Robots Live! @ Palace Green Library, Durham University 21st -23rd February 2014

Robots Live! are pleased to announce the first of our new events for 2014! We'll be in the historic city of Durham, placed between the Cathedral, Castle and Palace Green Library as part of Durham Universities 'Robot!' Exhibition.

The exhibition brings some of the metal stars of the big screen together with books and toys that for decades have activated the imaginations of young and old alike.

Researchers at Durham University are working on a wide range of projects involving robots and robotics, from the fictional robots familiar from classic books and comics to the real robots that are making a difference every day to industry and in the home.

The exhibits are a mix of film props, replicas and models of anything from an original Kryten costume from Red Dwarf to a scale model of Maria from Metropolis. We cover the themes of robots providing assistance (utopia), when robots turn bad (dystopia) and AI in the exhibition. A good selection of comics and books will also be on show as well.

As part of the exhibition Robots Live will be there for 3 days at the end of the February half-term running 4x 30minute shows a day. This will be a similar setup to our museum events with a mixture of feathers and heavyweights, having abit of fun and putting on a show. It's an ideal chance to test out your robots before the season kicks off.

We will be looking into offering hotels and abit of fuel money for any heavyweight teams that can make it along.

Any teams wishing to attend, can you please pop me an email alan(@)robotslive.co.uk

This will be a great start to the year and will see something new from us as well. ;)

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Originally Posted by blazerbotics

when robots turn bad (dystopia)

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He He :D

Sounds like a good testing event for my new robot. Email sent.

Bring your snow shovels and wellies :-)

Have faith Clive, we got through the 'Snowfall of the Railway Museum' last year, im sure we can get through anything else the northern weather throws at us (but shhh, i forgot to mention its in a marquee!, i am told heating will be provided, didn't realise you had discovered such things! :D )

anybody else who's looking at coming can you please let me know as i need to start looking into accommodation.

I'm in :) Just checked the dates, I'm good for them :)

Probably make at least one day with ceros for trials and battle tests, before full on at whitick

Yeah well go with a fw. Not sure which days but we wont need accomodation :)

We were planning to go to this if we have time to get our robot finished... sent an email, but no reply yet :cry: hehe :p

Hi all, if there's any heavyweight teams still looking at coming to this can you let me know ASAP so i can book you hotels etc.

Final shout out for next week, anybody looking at coming please let me know as I need to pass on your details to the Uni for passes etc.

Off the top of my head teams so far;

Team Toon
Team Invade
Team Big Nipper
Team Banana
No Toy Robotics

Will send an email out over the weekend, if you could reply ASAP.

Cheers

cant wait to give ceros a run out see you all on sunday

Roboteers email has been sent out, please let me know if you haven't got it as I need a reply off you (Team Banana i've PM'd you it as I can't find your email address).

Check out this great report of this weekends event on BBC North East (17.50min in) http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03vkqh5

Well 13 shows and 3 days later the Durham event is over, a bit of a baptism of fire for our new arena having to handle over 60 fights!

Massive thank you to everybody that came, you all worked hard keeping your robots running, it really is appreciated. We enjoy these events, a lot less stressful and no pressure of ticket sales! As always thank you to the crew and everybody who helped with the arena.

This was meant to be a one-off event, but the University are desperate to have us back, we'll keep you posted.

Once again, thank you to all that came and see you at the weekend!

It was a good weekend, great backdrop to the venue.Here's hoping that you get the gig for next year.

Did anybody accidentally pick up my Draper precision screwdriver set. It is in a small black Draper box and I have not had it since the Sunday at Durham. If found in your tool box please let me know.

Thanks

Clive

has anyone put any videos online? :)