Published: Jan. 1, 2020, midnight
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\\n- Follow Up\\n
\\n- Ryan’s corrections\\n
\\n- Claws 2 was not a grand finalist, despite being in the ‘Grand Final’ episode
\\n- The Apprentice’s difficulties were electrical, not belt-based\\n
\\n- “Browning out”, whatever that means - doesn’t happen to servos
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\\n \\n- Further apologies to Alex Mordue\\n
\\n- We tried to talk about 2018 Heat 3 but the recording failed\\n
\\n- It will happen. Eventually. Probably.
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\\n \\n- Did we do the last heat justice?
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\\n \\n- Front matter\\n
\\n- This episode is also on YouTube\\n
\\n- Don’t get used to it\\n
\\n- 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
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\\n \\n- Podcast player recommendations
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\\n \\n- Bugglebots 2019, Heat 4\\n
\\n- Daedalus vs Claws 2\\n
\\n- Handmade simplicity vs CNC complexity\\n\\n
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\\n \\n- Thunder Child vs Hello There!\\n
\\n- Thank you, post-production team, for making us look so good
\\n- Thank you, competitors and viewers, for all your kind words
\\n- “Zero turning circle”
\\n- Pre-event roundup (ft. a lot of hair)
\\n- Drawing one of the tournament favourites
\\n- The forks.\\n
\\n- Getting stuck was our fault\\n\\n
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\\n \\n- Nate is an awesome guy and also very handsome
\\n- Pre-fight nerves
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\\n \\n- AnnieRUOK vs 2 Berg 2 Furious\\n
\\n- Sam is confused by Berg memes
\\n- 2 Berg’s pre-competition problems
\\n- Australia is quite a long way away
\\n- Another school of undercutter design
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\\n \\n- Claws 2 vs 2 Berg 2 Furious vs Hello There!\\n
\\n- Picking the right configuration
\\n- Backflips
\\n- Exposed wheels
\\n- The ceiling
\\n- Losing the weapon axle\\n\\n
\\n- Hitting the ceiling?\\n
\\n- Maybe?\\n
\\n- No…\\n
\\n- And definitely not twice
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\\n \\n- Thunder Child vs Daedalus\\n
\\n- The ruthless efficiency of a superb wedge
\\n- Pure noise
\\n- The reddit poll had Daedalus, implying that most people would back Daedalus in a 1v1
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\\n \\n- Claws 2 vs AnnieRUOK\\n\\n
\\n- Claws 2 vs Thunder Child\\n
\\n- So nearly a one-hit-wonder
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\\n \\n- Final thoughts\\n
\\n- Thanks once again to everybody involved!
\\n- And thanks to Garfie for this gem.
\\n- Not in the podcast but worth adding here:\\n
\\n- Successful hits vs Thunder Child - 14
\\n- Successful hits vs Claws 2 & 2 Berg - 16? Cutaways make it slightly tough to tell
\\n- Damaging hits across the 2 fights - 0
\\n- Successful hits in series 1:\\n
\\n- Heat 1: 0
\\n- Heat 2: ~3
\\n- Heat 3: 0
\\n- Heat 4: 0
\\n- Heat 5: ~15
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