“Hey, bub, I’m not finished with you yet.”
Robot Wars: An oral history of the birth and death of BattleBots - SBNation.com
The second Robot Wars competition in 1995 was bigger and better, including 49 creators and their machines and a professional announcer. Attendance nearly doubled. Most importantly, with a year of combat and practice under their belts, designers focused on perfecting their methods of destruction. Ingenuity took a quantum leap forward. It’s ironic, then, that the robot that made the biggest impact that year lacked an actual weapon.
(via polygondotcom)
Welcomed my 22nd birthday watching people talk about the Xbox one…
Nerd status: Confirmed.
