Spinnerproof

006: Manufacturing Controversy
August 12, 2017

Follow-up
- Episode 4
  - Foxic: winner of an fight ft. terrible live commentary.
- Episode 5
  - Welding and working with Aluminium.
  - The original Heat E lineup ft. excellent detective work.
  - Reopening the Jellyfish engineering wound. (skip to 30mins to avoid. We won’t blame you.)
    - The engineering mindset & formal education.
    - ‘Solved’ problems and best practices.
    - Learning to be creative - John Cleese on ‘playing’
    - Ryan doesn’t know how to define the terms of his argument
Melee 1
Melee 2
Head to Heads
- Ironside 3 vs Eruption
- Carbide vs Aftershock
  - The arena does its job
  - The BBC spoiler policy - Conker 3 in an excellent battle
- Aftershock vs Ironside 3 The fixening
- Carbide vs Eruption
- Aftershock vs Eruption Hurting the house robots
- Carbide vs Ironside 3
Final Carbide vs Eruption Carbide vs the House Robots
Ratings (spoiler alert)
Ryan’s Robot Rank-O-Rama
- Part 1: ‘objective’ rankings
- Part 2: favourites
Armchair Production
- Re-working the format

005: Tomato Can
July 22, 2017

Follow up
- The costs of Chaos 2 and Frostbite
- The pit button, how does it work?
Melee 1
- Apollo
- Rusty
- Ms. Nightshade
- Coyote
Melee 2
Conversations with Sethu Vijayakumar
- No-one has human rated launch capability to the Moon, let alone Mars
- Focus rings on Martian GoPros
Crackers, Smash and the rules of Robot Wars
Coyote volunteer for a pasting
Carbide vs. Apollo 2 - The Sparkening
Armchair engineering
- Armour
- Hydroforming

004: Health, Safety, and Smoking Motors
July 13, 2017

We’re live!
Ryan feels terrible about last episode’s audio
Follow up
- Foxic wins a fight
- Facts and figures
Melee 1
- Supernova
- Frostbite
- Wyrm
- High 5
Melee 2
- Crushtacean
- Ironside 3
- Apex
- Pulsar
Pulsar vs. Ironside 3
Supernova vs. Frostbite
Conversations with Lucy Rodgers
Big hits
Ratings
Armchair engineering
- Weaponry
- Kan-opener

003: The Ventoning
June 27, 2017

Stealing logos
Follow up
Foamcore robots
Round 1
- Melee 1
  - Thor
  - Tauron
  - Concussion
  - Chimera 2
- Melee 2
Round 2
- Thor vs. Concussion
- MR Speed Squared vs. Heavy Metal
Conversations with Noel Sharkey
Round 2 cont.
- Heavy Metal vs. Concussion
- Thor vs. MR Speed Squared
- MR Speed Squared vs. Concussion
The definition of armament
Round 2 cont.
- Heavy Metal vs Thor
  - Tungsten hammers
Final
- Concussion vs. Thor
Armchair engineering
- Omnidirectional wheels: how do they work?
- X Robots
- Strafing robots

002: Legitimate Sporting Competition
June 15, 2017

Follow-up
- Jellyfish: The Saga Continues
Round 1 - Group Battles
- Melee 1
  - Cobra
  - Hobgoblin
  - Behemoth
  - Eruption
- Melee 2
  - Draven
  - PP3D
  - Cherub
  - Push To Exit
Round 2 - Head to Head
- Behemoth vs. Eruption
- PP3D vs. Cherub
- Eruption vs. Cherub
- PP3D vs. Cherub
- PP3D vs. Behemoth
Noel Sharkey vs. The Urge to Say ‘Amazon’
Round 2 cont.
- PP3D vs. Eruption
- Cherub vs. Behemoth
Round 3 - Final
- Eruption vs. Cherub
Armchair Engineering
- Transmitter Setups

001: Ego of an Aloof Engineer
May 20, 2017

Hiding a trophy
Is Robot Wars a TV show or a competition?
Round 1 - Group Battles
- Melee 1
  - Rapid
  - Jellyfish
  - Nuts 2
  - Terrorhurtz
- Melee 2
  - Sabretooth
  - TMHWK
  - Crank-E
  - Aftershock
Round 2 - Head to Head
- Sabretooth vs. Terrohurtz
- Rapid vs. Aftershock
- Aftershock vs. Sabretooth
- Terrorhurtz vs. Rapid/Jellyfish
- Terrorhurtz vs. Aftershock
- Jellyfish vs. Sabretooth
Round 3 - Final
- Aftershock vs. Sabretooth
Lamenting about the format