I've noticed in Robotics Magazine that the craft has really taken off. There is a plethora of high-end kits, very advanced controller boards, servos, motors, and supply houses where you can find them. Clubs are springing up all over, and even corporate sponsorships are taking off.
The newest thing is to become an amateur machinist and buy your own Sherline CNC setup so you can build anything you want right from your computer. Sherline has a complete setup including the computer, lathe, and milling machine, for under $5K. You can thank the combination of the Mars Rovers and Lego Mindstorms NXT for most of this. Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis President Productivity Enhancement > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 11:50 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: I might just watching ESPN... all it takes is mechanical > carnage! > > Apparently ESPN2 is reviving the "BattleBots" franchise! > > It sounds like they're going to treat it more as a serious sport: pit > interviews, build segments, etc... in general more like the (much > better > British) "Robot Wars". I have to assume that means it'll be a longer > format > as well. > > I hope some of the old veterans will show up. > > Jim Davis > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:256488 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
