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Robots Battle for Championship

Tokyo's 12th Robo-One Grand Championship match

By Laila Weir,  Newser User

Posted Dec 3, 2007 4:05 PM CST

(Newser) – Robots battled for the title of world champion Saturday at Tokyo's 12th Robo-One Grand Championship match, where amateur-built bipeds competed to stay on their feet. With companies giving up on consumer robotics projects due to high costs, "the future of robotics depends on amateurs,...   Read full story »

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