>> by Samuel Coniglio
Every year I go to RoboGames
(
www.robogames.net),
I am impressed with the
quality and diversity of the
robot events and even more
impressed by the people who
participate. This is the
largest event of its kind on
the west coast. Located in
San Francisco, CA, this is the
perfect place for engineering
talent and artistic creativity
to merge.
Under the shadow of the
Golden Gate bridge, jutting out
into the beautiful San Francisco
Bay, the warehouse piers of the
former Fort Mason Army base
were converted years ago to host
events (
www.fortmason.org).
For the last five years, the eastern-
most pier has been transformed
into a robo-mecca, a celebration
of all that is robot.
This year’s RoboGames
introduced the brand new
COMBOTS arena. Designed like a
polycarbonate glass house, this
new battle arena has a truss-
>> COMBOTS arena.
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