March 27, 2018 Download MP3
The future of driving, the future of robot combat, and an examination of our experiences with depression.
- Pre-show waffle
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Tray with feet
- Note to self: set up Amazon Affiliate link...
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Tray with feet
- Autonomous cars
- Robot or Not?
- Uber crash - for those who have been living under a rock
- STUDIES!!
- How a driverless car sees the road (ft. a rogue duck)
- Correction: Google's cars are currently maxxing out at Level 4 autonomy: Level 5 requires the ability to go anywhere whereas the current generation of car can only drive on pre-mapped roads.
- Battlebots
- Essentially confirmed entrants
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Chomp
- Level 1 autonomy
- Hammer test - now with ___% more wobble
- Bronco
- Lucky
- SubZero
- Minotaur
- Bombshell
- Tombstone
- Gigabyte (ft. unsafe testing practices)
- Red Devil
- Hypershock
- Yeti
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Team Danby: Predator
- More old Biteforce than Overhaul
- Team Tauron/DRT: Monsoon
- "Let's move onto robots - I know what I'm talking about with those" (Ryan, 2018)
- Team Nebula: Vanquish
- Team PCP: Petunia
- Multiple teams: Reality
- "My robot knowledge is really letting me down today" (Also Ryan, 2018)
- Oh Yes Robotics: End Game
- HUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE
- Not mentioend but highly noteworthy: Team Toad entering a new machine, Hypothermia
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Chomp
- Full list of confirmed entries on reddit or on Google docs
- Essentially confirmed entrants
- King of Bots 1.5 (This is Fighting Robots)
- Blue
- Megabyte
- Vulcan
- Great White
- An Ellis Ware heavyweight
- CJ
- Tanshe
- Weber
- Griffon
- Thunder & Lightning
- Unknown returning team
- Snake
- Grill Judge/Two BBQ
- Sabre
- Specrte
- 008
- Formula
- Tungsten
- Fango
- Breaker Box
- Bonesaw
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SAT'arnSaturn - Dragon King
- Bonfire
- Full list of confirmed entries on reddit or on Google docs
- Depression & anxiety
- Sam's 'year of health'
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Resources
- Gratuitous dog video
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25: Am I Weird?
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24: Live Scene Low-down
February 25, 2018
Sam and Ryan are joined by Gareth Anstee to discuss rules, weight classes, and dreams.
23: Two Dimensional Drum Design
February 11, 2018
As King of Bots continues, Fog of War sneaks back onto our screens, weapon definitions receive vital updates, and the Falcon Heavy goes to Mars.
22: East Wind
January 27, 2018
In this whirlwind tour of King of Bots, Ryan reflects on his anger, Sam learns the true power of omniwheels, and a naming convention is born.
21: Down the Rabid Hole
January 17, 2018
The rules are ignored, Sam learns how hard tech podcasts are, and Ryan laments the state of judge's segments.
20: The Puffin Problem
January 3, 2018
Sam and Ryan discuss SpaceX, Ryan saves Robot Wars, then they surprise everyone by talking about Star Wars.
19: Teaching Millennials How Cruel the World is
December 22, 2017
Robot Wars in LEGO form, the responsibilities of engineers, and the morality of taking presents back from children.
18: Best Episode of the Reboot
December 5, 2017
The Grand Final of Robot Wars Series 10, in which the Joker beats Batman, shenanigans are called, and the future is looked toward.