BattleBots heading back to TV

Nerds and engineering students rejoice. Battlebots is returning to television and this time it's on ESPN.

Battlefield 'Bear' Robot to Rescue Fallen Soldiers

"I WILL never leave a fallen comrade." So states the US Soldier's Creed, and true to that vow, 22-year-old Sergeant Justin Wisniewski died in Iraq last month while searching for soldiers abducted during an ambush on 12 May.

Summer Computer Camp iD Tech Camps Announces Free Online Workshop: Virtual ... - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

Summer Computer Camp iD Tech Camps Announces Free Online Workshop: Virtual ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) The April workshop, "Virtual Battle Bots in Java," will introduce students to Robocode, Java, and programming robots for an arena environment. Campbell, CA (PRWEB) April 27, 2012 iD Tech Camps, the nation's leading computer camp and technology educator ... and more »

Robots duke it out in death fight for fun, education - msnbc.com

Robots duke it out in death fight for fun, education msnbc.com Robotics technology has come a long way since "Battlebots," a fact proven by a recent fight to the death between cyber-gladiators built by high school students. Just watch the sparks fly in the video above, then read on. The National Robotics League ... and more »

New Advances in Robotics Help the Disabled See the World Around Them - TIME

New Advances in Robotics Help the Disabled See the World Around Them TIME By Keith Wagstaff | @kwagstaff | May 2, 2012 | + As much as the press — myself included — likes to talk about futuristic battle bots and advanced would-be androids, most robots are being developed with one of two tasks in mind: search and rescue or ... and more »