So it seems that during the last fight of the day, Brutality versus Last Rites, Brutality got a little enthusiastic.

Both robots are horizontal spinners with a ton of torque behind them, and during one golden moment, Brutality caught Last Rites juuuust right. Last Rites sheared Brutality’s 55-pound tool steel blade, flung it into the side of the arena, and blew a nice hole in the polycarb.

Bugger.

Our crack team of Arena Repair Gnomes is hard at work right now repairing the damage and double-paning the judge’s wall.

We’re going to be spending a leetle more on polycarbonate than strictly necessary, but the arena will be way over-engineered for RoboGames, you betcha.

Here’s a picture of Paul and Ray, showing off their handiwork:

We are very proud and amazed that they built such machines, and we’re looking forward to pacing the technology with the arena. We salute Team Brutality and Hardcore Robotics on their fine, fine craftsmanship.

Jerks.

Some reader needs to find this and send us a roll for Christmas. You can wrap in a sheet from another roll…

That’s so five minutes ago.

robot soldier from laputa – castle in the sky

How could I NOT post this one?

Wonder if they’ll jump or not…

Go party machine, go.

No evil Robots.

This means you, Tandy.

I think it’s a line follower. Or something.

Coming to a junkyard near you.

V.I.N. CENT
You’d think that script-writers could come up with more original robot names….

Sendai Science Museum @ Daihora, Sendai, Japan

To paraphrase the electrician in Better Off Dead:
“Now that’s a damn shame, when folks be throwin’ away a perfectly good white bot.”