Follow up Front matterSam has been streamingTwitchVODs - 1, 2Ryan has been guestingESCThe Big Bot QuizRTNCTIA reminder of the rulesRyan made a lot of notes, and is confident that none of said work will go to wasteThis episode’s fixtures (no spoilers)Witch Doctor vs Lucky vs ShockwaveVanquish vs Black Ice vs BasiliskTombstone vs Crackers ‘N’ Smash vs WarheadCreepy Crawlies vs Magnetar vs Double Dutch!!!!!!VERY MILD SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!!Witch Doctor vs Lucky vs ShockwaveWitch DoctorPre-2019 Witch Doctor has a rocky recordRyan’s extremely thorough notes completely ignored the fact that Witch Doctor took part in the 2015 seasonIf they had, the 2015/16 version would have had a record of 2-5 (or 2-3 if excluding exhibitions) for a total of 5-7 or 5-5 before 2019LuckyA disappointing record?More configurations than we (or they) know what to do withMore suited to horizontals than verticals?ShockwaveA very Robot Wars machineMore suited to horizontals than verticals?Remembering the power of ganging upVanquish vs Black Ice vs BasiliskVanquishDo we allow the lifter to work?Ryan has reviewed the fight footage and now lifter movement is visibleBlack IceThat winWeird weapons, gaping ground clearance, not invertibleBasiliskNot your typical flipperSlowly removing their winsUsing cameras for an autonomous systemre: Vanquish vs Shrederator - its worth noting that the team were ill for a while between fights, limiting their repair time and contributing to their coming into that fight weapon-lessTombstone vs Crackers ‘N’ Smash vs WarheadTombstoneTombstoneCrackers ‘N’ SmashSome have previously called them cowards. We do not condone this behaviourSeries 9 version with the front-hinge lifterWarheadGrabber or spinner?Canonical setups and reasons for choosing eitherVery few heavyweights with exposed wheels have actually won stuff…Creepy Crawlies vs Magnetar vs Double DutchCreepy CrawliesSacrificed to the robot GodsMagnetarPulsar, but it workedWith the exception of self-righting, which we can forgiveCould it have been invertible?A E S T H E T I CDouble DutchWonky wheelingDecisions which make your robot work vs decisions which get you onto BattlebotsThat advertThe actual fight
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