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RoboGames 2006 Wrapup

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the and-i'll-form-the-head dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Engadget has a quick summary of much of the coverage surrounding the 2006 RoboGames. The games wrapped up today after much fire-fighting, speed-racing, and just plain robo-strutting around. The official results are still pending but it looks like the USA has a commanding lead on the medal count with Singapore and Japan filling the second and third slots."

8 of 31 comments (clear)

  1. In another news by William+Robinson · · Score: 5, Funny

    And in detailed study, all winner robots were found manufactured using Chinese components, and software written by Indians.. *ducks*

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  2. I object! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    The only reason the Japanese came in third was because there was no "giant mecha" category!

    1. Re:I object! by facelessnumber · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yes, but their 'bots will dominate next year when the new "tentacle rape" event is introduced.

  3. Re:WTF ist Robogames? Everyone is at Robocup by Silver+Sloth · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well they were, untill we /.ed it!

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  4. Robots cry out.. by stimpleton · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...it looks like the USA has a commanding lead on the medal count."

    01010101 01010011 01000001 ! 01010101 01010011 01000001 !

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    1. Re:Robots cry out.. by William+Robinson · · Score: 1, Funny

      There are 10 types of people...those who understand binary.. and those who dont..:P

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  5. Re:Wow by JanneM · · Score: 2, Funny

    It has been in Stockholm? I remember RoboCup being here (Stockholm) some years ago. Is it related by any chance?

    *slaps my head repeatedly with a frozen trout*

    I thought about RoboCup the whole time. My parent post is thus _not_ "+1 informative", it's "-1000 moron at the keyboard".

    I should know the difference; I was part of the group rigging the lighting for Robocup in Stockholm.

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  6. Obligatory Simpons quote . . by Don_dumb · · Score: 4, Funny

    "If robots can feel pain - we must be terrible, terrible people"

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    If this were really happening, what would you think?