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Maker Faire Bay Area 2009
Robotic Warship Combat
| Location: Outside Battle Zone |
Warships
, Saturday 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Warships
, Saturday 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Warships
, Saturday 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Warships
, Saturday 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Warships
, Saturday 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Warships
, Saturday 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Warships
, Saturday 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Warships
, Sunday 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Warships
, Sunday 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Warships
, Sunday 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Warships
, Sunday 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Last year's popular Axis vs Allies naval combat returns to Maker Faire with even more exciting "Sink or Surrender" events in the outdoor warship combat arena. This year more battles will be scheduled, with something new added: special, hands-on combat events just for kids, featuring R/C boats that launch ping pong balls at targets.
In the adult events, watch 6-foot-long robotic warships duel to the death in a large, specially built pond. Sophisticated DIY robotics and guns fire CO2-powered steel balls. Safe for the whole family. Hands-on exhibits and technology demonstrations provided by the Western Warship Combat Club (WWCC) of San Jose, California.
Web site: http://www.westernwarshipcombat.com
About the Maker(s)
Western Warship Combat Club
Rob Wood is an avid robotic warship builder and battler, and directs the annual robotic warship combat events at Maker Faire. Rob has been a member of Western Warship Combat Club for nearly 8 years. He is the current vice president of the club, and Special Projects Director for HyperGold Web Services, one of the oldest web design and development companies in existence, having opened it's doors in 1995.
Rob has had a love of all things mechanical since early childhood, and scratch-built his first dynamic model (a large glider) at the age of 9 from plans found in an encyclopedia.
http://www.robwood.net
