam may be biased towards SOW Ryan may be biased against SOW Tombstone vs Minotaur It happened, but would it go the same way again? Tombstone.pptx

Follow Up Sam did a Minotaur oopsie Not the oopsie Ryan expected Ryan has a pillar drill/drill press now Battlebots news! Air date! Trailer! Other good things! Robocast's 2020 preview Thursday broadcast RTNCTI Mistakes! BETA vs DUCK! should not have hapened Hypothermia vs BETA and DUCK! vs SOW should have hapened in its place These fights will happen now If any of you actually read these shownotes you would have already know all of this Upcoming fights: Do-overs Hypothermia vs BETA DUCK! vs SOW Round of 16 Valkyrie vs Lockjaw Apollo vs Red Devil WAR Hawk vs Tombstone Whiplash vs Expulsion The Four* Horsemen vs Minotaur RAPID vs Complete Control Hypothermia vs SOW Biteforce vs Storm 2 !!!VERY MILD SPOILERS BELOW!!! Hypothermia vs BETA BETA's potential to damage Hypothermia's weapon Similar to Thor vs Coyote Yes, we forgot to justify this. We're sorry (Ryan's sorry). We'll make up for it later. (maybe) DUCK! vs SOW Chances of a SOW weapon failure? Lockjaw's ass wedge Valkyrie vs Lockjaw Over-rating Valkyrie? Smokey Lockjaw With an ass wedge Apollo vs Red Devil The last remaining RW champ WAR Hawk vs Tombstone Wedge Whiplash vs Expulsion The Four* Horsemen vs Minotaur RAPID vs Complete Control Flipper geometry is hard Hypothermia vs SOW Biteforce vs Storm 2 SUBSCRIBE Upcoming fights: Lockjaw vs Apollo Tombstone vs Expulsion Minotaur vs RAPID SOW vs Biteforce + Semi-finals, final, and 3rd place Aftershow - the Battlebots 2020 field (edited highlights) BETA It's different F'kin magnets Pneumatic vs electric hammers Black Widow Walker? Roller? Hovercraft? (The answer is roller...) LOGO robot Chomp Yes Yes Yes Autonomy? Extingisher Fire extinguisher Replacing the siren Witch Doctor vibes? Old Extinguisher Fusion Gyro? Gemini Lieutenant Commander Data - a robot? Or not? Case closed One bot or two? Malice Not a drum 'Pancake drum' A cool way iof getting a compact, high-inertia horizontal Black Dragon-esque wheels Rusty A R T More whimsy please - Ryan Shatter D O U B L E A R T Slammow Please work Sharing a sponsor with the show Potential fan unrest? Sir Clips SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Straight SMEEEEEEE vs bendy SMEEEEEEE? Variable spellings Tower of Power Tantrum Tracer Monsoon-esque, but also not Awesome minibot The Big Dill vs The Krusty Grab This fight is laargely an advert for The Krusty Grab rather than The Big Dill

Follow up Sam's genius ideas shamelessly stolen Re-solving solved problems RTNCTI A reminder of the rules This episode's fixtures (no spoilers) Magnetar vs Hypothermia Cobalt vs Valkyrie Lockjaw (2018) vs The Kegs The Ringmaster vs Apollo Red Devil vs Big Nipper War Hawk vs TR2 Tombstone vs Monsoon Bronco vs Whiplash Expulsion (Series 10) vs Eruption PP3D vs The Four* Horsemen Overdrive (2015) vs Minotaur Iron Awe 6 vs RAPID Witch Doctor (2018) vs Complete Control (2016) Bite Force vs RotatoR Storm 2 vs Bombshell !!!!!!VERY MILD SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!! Magnetar vs Hypothermia Magnetar is not Pulsar Hypothermia's lifty setup Surviving Minotaur Cobalt vs Valkyrie Not 2019 Cobalt, obvs Weapon reach Losing to Ultimo Destructo Lockjaw (2018) vs The Kegs The Ringmaster vs Apollo Horizontal spinner v wedge Red Devil vs Big Nipper Setups - front ends and weapons Diferent decision making in a straight knockout rather than Fight Night/Round Robin War Hawk vs TR2 Impact of the arena Tombstone vs Monsoon Agreeing to agree Bronco vs Whiplash A fight what happened Ryan remembers years good Expulsion (Series 10) vs Eruption PP3D vs The Four* Horsemen Plucking wheels Overdrive (2015) vs Minotaur Overdirve beat Beast in the previous round Iron Awe 6 vs RAPID RAPID's slow weapon reset Witch Doctor (2018) vs Complete Control (2016) Witch Doctor's ground clearance Complete Control's angled sides Bite Force vs RotatoR Another fight what happened Storm 2 vs Bombshell Impact of the arena Next round: Fixing mistakes from this episode: Hypothermia vs Beta DUCK! vs SOW Valkyrie vs Lockjaw Apollo vs Red Devil WAR Hawk vs Tombstone Whiplash vs Expulsion The Four* Horsemen vs Minotaur RAPID vs Complete Control Hypothermia or BETA vs DUCK! or SOW Biteforce vs Storm 2

Front matter Scones Battlebots 2020 Increasing optimism Taskmaster Series 10 Robotting Mis-adventures in spinner testing Learning what you've learned Safety Toilet brush robot Proper but also not proper thwackbot prototype Sit and spin Googly eye robot A potential Sam boat? RTNCTI A reminder of the rules This episode's fixtures (no spoilers) Magnetar vs Hypothermia Cherub vs Beta Double Jeopardy vs DUCK! Crushtacean vs SOW Bite Force (2018) vs Plan X Photon Storm vs RotatoR Storm 2 vs Sabretooth (Series 9) Free Shipping vs Bombshell (2016) !!!!!!VERY MILD SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!! Magnetar vs Hypothermia Nope Cherub vs Beta Old Beta

Front matter Audio woes Battlebots October filming confirmed This was recorded a couple of hours after the announcement Mixed feelings RTNCTI Anticipated dropouts - many of which were since confirmed A chance for less recognised robots to thrive Will casual fans be OK with the changes? Potential for viewership to thrive in a different TV landscape Robonerd An event we both really missed Virtual robonerd An event we both really enjoyed Full stream VOD Full playlist Our interview with Dave Moulds Kev Cleasby, not Ant Pritchard RTNCTI A reminder of the rules This episode's fixtures (no spoilers) Vulture vs Iron Awe 6 RAPID (s10) vs SubZero Invader vs Witch Doctor (2018) Razorback vs Complete Control (2016) !!!!!!VERY MILD SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!! Vulture vs Iron Awe 6 What is Iron Awe 6? A very successful live scene competitor RAPID (s10) vs SubZero The beauty and precision of RAPID The durability and jank of old SubZero Invader vs Witch Doctor (2018) Razorback vs Complete Control Which setup for Razorback? Permutations of a JD

Front matter Amazon are meanies Robonerd TV No More Spinnahhs RTNCTI A reminder of the rules This episode's fixtures (no spoilers) PP3D vs Nuts 2 The Four Horsemen vs Sharkoprion Overdrive (4wd lifter) vs Beast Minotaur vs Brutus !!!!!!VERY MILD SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!! PP3D vs Nuts 2 Who can hit what? The Four Horsemen vs Sharkoprion Audible confusion Who can hit what? Overdrive vs Beast Weber Minotaur vs Brutus The clone wars Adam Savage In the interest of minimising the bias our coverage of this matter might introduce, we will not be linking to any specific news items explaining the sitution. Instead, we encourage you to find your own sources.

Black Lives Matter Parable of the Polygons The show of aftershows Keeping your attention. Yes. Yours. You right there. Opening another podcast episode by talking about youtube Joe Rogan's Spotify deal Ryan's Pandemic Projects Silly boat video Antweight Hello There! Mental health in lockdown Finishing projects Sam's Spinnerproof R&D Lab Arduino experiments Hand-cutting gears Semi-autonomous weapon setup prototype

Front matter Spinnerproof on youtube Don't use it. Listen a better way. New episodes will go up, but might lag slightly behind traditional uploads r/agedlikemilk Good Robottal's latest RA2 expansion pack stuff thing Hello There is overpowered in relation to other non-spinners There are also other robots RTNCTI A reminder of the rules This episode's fixtures (no spoilers) Chomp vs WAR Hawk Lycan vs TR2 Tombstone vs Reality Monsoon vs Captain Shrederator Overhaul vs Bronco Basilisk vs Whiplash Expulsion (S10) vs Carbide (S10) Supernova (S9) vs Eruption (S10) !!!!!!VERY MILD SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!! Chomp vs WAR Hawk Chomp Highly sensitive to the specifics of the matchup Highly unlikely to be KO'd through damage WAR Hawk Important bits exposed from above Weapon Motor Drive chains Balancing biases Trying to work through various judging permutations Trying to remember what we do about judging Lycan vs TR2 Lycan A 'control bot' TR2 One of the best records, if not the best record, in modern Robot Wars Tombstone vs Reality Tombstone Exists Reality Tanky in a way which may or may not be useful Ominous Wajoo is scary Monsoon vs Captain Shrederator Monsoon Tauron, but excellent Captain Shrederator A rich history Phrisbee first ran in 2001 An upsetting record Impact of shell choice for Shrederator Weapon-to-weapon impacts Overhaul vs Bronco Overhaul Almost entirely unable to actively win this fight Bronco Unexpected versioning! Basilisk vs Whiplash Basilisk Should it even be here? Does it matter? Whiplash Exists Expulsion (S10) vs Carbide (S10) Expulsion Failing to self right in the most upsetting of ways Might take the hits, but will still suffer Beat Pulsar to get here Carbide Versions combined Supernova (S9) vs Eruption (S10) Supernova A competent horizontal Eruption Struggles against horizontals, possibly because those horizontals are usually Carbide Wants an OOTA but will struggle to get that here The rest of the round PP3D vs Nuts 2 (S10) The Four Horsemen vs Sharkoprion Overdrive (2015) vs Beast Minotaur (2018) vs Brutus (2016) Vulture vs Iron-Awe 6 RAPID (S10) vs Subzero Invader vs Witch Doctor (2018) Razorback (2016) vs Complete Control (2016) Magnetar vs Hypothermia Cherub vs Beta Double Jeopardy vs DUCK! Crushtacean vs SOW Biteforce (2018) vs Plan X Photon Storm vs RotatoR Storm 2 vs Sabretooth (S9) Free Shipping vs Bombshell (2016)

Front matter Actual robot building Secret projects The difficulties of driving and winning fights RTNCTI A reminder of the rules This episode's fixtures (no spoilers) Tauron (S10) vs Cobalt Valkyrie vs Orte Concussion (S10) vs Lockjaw (2018) HUGE vs The Kegs Escape Velocity vs The Ringmaster Death Roll vs Apollo (S9) Red Devil (2018) vs Ironside 3 (S9) Kraken vs Big Nipper !!!!!!VERY MILD SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!! Tauron (S10) vs Cobalt Tauron S10 - 'the less boaty one' Cobalt The diet Carbide which predates Carbide Ryan has range Valkyrie vs Or Te Two robots Concussion (S10) vs Lockjaw (2018) Concussion All versions combined Lockjaw Spinny Lockjaw rather than jaw-y Lockjaw Concussion did actually knock Tracktion out (or critically damage it) in the 10-way rumble HUGE vs The Kegs HUGE HUGE beat HUGE on a JD in the 2019 season The Kegs Delightfully odd Escape Velocity vs The Ringmaster Escape Velocity Extra armour or minibot? The Ringmaster A reliable ring spinner? Death Roll vs Apollo (S9) Death Roll An old argument comes full circle Apollo Re-versioning? Re-versioning! Red Devil (2018) vs Ironside 3 (S9) Red Devil Finding the average robot The plow And how it won't ultimately help Ironside 3 Re-versioning 6-1: "a bit one-sided" Kraken vs Big Nipper Kraken So beautifully made it looks like a render Big Nipper Spinny, not grabby The rest of the round Chomp vs WAR Hawk Lycan vs TR2 Tombstone vs Reality Monsoon vs Captain Shrederator Overhaul vs Bronco Basilisk vs Whiplash Expulsion (S10) vs Carbide (S10) Supernova (S9) vs Eruption (S10) PP3D vs Nuts 2 (S10) The Four Horsemen vs Sharkoprion Overdrive (2015) vs Beast Minotaur (2018) vs Brutus (2016) Vulture vs Iron-Awe 6 RAPID (S10) vs Subzero Invader vs Witch Doctor (2018) Razorback (2016) vs Complete Control (2016) Magnetar vs Hypothermia Cherub vs Beta Double Jeopardy vs DUCK! Crushtacean vs SOW Biteforce (2018) vs Plan X Photon Storm vs RotatoR Storm 2 vs Sabretooth (S9) Free Shipping vs Bombshell (2016) Aftershow: brushless motors

Follow up Battlebots' Top 10 "Moments" of 2019 What is a 'moment'? What is a 'marketing'? Norwalk Havoc Yes, Ryan has chosen the stream where they had some technical issues Fights are 3 minutes + a potential encore, not 2 minutes BBB Beetle Champs 2020 (SXS) Top Four Robot or Not Bucktooth Burl vs Skorpios vs Deathroll RTNCTI A reminder of the rules This episode's fixtures (no spoilers) Thermidor 2 vs Chompalot vs Subzero Vulture vs Foxic vs Trolley Rage Bale Spear vs Bucky the Robot vs Captain Shrederator Wyrm vs Donald Thump vs HUGE !!!!!!VERY MILD SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!! Thermidor 2 vs Chompalot vs Subzero Thermidor 2 Series 8 version Did Thermidor 2 'break down'? Chompalot Wins that don't count, losses that count double Chompalot seems to be smoking before Shunt hits it Subzero Old Subzero, but not the really old Subzero which won a championship Durable? Yes. Effective? No Doing the research we should have done beforehand And not getting the answers we want Vulture vs Foxic vs Trolley Rage Vulture The first overhead spinner thing? MegatRON is a featherweight version of a much older Jamison GO beetle (RON), but this seems to have been a saw. Foxic We all knew this day had to come A genuinely beautiful robot we want to see do well Troley Rage Finding out live event records Overall, Team Spinnerproof currently have a record of 5-9 in competetive fights (ignoring large melees): Hello There: 0-5 Kylo Wen: 2-2 Tropical Storm Phil: 3-2 How well do these robots work? We have seen S8 Foxic's weapon work, but not S9 Can Trolley Rage self right? Bale Spear vs Bucky the Robot vs Captain Shrederator Bale Spear A vast array of wheels Bucky the Robot Wej Captain Shrederator Versioning: Slanty shell and Spiky shell Wyrm vs Donald Thump vs HUGE Wyrm Wej, but bad Donald Thump It may or may not work HUGE An absolute JD machine The upcoming round of 64: Tauron vs Cobalt Valkyrie vs Orte Concussion (S10) vs Lockjaw (2018) HUGE vs The Kegs Escape Velocity vs The Ringmaster Death Roll vs Apollo (S9) Red Devil (2018) vs Ironside 3 (S9) Kraken vs Big Nipper Chomp vs WAR Hawk Lycan vs TR2 Tombstone vs Reality Monsoon vs Captain Shrederator Overhaul vs Bronco Basilisk vs Whiplash Expulsion (S10) vs Carbide (S10) Supernova (S9) vs Eruption (S10) PP3D vs Nuts 2 (S10) The Four Horsemen vs Sharkoprion Overdrive (2015) vs Beast Minotaur (2018) vs Brutus (2016) Vulture vs Iron-Awe 6 RAPID (S10) vs Subzero Invader vs Witch Doctor (2018) Razorback (2016) vs Complete Control (2016) Magnetar vs Hypothermia Cherub vs Beta Double Jeopardy vs DUCK! Crushtacean vs SOW Biteforce (2018) vs Plan X Photon Storm vs RotatoR Storm 2 vs Sabretooth (S9) Free Shipping vs Bombshell (2016)

Follow up TheTrueCorrectGuy's comment Basically everything said in this comment is accurate The difficulty of doing RTNCTI in a post-2019 world Potential do-overs? The Big Bot Quiz! RTNCTI A reminder of the rules This episode's fixtures (no spoilers) Big Nipper vs Parallax vs Crazy Coupe 88 Overhaul vs Mega Tento vs Bucktooth Burl Ms Nightshade vs Crank-e vs SOW Tauron vs TMHWK vs Dantomkia The Four Horsemen vs Thor vs Rusty !!!!!!VERY MILD SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!! Big Nipper vs Parallax vs Crazy Coupe 88 Big Nipper Versioning? Did we even make a decision about this? Using the disc Since recording, Ryan has learned that Big Nipper also had a third setup (a wedge) which production rejected Parallax A robot which was replaced by P1, and everybody was happy Drum? Drisc? Saw? Wedge? Our survey said: Drisc But what would this be? Crazy Coupe 88 Series 8 epitomised Overhaul vs Mega Tento vs Bucktooth Burl Overhaul Versioning? Sam takes the easy way out A control bot in a spinner's world Before Fight Night, it could take 3 or 4 years to notch up 3 or 4 defeats, now a robot can do it in one season Mega Tento Moving the weapon was possibly more a response to the shell being able to block the weapon if it got broken Tentomushi was a lightweight in Battlebots, but fought with middleweights in Robot Wars series 3 Bucktooth Burl vs Chromefly Ms Nightshade vs Crank-e vs SOW Ms Nightshade No Breaking pre-fight Crank-e A better robot that it can be given credit for being? Or entirely forgettable? SOW Energy Regrets The impact of the arena & house robots Tauron vs TMHWK vs Dantomkia Tauron Monsoon, but not Monsoon. Very not S9 Tauron is Monsoon crossed with a boat Versioning: Series 10 TMHWK Axes are silly Dantomkia A competent flipper A reliable wedge? The Four Horsemen vs Thor vs Rusty The Four Horsemen Arguing over names Big Break - the snooker-based gameshow you never knew you wanted Thor A strong live event competitor Versioning - Series 10 Rusty Also there The need to score points with judges But which judges?

Follow up TheTrueCorrectGuy's comment Basically everything said in this comment is accurate The difficulty of doing RTNCTI in a post-2019 world Potential do-overs? The Big Bot Quiz! RTNCTI A reminder of the rules This episode's fixtures (no spoilers) Big Nipper vs Parallax vs Crazy Coupe 88 Overhaul vs Mega Tento vs Bucktooth Burl Ms Nightshade vs Crank-e vs SOW Tauron vs TMHWK vs Dantomkia The Four Horsemen vs Thor vs Rusty !!!!!!VERY MILD SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!! Big Nipper vs Parallax vs Crazy Coupe 88 Big Nipper Versioning? Did we even make a decision about this? Using the disc Since recording, Ryan has learned that Big Nipper also had a third setup (a wedge) which production rejected Parallax A robot which was replaced by P1, and everybody was happy Drum? Drisc? Saw? Wedge? Our survey said: Drisc But what would this be? Crazy Coupe 88 Series 8 epitomised Overhaul vs Mega Tento vs Bucktooth Burl Overhaul Versioning? Sam takes the easy way out A control bot in a spinner's world Before Fight Night, it could take 3 or 4 years to notch up 3 or 4 defeats, now a robot can do it in one season Mega Tento Moving the weapon was possibly more a response to the shell being able to block the weapon if it got broken Tentomushi was a lightweight in Battlebots, but fought with middleweights in Robot Wars series 3 Bucktooth Burl vs Chromefly Ms Nightshade vs Crank-e vs SOW Ms Nightshade No Breaking pre-fight Crank-e A better robot that it can be given credit for being? Or entirely forgettable? SOW Energy Regrets The impact of the arena & house robots Tauron vs TMHWK vs Dantomkia Tauron Monsoon, but not Monsoon. Very not S9 Tauron is Monsoon crossed with a boat Versioning: Series 10 TMHWK Axes are silly Dantomkia A competent flipper A reliable wedge? The Four Horsemen vs Thor vs Rusty The Four Horsemen Arguing over names Big Break - the snooker-based gameshow you never knew you wanted Thor A strong live event competitor Versioning - Series 10 Rusty Also there The need to score points with judges But which judges?

Follow up Front matter Sam has been streaming Twitch VODs - 1, 2 Ryan has been guesting ESC The Big Bot Quiz RTNCTI A reminder of the rules Ryan made a lot of notes, and is confident that none of said work will go to waste This episode's fixtures (no spoilers) Witch Doctor vs Lucky vs Shockwave Vanquish vs Black Ice vs Basilisk Tombstone vs Crackers 'N' Smash vs Warhead Creepy Crawlies vs Magnetar vs Double Dutch !!!!!!VERY MILD SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!! Witch Doctor vs Lucky vs Shockwave Witch Doctor Pre-2019 Witch Doctor has a rocky record Ryan's extremely thorough notes completely ignored the fact that Witch Doctor took part in the 2015 season If they had, the 2015/16 version would have had a record of 2-5 (or 2-3 if excluding exhibitions) for a total of 5-7 or 5-5 before 2019 Lucky A disappointing record? More configurations than we (or they) know what to do with More suited to horizontals than verticals? Shockwave A very Robot Wars machine More suited to horizontals than verticals? Remembering the power of ganging up Vanquish vs Black Ice vs Basilisk Vanquish Do we allow the lifter to work? Ryan has reviewed the fight footage and now lifter movement is visible Black Ice That win Weird weapons, gaping ground clearance, not invertible Basilisk Not your typical flipper Slowly removing their wins Using cameras for an autonomous system re: Vanquish vs Shrederator - its worth noting that the team were ill for a while between fights, limiting their repair time and contributing to their coming into that fight weapon-less Tombstone vs Crackers 'N' Smash vs Warhead Tombstone Tombstone Crackers 'N' Smash Some have previously called them cowards. We do not condone this behaviour Series 9 version with the front-hinge lifter Warhead Grabber or spinner? Canonical setups and reasons for choosing either Very few heavyweights with exposed wheels have actually won stuff... Creepy Crawlies vs Magnetar vs Double Dutch Creepy Crawlies Sacrificed to the robot Gods Magnetar Pulsar, but it worked With the exception of self-righting, which we can forgive Could it have been invertible? A E S T H E T I C Double Dutch Wonky wheeling Decisions which make your robot work vs decisions which get you onto Battlebots That advert The actual fight

Context: Ryan went to AWS61 with a new antweight - Tropical Storm Phil He did quite well, winning 3 fights and losing 2 Fights vs Pyramid Scheme vs Boink?! vs Team Phyte's Big Syte vs Mini B vs Potential Uplift Antweight building Titanium is hard to work with The whole robot was built using the following tools: Cordless drill with 1.5mm, 2mm, and 7mm HSS bits Centre punches Soldering iron Low-temp glue gun Cheap 'junior hacksaw' More expensive 'big boi hacksaw' Tin snips Small Phillips-head screwdriver Scalpel Small files Not enjoying the process An issue with building ants or an issue with building solo? Slightly overcomplicated flipper design Better mechanisms which aren't significantly more complex Not knowing how torque works Future antweight plans More front-hinges? Fun, but hard to use effectively Designing around an evolving driving style Hammers not working Spinners? The antweight class Are antweight fights enjoyable for an audience? Definitely enjoyable for a competitor The contact rule Ordinary use of the contact rule Sporting use of the contact rule Not the fight Ryan was talking about, or a fight Ryan mis-remembered The dreaded cube What can be gained by gaming the cube Ryan explains football to Sam for far too many minutes Miscellaneous fun fights Plank of Wood vs Wu Ben Wu Won't Believe This Is a Rebuild Hot Rod vs Yeetus & Retreatus Little Kit 4 vs Annie Wuz Robbed Wu Ben Wu Won't Believe This Is a Rebuild vs Armamant

Follow up We forgot Front matter Seriously, there's no structure here BBB Beetleweight Champs 2020 @ SXS But first, a tangent Entering AWS 61 Ryan and Sam's solo builds The concept behind Kylo Wen Experimenting with a steel wedge, true 4wd, and a different build style/layout Learning from the failures Winning fights you don't deserve to win Our fights: vs Batbot and Wedgin & Let The Good Times Roll Mistaken identity The wedgiest wedge Dead batteries and pre-fight self-disembowelment vs Bourbon Pre-fight pessimism and strategic advice vs Wee Loser and Don't Be Brick Yes, coming joint 3rd counts as a podium Alex was not, however, part of the team for series 6. But shhhhhh... But maybe coming joint 3rd in the Extreme 1 All-Stars should count. Yeah, let's go with that. Winning a split decision Failing to cope emotionally with winning a split decision Maximum Ogredrive vs End Boss vs Let the Good Times Roll The re-rematch Losing to the champ LTGTR vs Sir Lance a Frog and Super Snappy And one of the best KOs of all time Gladiator Ryan drives, at last Seeking out spinners Assorted highlights: Evil Kin-wee-vil Unintentionally jinking away from Night Fury Summarising our electrical issues Sam's explanatory video All fights (with timestamps)

Bugglebots Dung Beetle Melee Watch on YouTube Ryan is unhappy, and Sam doesn't understand why The weapon is Ryan's responsibility Philosophies from space Love for Snappy Sam's pie chart Spinnerproof on YouTube Kylo Wen Test Drive Where do videos live? The Spinnerproof backlog Where should new listeners start? Should we delete old episodes? Is Sam George Lucas in disguise? Old media formats Is Spinneproof spinnerproof? The Kylo Wen story It's a testbed for future ideas Drive Materials Maintainability We built it in a lot less time than Hello There! Will it be better than Hello There!? Weapons add a lot of weight and complexity A childish end

Follow Up Daedalus vs Annie JD 8 other robots may or may not have been involved Cosmin's view on the fight Why Daedalus stopped for a few seconds Damage done to Annie Post-fight and judges' interview Damage done to Bourbon Competition regulations with judging criteria (from 2013) Is this what is being used? Is a new version available? Where? Update 27/01/2020: The rules document was updated a few days after this episode was published. The new document is here Buggle Bonus content continues Hello There! vs Jay The weapon doing what its supposed to The drive not doing what its supposed to Phil vs the venue L'boro Robot Riot Bugglebots 2019 - The Grand Final An XL episode New music Thunderchild vs Saw Loser Aw jeez Pinning - good or bad? Good control, bad aggression Ramming: good control and aggression Sam's judging catch 22 Communication of the rules, systems, and expectations Drivers' briefings? Pre-event info packs? The Bugglebots pack was focussed on logistical info and tournament format, and very thorough Contentious decisions suck for all parties, and we want to see steps taken to minimise them as much as possible Splodeyboi vs K2 Splodeyboi's wheelectomy Enjoying the freedom to discuss K2's dominance - The other Wajoo fight An older (not necessarily first) version of K2 Daedalus vs Mini Spinny mk 2 Arguing about whether Mini Spinny's driving is excellent or upsetting Meta note: Ryan had recording issues and samples were dropped in some areas, fortunately we saw the issue coming and took a backup recording which has been used to patch things up. Smoll batteries Sam's high-quality robot improving service Thunderchild vs Splodeyboi vs Mini Spinny mk 2 Saw Loser vs K2 An enticing matchup which lived up to expectations K2's weapon as an aid to control Pit wheel eating That Wajoo/Suijin fight Thunderchild vs Daedalus Cosmin's revised Thunderchild strategy A random draw Either way there was a potential rematch, just not a rematch from the heat Daedalus vs Saw Loser The pure beauty of Saw Loser's internals Saw Loser on GitLab Super secret audience view video For maximum enjoyment, watch Joe and Shane's reactions to the first hit How to kill Daedalus' weapon Da Grand Final Staying away from the pit in a fight against Thunderchild A (comparatively) easy decision? The perils of being an international competitor Post-event comedowns The ridiculous amount of effort which goes into Bugglebots The near-future for Spinnerproof Exiting podcast mode Entering roboteer mode Building for UWE There will be photos. Probably. RTNCTI? Bugglebots specials will be covered, eventually

Follow up Ryan missed a lot of things last time Buggle Bonus content Annie vs Claws 2 JD The Spinnerproof supercut Amazing artwork Probably Ryan's favourite thing ever Frog merch Bourbon's wedge How y'all listen Bugglebots 2019: The Last Chance Rumble the 1th A pitless rumble Excellent refereeing Also a judges' decision happened The system there is vs the system we want Rumbles going to the death? Pitless rumbles? Less-pit rumbles? Rumble the 2st Podcast recommendation - Two Headed Girl "a new show about gender, mental illness, and all sorts of transitions made by a couple of married queers trying to figure themselves out." Terminology can be a minefield and we're doing our best

Follow Up The Apprentice's difficulties Claws 2's ailing drive Front Matter Australia There are some misleading size comparison images online involving the size of Australia Australia is roughly 75% the size of the entire USA mainland Australia to New Zealand isn't quite as far as Sam made out, but it's still pretty far. Spinnerproof on YouTube How do you listen to Spinnerproof (or any other podcasts)? Spinnerproof on RoboCast Bugglebots 2019, Heat 5 Ryan's conspiracy theories Catalyst vs Miny Spinny mk 2 Catalyst Those eyes A quietly well-designed, well-refined machine Mini Spinny mk 2 Yet another style of undercutter Another dark horse Drizzle vs Wee Woo Sticking All kinds of ridiculous Drizzle It gone done self righted Self righting is really easy and making it do it probably took next to no effort Wee Woo The full fleet Finding the limits of the Wee Woo cluster philosophy Dave Weston's addition as a driver Watching from the pits Drizzle's Bugglebots debut Bourbon vs Jay Bourbon Super compact A very sturdy wedge Jay Strength in simplicity A classic beginners' build Fairly compact A very sturdy wedge Jay's wheelectomy Bourbon's drive difficulties Jay vs Wee Woo vs Catalyst A fight between 3 robots Effusing over spinner Wee Managing the ceiling count Catalyst out-bricking the brick Strategic non-engagement Mini Spinny mk 2 vs Bourbon Return of the speeeeeeeed Casually wanting some more Drizzle vs Jay Watching with a restricted view Close to a double KO Does Drizzle win this as a wedge? Robonerd rumble Jay struggles to push Hello There! (which is only running 2WD) Drizzle happily scoops up Hello There! and pushes it Potential for a double KO? Unexpected mathematics Mini Spinny mk 2 vs Jay Perfect box-rush evasion Actual wedging Yet a swift demise The grand final lineup The overall success of less extreme spinner designs Homogeneity, with variety The rumbles Yes

Follow Up Ryan's corrections Claws 2 was not a grand finalist, despite being in the 'Grand Final' episode The Apprentice's difficulties were electrical, not belt-based "Browning out", whatever that means - doesn't happen to servos Further apologies to Alex Mordue We tried to talk about 2018 Heat 3 but the recording failed It will happen. Eventually. Probably. Did we do the last heat justice? Front matter This episode is also on YouTube Don't get used to it Why not do this for all of our Bugglebots episodes? This is the episode where we really have something unique to contribute to the conversation Podcast player recommendations Bugglebots 2019, Heat 4 Daedalus vs Claws 2 Handmade simplicity vs CNC complexity Daedalus' weapon assembly Thunder Child vs Hello There! Thank you, post-production team, for making us look so good Thank you, competitors and viewers, for all your kind words "Zero turning circle" Pre-event roundup (ft. a lot of hair) Drawing one of the tournament favourites The forks. Getting stuck was our fault And we would do it again! (ft. another useless minibot) Nate is an awesome guy and also very handsome Pre-fight nerves AnnieRUOK vs 2 Berg 2 Furious Sam is confused by Berg memes 2 Berg's pre-competition problems Australia is quite a long way away Another school of undercutter design Claws 2 vs 2 Berg 2 Furious vs Hello There! Picking the right configuration Backflips Exposed wheels The ceiling Losing the weapon axle Hello There! self rights beautifully Hitting the ceiling? Maybe? No... And definitely not twice Thunder Child vs Daedalus The ruthless efficiency of a superb wedge Pure noise The reddit poll had Daedalus, implying that most people would back Daedalus in a 1v1 Claws 2 vs AnnieRUOK BenfromTeamPanic's post-heat video Two robots well matched in terms of drive juj bad evry1 get angery Claws 2 vs Thunder Child So nearly a one-hit-wonder Final thoughts Thanks once again to everybody involved! And thanks to Garfie for this gem. Not in the podcast but worth adding here: Successful hits vs Thunder Child - 14 Successful hits vs Claws 2 & 2 Berg - 16? Cutaways make it slightly tough to tell Damaging hits across the 2 fights - 0 Successful hits in series 1: Heat 1: 0 Heat 2: ~3 Heat 3: 0 Heat 4: 0 Heat 5: ~15

Follow up Ryan said a lot of silly things about batteries Front matter We skipped Saw Loser's heat last series and Alex Mordue was sad Bugglebots 2019, Heat 3 Saw Loser vs W I D 3 B O I Weaponised width Not wide for the memes, wide for the function Cautious driving and tactics Unconscious 514 vs Leim Thart Crushers are hard Spring flippers are hard The Apprentice vs Rev 4 How does Rev 4 stay balanced? When Rev 4 doesn't stay balanced (top left) W I D 3 B O I vs Rev 4 vs Leim Thart Rev 4's cut link W I D 3 B O I's insane brushlessless drive Leim's 4-bar lifter Saw Loser vs Unconscious 514 Sportsmanship vs showmanship The Apprentice vs Leim Thart The Apprentice's spinup issues Saw Loser vs Leim Thart A look ahead to heat 4 OH HEY THAT'S US! Full assembly of Hello There! on YouTube Watch with subtitles or it will definitely suck With subtitles it could still suck The robots: Thunderchild Hello There! Daedalus Bonus Daedalus Claws 2 AnnieRUOK 2 Berg 2 Furious

Followup Sam likes your tweets, Sam dislikes his poor experiment design Spinnerproof on YouTube In the process of fetching this link, Ryan realised that we have already ticked over to 50, so don't bother subscribing We will take a detailed look at the new Battlebots rules in the near-ish future RTNCTI should also return post-Bugglebots Bugglebots 2019: heat 2 Splodeyboi vs Phoenix Phoenix vs Tempus Other Phoenix fights in this video seem to show that they couldn't self right from a standstill, but this might have been rectified between UWE and Bugglebots Snappy vs Gear Down For What?! Probably the best Bugglebots fight to date GDFW smacking the arena around The pit escape Judging the judges: pt. 1/? Defining control How well you control the fight vs how well you control your specific robot Live opinions Explaining the robots Who is the Bugglebot audience? Whilst making these shownotes, Ryan realises that he referred to direct drive last episode and didn't clarify it Ryan is a hypocrite Wajoo vs Shark Setrakien Pronunciation minefield No matter how amazing you think Wajoo is, its amazinger Neutron stars aren't actually very bright... Is it a good fight? Sam enjoys seeing Dave's robot destroyed Dave enjoys seeing Dave's robot destroyed Ryan is describing Hypnodisc's fight against Robogeddon, but conflating it with the fight against Stealth The Robogeddon team took it pretty well, Stealth less so. Snappy vs Pheonix vs Shark Setrakien Two relative newbies lecture everybody on LiPo safety Bugglebots is in good hands with Tim and Shane on the case Ordering the final results of the tournament Gear Down For What?! vs Phoenix P H Y S I C S Link placement Tim spies with his little eye Wajoo vs Splodeyboi Splodeyboi sailing through a realistically quite unfavourable matchup Splodeyboi vs Pheonix Counting the ceiling strikes

Bugglebots 2019 What's new? Format Ryan's quick and dirty format diagram Interviews Test arena Episode 1 Rust in Pieces vs Sir Lance-a-Frog Minibot wars Underestimating clusterbots Teamwork The Frog A E S T H E T I C Visit Team DSC Robotics for all of your robot-based picturebook needs Maybe commission some artwork while you're there? Even if you don't need it 2019 Euros Gladiator - in which Frog does rather well Hold my Beer vs Halo Big brains The world's greatest removeable link The part number Sam got is for the housing: 926522-1. Hold my Beer is a lovely machine Jeroen built TaN confirmed Build photos Weapon mechanism origami K2 vs Maximum Ogredrive Maximum Ogredrive is scary and anybody who says it isnt is lying The incredible poise and ballance of K2 The incredible durability of K2 Hold my Beer vs Sir Lance-a-Frog vs Maximum Ogredrive Significant repairs for HmB Ogredrive's demise The perils of invertibility Rust in Pieces vs Halo Perfect anti-spinner strategy Halo's crazy drive Halo build diary Sir Lance-a-Frog vs K2 The box-rush of dreams Sam's perfect recall of series 1 Unconstrained/less constrained 4-bar lifter setups? Post-Euros video The overall story of the heat

Front matter We already recorded this. Battle in the 'Burgh The whole tournament on YouTube Plus whiteboards and shenanigens How to watch a live event 'Fixing' the Battlebots meta Spinners bad Weight bonuses for non-spinners? Are weight bonuses effective? How do you decide how much is enough? Walker/shuffler bonuses Shuffler bonus for UK Beetles dropped from 50% to 33% in June 2019 Battlebots used to acknowledge that unsticks happen SOW went 7-0 as a Heavyweight shuffler, and 2-4 as a Superheavyweight Removing Battlebots' extra barriers to non-spinner success Arena hazards Less intrusive pit designs: Robot Ruckus' walled-off corner pit The 'side pocket' Judging criteria Robogames judging (ctrl+f 'flip over' to find relevant section) Say what you want about Robogames, this is a pretty good set of judging rules A general discussion about AI and Machine Learning A conversation driven by the sordid tale of Apple's 'sexist' credit card Defining AI, Machine Learning, and AGI (for the purposes of this discussion) AI: A decision-making system designed by a human. Can be debugged. Machine Learning: A system which produces a decision-making system. Built and then trained, can't really be debugged. Artificial General Intelligence (AGI): Sci-fi version of AI which is, or appears to be, a human-level intelligence. Don't worry about it. Yet. Current uses of AI/ML Image/video processing Google's image compression YouTube's video compression Social media How it all works The wonderful, wholesome, entirely benevolent Netflix algorithm Sam's experiences with Reddit Promoting controversy/outrage Bad technology vs technology being used by bad people Setting 'goals' for ML systems Finance (and other stuff) How bias can develop within an ML system The Apple case How bias is picked up Why bias might not be detected Medicine Cancer detection What happens when the machine causes a human death? The impact of one life lost vs x lives saved Potential bad implementations of the technology Crime 'prevention' Predicting reoffending Opportunities for bias presented by data which would likely be used for training How to be better

Follow Up Battlebots Bingo It's over, but its also not over Potential future ticks Khajit has wares: does Monsoon using a piece of Bombshell count? Elephantastic: Nelly still has a fight to be released Thrilling statistical analysis 9 of Roasting Robots' 16 predictions scored points 4 of these went to Robocast, 3 to Spinnerproof, and 2 back to RR 8 of Robocast's 16 predictions scored points 5 of these went to RR, 2 to Spinnerproof, and 1 back to Robocast 5 of Spinnerproof's 16 predictions scored points 3 of these went back to Spinnerproof, while RR and Robocast each received 1 Front Matter FRA Beetleweight Champs Event recap/report thing This video's thumbnail is possibly one of my favourite things I've ever made and that genuinely scares me - Ryan Playlist of our fights Full event video Battlebots The robots we missed Bloodsport Unfortunate to come up against 2 verts in its play-in Skorpios Suffering from its similarity to Sawblaze: a robot which Battlebots has definitely fallen in love with Matched up against a lot of tanky machines Most of the original team from 2016 are still on the team, but the team has doubled in size since 2016 The captaincy has changed, but the previous captain (Orion Beach) is still on the team Sidewinder The weird idea which kinda worked, right up until it didn't Tantrum Not-Tantrum working extremely well in China The additional brutality of a spinner you have to fire Battleboats Battlebots, but on water The meme which didn't actually spark this conversation Model warship combat Projectile weapons on replica boats Wetbots at RoboNerd Normal robot combat weapons on...whatever you would call that What weapons can be effective? Multiple weapons? Submarines? Hovercrafts? Hydrofoils? Ekranoplans? Crabs? Weapon restrictions Mythbusters on how bubbles affect buoyancy Bubbles sinking a ship 'Arena' hazards Robot naming conventions Semantic Versioning Year-based versioning What if an event takes place over the new year? Aftershow: Roborace Tom Scott's video The project has been going for at least 3 years but good info seems hard to find 2019 was the first time they brought in external teams to turn this into a competitive sporting environment How 'deeply' can teams alter the car's software? No active overtaking in races, overtakes are limited to straights and uncontested How programmers make software work better Fast inverse square root RAM management on PS1 (Not mentioned in the podcast, but still interesting): Game Saving Writing an operating system

Battlebots Bingo Welcome to a world where the shownotes don't really exist! Instead, all the key info can be found here The final cards Roasting Robots Reunited: Monsoon & Ragnarok will face Mad Catter & Chronos in Episode 16's Bonus fight Elephantastic: Nelly had another fight (vs Shellshock) Nelly's ridiculous hammer power Split Personality: Tom Brewster agrees that Monsoon was split 'in half' Mike predicted he would get 6-8 - good job, Mike! Robocast Khajit has Wares: was there a behind the scenes segment showing Bloodsport borrowing the self-righting pole? Spinnerproof Sam offered £5/$5 for anybody who got a full house Fight Court Reboot: The live audience when there's a 'controversial' JD Ryan doesn't know the difference betwene Wan Hoo and Railgun Max Back Asswards: Episode 12, fight 2 (SOW vs Kraken): "Kraken jams up that spinner!" Spinnerproof Apologies to Craig Danby: this may be revisited when a Foxtrot basement fight comes out A New Hero Rises: 64/66 is 96.969696969% Nice. Breaking the tie WE WIN! Or nobody wins? BONUS STATS Who gave the kindest predictions? 9 of Roasting Robots' 16 predictions scored points 4 of these went to Robocast, 3 to Spinnerproof, and 2 back to RR 8 of Robocast's 16 predictions scored points 5 of these went to RR, 2 to Spinnerproof, and 1 back to Robocast 5 of Spinnerproof's 16 predictions scored points 3 of these went back to Spinnerproof, while RR and Robocast each received 1 That's all the stats. I'm sorry that the heading set an unreasonable expectation.

Front matter Ryan sees Teslas in the wild Battlebots Episode 15 Sawblaze vs SOW Being unreasonably drawn away from SOW Sawblaze's reluctance to use the weapon MegatRON "Hammer Saw" Two guys who have never built a spinner make wild guesses about how you build a spinner The late hit Such late. Many unsporting. DeathRoll vs Yeti Big weapons, big aggression Yeti self-righting? DeathRoll's lack of spares Preventative maintenance Quantum vs Tombstone Ray's box-rush bamboozle 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399 That's 46 perfectly recalled digits of pi The world record is 67,890. Git gud, scrub And they may not have even included the 3 Relevant XCKD HUGE vs Whiplash HUGE: the sports model Bob Lazar approved A tricky/easy JD HUGE gets the damage points, even if what feels like 3 points worth of damage hasn't been done in the fight overall HUGE, by virtue of being the style of robot it is, may struggle to demonstrate aggression and control despite being aggressive and controlled Live event judging systems No judging system? It turns out the diving judges are following a complex and rigid system, who knew? Semi-anonymous judging? Episode 16 Witch Doctor vs Deathroll Return of the Judges' Decision Separating judging from refereeing Controlled Translational movement Hello There! limping on with one side of drive dead "Quick Walking" The JD itself Spoilery trailer shenanigens Tombstone vs Biteforce A spectacle, but not the spectacle we expected Biteforce pulls through with little-to-no damage Biteforce vs Witch Doctor The weird human need for variety and novelty How do you challenge Biteforce? Yes, we know it may not be coming back in its current form. Humour us

Follow up The Judges' Guide has been published! Check out exactly how badly Ryan explained many, many things Front matter FRA Beetleweight Champs We've been accepted We're trying a few new things inside Hello There! Competetive Ryan? Battlebots Episode 13 Free Shipping vs Railgun Max "Eggbeater drum" The Great Damage Debate pt.2 When does damage to a robot ≠ damage done by the opponent? Sam and Ryan agree that the current application of the judging rules is unfairly biased against spinners Lack of resolution in the scoring Protecting the judges A correct decision can still lead to the 'wrong' robot winning Bronco vs Hydra Bronco is better than 0-4 Tough matchups and a weird defeat Bronco's history against verts isn't as bad as it may seem Wins vs 'lesser' verts: S1 Witch Doctor, Razorback, S3 Bombshell, a semi-functional Lockjaw, and WAR Hawk Defeats to tougher verts: Minotaur, Whiplash, Biteforce, HUGE, re:MARS Witch Doctor. Inertia Labs' trademark style BrONcO hAS To gO HydrAUlIc nOW! Episode 14 A set of questionable matchups And questionable selections Valkyrie vs Quantum Valkyrie's mysterious 4th fight Every crusher is a control bot The Quantum/Spectre wedge Hypershock vs HUGE Rake: legitimate competitive addition or pure meme? The can be no middle ground HUGE's excellent wheel design RotatoR vs Blacksmith Waiting for the count vs scoring more points The Great Damage Debate pt.3 Cobalt vs Minotaur No wedge = no hope? Cobalt's ridiculously durable weapon An uncontentious JD? Round of 16 seedings and matchups They're a tad strange Why is Deathroll so low? Why is Tombstone so high? Why is HUGE so low? Last season's Desperado winner (Lockjaw) got 9th, not 8th How much of this discussion is a result of confirmation bias? Probably more than we want it to be.

Front Matter Robonerd 2019 We went We recorded basically nothing Sam was horrifically injured Hello There!, Split Decision, and Tropical Storm Phil v0.3 all fighting Hello There! dominating participating in the 'Content Creators' Rumble We have no new footage of Split Decision so here's a Gabriel fight TSP's noble death Battlebots 2019 Episode 11 Live commentary track Spinnerproof Bonus feed DUCK! vs Quantum Sam was right Ryan was biased DUCK!'s lack of KO potential Old weapon vs new weapon Lack of non-invertible robots Ryan counts six competitors which aren't invertible and have no way to self right: Captain Shredderator, Daisycutter, Deep Six, Kingpin, Shellshock, SOW, Plus four with questionable self righting ability/invertibility Cobalt, End Game, Bombshell, Mammoth DUCK!'s lack of being-KO'd potential Blacksmith vs Captain Shrederator Ryan is unintentionally meaner than he means to be Sam was right Modifications/configurations Blacksmith's wedge Shrederator's fally-offy teeth Shrederator's sticky-uppy teeth A lengthy debate about how to judge damage to a spinner If a butterfly flaps its wings and Shrederator's weapon stops working, does Blacksmith get the damage points? A robot being damaged != damage points for the opponent Tombstone vs Gruff A very lengthy (~20 minute) debate monologue about how to judge the aggression of a spinner (and the definition of aggression) Clarification re: 'severity' - the 3 judging categories are supposed to be totally separate, so the term 'forcefulness' being used is surprising and confusing since force should equate to damage For this reason, it makes more sense (to Ryan) for the term 'forcefulness', in this context, to refer to how the attack is carried out rather than its effect By this definition, it makes sense to think of 'severity' in terms of whether an attack could have been carried out MORE forcefully Clarification re: 'boldness' - Ryan latched onto a single phrase a little too hard here: risking damage to a weapon by using it is considered more bold than an attack with something else (eg a wedge) which is less likely to be damaged. This feels like it crosses over weirdly with the later clause about not using a weapon. Its 'double damage' against wedges, and that sucks. A less lengthy discussion about how to judge superficial damage A lengthy debate about how to judge damage to a spinner End Game vs Cobalt A welcome reminder of End Game's power Plowless Wedgeless Cobalt Cobalt's disappointing record? Episode 12 The sports equivalent of a bottle episode? Short, one sides fights and lengthy, unsatisfying cripple fights Fluffy button-pressing montage Highlighted fights Double Jeopardy's 'miss' on Lucky Shatter! vs Minotaur We love Shatter! We always talk about Shatter! Designs which could benefit from omnidirectional drive Horizontal spinner: Sluggo Wedge: Alcoholic Stepfather How did Shatter! die? Witch Doctor vs Gigabyte A little bit more than 'one big hit' Dodgy physics alert Bronco vs HUGE TYRES!! Bronco's top armour choice Defensive driving Bronco's reputation and the team's status Sam's point makes complete sense Looking ahead to the top 16 Everybody with 3 or more wins is likely in - even Minotaur Potential for episode 14 to feature 2-2 teams fighting for the last place/places

Front Matter Sam complains about technology Wacom Intuos Art (small) YouTube sucks Many (hundreds?) of robot combat videos removed on the grounds that they showcased animal cruelty Most videos have now been reinstated, or at least those from uploaders who are still active Sam's wider fears about the increasingly widespread application of machine learning RoboNerd 2019 31st August 2019 Spinnerproof will be there in some capacity Hello There!! Split Decision! Tropical Storm Phil? Robot Champions Demo available on Steam Kickstarter recently launched (1/3 funded at time of writing) Re:MARS live event videos now on YouTube Terrible sound Distracting editing Awful titles Battlebots 2019 Episode 9 HUGE vs Gigabyte HUGE's configurability Wheels, bars, spin direction Gigabyte's singular gameplan Spin and drive HUGE's love of a JD A lack of KO potential or a function of their matchups? Witch Doctor was, at the time of this fight, 7-7 - going 8-7 by beating Whiplash The BB website lists them as 8-5, implying that they don't count the 2 defeats in exhibitions as true defeats, but still lists their 2016 exhibitions in its match history. 2015 fights aren't on the match history at all, but are still counted in the stats. Basically, the BB website isn't the authoritative source Ryan wants it to be. SubZero vs P1 P1 vs SideWinder "Reverse flipper" The challenges of building a front hinge SubZero's huge repair job SubZero's take on the typical US flipper design Deep Six vs Nelly the Ellybot Exceptionally long necks Deep Six's funky controls Broken everything Double KO = TKO The BB website lists both Deep Six's win over Nelly and Quantum's win over Blacksmith as JDs. Boo. Sub-standard slow-mo Whiplash vs Witch Doctor Witch Doctor developing a record befitting its reputation Wheels: they're very important What is Whiplash's primary weapon? Controlling Whiplash solo Controlling robots in general Episode X A slightly weird episode? Free Shipping vs Bronco Defending Bronco Losing to the reigning champ Suffering a freak failure and performing well anyway The Free Shipping flamethrower Sound effects Quantity of flame Valkyrie vs Monsoon The weapon which will never ever fall off again The weapon which will constantly hit an opponent for 3 solid minutes How many times will Ryan say the words "wailed on for 3 minutes"? Biteforce vs Hypershock Building Hypershock up Biteforce's inability to lose the ground-clearance battle The concerning reality that this is what constitutes a tough season for Paul

Front matter Pop music corrupts children Introducing children to combat robotics Don't tell Bugglebots! Spinnerproof blocked in schools Sam and Ryan lament how long it takes to make Spinnerproof It's deceptively time consuming making a podcast What's our schedule? Battlebots Episodes 6 and 7 (and 8) Gruff vs Copperhead TV shows bend reality to their will Robert Cowan's fight recap Defining flamethrowers Shooting rifles left handed Monsoon vs Hypershock Short fights What makes a fight worth talking about? Ryan's lack of research shows Tapping out Bronco vs Biteforce Will Bronco be found out? Other flippers in combat robotics Sam finally gets annoyed by the sound effects Sam and Ryan continue to complain about the runtime What is a TV show? Sawblaze vs Blacksmith Is Blacksmith boring? What makes a good fight? More analysis of judge's decisions Rotator vs Tombstone How do you defeat Tombstone? With a wedge! Rotator out-wedge's Duck! Dull endings to exciting fights A brief run-through of the desperado We had a nightmare recording this episode. At this point we're 3 hours into the session, and we just ran out of time to do it justice Mineotaur on form Great final fight We enjoyed the desperado, even though we knew it was happening

Follow up Judging We have had a look at the Judges' Guide We can't show you it We won't quote directly from it We will give you the headlines It's a thorough document which accounts for pretty much every reasonable scenario Mordecai14's full RTNCTI run through The weird, weird world of gyroscopic effect DolphinWithRobotArms, Derekdudge, and gr_zero explain why we were Ryan was wrong Demonstration involving counter-rotating masses It was while writing these very shownotes that Ryan realised that the setup in this video is pretty much exactly what Falcon has. Counter Revolution demonstrating sluggish, but seemingly unhindered, turning 'Mental models' and learning: assimilation & accommodation Cognitive disequilibrium Battlebots Bingo - Update number 1 The Bingo hub Front Matter Ben Eater building a graphics card Probably not a cannibal Definitely a clever dude Battlebots 2019, Episode 4 Duck! vs Cobalt !Floor Expectations vs reality Impact on fights Impact on designs Design flaws, design risks, and design advantages Good fights > bad fights Duck! is amazing. Cobalt is amazing. This fight is amazing. 'Cheap' wins Bombshell vs RotatoR RotatoR's new configuration RotatoR's new, new configuartion Bombshell mk 3 - design vs performance Good robots, bad robots, and everything in between Team history vs robot history Nelly the Ellybot vs Rainbow BIAS!!!!! A fight which looked good on the card, and turned out to be a good battle Chris & Kenny's performances this season Nelly's working weapon Its OK, because its only a joke robot /s End Game vs Ribbot End Game's smart upgrades End Game's poor performances Ribbot's solid design choices Ribbot's solid performances Tombstone vs SawBlaze Who do they throw at Tombstone next? The mirror-universe version of this fight where SawBlaze doesn't trip over its own pulveriser Battlebots 2019, Episode 5 Gigabyte vs Minotaur Another problematic redesign Wheely-ing Weapon spinup/reliability D E S P E R A D O T O U R N A M E N T Shatter! vs WanHoo Yes. HAmMeRs dON't dO aNY DaMAge Terrorhurtz "vs" Panic Attack The most one-sided decision of all time? Counting swings/hits Aiming to entertain SOW vs Whiplash Build up Podcasters discuss filmmaking...again... How to beat SOW

Follow up Battlebots 2019 coverage: We won't be talking about every single fight We feel our strength is talking about robots, not talking about fights We would rather focus only on the best fights than talk unenthusiastically about the less interesting ones We will make sure we talk about every robot over the course of the season - most of them multiple times. Front matter Captain Shrederator vs Cobalt Telling people to chill ~2 weeks after everyone stopped being angry There's usually a reasonable background to this kind of story Fight Night isn't purely a Legitimate Sporting Competition It's about maximising entertainment while maintaining a valid competitive format How do teams use social media effectively? Is there a 'right' way to talk about this kind of behind the scenes info? Bad situation - great memes Battlebots Season 4, Episode 2 Battlebots 2019, Episode 2 SOW vs HUGE Wheels How much difference did they make? +Defence, -Speed Tyres - helpful? Pretending we know precisely how the wheels failed SOW's hammers vs an 'ordinary' bar Reversing the weapon Fairly serious damage to SOW How efficiently can HUGE's bar usually hit? SCARY PHYSICS - ABORT! ABORT! Texas Twister vs Black Dragon Nobody was robbed It's not as simple as 'who do you think won' - there are points being given out. If you don't like the result, your issue is with the rules and not the judges. Does the show make this clear enough? Sam and Ryan roleplay as judges for 18 minutes The full judging criteria Since recording, it's been confirmed in multiple places that points can be split in all categories Damage: Sam: TT 2-1 BD Ryan: TT 2-1 BD Aggression Attacks not using a weapon are still worth something, its just less than attacks with a weapon. How much less? Good question Sam: TT 1-1 BD Ryan: TT 2-0 BD - but 1-1 feels very valid Control Sam: TT 1-1 BD Ryan: TT 0-2 BD - but 1-1 feels very valid Witch Doctor vs Shatter! Shatter!'s weapon issues Good driving all round Trying to work out how good Witch Doctor is: episode N Going into the fight, Witch Doctor had 5 wins and 7 losses This win and the 2 Vegas wins bring them to 8-7 Their wins (pre-Vegas) were largely unimpressive, but their losses were all really tough fights Season 1: Witch Doctor vs Tombstone The magic of TV Shatter!'s crazy levels of armour Axe Backwards vs Mammoth Mammoth works Sam didn't think it would Tweel Battlebots 2019, Episode 3 Bloodsport vs Lucky TL:DL - we are visionaries, and any team who wants to avoid this kind of issue should invite us to join them next season We really made this bit confusing: During the build of Hello There! we tried to test the robot with a drive setup very similar to what Lucky used for this fight. It was horrible. Don't do it. Here's a video Free Shipping vs Hydra Making assumptions about how Hydra's weapon works Since recording, the team have clarified how Hydra works Rollercoaster launches (Hydraulic @2:25) Bad washing machine science The potential pros and cons of Hydraulics Unexpected format chat Length and pacing Do the gaps between fights create more backlash when a fight isn't good? Sound effects Breaker Box vs Falcon Trying to explain Falcon's relationship with gyroscopic effect Trying to explain why 2WD turns faster than 4WD How effective is Breaker Box's lifter? RoboGames 2012 RoboGames 2011 Biteforce vs Yeti A genuinely decent main event Unsticks Confirmed by Paul Forks vs wedgelets The universe won't allow anything to go under Biteforce

Follow up The follow ups are easily startled, but they'll soon be back - and in greater numbers. Bugglebots Doing Bugglebots was amazing We can't talk about a huge amount Our first experience of full combat Bugglebots is an excellent live show And a logistical miracle Two 12hr+ days of work from the crew We must now keep our secrets for months. Boo. Battlebots Bingo talk will be saved for the next Bingo episode Go listen to the Bingo episode if you haven't already. Also, full cards and explanations of each prediction can be found here And you can generate your own 2 hour runtime It's not for everybody Pacing currently seems good Pits segments are meaningful A nice, long chat with Ray and GUNS!!! The graphics still suck Quantum entanglement Was it an entertaining fight? Was it a manufactured controversy? The rules you can read vs the rules you're told That interview Conspiracy theories with Ryan What now? According to some sources, Cobalt's body is 100% AR500. Could this be the case for some other robots? Main event Was it good? Does it need to be good? How much fight reordering does Battlebots do? Duck! vs Bombshell was the first fight of the event, and is in episode 2 This, incidentally, would have been a valid opening main event - we will have to see if the fight itself would have been worthy Re:MARS livestream Sam had a bad time Live events are hard, and this was a pretty good effort from everyone involved Except the sound guy. Screw the sound guy. (Sorry sound guy, you were probably doing your best) Re:MLARaS = Machine Learning, Automation, Robotics and Space What even is AI? the "AI Effect" Chomp's vacuum feet Professor Hutchins explains exactly what AI is Ryan is consistent, vol 472: "I don't think it would ever be entertaining"..."I asked 'is it', not 'will it be'..." RTNCTI RTNCTI lives on, in a universe where the 2019 season doesn't exist Where it all began: 5 episodes and 4 months ago Carbide vs DisConstructor vs King B Remix Series 10 Carbide, Series 8 DisConstructer, Robogames King B Is it ever offensive to suggest that a Robot Wars competitor will probably lose to Carbide? End Game vs Eruption vs Sawblaze Oh no... Most recent versions of all three End Game bringing the potential but not the results Good wins balanced out by bad losses Inability to self right reliably Eruption and Sawblaze are both exceptionally driven and extremely effective Who gets under who? Can Eruption adapt to the Battlebots arena? High-5 vs Reality vs Splatter Poor High-5... Reality with a reasonable record, Splatter coming in with only one fight but an otherwise proven concept Invoking time travel

Battlebots Bingo You thought there would be follow up, didn't you? How it all works We have three teams, each representing an excellent podcast: Spinnerproof Robocast Roasting Robots Each team has submitted 16 predictions about the upcoming 2019 season. Predictions range from really obvious things which will definitely happen, to incredibly specific things which almost certainly won't. All the predictions have been put together, shuffled, and we will now take turns drawing them at random for our own Bingo cards. First to get a full line (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) wins If nobody gets a line the game comes down to points - one point per ticked box, plus bonusses/half ticks [SPOILERS] Battlebots Bingo Cards Spreadsheet to make your own card This is it. There are no more shownotes It feels weird to me as well Bugglebots was fun though This series is going to be AMAZING. Seriously The field is crazy, especially compared to series 1

Follow up Behemoth and the axe Probably lacked the power to make a difference We won't need to remember this for future Heavy Metal's wheels A potential do-over? Front matter Robot naming gripes SawBlaze Cobalt 2.0 Correct robot name versioning - coming soon Bugglebots We're in! The current state of Hello There! This episode was recorded April 26th 2019, and since recording we've finished the drive and one front end too Hammer or axe? It now self rights. We are invincible. Going dark? Robot building > podcasting It sucks to be making less regular episodes, but Bugglebots is TOTALLY worth it Battlebots coverage? RTNCTI The full rules and competitors Have we missed any robots? If so, please tell us now so we can add them. The very simplified rules: Every robot we have official footage of competing in a reboot series of Robot Wars and Battlebots Qualifying: 32 1v1s and 32 3-way melees, feeding into a randomised 64 robot bracket The result of every bout is decided by the roll of a D7 die. This episode's fixtures (no spoilers): The Swarm vs Deathroll vs Gemini Kill-E-Krank-E vs Gigabyte vs RAPID Moebius vs Brutus vs Petunia Gabriel vs Storm 2 vs Tough as Nails Push to Exit vs Overdrive vs Hobgoblin Gamma 9 vs WAR Hawk vs Nightmare Bad Kitty vs Cherub vs Ultraviolent Counter Revolution vs Sweeney Todd vs Cobalt !!!!!!VERY MILD SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!! The Swarm vs Deathroll vs Gemini Which parts of The Swarm? It turns out there really were two Skyes Pull yourself together Ryan, they look nothing alike. Great White and Deathroll Invader is essentially Megabyte, not Moebius Kill-E-Krank-E vs Gigabyte vs RAPID RAPID didn't fight Apex, Ryan clearly doesn't remember how Series 10 worked Flipping a full-body spinner Moebius vs Brutus vs Petunia Original Brutus Petunia's difficulties against vertical spinners Brutus' top armour Gabriel (2) vs Storm 2 vs Tough as Nails Storm 2 running the 4-bar lifter Gabriel running the big ol' sword How do hammers work? (mis-)remembering the Gabriel vs Carbide vs Big Nipper melee Push to Exit vs Overdrive vs Hobgoblin Most recent versions of Push to Exit and Hobgoblin 4WD lifter version of Overdrive Ryan's notes are still terrible Ryan almost remembers how Series 10 worked But that trailer was pretty much pure hype Gamma 9 vs WAR Hawk vs Nightmare Nightmare's SRiMech InvMech The true power of Nightmare? Bad Kitty vs Cherub vs Ultraviolent Bad Kitty's bold aesthetic How does a robot lose to Black Ice? Counter Revolution vs Sweeney Todd vs Cobalt Degrees of sillyness Next episode: Carbide vs DisConstructer vs King B Remix End Game vs Eruption vs SawBlaze High-5 vs Reality vs Splatter Witch Doctor vs Lucky vs Shockwave Vanquish vs Basilisk vs Black Ice Tombstone vs Crackers 'N' Smash vs Warhead Creepy Crawlies vs Magnetar vs Double Dutch Big Nipper vs Parallax vs Crazy Coupe 88 The rest of the round Overhaul vs Mega Tento vs Bucktooth Burl Ms Nightshade vs Crank-E vs Son of Wyachi Tauron vs TMHWK vs Dantomkia The Four Horsemen vs Thor vs Rusty Thermidor 2 vs Chompalot vs Sub Zero Vulture vs Foxic vs Trolley Rage Bale Spear vs Bucky the Robot vs Captain Shredderator Wyrm vs Donald Thump vs Huge

Front matter We're building for Bugglebots We should probably also apply at some point... It's not Split Decision. We have plans for Split Decision. Awful, disgusting plans Building robots is hard HDPE is melty Hello There! The prequel-meme-themed bidirectional axebot that nobody asked for We've been guesting on Roasting Robots Maximum Uncanny Valley Holy Copyright Infringement, Batman! The Razer of Battlebots Battlebots Season 4 confirmed Spinnerproof: bringing you the big, breaking news since 2017 RTNCTI Some follow-up Apollo vs Cobra kinda happened Cobra vs Behemoth vs Eruption...vs Hobgoblin Photon Storm is not, as far as we can tell at least, a former UK Heavyweight champion The full rules and competitors Have we missed any robots? If so, please tell us now so we can add them. The very simplified rules: Every robot we have official footage of competing in a reboot series of Robot Wars and Battlebots Qualifying: 32 1v1s and 32 3-way melees, feeding into a randomised 64 robot bracket The result of every bout is decided by the roll of a D7 die. This episode's fixtures (no spoilers): Heavy Metal vs Chimera vs Free Shipping Hypothermia vs Apocalypse vs Hypershock Axe Backwards vs Warrior Clan vs DUCK! Red Devil vs Tantrum vs Battle Royale With Cheese Iron-Awe 6 vs Bonk vs Infernal Contraption Meggamouse vs Valkyrie vs Jellyfish Skorpios vs Behemoth vs Biteforce The General vs Radioactive vs Concussion !!!!!!VERY MILD SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!! Heavy Metal vs Chimera vs Free Shipping Chimera 2: Elwedgetric Boogaloo Thwackbots and active weapon rules Physics corner: for thwackbots which sit flat when inactive, driving 'towards' the weapon will cause a combination of wheel movement and weapon movement in which the centre of gravity moves upwards. What does Heavy Metal's weapon do? Potential difficulties for Free Shipping in the RW arena? Hypothermia vs Apocalypse vs Hypershock Ryan completely disregards the existence of Season 1 Hypershock Ryan wrote all of his notes on the train to/from a football match. It shows. We forgot to decide which front end Hypothermia is running, but since we repeatedly allude to the wedge they're running the wedge Axe Backwards vs Warrior Clan vs DUCK! Warrior ClanDragon Axe Backwards.jpg DUCK!'s strategy Red Devil vs Tantrum vs Battle Royale With Cheese Red Devil's configuration Do Tantrum and BRWC work? Ryan.exe has stopped working Kenny and Rose.img You just listened to a full 50 seconds of Sam attempting to roll a die Iron-Awe 6 vs Bonk vs Infernal Contraption Bonk and The General were hit at pretty much the same time by Carbide: The General lost a wheel but was still twitching, Bonk doesn't seem to move thereafter Trying to explain Infernal Contraption Meggamouse vs Valkyrie vs Jellyfish Battle of the Biases Skorpios vs Behemoth vs Biteforce Struggling to judge Skorpios Which Behemoth scoop? Funding RTNCTI Ground clearances The General vs Radioactive vs Concussion Fun fact: The General faced Behemoth (and Carbide and Bonk) in its only RW battle Funner fact: Radioactive barely even beat the 'ready' button Next episode: The Swarm vs Deathroll vs Gemini Kill-E-Krank-E vs Gigabyte vs RAPID Moebius vs Brutus vs Petunia Gabriel vs Storm 2 vs Tough as Nails Push to Exit vs Overdrive vs Hobgoblin Gamma 9 vs WAR Hawk vs Nightmare Bad Kitty vs Cherub vs Ultraviolent Counter Revolution vs Sweeney Todd vs Cobalt The rest of the round Carbide vs DisConstructer vs King B Remix End Game vs Eruption vs SawBlaze High-5 vs Reality vs Splatter Witch Doctor vs Lucky vs Shockwave Vanquish vs Basilisk vs Black Ice Tombstone vs Crackers 'N' Smash vs Warhead Creepy Crawlies vs Magnetar vs Double Dutch Big Nipper vs Parallax vs Crazy Coupe 88 Overhaul vs Mega Tento vs Bucktooth Burl Ms Nightshade vs Crank-E vs Son of Wyachi Tauron vs TMHWK vs Dantomkia The Four Horsemen vs Thor vs Rusty Thermidor 2 vs Chompalot vs Sub Zero Vulture vs Foxic vs Trolley Rage Bale Spear vs Bucky the Robot vs Captain Shredderator Wyrm vs Donald Thump vs Huge

Follow up Battlebots Season 4 slightly more confirmed! Bugglebots Series 2 very confirmed! Front matter Spinnerproof live event coverage There won't be any Sam doesn't enjoy watching them Ryan isn't sure he enjoys talking about them in a structured, podcastable format RTNCTI The full rules and competitors Have we missed any robots? If so, please tell us now so we can add them. The very simplified rules: Every robot we have official footage of competing in a reboot series of Robot Wars and Battlebots Qualifying: 32 1v1s and 32 3-way melees, feeding into a randomised 64 robot bracket The result of every bout is decided by the roll of a die. Currently a D6, changing to a D7 next episode This episode's fixtures (no spoilers): Nuts vs ICEwave Supernova vs Razer Crushtacean vs Sweet Revenge Kraken vs Draven Mohawk vs Sharkoprion Whiplash vs Obwalden Overlord The Disk O' Inferno vs Rotator Poison Arrow vs Photon Storm Coyote vs Beta Ghost Raptor vs TR2 Frostbite vs Razorback Cobra vs Apollo Aftershock vs Ironside 3 Or Te vs Kan-Opener Sabretooth vs Wrecks Plan X vs M.R. Speed Squared !!!!!!SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!! Nuts vs ICEwave Series 10 Nuts (2), 2019 ICEwave Entanglement effect of Nuts 2 FOG. OF. WARRRRRRRR Rhino's use of Halon to smother engines Minibots Nuts 2 wins, as well it should Supernova vs Razer Series 9 Supernova, Series 8 Razer Razer's anti-horizontal setup Supernova wins, Sam mourns Crushtacean vs Sweet Revenge Nope. A reasonably competent original run/live scene machine vs the most forgettable robot in reboot history Crushtacean wins Kraken vs Draven Series 9 Draven Kraken wins Upcoming Kraken upgrades Mohawk vs Sharkoprion Empathising with producers and actively encouraging you not to listen to this 2018 Mohawk How effective is the Sharko disc? Ryan messes with the system and regrets it immensely Sharkoprion goes through Whiplash wHiplash vs Obwalden Overlord Another close battle GAMBLER'S FALLACY wHiplash wins The Disk O' Inferno vs Rotator 2018 Rotator Disk O' is cool and would benefit from the modern judging criteria Rotator wins Poison Arrow vs Photon Storm Live event Photon Storm Ryan's utterly unnecessary and factually incorrect defence of Photon Storm Photon Storm competed as Tiberius prior to 2016 Neither Photon Storm or Tiberius are a former UK champion Tiberius is widely referred to as 'feared', but details of its results over the years are hard to find Photon Storm wins Expect follow-up... Coyote vs Beta Series 10 Coyote Beta's wedge is surprisingly low Beta wins Ghost Raptor vs TR2 Ghost Raptor destroys our rules Season 1 Ghost Raptor, as a swiss-army bot: spinner, Lifter, Keep-away bar Lifter for this fight TR2 is an ACTUAL UK Champion WITH THE BUM AXE! TR2 wins No time was wasted in the making of this battle Frostbite vs Razorback Underestimating Frostbite? Season 2 Razorback running the drum Teams probably don't select a weapon based on what would happen if it broke Razorback wins Cobra vs Apollo This fight LITERALLY HAPPENED Although it was tag-team and the World Series is essentially non-canon Series 10 Apollo and Series 10 (World Series) Cobra Ryan completely forgets that Hobgoblin exists. Apollo sneaks through Aftershock vs Ironside 3 Series 10 Aftershock, Series 9 Ironside 3 A horribly tough one to call Ironside 3 wins Orte vs Kan-Opener Both in their short-lived Series 8 forms Sweeney Todd should have been counted out, but regardless the hit which killed Kan Opener arguably came after the one which finished Sweeney Todd. The Orte flipper does indeed work and could be reasonably described as about average Orte survives to be beaten in the next round Sabretooth vs Wrecks Series 9 Sabretooth, Season 2 Wrecks Sabretooth walks the fight. Plan X vs M.R. Speed Squared Series 9 MR Speed Squared An auspicious ending A robot which Wrecks took to the judges vs a robot which Foxic took to the judges Plan X somehow takes the advantage and wins Next episode: Heavy Metal vs Chimera vs Free Shipping Hypothermia vs Apocalypse vs Hypershock Axe Backwards vs Warrior Clan vs DUCK! Red Devil vs Tantrum vs Battle Royale With Cheese Iron-Awe 6 vs Bonk vs Infernal Contraption Meggamouse vs Valkyrie vs Jellyfish Skorpios vs Behemoth vs Biteforce The General vs Radioactive vs Concussion The Swarm vs Deathroll vs Gemini Kill-E-Krank-E vs Gigabyte vs RAPID Moebius vs Brutus vs Petunia Gabriel vs Storm 2 vs Tough as Nails Push to Exit vs Overdrive vs Hobgoblin Gamma 9 vs WAR Hawk vs Nightmare Bad Kitty vs Cherub vs Ultraviolent Counter Revolution vs Sweeney Todd vs Cobalt 3-ways are decided by first eliminating the 'weakest' robot outright and then producing odds for the remaining two, still taking into account the presence of the third and their impact on the fight The rest of the round (episode 4) Carbide vs DisConstructer vs King B Remix End Game vs Eruption vs SawBlaze High-5 vs Reality vs Splatter Witch Doctor vs Lucky vs Shockwave Vanquish vs Basilisk vs Black Ice Tombstone vs Crackers 'N' Smash vs Warhead Creepy Crawlies vs Magnetar vs Double Dutch Big Nipper vs Parallax vs Crazy Coupe 88 Overhaul vs Mega Tento vs Bucktooth Burl Ms Nightshade vs Crank-E vs Son of Wyachi Tauron vs TMHWK vs Dantomkia The Four Horsemen vs Thor vs Rusty Thermidor 2 vs Chompalot vs Sub Zero Vulture vs Foxic vs Trolley Rage Bale Spear vs Bucky the Robot vs Captain Shredderator Wyrm vs Donald Thump vs Huge

Follow up Sam has been reading about meltybrains There was code, it was a special kind of code, Ryan should not be writing this note. Links vs Switches: Redux. Switches bad, links good. Switches don't always fail dangerous, but they're roughly as likely to fail dangerous as safe. Front matter Battlebots season 4? Probably. Very probably. But not definitely. Yet. Bugglebots continues! UK vs ROTW: 11th February 2019. AFTER the release of this episode! RTNCTI The full rules and competitors Have we missed any robots? If so, please tell us now so we can add them. The very simplified rules: Every robot we have official footage of competing in a reboot series of Robot Wars and Battlebots Qualifying: 32 1v1s and 32 3-way melees, feeding into a 64 robot bracket The result of every bout is decided by the roll of a die !!SPOILERS BELOW!! Expulsion vs Pulsar Versions: Series 10 Expulsion, Series 9 Pulsar S10 Expulsion did win some fights, but largely by default. Expulsion wins Androne 4000 vs Bombshell Season 2 Bombshell with the horizontal bar In the Robot Wars arena Bombshell wins Complete Control vs Overdozer Season 2 Complete Control Complete Control wins Lockjaw vs Tracktion Season 3 Lockjaw, running the spinner Tracktion with Vulture's wedge Lockjaw wins Predator vs Beast What is Predator? Beast wins, despite a spirited Predator performance Yeti vs Double Jeopardy Double Jeopardy wins Minotaur vs Blacksmith Season 3 Blacksmith, with the forks Minotaur wins PP3D vs Chromefly PP3D wins Apex vs Invader Invader wins The Kegs vs Terror Turtle Cloned drivers Technically the team joined with the Bigger Brother team for The Grubs at KoB and the Four Horsemen at Battlebots, not The Swarm The Kegs win Stinger (TKB) vs Escape Velocity Stinger with the wedge, Escape Velocity with the minibot Escape Velocity wins The Ringmaster vs Terrorhurtz The Ringmaster wins Lycan vs Mecha Rampage Lycan wins Devilled Egg vs Bronco Bronco running whatever armour they like because this is still a 1-5 Bronco wins Monsoon vs Ultimo Destructo Season 3 Ultimo Destructo, running the horizontal spinner Monsoon wins Chomp vs Glitterbomb Chomp wins Next episode: Nuts vs ICEwave Supernova vs Razer Crushtacean vs Sweet Revenge Kraken vs Draven Mohawk vs Sharkoprion Whiplash vs Obwalden Overlord The Disk O' Inferno vs Rotator Poison Arrow vs Photon Storm Coyote vs Beta Ghost Raptor vs TR2 Frostbite vs Razorback Cobra vs Apollo Aftershock vs Ironside 3 Or Te vs Kan-Opener Sabretooth vs Wrecks Plan X vs M.R. Speed Squared The rest of the round (episodes 3 and 4) Heavy Metal vs Chimera vs Free Shipping Hypothermia vs Apocalypse vs Hypershock Axe Backwards vs Warrior Clan vs DUCK! Red Devil vs Tantrum vs Battle Royale With Cheese Iron-Awe 6 vs Bonk vs Infernal Contraption Meggamouse vs Valkyrie vs Jellyfish Skorpios vs Behemoth vs Biteforce The General vs Radioactive vs Concussion The Swarm vs Deathroll vs Gemini Kill-E-Krank-E vs Gigabyte vs RAPID Moebius vs Brutus vs Petunia Gabriel vs Storm 2 vs Tough as Nails Push to Exit vs Overdrive vs Hobgoblin Gamma 9 vs WAR Hawk vs Nightmare Bad Kitty vs Cherub vs Ultraviolent Counter Revolution vs Sweeney Todd vs Cobalt Carbide vs DisConstructer vs King B Remix End Game vs Eruption vs SawBlaze High-5 vs Reality vs Splatter Witch Doctor vs Lucky vs Shockwave Vanquish vs Basilisk vs Black Ice Tombstone vs Crackers 'N' Smash vs Warhead Creepy Crawlies vs Magnetar vs Double Dutch Big Nipper vs Parallax vs Crazy Coupe 88 Overhaul vs Mega Tento vs Bucktooth Burl Ms Nightshade vs Crank-E vs Son of Wyachi Tauron vs TMHWK vs Dantomkia The Four Horsemen vs Thor vs Rusty Thermidor 2 vs Chompalot vs Sub Zero Vulture vs Foxic vs Trolley Rage Bale Spear vs Bucky the Robot vs Captain Shredderator Wyrm vs Donald Thump vs Huge

Follow up SpaceX Impact of Government shutdown less severe than we assumed Plus that's over...for now... Texas has a coastline. Why Stainless for the Starship? Bugglebots Meltybrain build diary Robot safety Removable links, external switches, and internal switches all have their pros and cons Kits: more than just the D2 Kinetic Weta Safety concerns re: kits with spinners Viper (US Antweight) Reddit comments: 1 & 2 The meta at various weight classes Bugglebots: The Grand Final RumbleBee Maximum Ogredrive da real MVP =5th: SCD An almost perfect performance =5th: Rev 2 POWAAAAAAAAH 4th: Snappy Competetive uncompetetiveness 3rd: Captain Doom Top tier driving = podium places 2nd: Limpet The wedgiest wedge 1st: K2 Triple threat: solid weapon, solid drivetrain, solid strategy. Bugglebots series review Bugglebots was really good, somehow living up to the hype Production Superb camerawork and editing, particularly in fights Excellent graphics Minor greenscreen issues Reasonably simple improvements to audio Ryan keeps saying 'condenser mic' because he apparently forgot how to say the word 'handheld' "Audio is really important" - Two Podcasters, 2019 Possible tweaks to pacing Fewer interviews? Battlebots style overlay? More BTS? Judges' segments No set runtime High-quality commentary Competition format Really effective heat format Possibly needed explaining early on? Robots Variety of designs of robot Variety of experience levels of teams Possible seeding for Series 2?

Battlebots Basement Battles All now on the Battlebots YouTube channel Highlights: Valkyrie vs Overhaul Duck vs Gigabyte Bugglebots Heat 5 has aired since recording Heats just getting better and better Robots of interest Bourbon Hexagonal drum hype Mini Spinny PP3D, but small Wee Woo Viability of multibots Maximum Ogredrive Sawblaze, but small Saws are cool and everybody knows it No, Dragon King does not count as a modern heavyweight which used a saw Flick Design/build video SLS explained in 2 minutes SLS explained in 15 minutes TL:DW The uncured powder, confined within the bed and relatively compacted, provides stable support for new layers. This loose material falls away once the finished part is removed. SCD Sam has been converted Accelerometer noise and drift Hard Knox Dr Thwackenstein Apex BW Removable links A silly way to lose Necessary at the weight class? Possible alternatives? Kit-built robots Competitiveness of certain kits which will remain nameless Possible difficulties with identical robots entering competitions For competitors For spectators Who is the target market? D2 kits are not as plug and play as this discussion makes them sound - internals still need to be bought and fitted separately Sam's Stupendous SpaceX Sit-Rep Block 5 has been working well Landing abort/failure 'Intelligent' landing systems Human rating Uncrewed Crew Dragon test flight...soon? Texas does have a coastline. 300 miles of it. In-flight abort test...slightly less soon? Blue Origin in-flight abort test Manned demo flight: 2/3 crew chosen chosen and announced Crew access walkway Sperm! BFR Now called 'Superheavy' and 'Starship' Starship Hopper

Bugglebots Heat 1 Heat 2 trailer Production value Presenting Presenting and interviewing is harder than it looks Ryan makes it look particularly difficult Weak-ish fights in heat 1 Accessible roboteering Silly Beetlewight thwackbots? Split Decision Mk2 - AKA Split DecIIsion Split Decision Mk1 Robonerd episode Robonerd 'vlog' Hooray for GoPro audio The build Constraints A small gallery showcasing the best and worst of the design Humble beginnings Mk 2 design and build 2D design Orthographic projection Layered construction 3D design Its a work in progress... Making intentionally bad choices

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