Cover photo: Jon C R Bennett / JCRBPhoto
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Jon C R Bennett / JCRBPhoto, Tomás Vega, Eyal Perry, Adam Haar, Abhi Jain, Ivana Hackova, Kevin Webb, Brian Mernoff, Bob Knetzger, Ship Finder / shipfinder.co
COLUMNS
Welcome: Performing Live with Robots 06
How a magic show with robots reminded us of the
importance of communal experiences.
Made on Earth 08
Backyard builds from around the globe.
FEATURES
Get a Grip 12
Overcome those shaky hands with these useful
adaptive devices and hacks.
Sick Snier 16
Building an AI nose that “knows” fungal pneumonia
for an 8th grade science fair.
ROBOT RUMBLE
Getting Involved 22
Robot sports aren’t just combat — there’s something
fun for everyone.
Know Your Combat Robots 26
Your field guide to the key competition weight classes
and weapon types.
Expect to Be Destroyed 34
Norwalk Havoc Robot League brings the professional
experience to all combat bot competitors.
Combat Kitbots 40
So you want to fight robots? Try these battle-hardened
kits for building 1lb “antweight” combat bots.
Build Your First Combat Robot 44
Fast and easy to build, this winning 3D-printed
“plastic antweight” design is great for learning robot
construction and battle skills.
The Roboteers 50
The magic of fighting robots is discovering the
community love.
Cage Match! 54
Build a DIY arena for safely watching robot mayhem.
How to Win at Robot Combat 55
These 10 rules could turn you into a champ.
PROJECTS
Hack Your Dreams 56
Build the Dormio “dream incubator” to influence and
access your hypnagogic lucid dreams.
ZenBot 64
Build a self-playing, musical meditation drum
actuated by seven 2-axis mallet-wielding robots.
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