Races

Geek Out

Miniature Evolta Robots Take On The Full-Sized Ironman Triathlon

5:00AM September 18, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Nothing can stop these little guys. Panasonic’s Evolta battery-powered robots were already pretty impressive, but now they’re going for a hat trick of endurance-testing awesomeness by taking on Hawaii’s Ironman Triathlon later this Fall. More »


Cars

‘Handcar Regatta’ Rail Race Is a Terrifying Steampunk Orgy

7:25PM September 30, 2008 | John Herrman

This week saw the commencement of the first annual Handcar Regatta race, in which over a dozen teams took to the rails in a ridiculous variety of human-powered steampunk machinery. The event wasn’t so much a race as it was a showcase of overwrought vehicle design, taking inspiration from everything from hamster wheels to animals to, courtesy of the one team that took the “regatta” part literally, Viking longships.

More »