ROBOTECH Robot Exhibition in Tokyo
The annual ROBOTECH Next Generation Robot Technology Exhibition is taking place this week at the Tokyo Big Sight Convention Center this week. Some of the interesting robot designs, including RT Corp's RIC Ninja Master robot, were featured in the TV Tokyo news video linked below.
8th Kondo KHR Robot Anniversary Celebration Schedule Announced
The 8th Kondo KHR Robot Anniversary event will take place in Tokyo on August 4th (Saturday) and 5th (Sunday). Competitions will include Kondo Battle KHR Class which follows the standard ROBO-ONE competition rules, and KondoCup Robot Soccer.
Since this event celebrates the anniversary of the popular Kondo KHR humanoid robot series, it will feature the KHR classifications for all competitions.
The event will be open to the public, and admission is free. The venue is the 3331 ARTS CYD facility at 11-14 6-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Sotokanda, in the Akihabara district just a few minutes walk from the Kondo RoboSpot location.
Via: Kondo-robot.com news
TechFest & UK Micromouse Competition Registration Open
The center attraction at the Birmingham TechFest Competitions is the UK Micromouse championship, an event that has been held continuously in the UK sine 1980.
This year, TechFest will take place Saturday, June 16th, and will include the traditional UK Micromouse Maze Solver competitions as well as Wall Follower, Time Trials, Drag Race, Line Follower, and Mini-SUMO events. Registration is now open.
Via: TEE : TechFest Competitions (including UK Micromouse) - Micromouse and other competitions
ROBO-ONE Light 4 Humanoid Robot Competition – Pit Area
The ROBO-ONE Light series of competitions was developed to encourage novice humanoid robot builders to participate in the ROBO-ONE initiative. In other words, the ROBO-ONE organizers wanted to attract "new blood" and revitalize the movement.
All of the robots have to be based on robot kits from a list of authorized manufacturers and models. However, many of the builders have heavily modified the hardware and software to give them a bigger competitive advantage in the ring.
Via: ROBO-ONE Light 4 - Pit Area
Kickstarter Project: RoboGames 2012 documentary
RoboGames has a new Kickstarter project to create a documentary video covering all the top events and competitors at RoboGames 2012. It's a fantastic way to enjoy all the bot on bot action if you can't get to San Mateo to experience it in person. And, even if you are present and accounted for, there is way too much going on for you to absorb and appreciate it all.
Helping to fund the documentary, and getting a copy of the DVD in return, is an excellent way to support the sport and continue to enjoy RoboGames 2012 with all your friends for years to come. It would also make a great birthday, special occasion, or Christmas gift for the robot geek in your life.
Via: RoboGames 2012 documentary by RoboGames — Kickstarter
ROBOT JAPAN 3 Event Videos (Video)
I've created a playlist (below) with eight videos of the Robot Japan 3 event held January 8, 2012 here in Tokyo. The videos include the final matches and playoffs in both the Middle Weight and Bantam Weight humanoid robot fights, the robot dance performances, and some of the robot demonstrations.
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