Microsoft ... BEAM Robots?!?

Dave Hrynkiw
May 3, 2006

Solarbotics held a few workshops and lectures at the MAKEr faire April 22/23rd.

After giving a workshop, a nice man from Microsoft invited me over to see their BEAM robots. Obviously intregued, I found their display at the Microsoft pavilion where Microsoft encouraged all their engineers with "MAKE"-style hobbies to exhibit, including this squad of hobby roboticists!

Check out the article and video!

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