Deano on Battlebots

[JVN]

DEAN FEATURED ON BATTLEBOTS!!!

wow... anyone else see it?

[JVN]

Wow... what a bad feature...

"Since the beggining of time, man has craved the perfect robot... first the wheel, then the automobile... now the segway..."

My favorite quote from the end (I'm sure Dean loves this)...
"just add a weapon to it and it's ready for battle!"

[dlavery]

Saw it, and was amazed (to put it lightly). After all the efforts over the past year to distance FIRST from BattleBots, and all the statements about FIRST avoiding any appearance of succumbing to the violence of BattleBots, to see Dean appearing on the show was startling. And I can't imagine how this could have been done without his knowledge or cooperation.

[Wayne Doenges]

Dean and Battlebots. What's this world coming too?
Dogs and Cats living together.......Mass histeria.

Before, whenever someone mentioned our robot and Battlebots, in the same breath, I cringed. Now what do I do

Wayne Doenges

[Katie Reynolds]

Originally posted by Wayne Doenges
Dean and Battlebots. What's this world coming too?
Dogs and Cats living together.......Mass histeria.

Before, whenever someone mentioned our robot and Battlebots, in the same breath, I cringed. Now what do I do

Wayne Doenges

Dean on Battlebots? What next? The sky falling? WWIII breaking out!? Aliens taking over the planet!?!?!?! Wow. I remember at our city's Octoberfest this past year we had so many people ask if TOBOR was a battlebot... we dubbed the word "battlebot" the "Double B" word! Yikes. My anti/non/not in FIRST friends are finally understanding the differenece between FIRST and Battlebots and now this? :::cries:::

- Katie

[mnkysp6353]

Lol Firstae. My teacher says no bb whenever we mention battlebots. She is VERY against it. I really think dean needs a refresher course in advertising a public relations.
Ok he wants more publicity so he makes an audience friendly game then bashes athletes. I think he needs to get it straight. If he wants to have FIRST be a big thing then he shouldnt go on battlebots. That is just crazy.

[foursixnine]

Did he actually appear on Battlebots or was it just robotics news they talked about on the show. I mean after all how can the not mention something about Segway on a robotics show, destructive or not. The thing is a robotic marvel.

[EddieMcD]

You make a good point, as it was really only news, and not actually Dean on the show.

But that last quote really disturbed me: "just add a weapon to it and it's ready for battle".

[Matt Reiland]

An old wise man used to tell me, "The only bad publicity is an obituary"

I thought the little segment was pretty cool, people that don't know dean or what he is about (and never seen the segway) that were watching battlebots are probably more of a target audience for a segway than we think. Most people I know that watch (including myself, hope to have my own bot by next year) are not only watching for the robot mayhem but also to see the ingenious ways that people attack and defend. Watching a legged robot like son of wyachi cruise across the floor like it was on wheels is an engineering achievement in any sense of the word. The way Dean shows off the segway "think forward, it goes forward" I am SURE amazes many people.

Now if I only had a few extra grand for one

[Jessica Boucher]

Just curious....was this stock footage that they might have had?

[Anton Abaya]

I think it is a good move for FIRST to associate with Battlebots. If battlebots is so popular, FIRST can appeal to this popularity and tell Battlebots producers what FIRST is really about: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. Furthermore, we have lots of young minds at work benefitting from this. So if Battlebots can help give some light to what we're all in together, then I say go BATTLEBOTS!

-anton

[s_alaniz]

Hey all... I need some clarification.

F.I.R.S.T. is completely unaware of any appearance of Dean on Battlebots. Could someone or several of you verify that there was indeed footage of Dean DURING the broadcast AND does anyone recognize it as footage from a different public braodcast? This would help a lot.


Thanks


Steve Alaniz


"Yeah, those robots are cool...but if you can't play Nintendo on them, what good are they?" - Hilary Forth

[Chris Dibble]

I don't think FIRST and BB should be associated. Think of it this way: BB = XFL; FIRST = NFL. Which one lasted? NFL. Which one will last? FIRST. Which one will fail? You guessed it. I enjoy watching a little BB now and then, but the true appeal of the show has yet to show itself. When i mention that I do robotics, people say, "like BB on tv?" I just shake my head and say no oh no oh no. As for the appearance of the Segway, I do not object to that. The Segway is a legitamite public invention, and is not associated with FIRST. Sure, it is through Dean Kamen, but Segway and DEKA are separate companies from US FIRST. I would however, greatly object to a mention of FIRST on BB.

Just my input.

Chris

[Nate Smith]

Originally posted by s_alaniz
Hey all... I need some clarification.

F.I.R.S.T. is completely unaware of any appearance of Dean on Battlebots. Could someone or several of you verify that there was indeed footage of Dean DURING the broadcast AND does anyone recognize it as footage from a different public braodcast? This would help a lot.

See Eddie's post above...Dean was not actually on the show, it was just "news"...I'm not personally sure if they used stock footage or if it was just a reference, but Dean was not at the BB taping site.

[foursixnine]

Actually FIRST has been mentioned a couple of times on BattleBots. BattleBots does Bios of the competitors before matches and many of the participants are still on were previously on a FIRST team. I specificially remember a team of two from Carnagie Melon who were active participants in FIRST during their HS years. Or maybe that was Robotica.