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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 stage hazards ranging from rubber snakes to
stuffed animals to soft spongy rubber ducks. |
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MARCH 2008 UPDATE:
Five years ago, we held our first North Carolina
competition in High Point, North Carolina. It
was a small event, but well attended. Our
most recent event at the
Stellarcon
convention, held on Sunday, March 16th, was a
smashing success. We had five teams bring
seventeen combat robots in all four weight
classes and played host to a large and
enthusiastic crowd, including New York Times
bestselling Star Wars author
Timothy Zahn (in
the front row, no less). Congratulations to our
tournament champions Thomas Kenny, Stephen
Chapman and Rob Dillard, as well as all those
who competed in the brackets and the Royal
Rumbles. You can get
all the results of the event posted in our
Yahoo Group. Our next major competition event will be
at Atlanta's
Dragon*Con convention over the Labor Day
Weekend with tournaments on Sunday, August 31st
and Monday, September 1st. |