55: Pistol Grip Hipster

Spinnerproof

• Front Matter
  • Sam complains about technology
    • Wacom Intuos Art (small)
  • YouTube sucks
    • Many (hundreds?) of robot combat videos removed on the grounds that they showcased animal cruelty
      • Most videos have now been reinstated, or at least those from uploaders who are still active
      • Sam’s wider fears about the increasingly widespread application of machine learning
  • RoboNerd 2019
    • 31st August 2019
    • Spinnerproof will be there in some capacity
      • Hello There!!
      • Split Decision!
      • Tropical Storm Phil?
  • Robot Champions
    • Demo available on Steam
    • Kickstarter recently launched (1/3 funded at time of writing)
  • Re:MARS live event videos now on YouTube
    • Terrible sound
    • Distracting editing
    • Awful titles
• Battlebots 2019
  • Episode 9
    • HUGE vs Gigabyte
      • HUGE’s configurability
        • Wheels, bars, spin direction
      • Gigabyte’s singular gameplan
        • Spin and drive
      • HUGE’s love of a JD
        • A lack of KO potential or a function of their matchups?
        • Witch Doctor was, at the time of this fight, 7-7 - going 8-7 by beating Whiplash
          • The BB website lists them as 8-5, implying that they don’t count the 2 defeats in exhibitions as true defeats, but still lists their 2016 exhibitions in its match history. 2015 fights aren’t on the match history at all, but are still counted in the stats. Basically, the BB website isn’t the authoritative source Ryan wants it to be.
    • SubZero vs P1
      • P1 vs SideWinder
      • “Reverse flipper”
        • The challenges of building a front hinge
      • SubZero’s huge repair job
      • SubZero’s take on the typical US flipper design
    • Deep Six vs Nelly the Ellybot
      • Exceptionally long necks
      • Deep Six’s funky controls
      • Broken everything
      • Double KO = TKO
        • The BB website lists both Deep Six’s win over Nelly and Quantum’s win over Blacksmith as JDs. Boo.
      • Sub-standard slow-mo
    • Whiplash vs Witch Doctor
      • Witch Doctor developing a record befitting its reputation
      • Wheels: they’re very important
      • What is Whiplash’s primary weapon?
      • Controlling Whiplash solo
        • Controlling robots in general
  • Episode X
    • A slightly weird episode?
    • Free Shipping vs Bronco
      • Defending Bronco
        • Losing to the reigning champ
        • Suffering a freak failure and performing well anyway
      • The Free Shipping flamethrower
        • Sound effects
        • Quantity of flame
    • Valkyrie vs Monsoon
      • The weapon which will never ever fall off again
      • The weapon which will constantly hit an opponent for 3 solid minutes
      • How many times will Ryan say the words “wailed on for 3 minutes”?
    • Biteforce vs Hypershock
      • Building Hypershock up
      • Biteforce’s inability to lose the ground-clearance battle
      • The concerning reality that this is what constitutes a tough season for Paul