BattleBots Beat: The New Meta?

Senor Weaselo - May 25, 2023May 24, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Let me first day that don't worry, we're not talking about the good Doktor's former employer, but the general metagame of combat robotics. How do we get there? Well, we'll show you over the course of the fights, duh. It's the last super-packed week, the last

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: “Summer” Break

Senor Weaselo - May 24, 2023May 24, 2023

Well, nothing fancy or schmancy on the block tonight, but hey, semester's over, I get myself a little break before the summer classes start, if I'll be there for those. So for once I'm writing this up from the confines of Apartment Weaselo! It's nice in that I didn't travel

BattleBots Beat: Now With Less Salt, We Hope

Senor Weaselo - May 18, 2023May 18, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Last time out we covered the right side of the round of 32, so it's only fair that next we get the left side. Then after that, two weeks to go—the round of 16, then the quarters, semis, and championship. And then we wait for

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Teams on the Run

Senor Weaselo - May 17, 2023May 17, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P_VfLun96o It's the tale of teams trying or successfully moving. Or staying put. Or something. First, we have the A's, and fuck Fisher, sell the team, or at the very least, figure out what the fuck "binding" means. Although I thought the Tropicana *puts 30 seconds on the clock* -Was in St.

BattleBots Beat: …We’re Calling it May Madness Now?

Senor Weaselo - May 11, 2023May 11, 2023

I wish that were a joke, but no, that was from the Facebook page (Update: Or from Chris Rose's Twitter). First of all, it was filmed in October, so… I guess that should preclude the May-ness. Second: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVxLXn4_34c Yes, I'm aware that this is probably a worse look. Anyways, let's fucking do this.

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Congressional Mad Libs!

Senor Weaselo - May 10, 2023May 10, 2023

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In a move that shocks either nobody or everybody, New York Congressman George Santos turned himself in as the Justice Department this morning and is facing 13 charges: seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds, and two counts of lying

BattleBots Beat: Bracket VII Awaits

Senor Weaselo - May 4, 2023May 4, 2023

Welp, here we go. Last week of the prelims, or of the regular season, however you want to describe it. For some teams, it's a chance to lock in seeding. For others, it's win or go home. And for the last two, it's the former, but the seed they're looking

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Meanwhile, in the City…

Senor Weaselo - May 3, 2023May 3, 2023

Welp, what do we got for today? Apart from disproportionate Knicks hype, as of course, is tradition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHSa0IHfQaE This gives a slight sigh of relief after an absolutely awful showing from the Rangers apart from their goalie. As, of course, is also tradition. No Quit in New York? Yeah, it's not good when

BattleBots Beat: Several Obligatory Titans Clashing Jokes…

Senor Weaselo - April 27, 2023April 27, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! Yeah, the title I could have gone multiple ways with, so I decided on… none of them! So enjoy Skorpios vs. a car. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbDkYRnGlLk As you'd expect, Skorpios wins. Anyway, to the fights! Starchild vs. HUGEStarchild: 0-3 (L, JD 3-0 vs. Overhaul; L, JD 3-0 vs. Mammoth; L,

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: QAARON’S QAVE WATQH QONQLUDES.

Senor Weaselo - April 26, 2023April 26, 2023

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This is this most work my Q key has probably ever gotten. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYonSOkZ5ZE I look forward to Aaron Rodgers playing exactly 65% of the offensive snaps, and then inexplicably falling off a metaphorical cliff. Possibly a physical cliff. More likely a bad trip. Regardless, like the Favre trade, I'm expecting this to

BattleBots Beat: Boom, Clock Shot.

Senor Weaselo - April 20, 2023April 20, 2023

Welcome back to the Beat! First off, a Robogames update: Here's highlights from this year's champion, Manta. They were not admitted to BattleBots for WC VII, but this should get them in for VIII. Yes, that's a whole bunch of legally-not BattleBots competitors, in that they're the same robots with

Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Fun With Flags!

Senor Weaselo - April 19, 2023April 19, 2023

No, this is not the Sheldon Cooper Big Bang Theory segment. This is part 2 of Senor's spring break, where Senorita Weaselo and I went upstate and checked out a Buddhist Temple outside of Poughkeepsie. It was really windy that day, so after seeing absolutely no one there (is there