Robot Open House, Oct. 21st.

Science City, KC will have there open house on Oct. 21 between 10:00am and 5:00pm. They want me too be there and I want to be there, just have too work out the details. Right now I am taking ideas from friends as too what I should do with my Robonova-1, aka Boomer.

Robot Open House

Looks like Science City, KC's open house Robotics show will be on Oct. 14. Still waiting too hear back on if my robot will be part of the show? I am planning on making a video to run on my laptop and posters. I think that I will make up a poster about Kansas Cities, MO first Robo/one competition. I will not set a date, time or where it will be just that it will be next year. I hope that I can generate enough interest in it so that I can set a date, time and place. It maybe real low budget. No prizes, in my garage and my robot is the only one entered but you have to start somewhere. I am still trying too come up with a good name for it.
(Robot Cage Match Too the Death)?

Showing off my Robonova-1 at Science City.

Science City, KC is running a special exhibits on robots starting Sept. 29. I maybe able to do demistrations of my robot on Saturdays or Sundays. I am waiting for word from the KC Robot club to see if I am in. I my be able to posts some times in the next week or too.

SG1 - The Puppets

Fighting Thoughts#2

I think that a form of robo martial arts maybe the ticket in a robo/one match. Have counter moves too your opponents moves. That way you can use your opponents imbalance or movement as a way too let them fall over. I may look in too classes for myself too give me ideas.

Pros and Cons of Robot Magazine.

tempusmaster said...
It is a good magazine isn't it.I like it a lot, but usually have to wait a while after they publish because of the international shipping delays.I'd be curious to hear what you like (and dislike) about the magazine. Are there areas you would like to see more coverage, or more detail? What about the level of depth - want more technical info, or less? Things like that. Publishers (and writers like me) are always interested in hearing what their readers have to say. I think they have a feedback section on their online user forum as well.

One of the best technical magazine is Maximum PC Magazine. I think that the magazine is a good balance between beginning to0 technical for the average reader and not too basic for the advanced reader. I think that even an advance subject can be easier to understand with lots of examples and step by step pictures of the process. The other two cool things they do are. One, have special additions with step by step guides with lots of pictures to show you how to build computers. Two they do detail comparisons of hardware and software too gave the customer insights as too the good and bad side of each. I think that the magazine can be come more technical if done right. I think that the magazine needs to become more technical and more detailed. They can always do a special addition on one type of robot. Go onto a lot of detail about its construction with a lot of pictures. Save more general articles for the main magazine. I would like to see more articles on the history of robots and Robo/ones. Interviews with the top builders not just ones from the US. The Popular Science articles on robots had nothing on home built robots or on robo/ones. I think that they didn't even know that robots are beening builded by hobbies and beening builded by people outside the US. That embarrassed me as an America. That is what is so great about the internet. Robosaveys forum is based in the UK and you live in and write your website from Japan. I would have never know about or been able to build my Robonova without help from people that I have never meet or talked too. There needs too be more in depth articles about modifications and building tips. The instruction Manuel that came with my robot was hard to understand. I think that buying a robot from Japan or South Korea scares off a lot of people in the US because of hard too understand instruction manuals. I think a well done building video in English would help out this problem. I welly want too make this video but do not have the time or money to do it right now. I think the robot magazine could come with a cd full with programs, videos and software about robots. The last thing that I can think of right now is that the magazine needs to tell about what maybe wrong with a product. I know that computer hardware and software companies want too hear about the bad side of there products and how they compare too other companies. I know they go out of there way too get good reviews and too have the best product in the eyes of Maximum PC magazine. That only helps the customer in my thinking.

A Pin move for Robo/one.

Fighting Thoughts#1
Can you fell down on top of another robot to keep them from getting up. If that is in the rules then wait until the other robot falls down. Then use your own robots weight to keep your opposition on the floor. I also need to buy larger and more than one battery for Boomer my robot. That is the new name for my robot.

RoboGames 2006 Humanoid Wrestling w/ Rook's Pawn

Robot Magazine

I have a subscription to Robot magazine you should too!

Ugobe's Pleo Robotic Dinosaur

Some new, old pictures of Grace Park!!!!!

Lord of the Rings Limited Edition.

I thought that the six hours of behind the scenes documentary was awesome! Seeing how they did everthing was worth the 60.00 dollars I payed for all three movies.

Robo/one 10

Robo/one 10 is 9/16 through 9/17. I think that is 9/17 through 9/18 here. Wish that I could go! Maybe next year. I think Matt Baur is going. I heard that there will be over 150,000 people there! I would pay 20.00 dollars to see a 2 or 3 hour video about it! Maybe Robotdreams or Matt Baur will make one.

Muhe'e Dances!

Robo-One: I've fallen, watch me get up

Muhe'e Practices his Yoga

Thor-Boardin

Tempusmaster Comment

Tempusmaster Comment:
So, Mike - what did you think? I'm curious about your impression of the ROBO-ONE J robots.

I am having lots of fun with my Robonova. I have been showing it off at work and to my friends and my friends friends. All of them think it is cool! The biggest problem with Robo/ones and why they are slow to catch on in the US is there cost. You should see the look on peoples faces when I tell them the kit cost me 1000.00 dollars. I wish some one would come out with a kit less than 500.00 dollars. They can also have added on kits to make the robot more capable. Where is all those add on kits for the Robonova that Hitec uses to talk about? I am hoping that I can follow in the foot steps of Matt Baur next year. Goto the robot games in San Francisco and then even to goto Japan for one of the Robo/one games. Hopefully I will have the time and money to do both.

Rook's Pawn at the ROBOGAMES

Rook's Pawn at the ROBOGAMES 2