Robot Dreams

UPDATE: Here are links to the robot photos—
www.flickr.com/photos/spacemansam/sets/72157605630321847/

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So here I am in San Francisco, getting ready for my annual pilgrimage to RoboGames. For those of you who do not know, this is the premiere robot showcase on the West Coast.  You can see the famous Battle bots duke it out in the bulletproof arena, where “sparks fly and robots die.”

Also, RoboGames presents soccer bots, fire fighting bots, bots that make drinks, and art bots.  Art bots don’t do much, but they look cool.

RoboGames is an international endeavor. Teams from Brazil, the UK, Spain, meet with groups from Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Russia.  They unite in their love of the machine.

Exotic bots such as Ziggy a six legged or hexapod bot come out to play. 

Robogames is a popular event to bring the entire family.  And it is perfect for Father’s Day, since tinkering with machines tends to be a guy thing (except in San Francisco).

Here’s my fake Badge for the show: