October 27, 2019 Download MP3
Ryan revolutionises transmitters, Sam revolutionises arenas, and they both revolutionise robot versioning.
- 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
- Potential future ticks
- 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
- 9 of Roasting Robots' 16 predictions scored points
- It's over, but its also not over
- Battlebots Bingo
- 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
- Event recap/report thing
- FRA Beetleweight Champs
- 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
- Bloodsport
- The robots we missed
- 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
- '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
- The project has been going for at least 3 years but good info seems hard to find
- 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
- Tom Scott's video
59: ooOoOOHH
October 18, 2019
Ryan makes life difficult, Mike holds a hard line, and Sam doesn't turn up.
58: Infected Me with Elon
October 7, 2019
Sam's unnecessary precision, Ryan's changeable mind, and the judges' imperfect system.
57: 'H' Quota
September 20, 2019
Ryan recalls the 90's, Sam gets philosophical, and the definition of damage is judged.
56: Use Once Clutch
September 6, 2019
Sam takes damage, Ryan is aggressive, and the whole show goes out of control.
55: Pistol Grip Hipster
August 23, 2019
AI goes rogue, Sam unveils his darkest secrets, and Ryan was right.
54: Definitive TV
August 16, 2019
Sam and Ryan define flamethrowers, TV shows, and good fights.
53: Blow the Bias Bugle
July 12, 2019
Ryan sings a national anthem, Sam claims design credit for a robot, and they both agree but argue anyway.
52: Plasticology
June 28, 2019
Ryan starts a degree, Sam celebrates wheels, and they both pass judgement.
51: Blackjack and High Quality Graphics
June 14, 2019
Bad fights, bad edits, and bad descriptions of AI.