Battlebots Basement BattlesAll now on the Battlebots YouTube channelHighlights:Valkyrie vs OverhaulDuck vs GigabyteBugglebotsHeat 5 has aired since recordingHeats just getting better and betterRobots of interestBourbonHexagonal drum hypeMini SpinnyPP3D, but smallWee WooViability of multibotsMaximum OgredriveSawblaze, but smallSaws are cool and everybody knows itNo, Dragon King does not count as a modern heavyweight which used a sawFlickDesign/build videoSLS explained in 2 minutesSLS explained in 15 minutesTL:DW The uncured powder, confined within the bed and relatively compacted, provides stable support for new layers. This loose material falls away once the finished part is removed.SCDSam has been convertedAccelerometer noise and driftHard KnoxDr ThwackensteinApex BWRemovable linksA silly way to loseNecessary at the weight class?Possible alternatives?Kit-built robotsCompetitiveness of certain kits which will remain namelessPossible difficulties with identical robots entering competitionsFor competitorsFor spectatorsWho is the target market?D2 kits are not as plug and play as this discussion makes them sound - internals still need to be bought and fitted separatelySam’s Stupendous SpaceX Sit-RepBlock 5 has been working wellLanding abort/failure‘Intelligent’ landing systemsHuman ratingUncrewed Crew Dragon test flight…soon?Texas does have a coastline. 300 miles of it.In-flight abort test…slightly less soon?Blue Origin in-flight abort testManned demo flight: 2/3 crew chosen chosen and announcedCrew access walkwaySperm!BFRNow called ‘Superheavy’ and ‘Starship’Starship Hopper
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