68: Rough and Agricultural
January 24, 2020- 00:00:00 Intro
- 00:00:12 Follow Up
- 00:12:44 Bugglebots 2019 Grand Final
- 00:19:06 Thunderchild vs Saw Loser
- 00:35:25 Splodey Boi vs K2
- 00:40:18 Daedalus vs Mini Spinny
- 00:50:26 Splodey Boi vs Mini Spinny vs Thunderchild
- 00:52:08 K2 vs Saw Loser
- 00:58:11 Thunderchild vs Daedalus
- 01:02:50 Daedalus vs Saw Loser
- 01:09:29 K2 vs Thunderchild
- 01:14:17 End of Series Blues
- 01:19:56 Thank You
- 01:21:21 UWE
Shownotes
As Bugglebots comes to an end, Sam and Ryan consider their future.
- 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
- Hello There! vs Jay
- L’boro Robot Riot
- Daedalus vs Annie JD
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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