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Bots High

Post Robot Competition Updates

May 7, 2010

Well the BotsIQ competition came and went in a blazing two days. While that wrapped up most of the filming for the documentary (with a few post-competition interviews left) there’s still a long road ahead in first sorting all the footage, and then editing it all. As I go through stuff I’ll be posting more [...]

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The Calm Before the Battle

April 13, 2010

Just finished lighting the arena. I’ve been helping build it since Saturday. It’s a beast. I’ve also found myself living on the roof of the arena for the past few days too. I think I might have been a cat in another life, hoping from beam to beam. Early registration starts tomorrow. Then more registration. [...]

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Featured Kickstarter Project of the Day

April 8, 2010

Exciting news – the other day Bots High was the featured Kickstarter Project of the Day! About a week left to go – please help out and donate today!

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Help Fund Bots High – The Robotics Documentary

March 17, 2010

Bots High – Robotics Documentary – Teaser Trailer from Joey Daoud on Vimeo. We’re about 4 weeks away from the grand finale – the National High School BattleBots Championship. So far I’ve mostly been filming everything myself, but this time I’m bringing in more crew, more cameras, more epicness – to do things right and [...]

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Welcome to RobotShop – New Sponsor!

January 28, 2010

Welcome aboard to RobotShop, a new sponsor of Bots High, as you’ll notice in the sidebar. They’ve just created a documentary page in their resources section and guess what the first film is they listed that relates to robotics! Contact me if you or your company is interested in becoming a sponsor.

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Bots High Teaser Trailer

December 2, 2009
Elizabeth Masson in Bots High

Bots High Teaser Trailer from Joey Daoud on Vimeo. It’s probably not the best to call this a trailer, since I really have no idea how the film will shape up (though I’m 90% sure Flamin’ Fluffy will be in it), but this played in the trailer section of the Borscht Film Festival, so I’m [...]

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Flamin’ Fluffy at Mayhem in Miami

November 16, 2009
Flamin Fluffy

The Explosive End of Fluffy from Joey Daoud on Vimeo. The first Miami BattleBots competition went off this past weekend. As you can see in the video, I don’t think you could have asked for a more spectacular ending. Stay tuned for some more videos from the competition.

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Bots High at Sleepless Night

November 8, 2009
Fluffy Bot Attack

Just got done with the Bots High exhibit at Sleepless Night. Tons of fun, thanks to everyone who came out. The video was a pretty stylish video of Fluffy destroying a robot shell. Kind of epic (coming online soon). And as you can see Fluffy was on display. Awesome news – the gallery is going [...]

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Sponsor Bots High

October 28, 2009

There’s a new page set up with different sponsorship options. This is for companies or individuals who would like to get more involved, help the film be the best it can be, and get their name out in the film, the podcasts, and on the site. Check out the sponsorship page. Of course no amount [...]

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Miami Science Museum Competition

October 13, 2009
Balloon Popping

This past Sunday was a task competition at the Miami Science Museum. A ring is filled with 10 red and 10 blue balloons, and the task is to design a robot to pop an assigned color, plus a white balloon on the back of your opponent, while preventing yours from being popped. While this isn’t [...]

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