The 2010 results are in.

Looks like China would take the overall crown by their presence on the leader board. You can view the initial results tally here.

I remember taking me robot here back in 2001. I had a blast and sadly have not been able to return to achieve my rightful place of infamy, yet.

Come on USA in 2011!!

The rules for 2010 are still posted here. I’m anxious to see what new events they will have for 2011.  I’ll be keeping an eye out for the latest and greatest rule set for next year.

I was particularly interested to see their new robot butler competition, I think it’s about time to expand the scope of the competition until their are more of them like this.

CNN has responded to Robot Week with it’s list of highlighted robots “Five robots we wish were real … and five we’re glad aren’t“.

It got me thinking of my favorites over the years, these are my additions (Drumroll, please.) Continue reading »

Some cool news for Bioloid kit owners.

Trossen Robotics just announced the availability of the long anticipated Bioloid Premium Upgrade Kit! Right now supplies are very limited with just a few units in stock. Availability after these are sold out is unknown, so get yours here.

What Is It?

This Upgrade Kit upgrades your existing Bioloid Comprehensive Kit to the Premium Humanoid Robot. (You must already have the Comprehensive kit!) It contains pretty much the same components as a full Premium Kit does, except that it also includes the 18x AX-12 Servos.

Parts List