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12/30/00

Tonight is another night for Battlebots!
BattleBots is on at 5:00 PM and 11:00 PM on Comedy Central. While watching, look for "Coolrobots CNC Division" Frank and Mike Ballard. If you need a tough job done, and if you can find them, then maybe you can hire "The B Team". (661) 252-6730

12/27/00

Well, OverKill lost to FrostBite last night.
My quick take- OverKill started strong, FrostBite got the better of us in the middle, but we ended strong.
Longer story- we both did a dance on the saw blades, we both pushed each other into the arena saws the same amount. But we were sure we had the match for a couple reasons.
1. We were more mobile (FrostBite lost a motor)
2. We were undamaged
3. We scored a lot of hits with our blade

But we lost. And although disappointing, it's OK by us. We have had other close fights called in our favour. Congrats to the Lazy Toad Ranch!
Click here for FrostBote's view of the same fight. Or you can watch the fight again this Saturday and make your own call.

12/18/00

Sorry, T-shirt sale is over.
If you ordered a shirt after 12:00 AM today I would not be able to send it in time for Christmas. For those who did order shirts over the weekend I am mailing them out today and you should receive your gift by Thursday. Thank-you!

12/15/00

Looking for a last minute gift for that teenager?
I am having a blow-out, one-time only sale of Classic Coolrobots T-Shirts! Only one per customer and only for the weekend I'm marking the shirts down from $25 to $20. Our logo is stitched in the front and our motto is printed on back. This offer is only good through Sunday and only good using the Pay-Pal icon below. Order this weekend and you will get your shirt by Thursday.

Only one per customer
XL shirts only

12/14/00

Well, it's about time!
My friends at National Power Chair have finally updated their website. They are a great source for inexpensive, reliable motors.
But now they have added a new section devoted entirely to robot motors! In this new section you'll see the motors I've recommended as well as a few others.

12/13/00

Toe-Crusher wins against No Tolerance!
It's a great way for for Team Coolrobots to kick off the new BattleBot's Season. I would like to thank Toe-Crusher's sponsor, Pristine Gems.

12/12/00

Tonight there is another hour packed with Battlebots!
BattleBots is on from 9:30 PM to 10:30 PM on Comedy Central. Two brand new episodes. Please tune it.

12/07/00

National Power Chair, an excellent source for low-cost wheelchair motors, have informed me of a price change.
Because so many people bought-out the 60522 motor made popular by Fuzzy and the Lazy Toad Ranch it is now up from $125 to $185. NPC now has to make these motors from scratch. However, they still want to provide motors for new (and usually broke) robot builders, so the good news is that they are reducing the price of the 31250 motors from $125 to $80! Great deal. I have updated these prices in The Builder's Corner

12/05/00

Tonight is a new night for Battlebots!
BattleBots is on from 9:30 PM to 10:30 PM on Comedy Central. It looks like a full, solid hour of robot mahem.

12/01/00

Minion was featured in R/C Car Magazine.
Check it out here!