Servo - May 2010

EVENTS

Completed and Upcoming Events

Completed Events: February 11 - March 7

Central Illinois Bot Brawl 2010 was presented by the Central Illinois Robotics Club in Peoria, IL on 3/6/2010; 24 bots registered.

Motorama 2010 was presented by the North East Robotics Club in Harrisburg, PA on 2/19 and 2/21/2010; 109 robots registered.

Roaming Robots presented Barnsley Bash 2010 in Barnsley, England on 2/13 and 2/14/2010.

Upcoming Events for May - June HORD Spring 2010 will

be held on May 15th in Brecksville, OH, presented by the Ohio Robot Club. Go to www.ohiorobotclub.com for more information.

Maker Faire Bot Gauntlet will be held in San Mateo, CA on May 22nd and 23rd, presented by California Insect Bots. Go to http://calbugs.com for more information.

Roaming Robots will present shows at Aylesbury on 5/9/2010, and at Guildford on 6/13/2010. Go to www.roam ingrobots.co.uk for more information. SV

EVENT REPORT: M torama 2010

● by Chris Olin

February 19-21, 84 killer robots gathered in Harrisburg, PA to delight hundreds of motor sports fans with their metal crushing mayhem in the North East Robotic Club’s (NERC) Robot Conflict 2010. Robot Conflict is part of the massive Motorama indoor motor sports spectacular held annually at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex.

First built in 1931 as an agricultural exhibition hall, the Farm Show Complex has expanded into a 600,000 square foot indoor state fair grounds and expo center. In 1977, a group of motocross riders came up with an idea to use this massive complex for a winter indoor motor sports event. Since that first event in February 1978, Motorama has expanded to include motorcycle, ATV, Go Kart, Quarter Midget, and RC car racing. The event also features car shows, a beauty pageant, and, of course, combat robotics.