Show notes
- Follow Up
- Ryan’s corrections
- Claws 2 was not a grand finalist, despite being in the ‘Grand Final’ episode
- The Apprentice’s difficulties were electrical, not belt-based
- “Browning out”, whatever that means - doesn’t happen to servos
- Further apologies to Alex Mordue
- We tried to talk about 2018 Heat 3 but the recording failed
- It will happen. Eventually. Probably.
- We tried to talk about 2018 Heat 3 but the recording failed
- Did we do the last heat justice?
- Ryan’s corrections
- Front matter
- This episode is also on YouTube
- Don’t get used to it
- Why not do this for all of our Bugglebots episodes? This is the episode where we really have something unique to contribute to the conversation
- Podcast player recommendations
- Don’t get used to it
- This episode is also on YouTube
- Bugglebots 2019, Heat 4
- Daedalus vs Claws 2
- Handmade simplicity vs CNC complexity
- Thunder Child vs Hello There!
- Thank you, post-production team, for making us look so good
- Thank you, competitors and viewers, for all your kind words
- “Zero turning circle”
- Pre-event roundup (ft. a lot of hair)
- Drawing one of the tournament favourites
- The forks.
- Getting stuck was our fault
- And we would do it again! (ft. another useless minibot)
- Getting stuck was our fault
- Nate is an awesome guy and also very handsome
- Pre-fight nerves
- AnnieRUOK vs 2 Berg 2 Furious
- Sam is confused by Berg memes
- 2 Berg’s pre-competition problems
- Australia is quite a long way away
- Another school of undercutter design
- Claws 2 vs 2 Berg 2 Furious vs Hello There!
- Picking the right configuration
- Backflips
- Exposed wheels
- The ceiling
- Losing the weapon axle
- Hitting the ceiling?
- Thunder Child vs Daedalus
- The ruthless efficiency of a superb wedge
- Pure noise
- The reddit poll had Daedalus, implying that most people would back Daedalus in a 1v1
- Claws 2 vs AnnieRUOK
- BenfromTeamPanic’s post-heat video
- Two robots well matched in terms of drive
- juj bad evry1 get angery
- Claws 2 vs Thunder Child
- So nearly a one-hit-wonder
- Final thoughts
- Thanks once again to everybody involved!
- And thanks to Garfie for this gem.
- Not in the podcast but worth adding here:
- Successful hits vs Thunder Child - 14
- Successful hits vs Claws 2 & 2 Berg - 16? Cutaways make it slightly tough to tell
- Damaging hits across the 2 fights - 0
- Successful hits in series 1:
- Heat 1: 0
- Heat 2: ~3
- Heat 3: 0
- Heat 4: 0
- Heat 5: ~15
- Daedalus vs Claws 2
