Big money for Big Bots?
The post-TV population of these competitors has dropped precipitiously every year since 2003.
- 2003 122
- 2004 49
- 2005 57
- 2006 29
In an effort to reverse this trend, Billy Moon of Team Moon Robotics and David "JudegDave" Calkins of COMBOTS LLC, producer of Robogames have teamed up with a few other anonymous supporters to offer a cash sponsorship to anyone who will build a new HW or SHW robot and enter it in at least one of four events in 2007. Qualifying applicants will receive $400 for each new Heavyweight and $600 for each new Super Heavyweight that competes. When this idea was first broached in the Robot Fighting League's Forum there was a limit of 10, which presumably is still in effect.
Will this work? Its hard to say - so far there are 13 new robots "in the queue" to receive the cash, but it remains to be seen how many will be completed and enter events. Still, its refreshing to see someone "put their money where their mouth is" and attempt to solve a perceived problem rather than simply complaining about it.
To learn more about fighting robots (actually ROVs, I know, I know) visit the Robot Fighting League's web site.
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