Čapek at shifz
December 30th, 2006 by The Head RotorThe fine folks over there at shifz blog have a ragin’ roundup of ROBÖXOTICA, including this nice video of “Čapek,” from our own Mr. Robotics. Don’t watch it here: go to shifz and see all their posts.
(Čapek ["CHAP-ek"] was named after the Czech guy Karel, whom you should know about if you are into robotics. See his wikipedia page for why, and for a definitive pronunciation of his name. To be fair, the accent is on the first syllable, meaning the second vowel is a schwa, which sounds kind of indeterminate between “-ok” and “-ek”.)
March 16th, 2007 at 10:47 am
[...] Please give generously to their efforts so that we may crush them. [...]
November 8th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
[...] Well, some people don’t get to go to Mumbai (or Vienna, Melbourne, or even Vegas, baby). Weary of pacing the Fortress of Solitude muttering dark oaths about world domination and economy class legroom, the Rotor attempted to be useful and built this one his very self. Strongly influenced by the god-like Tim Hunkin, It’s Dorky the donation bot, standing ready to accept your simoleons. (At a recent fund-raiser for our favorite high-school robotics team, Dorky brought in a goodly number.) In the future, look for Dorky at Dorkbot meetings or anywhere there might be folks who need to be separated from excess cash. [...]
November 16th, 2007 at 10:54 am
[...] Myself, Mr. Robotics and The Head Rotor convened at the Robunker last night to faff around in preparation for Roboexotica in Vienna this year. El Espanol Borracho will be making a new and improved appearance, as will Chapek. [...]