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	Since 1991, Robot Battles^™ has been staging robotic combat competitions around the United States, with annual events in Chattanooga, Tennessee at Chattacon, in High Point, North Carolina at StellarCon, and in Atlanta, Georgia at Dragon*Con We have also held events in Denver, Colorado and Huntsville, Alabama and are looking to expand with more events in Georgia and in Florida. Robot Battles^™ is the second-oldest robotic combat competition in the world, and is a direct descendant of the oldest - the Critter Crunch held every year at MileHiCon in Denver, Colorado. We don't have a TV show, we don't have supermodels, and we don't have huge cash prizes. What we do have is a radio disc jockey with very poor taste in costumes, the most involved audiences in the country, the most imaginative builders around, and the most unique stage hazards in the sport, ranging from rubber snakes to stuffed animals to soft spongy rubber ducks.

JULY 2008 UPDATE: We are getting geared up for our oldest and largest competition of the year: Dragon*Con! This will be the eighteenth year we've been staging Robot Battles at the convention, and the excitement level is already building. Among the changes this year, we'll be getting a larger room for the Robot Microbattles event on Sunday (August 31st) than we have had the last four years. We'll be moving across the Hyatt Regency to the International Ballrooms, which gives us a lot more elbow-room. As for the main Robot Battles competition on Monday (September 1st), we'll be back in the Centennial Ballroom where we have been the past two years. And this year (I promise), we'll have the combat music back to make the event that much more exciting!

ROBOT BATTLES ATLANTA REGISTRATION: For those of you who want to get your information in early (and guarantee yourself a place in the competition), simply fill out the online registration form to the right and send it on in.

As always, we'll still be accepting registrations in person right up to thirty minutes before the start of competition in each event - Robot Microbattles registration opens at 9:00 am on Sunday, August 31st, while Robot Battles registration opens at 10:00 am on Monday, September 1st.

There is no additional fee beyond that of the standard Dragon*Con membership badge fee to attend or to participate in any of the Robot Battles events. If you have any questions or comments, please email Kelly Lockhart directly at kellylockhart@yahoo.com

	For the eighteenth year in a row, we will be returning to Atlanta for the Dragon*Con convention and our largest competition of the year. Held for two days over the Labor Day Weekend of August 30-September 1, this is the one event you do NOT want to miss!

	After a very successful re-launch of Robot Microbattles at the Chattacon convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee, we will be returning on an annual basis. The Ant and Beetleweight competition will take place on Saturday, January 24 at the Holiday Inn Choo Choo.

	For the sixth year, we'll be returning to High Point, North Carolina for a full Robot Battles event at the StellarCon convention featuring all four weight classes. The main event is tentatively schedule for Mid-March at the High Point Radisson hotel.

	Volunteer photographer Kat McCormick borrowed Kelly's camera to shoot away at the recent North Carolina Robot Battles event. Many thanks to Kat for being such a good sport and taking such great photographs.

	The recent Chattanooga event already has some photos and video up from Thomas Kenney as well as some behind-the-scenes photos of the setup of the arena and staging area from Kelly Lockhart.

	Adrian Ferrier sent us a great collection of photographs from our recent Atlanta Robot Battles event. We took them and uploaded them to a public folder on the Flickr website, with more to add soon.