Now that's a Robot Show! "Robot Rivals"

[AJ Quick]

There is a new show on the Do-It-Yourself Network (http://www.diynet.com/) called "Robot Rivals". This show is amazing.. I am just watching the first episode tonight, and what they are doing is great. It is just like FIRST robotics...

Check out info here: http://www.nspe.org/etweb/14-03rivalrobots.asp

They use IFI Issac 32 Systems, Victors, CIM Motors, Bosch, and a bunch of other parts that appear in our kit of parts. They get 8 hours to do a build a robot to do a specific thing (like Junkyard Wars), then they go on if they win in a ladder style competition. They have to do the things FIRST does, program, design, build test.. but they don't have the comfort of the 6 weeks.

This is seriously the first Robotics show I've liked for a long time. Tell me what you think.. if you have seen it or whatnot. This is a great show, too bad it is on such a unknown network.

Next airings:

Sun 20 6:00 PM
Fri 25 8:00 PM
Fri 25 11:00 PM
Sat 26 9:00 PM
Sun 27 12:00 AM
Sun 27 6:00 PM
Fri 2 8:00 PM
Fri 2 11:00 PM
Sat 3 9:00 PM
Sun 4 12:00 AM
Sun 4 6:00 PM