Where is American ROBOT...?

[Greg Needel]

Hey 121/Joe! Where are our 2008 American robot Episodes? I am sure there other other people (especially in TX) who are anxiously awaiting their debut as well.

[TD78]

Haha...I wouldn't get your hopes up. I think we're taking a step back from that this year. It takes a lot of time and effort to make those episodes, and we decided to refocus some of that energy into the robot this year. Plus, we might want to keep some things under wraps. But that doesn't mean there won't be photos!

[Rick]

Greg,

Sorry, but no American Robot this year. We had huge turnover in terms of students and mentors and had to get everyone on the same page. I was the 'producer' of the show and I've taken a lead in running the FRC team as well as an FTC team. Not enough time in the day to film, edit, render, promote American Robot and then help run a couple teams smoothly. There is interest however in an American Robot BAE edition.

With all the new team produced 'shows' based on robotics, I thought maybe American Robot got lost in the shuffle. Good to know some people were watching!

I've also been running our new team blog, www.team121news.com.