68: Rough and Agricultural

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
  • 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