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Here is an excellent video of the greatest smashes, spins and spark-ups from this year’s RoboGames, recorded at 300fps with a Casio Exilim EX-F1. It’s like Planet Earth, but instead of funky little bugs it’s funky little battle bots. More »
newVideoPlayer("battlebotslowmo_giz.flv", 506, 423,""); Our friend Robert Woodhead is at it again: He took his battlin’ bot Totally Offensive—and his trusty Casio Exilim EX-F1—to Carolina Combat Robots for some “test procedures” in preparation for the RoboGames in San Francisco June 13-15. End result: Mayhem ensuing at 300 frames per second, with some sparks flying, some parts flying and some fax machines and other stand-in electronics getting shizammed to oblivion. Grab a sandwich and press play, cuz you’ll probably watch this four-minute fest of cyberviolence a few times. And remember, this was only a test! Thanks again, Robert! [Robert Woodhead]
This year’s Robogames takes place this weekend (formerly ROBOlympics – no doubt got their butts whipped by the IOC) in San Francisco, with more than 70 robotic competitions taking place. Sports, races, and LOTS of combat – not just Robot Wars style, but even wrestling! Aussie competitors have often been unstoppable in the soccer tournament – can anyone fill us in on any of the Aussies who’ll be in the running this year?
Best of luck to them all. Lots of info at the official site. -Seamus Byrne More »
