Maker Faire 2008: RoboGames and warships
Today's episode of BoingBoing TV comes straight from Maker Faire. The first segement is about RoboGames arena combat. The second segment covers a favorite exhibit of mine. Western Warship Combat Club brought their 1/144th scale battleships to fight it out in a large pool. The RC boats fire ammunition up to 1/4-inch ball bearings and the even feature bilge pumps to keep them afloat. Scoring is based on where on the hull the strike happens. Here's a direct link to the mp4.
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(Page 1)2. i think the next generation of RC war vehicles should be mechs. its fun to watch destruction!
Posted at 9:16PM on May 9th 2008 by kelly
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1. Oh man those little warships are cool. I like anything that shoots stuff.
Posted at 3:37PM on May 9th 2008 by Mike