New Magazine "Robot" w/Vex, FIRST, & Lego everywhere

[Astronouth7303]

The first issue of Robot (http://www.robotmag.com/) includes a review of Vex (http://botmag.com/articles/mythbusters_test_the_vex_robotics_design_system_1. shtml) (although not directly FIRST related) as it's cover article. In addition, in the article about robotics competitions, which has sections about FRC & FLL/FVC, and includes a short interview with team 1700 (Gatorbotics) (http://www.firstwiki.org/1700).

Also in the not-quite-FIRST area, there's a how-to on a pnuematically-driven RCX-based legged robot and a review of the iRobot Roomba (Remember in 2004 when Dave was telling us about Tooth (http://www.firstwiki.org/Tooth), and the guy who made it? He started iRobot.)

(The news-stand price is $6.00US. I've linked to on-line articles when available, which isn't many of them.)

[Tuba4]

I picked up the premier issue of Robot. It makes for fun reading. It is billed as "the latest in hobby, science and consumer robotics". I would hope it would at some point feature FIRST and other robotics related programs. Perhaps some of FIRST's luminaries (are you listening Dave Lavery?) will be contributors.

Unfortunately it is only published on a quarterly basis. Far too long between issues IMHO!!

[Ted Boucher]

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40849&highlight=mythbusters

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