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Inside the MIT building where a yo-yo champion builds powerful battlebots

NICHOLE: YO-YO’S ARE A THOUSAND-YEARS-OLD AND ROBOTS ARE A MODERN INNOVATION. DUKE: ONE YOUNG MAN HAS EMBRACED BOTH AND ENDED UP A WORLD CHAMPION. MIKE WANKUM EXPLAINS ALL THAT IN TONIGHT’S CUTTING ...
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Lessons in creating mayhem come with school approval ** Catasauqua students learn skills while building Battlebots.

It looks like a canister vacuum cleaner with an attitude. A steel rectangular frame encased in tough plastic, “The Lumberjack” is equipped with a battering ram of a tail built to chop up its robot ...
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Someone is building a range of tiny Battlebots-esque robots with ESP32, and I really want one

Small battlebots inspired by old TV shows are being created using ESP32s. The inventor shared their progress on the Robomate project on Reddit. A Robomate subreddit has been created for updates and ...
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Meet Mammoth, the massive Battlebot that’s stomping its way to combat robotics fame

Fresh off a Baltimore Innovation Week appearance, the local team that created BattleBots’ largest competitor ever talks about building Mammoth — and going even bigger. Team captain Ricky Willems with ...