Follow Up/Front Matter There is a bingo winner. We haven’t worked out who yet A quite vast amount of information about brushless motors and ESCs Sensorless still involves some small degree of sensing/feedback, and this is important Dual brushless hammer fun Stripped grub screw threads Ryan made a fuss Fake spinner test The real testing setup Battlebots and stuff General thoughts A very strong season, especially under the circumstances A slightly underwhelming end result Robot by robot Hydra The journey Vs Gigabyte - a fight for newcomers? Whiplash Mad lifts vs Valkyrie Sam’s sympathy for Valkyrie Ribbot Not a joke bot. Tantrum There are no words. Except the words we speak. Sawblaze Mammoth vs Copperhead Judging… The judging is made of judgment The whole AMA is very much worth checking out Shatter! Making bets Shatter! shirts Since recording this episode, shipping to the UK has been made available. Trying not to believe and believing anyway End Game M E T A Variety and length of forks Not being Biteforce Being Biteforce Aftershow: Sam’s computer troubles

Front matter Lockdown finally made Sam build things More on that later! Ryan doesn’t know what tools he owns Bugglebots 4K special Vote here! (may require time machine) Watch here! 5 episodes of Battlebots 2020 in <40 minutes P1 The robot is very good Accidentally discussing the top 32 selection A hypothetical 0-3 making the top 32? Is 3 wins a lot of wins? Beta The hammer is very good Magnets! E F F I C I E N C Y Firing while moving? What have they actually proven in their 3 fights? Kraken vs HUGE The fight is very good Effective flamethrower-ing Kraken’s forged teeth Tombstone vs Skorpios The countout is very bad Tombstone still seems to have a lot of mobility Tombstone is still being attacked Unaired fights Fights less TV-worthy than Perfect Phoenix vs Extinguisher? Spinnerproof’s robot building exploits Ryan has access to CNC now How and why - work stuff The ‘real’ use of the machine vs the fun use of the machine CNC ant spinner frame Trying to avoid CNC-creep The ease and fun of designing digitally vs designing as you build The satisfaction of taking a hand-built robot to an event The ‘training’ given by just watching CNC-based content online Sam has been developing a weapon setup “A more assertive hammer” PVC - prototyping wonder-material Using cogs, because they are cool Initial brushed setup The brushless setup Thanks Joe <3 Brushless motor/gearbox setup Thanks Alex <3 1806 brushless outrunners Adding a gearbox Running multiple brushless motors P R E C I S I O N The power of using the correct screwdriver PoziDriv vs Phillips (Spoiler: Posidriv wins)

Front Matter Sliding slowly an inexoribly towards The Fight Bounty Hunters How do you cover something which has no formal air date? Is it good? Bronco the “legend” The team? Yes. The robot? Eh… Lack of attention to spoilers Episodes 4 & 5 Good things! Slammow working Chomp working Gamma 9 working Shatter! vs Malice Short memories Expecting Malice to take the decision Because it deserved it? Because we’re used to spinners winning these decisions? Clickbait Hydra vs HUGE Yes, there are still 45 minutes of the episode left Playing Ultimate We promise this is far more relevant than it looks when you see it written down Sport vs TV The attachment It’s a good attachment Exceptional driving skill Questionable driving choices? Similarities to Warrior Dragon vs Chomp Communication with the ref Timings in the edit 3 seconds in reality -> ~10 in the edit Exploiting the weaknesses of HUGE Are production to blame for the dull fight? The team claim to have warned production about their plans Not using your weapon Ideas for preventing fights like these Time outs to deal with disputes? Forced weapon demo pre-fight? Changing nothing? Ryan did not make the diagram Kraken vs Witch Doctor… …in exactly 25 seconds

Front Matter How Spinnerproof is covering Battlebots What we want, when we want Fights and topics which interest us, released sporadically Battlebots 2020 - episodes 1-3 Bloodsport vs Skorpios The power of managed expectations Bloodsport’s improvements Shatter! vs Ghost Raptor Shatter! is amazing and if you disagree you are wrong The best hammer? How to use a hammer Shatter!‘s driving style distilled Omnidrive all the things HUGE! vs Mammoth The dream match? Are non-meta robots as fun when they aren’t facing the meta? Witch Doctor vs Hydra Long main events are good main events Hydra starting with a flip charged Black Dragon vs Kraken A coin-toss or a theft? Rules not rewarding what fans see as dominating a fight RotatoR vs Beta Decision not rewarding what the rules appear to priorities Enforcing weapon usage? Better hammers firing straight into weapons Shatter! vs Ghost Raptor Shatter! vs Kingpin Blue vs Crossfire Blacksmith vs Biteforce Chomp vs Biteforce Competitors no longer feeling that they can rely on the rules being applied consistently The quality of online discourse How the presentation of the show influences this Robocast #79 - listen to it Listen to it somewhere other than youtube Actually judging the match How the judges scored it The 2020 Judges’ Guide Beta can’t score 5 points for aggression Giving Beta damage points because…reasons? Assumed damage? Penalising RotatoR for their damage being unintentional? Loose rules vs rigid rules Blame falling on people or falling on a system Unnecessary and possibly unhelpful maths Format Bit different, innit Crowd noise Less suppression of audience reactions? Dud fights No basement tapes Generally good handling of the rough fights

This episode was recorded on November 28th, 2020 The cards can be seen in all their graphic glory here The teams: Mike - Mystrsyko Sam - Robocast Sam & Ryan - Spinnerproof Charlie - Good Robottal Ned - Spoiler Alert & ESC Oliver - ESC and No More Spinnahhs David - David of Smeg Jevan - World of Woodrow & No More Spinnahhs The cards: Mike Puff the Magic Dragon A LiPo fire in the box The Atomic Bomb Atom#94 catches fire Lotsa smoke or visible flames The 2020 Dumpster Fire A returning competitor flops HARD EG Bombshell in 2018, Bronco in 2019, or any robot designed to win fights which fails to Let it Rip! Captain Shredderator vs Gigabyte (1v1) Improvise, Adapt, Overcome Swiss-army bot makes the top 32 Swiss-army bot = multiple weapon types Jumping in the Grave A robot is dubbed ‘the new Bite Force’ Does not include the new champ once they are champ A Surprise, to be Sure Half of the top 8 are ‘new’ New = no team members have reached the top 16 before What Would You Like on Your Tombstone? Tombstone loses its first 2 fights Mr Flibble’s Very Cross A team quantining on entry to the USA is mentioned Thank God for the Arena A robot is flung into the Lexan Ice Ice Baby ICEWave tears another robot in half No bonus points!! Close Quarters A fight is restarted due to an unstick Might not be shown in the edit They’re Good Dogs, Bronco The dog from the Pain Train team photo is acknowledged on the show Shocker! A rookie makes the top 16 Rookie = new robot with a new team, even if some members have competed with other teams Crowd Favourite Chomp scores a OHKO ‘OHKO’ = first hit from the weapon Clusterfunk Gemini fails to get a win Sam For Grant Grant Imahara mentioned directly Rocky Balboa Tantrum works Working = weapon spins, hits as well as other similar weapons, and the punching mechanism is clearly helpful Just Like The Simulations An AGWWAPTBABF fantasy matchup happens, and the result is the same David Attenborough Two or more animal themed robots fight (each other) Animal themes must be part of the bot’s aesthetic Absent Audience Attention repeatedly drawn to the lack of audience Repeatedly = at least 10 mentions Lithium Polymer Armament A LiPo fire occurs Old Farm Derby Bale Spear vs Black Widow (1v1) Split Personalities A robot is split in ~2 The Steel Chair Slammow manages a suplex Hammer to Fall Beta vs Chomp (1v1) A Game of Two Halves A robot gets split apart Look at Me, Pa! Two robots with minibotds fight, with their minibots Pink is Sus A predominantly pink robot makes the knockout stages Axolotl, Sporkinok, and HiJinx are all predominantly pink Extinguisher by Name… Extinguisher puts out a fire That’s Not 30 Seconds! A team is reminded they can only hold for 30 seconds Oh Lawd She Comin! Chomp ends the season with a positive record Spinnerproof The Killshot An axe/hammer scores a KO Any big overhead hitty thing, but not a ‘hammer saw’ or similar, and not Rusty We Die Together Gemini only uses the multibot config A Noticeable Absence Bite Force not being present is mentioned Apologies to Craig Danby Slammow makes the top 16 OOTA is OOTA ‘Proper’ OOTA from a non-spinner ‘Proper’ OOTA = not behind the screws or stuck elsewhere BLUE TEAM, READY? Button hit with something other than a finger/hand Non-starters A robot with a website profile doesn’t have a fight Out With Win and You’re In No places in the top 32 are decided by a play-in fight Stop the count A robot comes back to life during a countout My Leg! Chomp loses a leg We Get it Already The cast avoids saying “Covid-19”, “Pandemic”, or “Coronavirus” for the entire season Cast = not competitors LiPo Fire 2 A LiPo fire happens Why Why Whyachi? 2+ Whyachi robots face each other in any kind of match Don’t Bring Wheels Into the Arena A horizontal spinner snipes a wheel ‘Snipes’ = a single hit disabling or removing the wheel Not in my Lexicon The term ‘forward thrust flipper’ is used to describe a front-hinge flipper The Bigger They Are… Chomp’s hammer causes significant damage Charlie Pulverizer Pete Multiple pulveriser hits to one robot in a single fight Be Trans, Throw Hands Sporkinok receives needless online hate We’ll know it when we see it Slammow Fails to Work …as intended, through the entire season The Saviour is Here! Rusty takes a fight to the judges Wee Woo (No, Not That One) Extinguisher puts out a fire The One True Hammer Shatter! outperforms all the other ‘pure’ hammerbots ‘Pure’ hammerbots = Beta, Chomp, maybe Rusty. ‘Outperforms’ = better record and/or lasting longest in the tournament (“down to the second”) Free Parking Non-Bite Force champion Can only be ticked after the grand final The Future is Now No robots from the 2019 top 8 make the 2020 top 8 Tears in the Gears A competitor cries on camera Sorry About Your Bike Jenny Taft segment involves smashing up a household object Double Kill Simultaneous KO Hide and Syk 2 Despite the lack of live studio audience, world-renowned youtuber MystrSyko is somehow still spotted The Bot Whisperer Footage of pre-reboot BB used in reference to Peter Abrahamson Not Even the Younglings Survived Perfect Phoenix doesn’t win a fight Pobodies Nerfect The champ will have lost a fight along the way Lights, Camera, Smash! One of the lights gets broken Ned Everything is Fine An entire episode doesn’t mention the pandemic Spiderman Pointing Meme Sawblaze vs Skorpios (1v1) Hammer Time Two hammers fight each other (1v1) Chomp, Shatter!, and BETA are hammers. Mad Catter & Extinguisher count if they use their hammer setup in the fight. Rusty may or may not be a hammer. Tropical Storm BETA BETA KOs a vertical spinner Hammer saws don’t count. Mammoth doesn’t count Careful, Icarus A previously successful robot crashes HARD Previously top 16/play in, failing to make the top 32 VERTS REEEEEEEEE 4WD verts make up at least half of the top 8 If the website photo is a vert, its a vert. Mad Catter counts if they use the vert more than the hammer Now There Are Two of Them! RotatoR uses the dual disc setup In the Blue Hex A HexBug toy appears in the box for a robot’s introduction Third Time Lucky Whiplash fights and beats Tombstone This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things Someone is seen wearing a mask incorrectly Nose not covered, hanging off one ear, constantly readjusting, etc Screwed A robot is KO’d due to being stuck in/on the screws Up and Away A whole robot hits the ceiling Flawed Floor The new floor still takes fight-influencing damage Proof in the Pudding A new build has teething trouble THAT’S A HUGE HIT Kenny or Chris say ‘HUGE HIT’ Noob Force A new robot takes the Giant Nut Oliver An Open Field A BB rookie makes the top 8 Rookie = new machine, even if the team have experience as a team or individuals The Same, But Different A 4WD vert wins the season Bot 56 A previously confirmed entry doesn’t make TV Confirmed = publicly by the team, by Battlebots (eg. via the website), or by associated media. SUpporter content doesn’t count. Dun Dun Da Da Daaa Daaa Flight of the Valkyries is sung #GetHype Hypershock makes the top 4 Spider Chomp, Spider Chomp Footage of a classic Battlebots walker is used Includes shufflers Always on the Scene Extinguisher puts out a fire Ghost of Toad A Team Toad sticker appears The Future is Now, Old Man Donald Hutson is reminded of how long he has been competing Directly to him, eg in an interview Home Field Advantage No non-US teams make the top 16 Thank You, Johnathan, Very Cool Presenters say something blatantly wrong, or something in a graphic is clearly incorrect You Only Got One Shot A fight is ended in a single exchange Salt of the Fans A JD causes online backlash Maxwell Edison The Pulverisers score a KO Grabbing Defeat From the Jaws of Victory A robot which is clearly winning dies for any reason Wait For It! John Reid says ‘good hit’ David Mortal Coil Ghost Raptor gets split in 2 Large and in Charge All 3 ‘oversized’ robots (HUGE, SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, and Mammoth) finish with a combined win rate of at least 2:3 (0r 66.6…%) The British are Coming BETA makes the top 16 We somehow missed reading this one out… Unprecedented The word ‘unprecedented’ is used to describe the pandemic Armchair Engineer Fan makes comments about how a robot sucks and they could do it better FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! Two robots with flamethrowers fight (1v1) Not in my Lexicon 2 The term ‘drum’ is used to describe something which is clearly a drisc See ‘the diagram’, courtesy of Jevan It Is Wednesday My Dudes Ribbot makes the knockout stages Stay Froggy Ribbot’s vacuum-formed top survives a fight Rusty in Pieces Rusty gets a win Spin Dammit! Axe Backwards wins a fight The King is Dead Tombstone fails to make the bracket Derby Match Slammow vs Big Dill (1v1) Ow, My Head! Chomp’s hammer snipes a robot ‘Snipes’ = accurately hitting a critical part which immobilises the opponent Knife Roomba A Mowbot autonomous lawnmower appears on screen Not just in the background, intentionally featured What if its an ad segment? What Other Weapon? A robot with interchangeable weapons doesn’t change weapons Jevan Frenemies Skorpios vs HiJinx (1v1) …The Harder They Fall Chomp’s legs take significant spinner damage Legs are removed or their function is impaired I Don’t Think So, Chief A team refuses a fight EG. Shredderator vs Cobalt The Eyes Have It HUGE wins the Giant Nut Should’a Stayed Electric BETA runs out of gas Weapon stops or can’t self right due to lack of gas Sorry About Your Ceiling An entire robots hits the ceiling/lighting rig Weeeeeeeeeeedge SMEEEEEEEEEEE wins a fight Can be an exhibition/other non-tournament fight provided it is aired on Discovery I’m A Fire Starter 20+ fires across the season Large amounts of smoke or visible flames No More Apologies Slammow makes the bracket Game of Clones A robot is likened to another in looks alone Beat the Clock A robot comes back to life during a countout David vs Goliath Mammoth fights a robot with a minibot Tis Just A Flesh Wound A badly damaged robot makes it to the judges Stop, Stop, He’s Already Dead! A clearly dead robot keeps getting hit Yeeted-er A robot hits the ceiling Includes minibots Age of Rust Rusty goes undefeated during Fight Night

Front matter How you doing? Artificial daylight lamp build Youtube is becoming garbage Follow Up Lockjaw does not have a wedge The Malice team are awesome RTNCTI Upcoming fights: Quarter finals Lockjaw vs Apollo Tombstone vs Expulsion Minotaur vs RAPID SOW vs Biteforce Semi-finals, final, and 3rd place !!!RATHER LARGE SPOILERS BELOW!!! Lockjaw vs Apollo Easy-ish rides to the quarters Battlebots arena Tombstone vs Expulsion Minotaur vs RAPID Minotaur’s forks vs Rapid’s front edge SOW vs Biteforce Biteforce’s wedge diverting SOW’s weapon into its own weapon? Differing spinup times Power of the box rush Lockjaw vs Tombstone It happened, but it didn’t happen Ass-plow Minotaur vs SOW Interactions between a drum and a horizontal Lockjaw vs SOW Sam may be biased towards SOW Ryan may be biased against SOW Tombstone vs Minotaur It happened, but would it go the same way again? Tombstone.pptx

Follow Up Sam did a Minotaur oopsie Not the oopsie Ryan expected Ryan has a pillar drill/drill press now Battlebots news! Air date! Trailer! Other good things! Robocast’s 2020 preview Thursday broadcast RTNCTI Mistakes! BETA vs DUCK! should not have hapened Hypothermia vs BETA and DUCK! vs SOW should have hapened in its place These fights will happen now If any of you actually read these shownotes you would have already know all of this Upcoming fights: Do-overs Hypothermia vs BETA DUCK! vs SOW Round of 16 Valkyrie vs Lockjaw Apollo vs Red Devil WAR Hawk vs Tombstone Whiplash vs Expulsion The Four* Horsemen vs Minotaur RAPID vs Complete Control Hypothermia vs SOW Biteforce vs Storm 2 !!!VERY MILD SPOILERS BELOW!!! Hypothermia vs BETA BETA’s potential to damage Hypothermia’s weapon Similar to Thor vs Coyote Yes, we forgot to justify this. We’re sorry (Ryan’s sorry). We’ll make up for it later. (maybe) DUCK! vs SOW Chances of a SOW weapon failure? Lockjaw’s ass wedge Valkyrie vs Lockjaw Over-rating Valkyrie? Smokey Lockjaw With an ass wedge Apollo vs Red Devil The last remaining RW champ WAR Hawk vs Tombstone Wedge Whiplash vs Expulsion The Four* Horsemen vs Minotaur RAPID vs Complete Control Flipper geometry is hard Hypothermia vs SOW Biteforce vs Storm 2 SUBSCRIBE Upcoming fights: Lockjaw vs Apollo Tombstone vs Expulsion Minotaur vs RAPID SOW vs Biteforce Semi-finals, final, and 3rd place Aftershow - the Battlebots 2020 field (edited highlights) BETA It’s different F’kin magnets Pneumatic vs electric hammers Black Widow Walker? Roller? Hovercraft? (The answer is roller…) LOGO robot Chomp Yes Yes Yes Autonomy? Extingisher Fire extinguisher Replacing the siren Witch Doctor vibes? Old Extinguisher Fusion Gyro? Gemini Lieutenant Commander Data - a robot? Or not? Case closed One bot or two? Malice Not a drum ‘Pancake drum’ A cool way iof getting a compact, high-inertia horizontal Black Dragon-esque wheels Rusty A R T More whimsy please - Ryan Shatter D O U B L E A R T Slammow Please work Sharing a sponsor with the show Potential fan unrest? Sir Clips SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Straight SMEEEEEEE vs bendy SMEEEEEEE? Variable spellings Tower of Power Tantrum Tracer Monsoon-esque, but also not Awesome minibot The Big Dill vs The Krusty Grab This fight is laargely an advert for The Krusty Grab rather than The Big Dill

Follow up Sam’s genius ideas shamelessly stolen Re-solving solved problems RTNCTI A reminder of the rules This episode’s fixtures (no spoilers) Magnetar vs Hypothermia Cobalt vs Valkyrie Lockjaw (2018) vs The Kegs The Ringmaster vs Apollo Red Devil vs Big Nipper War Hawk vs TR2 Tombstone vs Monsoon Bronco vs Whiplash Expulsion (Series 10) vs Eruption PP3D vs The Four* Horsemen Overdrive (2015) vs Minotaur Iron Awe 6 vs RAPID Witch Doctor (2018) vs Complete Control (2016) Bite Force vs RotatoR Storm 2 vs Bombshell !!!!!!VERY MILD SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!! Magnetar vs Hypothermia Magnetar is not Pulsar Hypothermia’s lifty setup Surviving Minotaur Cobalt vs Valkyrie Not 2019 Cobalt, obvs Weapon reach Losing to Ultimo Destructo Lockjaw (2018) vs The Kegs The Ringmaster vs Apollo Horizontal spinner v wedge Red Devil vs Big Nipper Setups - front ends and weapons Diferent decision making in a straight knockout rather than Fight Night/Round Robin War Hawk vs TR2 Impact of the arena Tombstone vs Monsoon Agreeing to agree Bronco vs Whiplash A fight what happened Ryan remembers years good Expulsion (Series 10) vs Eruption PP3D vs The Four* Horsemen Plucking wheels Overdrive (2015) vs Minotaur Overdirve beat Beast in the previous round Iron Awe 6 vs RAPID RAPID’s slow weapon reset Witch Doctor (2018) vs Complete Control (2016) Witch Doctor’s ground clearance Complete Control’s angled sides Bite Force vs RotatoR Another fight what happened Storm 2 vs Bombshell Impact of the arena Next round: Fixing mistakes from this episode: Hypothermia vs Beta DUCK! vs SOW Valkyrie vs Lockjaw Apollo vs Red Devil WAR Hawk vs Tombstone Whiplash vs Expulsion The Four* Horsemen vs Minotaur RAPID vs Complete Control Hypothermia or BETA vs DUCK! or SOW Biteforce vs Storm 2

Front matter Scones Battlebots 2020 Increasing optimism Taskmaster Series 10 Robotting Mis-adventures in spinner testing Learning what you’ve learned Safety Toilet brush robot Proper but also not proper thwackbot prototype Sit and spin Googly eye robot A potential Sam boat? RTNCTI A reminder of the rules This episode’s fixtures (no spoilers) Magnetar vs Hypothermia Cherub vs Beta Double Jeopardy vs DUCK! Crushtacean vs SOW Bite Force (2018) vs Plan X Photon Storm vs RotatoR Storm 2 vs Sabretooth (Series 9) Free Shipping vs Bombshell (2016) !!!!!!VERY MILD SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!! Magnetar vs Hypothermia Nope Cherub vs Beta Old Beta <3 Hammers <3 How does Cherub win? Double Jeopardy vs DUCK! DUCK!‘s redundancy Crushtacean vs SOW Impacts of the arena Playing chicken with the flipper Bite Force (2018) vs Plan X Photon Storm vs RotatoR Righting a wrong from many moons ago 2018 RotatoR only had the dual disc/bar setup Storm 2 vs Sabretooth (Series 9) Sabretooth’s lack of forks/feeder Storm 2’s lack of anything noteworthy Free Shipping vs Bombshell (2016) Rubbing shoulders with the greats Free Shipping is cool Bombshell’s weapon choice? Upcoming fixtures: Cobalt vs Valkyrie Lockjaw (2018) vs The Kegs The Ringmaster vs Apollo Red Devil vs Big Nipper War Hawk vs TR2 Tombstone vs Monsoon Bronco vs Whiplash Expulsion (Series 10) vs Eruption PP3D vs The Four* Horsemen Overdrive (2015) vs Minotaur Iron Awe 6 vs RAPID Witch Doctor (2018) vs Complete Control (2016) Magnetar/Hypothermia vs BETA DUCK! vs SOW Bite Force vs RotatoR Storm 2 vs Bombshell Aftershow The making of Spinnerproof Additional sound effects from https://zapsplat.com

Front matter Audio woes Battlebots October filming confirmed This was recorded a couple of hours after the announcement Mixed feelings RTNCTI Anticipated dropouts - many of which were since confirmed A chance for less recognised robots to thrive Will casual fans be OK with the changes? Potential for viewership to thrive in a different TV landscape Robonerd An event we both really missed Virtual robonerd An event we both really enjoyed Full stream VOD Full playlist Our interview with Dave Moulds Kev Cleasby, not Ant Pritchard RTNCTI A reminder of the rules This episode’s fixtures (no spoilers) Vulture vs Iron Awe 6 RAPID (s10) vs SubZero Invader vs Witch Doctor (2018) Razorback vs Complete Control (2016) !!!!!!VERY MILD SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!! Vulture vs Iron Awe 6 What is Iron Awe 6? A very successful live scene competitor RAPID (s10) vs SubZero The beauty and precision of RAPID The durability and jank of old SubZero Invader vs Witch Doctor (2018) Razorback vs Complete Control Which setup for Razorback? Permutations of a JD