Mythbusters try out VEX Robotics

[Timothy D. Ginn]

The Myth Busters have built a robot from the VEX system. I'm liking the Slashdot comments about it so far (they mention FIRST Robotics :-))

http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.../03/19/0821204

[Not2B]

It's iRobot's packBot. Or... something close to it.

[Greg Needel]

this article is actually old

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ex+mythbusters

[Timothy D. Ginn]

Originally Posted by Greg Needel

this article is actually old

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ex+mythbusters

My apologies, I did a quick search but didn't find that thread. At any rate; I found the Slashdot comments to be interesting themselves, too.

[whakojacko]

On a related Note, Grant was at the Silicon Valley Regional Team Social on friday wearing his Mythbusters shirt and I said Hi. He was with some team from San Francisco, but I forget the number .

[MikeJ675]

If you want a link to the site the actual article is on, here it is-
Robot Magazine

The link to the vex article is near the bottom of that page

[Nuttyman54]

Originally Posted by whakojacko

On a related Note, Grant was at the Silicon Valley Regional Team Social on friday wearing his Mythbusters shirt and I said Hi. He was with some team from San Francisco, but I forget the number .

the team from SF was 1031 I believe

[Winged Globe]

As far as I still know, Grant is with 841 in Richmond.

[imahara]

Originally Posted by Winged Globe

As far as I still know, Grant is with 841 in Richmond.

Yes, I've been a mentor for 841 for five years now. (Long before my "fame" as a Mythbuster.) It was great meeting everyone that came and said hi during the competition and social. And a special thanks to all the teams that helped out Richmond in my absence. I'll be at Davis Friday evening and all day Saturday. Please feel free to stop by and chat!

Grant

[ForgottenSalad]

Just as a side question, was this aired on the show? If so, anyone know what episode?

[Morgan Gillespie]

I've seen the VEX kits scattered through the episodes including that treaded vehicle they built, which was in that article I believe. ACK nerd starshock! GRANT! Is team 841 going to Nats or Vegas? This is kind of like that time I was watching CSI and they did this episode about Battle Bots and I could name half of them... sigh...

[codeoftherobot]

Originally Posted by imahara

Yes, I've been a mentor for 841 for five years now. (Long before my "fame" as a Mythbuster.) It was great meeting everyone that came and said hi during the competition and social. And a special thanks to all the teams that helped out Richmond in my absence. I'll be at Davis Friday evening and all day Saturday. Please feel free to stop by and chat!

Grant

That's awesome to hear that you're coming to the Davis Regional. I'll be sure to stop by 841's pit area.

[kevlarman]

Originally Posted by Greg Needel

this article is actually old

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ex+mythbusters

slashdot's dupes spreading to other websites ?!
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....

[UnderDark]

Originally Posted by Greg Needel

this article is actually old

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/s...vex+mythbusters

slashdot's dupes spreading to other websites ?!
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....

[Andy Grady]

Originally Posted by imahara

Yes, I've been a mentor for 841 for five years now. (Long before my "fame" as a Mythbuster.) It was great meeting everyone that came and said hi during the competition and social. And a special thanks to all the teams that helped out Richmond in my absence. I'll be at Davis Friday evening and all day Saturday. Please feel free to stop by and chat!

Grant

How do you earn yourself 500 PM's, 200 e-mails, 100 replies to a post, and an instant 5 to 6 bars in rep?

If your name is Grant Imahara, make yourself known to the Chief Delphi community.

Welcome to the board.

-Andy Grady