The end of robot combat in the US?

[teamstorm]

Definitive answer, simply taking too much time and money, not seeing a return - I heard about this a few weeks ago, but was only just announced.

The arena takes considerable time to build btw, it takes days (literally) to set the thing up, it's a by-product of the robots that fight in them (full on heavy spinners), because we have taken a step back from all-out combat the shows are more frequent, meaning more revenue and the arenas lighter-weight so less venue/crew costs in setting them up and taking them down. One reason that we did that with XFM was around ensuring we can run frequent profitable shows.

Sadly that's not what a one-off event once a year like RoboGames had become and it was taking it's toll.

I can assure people it's not Plotniki doing anything, and it will certainly be interesting to see if anything fills the void, it's like Robots Live and Robot Roaming Wars both giving up at the same time......

Very sad for our US friends

Ed

[leorcc]

The arena takes considerable time to build btw, it takes days (literally) to set the thing up, it's a by-product of the robots that fight in them (full on heavy spinners)

That is exactly why we don't have many DRG heavyweight events in Europe either, the cost of setup alone is higher than whatever we get back from it. Our arena is 2 lorries full of material and takes days with the aid of a forklift to be put in place.

Very sad for our US friends

Ed

Very sad indeed, and I want to thank the RoboGames organisation for doing an excellent job for all those years. Their events have given us much entertainment over the years with many awesome and brutal fights.