Why buy a Robot?
Why buy a Robot?
by DirtyRoboto
Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:39 pm
Why did you buy a robot?
or
Why are you thinking of buying a robot?
Marcus.
or
Why are you thinking of buying a robot?
Marcus.
by danielzli
Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:55 am
Well I was first interested in robot when I heard my uncle was building one to compete in Battlebots. After he had been doing well at Steel conflict and other events, i was invited to go with his team to compete at the first RobOlympics in san francisco. His robot won first place in the middleweight division and it was awesome!
because i am still a student i couldn't afford to build somthing like that, but i got into the smaller 1lb weight class. I had been doing well with that and thought it was awesome.
I realize that combat robotics isn't a "true" robotics sport, but you can learn alot. building these amazing bots can be so complicated and fun. I wanted to start getting into the computer science side of robotics. After seeing what RoboOne could offer, i was hooked. I then convinced my parents that i should get a robonova (had to write a 5 page proposal) they then agreed and got one for me.
And now i'm here....working on mechanical modification on my RN-1 until i got BASIC down.
--Dan
because i am still a student i couldn't afford to build somthing like that, but i got into the smaller 1lb weight class. I had been doing well with that and thought it was awesome.
I realize that combat robotics isn't a "true" robotics sport, but you can learn alot. building these amazing bots can be so complicated and fun. I wanted to start getting into the computer science side of robotics. After seeing what RoboOne could offer, i was hooked. I then convinced my parents that i should get a robonova (had to write a 5 page proposal) they then agreed and got one for me.
And now i'm here....working on mechanical modification on my RN-1 until i got BASIC down.
--Dan
