I went to spectate RoboGames 2015. If you didn’t go, WHY THE HELL NOT?!

I live literally a 10 minute walk away so I went both Saturday and Sunday. Since I walked in, I accidentally walked through the back entrance, so I snuck into the pits without a badge 😀 but I did still pay for a ticket after. I got some pictures in the pits, not stuff I see every day.

I put together a highlights video. Actually probably only missed Friday, and missed 4 matches from Saturday and Sunday, I have about 20 GB of video… I’m putting a few up just as teasers but you should really come check out RoboGames next time or buy their DVD when they release it.

The combat is the only event where I could get good video without raising my arms. There were a ton of other competitions, like minisumo, line following, humanoids, soccer, hockey, etc. It really reminds me of the Canadian National Robot Games back in 2007, which I entered as a highschool student. The Canadian competition has long since been cancelled but it’s amazing how alive the Silicon Valley competition is.

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Heavyweight Final Match

Grant Imahara driving Vlad the Impaler 2.0

Grant Imahara from Mythbusters is a guest driving Vlad the Impaler 2.0 (oldest combat robot here, from 1995!), in a 3 way rumble show-match just for fun.

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