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Subject: 
Battle Bots
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Mon, 16 Aug 1999 11:52:06 GMT
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I happened to turn on Headline News this morning and was greeted with an arena
in which a pack of robots were beating the screws out of each other.  Anyone
else seen this?  Or know where I could get some more info on it?  They
mentioned that it came from KCAL in L.A.  Went to their website.  Nothin.  I
just have to see some of the designs they had.  The mobile hammer looked kind
of fun (in a constructive way of course.  Going around and pounding nails into
boards...)

----T



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: Battle Bots
 
(...) They aren't really robots, just radio controlled critters. I've heard of them, but not really seen them anywhere yet... DLC (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
  Re: Battle Bots
 
In lugnet.robotics, Todd Bertschi wants to know about battle bots: They are definetly awesome gadgets, but not really robots in the sense that they are radio controled (or at least the ones that have torn each other apart at Robot Wars at Fort Mason (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
  Re: Battle Bots
 
(...) Unfortunately, right now (August 18) both web sites are overloaded, probably because of the tournament. The sites are: (2 URLs) You can probably try both sites again after a week or two. The tournament was telecast on ZDTV (a minor cable (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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