Most of the Barbots and their teams are returnees from previous years, but as with the DARPA Grand Challenges, the…ah… bar raises very quickly from one event to the next as the innovations pour forth. This year’s bots were all beautiful, with gracious interfaces.
Our pals over at RoboGames are already…um… gearing up for another great robot bash-up next year and they want you to be there when the bolts burst and the wheels come flying off (’cause isn’t that what it’s really all about?). Once again they’re generously offering MAKE readers discounted advanced tickets to their 2012 games, their eighth annual international robot olympics.
