68: Rough and Agricultural

January 24, 2020

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Chapters

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
- 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