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Follow the History of the Teams in Bots High

September 1, 2011

Bots High takes place over the 2009-2010 school year. Unsurprisingly, the teams had a history before and after the time the film takes place (2011 Epilogue now in the DVD!). So to expand the scope and add some cool context and backstory to the Oct 6 screening day, I’ve been tracing the history of each team [...]

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Space Miami – Doc on Abandoned Rocket Site

May 11, 2011

Just wanted to share a short film I just finished on an abandoned rocket site in the Everglades. It was built by Aerojet in 1963 in an attempt to get the contract to build the rockets for the Apollo mission, but when the deal never happened they shut up the plant. They did test a [...]

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Fighting Robots as Sport [Article]

January 6, 2010

The construction and competition of combat robots is a hobby for all but a select few builders. Robots builders may be middle-aged engineers, or enthusiastic teenagers. Robot building can teach young people a great deal about technology, and some schools use the construction of combat robots in their courses. via Everything You Wanted to Know [...]

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