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Spinnerproof

Sam Hutchins and Ryan Bratley

8: Flames, Drones, and Minibots

1 hour 37 minutes Posted Sep 3, 2017 at 12:00 am.

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Followup
- Reddit thread
  - Spinner design & materials
    - Tombstone’s weapon bars
    - Pros & cons of AluminIum
  - Money
    - Prize money

Robots part 1
- Bronco
  - ALL OF THE WHEELS
  - How on Earth is Minotaur pronounced?
  - Taking two robots
  - Fights: vs Blacksmith, vs Chromefly, vs Razorback, vs Minotaur: NONE OF THE WHEELS
- Blacksmith
  - Thatsagoodlookingbot.jpeg
  - Fights: vs Bronco, vs Minotaur
- Chromefly
  - Weapons mounted directly to motor output shafts?
  - Fights: vs Bucktooth Burl, vs Bronco
- Bucktooth Burl
  - Drum design
  - Compactness
  - Fancy tyres
  - ‘Fights’: vs Chromefly
- Razorback
  - Fights: vs Sawblaze, vs Ghost Raptor, vs Bronco
- Sawblaze
  - The different discs
  - Welcome to Tangentville
  - Fights: vs Razorback
- Son of Whyachi
  - [Old walker rules] (http://robotwars.wikia.com/wiki/Walkerbots#Definition)
    - Season 3.0 SOW
    - Drillzilla
  - Team Whyachi’s robots
  - Fights: vs Ghost Raptor, vs Poison Arrow
- Ghost Raptor
  - Sam is annoyed by more welding
  - 2015 Ghost Raptor’s shenanigans
  - Ryan is annoyed that GR got a wildcard because its another spinner, goes on to suggest 2 spinners as better wildcards.
  - Fights: vs Son of Wyachi, vs Razorback

Flames, Drones, and Minibots
- Drone piloting rules
  - Sam can’t tell the difference between Poison Arrow and Hypershock
- Nuisance minibots
- #BringBackBash

Robots part 2
- Minotaur
  - ‘Standard drum spinner’
  - Waxing lyrical in a way not conducive to detailed shownote making
  - Fights: vs Photon Storm, vs Blacksmith, vs Warhead, vs Bronco, vs Bombshell: RIP
- Photon Storm
  - Live tour record
  - Fights: vs Minotaur
- Complete Control
  - Grabber + fire = fun
  - The blowtorch
  - Preserving your ‘brand’
    - Sam still can’t tell the difference between Poison Arrow and Hypershock
  - Fights: vs Bombshell, vs Warhead
- Bombshell
  - Modular weaponry
  - Gigantic team
  - Ryan really doesn’t like Swiss Army Bots
  - Fights: vs Complete Control, vs Cobalt, vs Red Devil (USA only), vs Poison Arrow, vs Minotaur, vs Tombstone: grand final, low quality
- Warhead
  - That new grabber head thing
  - Sam likes a robot which ‘cannot win’
  - Tornado ‘cheat’ their way to the series 6 title
    - Tornado’s arsenal of ‘weapons’
  - Fights: vs Obwalden Overlord: UK low quality or USA high quality, vs Complete Control, vs Minotaur
- Obwalden Overlord
  - Controls in action
  - Mark Setrakian’s ‘Snake’
  - Behemoth & Gravity vs Cassius Chrome, Mr Psycho & Growler
  - Fights: vs Warhead: UK low quality or USA high quality

Armchair Engineering: Alternative flipper systems
- Garfie489’s comments
- Onboard compressors?
  - Armakillo
- Linear Induction Motor?
  - Hyperloop
- Electric motors?
- Flywheel power?
- Springs?

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