Follow upBattlebots 2019 coverage:We won’t be talking about every single fightWe feel our strength is talking about robots, not talking about fightsWe would rather focus only on the best fights than talk unenthusiastically about the less interesting onesWe will make sure we talk about every robot over the course of the season - most of them multiple times.Front matterCaptain Shrederator vs CobaltTelling people to chill ~2 weeks after everyone stopped being angryThere’s usually a reasonable background to this kind of storyFight Night isn’t purely a Legitimate Sporting CompetitionIt’s about maximising entertainment while maintaining a valid competitive formatHow do teams use social media effectively?Is there a ‘right’ way to talk about this kind of behind the scenes info?Bad situation - great memesBattlebots Season 4, Episode 2Battlebots 2019, Episode 2SOW vs HUGEWheelsHow much difference did they make?+Defence, -SpeedTyres - helpful?Pretending we know precisely how the wheels failedSOW’s hammers vs an ‘ordinary’ barReversing the weaponFairly serious damage to SOWHow efficiently can HUGE’s bar usually hit?SCARY PHYSICS - ABORT! ABORT!Texas Twister vs Black DragonNobody was robbedIt’s not as simple as ‘who do you think won’ - there are points being given out.If you don’t like the result, your issue is with the rules and not the judges.Does the show make this clear enough?Sam and Ryan roleplay as judges for 18 minutesThe full judging criteriaSince recording, it’s been confirmed in multiple places that points can be split in all categoriesDamage:Sam: TT 2-1 BDRyan: TT 2-1 BDAggressionAttacks not using a weapon are still worth something, its just less than attacks with a weapon. How much less? Good questionSam: TT 1-1 BDRyan: TT 2-0 BD - but 1-1 feels very validControlSam: TT 1-1 BDRyan: TT 0-2 BD - but 1-1 feels very validWitch Doctor vs Shatter!Shatter!’s weapon issuesGood driving all roundTrying to work out how good Witch Doctor is: episode NGoing into the fight, Witch Doctor had 5 wins and 7 lossesThis win and the 2 Vegas wins bring them to 8-7Their wins (pre-Vegas) were largely unimpressive, but their losses were all really tough fightsSeason 1: Witch Doctor vs TombstoneThe magic of TVShatter!’s crazy levels of armourAxe Backwards vs MammothMammoth worksSam didn’t think it wouldTweelBattlebots 2019, Episode 3Bloodsport vs LuckyTL:DL - we are visionaries, and any team who wants to avoid this kind of issue should invite us to join them next seasonWe really made this bit confusing: During the build of Hello There! we tried to test the robot with a drive setup very similar to what Lucky used for this fight. It was horrible. Don’t do it.Here’s a videoFree Shipping vs HydraMaking assumptions about how Hydra’s weapon worksSince recording, the team have clarified how Hydra worksRollercoaster launches (Hydraulic @2:25)Bad washing machine scienceThe potential pros and cons of HydraulicsUnexpected format chatLength and pacingDo the gaps between fights create more backlash when a fight isn’t good?Sound effectsBreaker Box vs FalconTrying to explain Falcon’s relationship with gyroscopic effectTrying to explain why 2WD turns faster than 4WDHow effective is Breaker Box’s lifter?RoboGames 2012RoboGames 2011Biteforce vs YetiA genuinely decent main eventUnsticks Confirmed by PaulForks vs wedgeletsThe universe won’t allow anything to go under Biteforce
