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Mech Warfare Needs a New Arena! |
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 4 years ago the Mech Warfare Competition was founded. Since then, the event has grown massively with more and more competitors from around the globe. As the competitor pool and the event itself grow, so must the arena in which these robots battle. The PVC pipe and canvas tent just isn't cutting it anymore. This year the Mech Warfare organizers want to build a lexan & aluminum armored arena to house the robot competitors.
That's where you come in. $6000 is needed to make this new arena a reality and the organizers of Mech Warfare have set up a Kickstarter Project to fund it. The project is on its way, but it still has a ways to go. Your donation will help build an arena that will house Mech Warfare competitions for years to come, inspiring competitors and spectators alike. Now we know that just the knowledge that you're promoting the robotics cause is enough to get you to donate, but there are also some great thank you gifts for backers. These gifts include listing on the sponsors page, Mech Warfare and MORAV posters, and even having your name/company/website integrated into the arena itself. Just imagine your face looking down from a billboard onto the Mech Warfare Arena! So checkout the Kickstarter Page and sign up to donate. Every little bit helps towards getting an awesome new arena for these awesome robots.
You can also check out the awesome write-ups about the kickstarter project at TechZwn, Engadget and IEEE Spectrum.
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Mech Warfare is a robotic competition unlike any seen before.
Our goal is to create a real-life robotic combat competition that mirrors the scenarios found in Sci-Fi universes such as Battletech, Warhammer 40k and Armored Core.
This competition will pit participants against each other, piloting custom designed 1/24th scale robots- armed with Airsoft weapon systems and higher end weapons such as micro rockets, flame throwers and CO2 projectile weapon systems.
We work to pioneer a new era of robotic competition where strategy, skill, and engineering play a major role in each participant's success.
Be sure to check out our participant's progress on their robots, found in the Mechs section to the left. We'll keep it up to date as participants make additional progress on their projects.
Update: We're getting prepared for Robogames 2012 and our 4th year of Mech Warfare!
Looking to help out? We are a not-for-profit group of engineers and hobbyists that pay for the considerable costs of running our event out of pocket! If you're feeling generous and would like to donate to our cause, please click below! Thanks!
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