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Charles schultz
Chuck Schultz is a licensed engineer, Gear Technology Technical Editor, and Chief Engineer for Beyta Gear Service. He has written the "Gear Talk with Chuck" blog for Gear Technology since 2014.

Robot Fighting Time?

September 24, 2019
Charles D. Schultz
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We watch lots of reality shows on cable television. Home remodeling shows, veterinary medicine shows, game warden shows, and car rebuilding shows are popular here; just about anything except dating shows — as you might expect, old married folks get bored with all that hokey mating drama. The “boss” cannot stand shows where there are temper tantrums and foul mouthed supervisors. I cringe a bit myself when this occurs because it brings to mind the occasional flare up at shops where I worked. One really great co-worker may hold the world record for destroyed “walkie-talkie” radios in a single year; we had lots of things going on and some of those things were prone to get out of control at critical moments. I bring this up because I have resumed watching Battlebots after many years of ignoring it. It started off great, with many different designs competing; then, over time every winning robot started to look just like every other robot. While I was ignoring the show they changed the rules to require unique designs, and now the field is full of wacky-but- lethal machines that can toss each other 2 meters in the air, survive, and continue fighting. We considered designing and building a robot fighting machine back in the original days, but things got busy and the moment was lost. How cool would it be for a bunch of gear guys and gals to construct one during a reality show and then take it to the 2020 tournament? An amazing number of high-tech companies support the current teams with components and tooling. The robots carry more sponsor decals than most race cars. I would certainly lobby Gear Technology to put its logo on a robot with gear trade origins. Wouldn’t a few matches enliven a Fall Technical Meeting?

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