Wow, has it been that long already? The MAKEr Faire in Austin was beautiful, and interesting. Funny how we saw many Texans driving along with their windows up, while us two Canadians were wearing shorts with the top down on our rental. Interesting how people adjust to different climates! The MAKEr Faire wasn't quite as […]
SparkFun hates robots.
Dave Hrynkiw
November 17, 2009
We love SparkFun. Great group of people. Excellent products. It's just that they're... well... twisted and cruel.
You see their RoboJoust event? We didn't take them serious when they said it was to be performed 4' off a concrete floor. But here's the proof. They're actually building the table that high off the ground.
Next thing you know, they'll be wanting a minimum construction material content of 60% lego blocks. And "flame-retardant construction materials"...
(Looks like fun. Wish we could come play too!)
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