These kids and their frisbee-flinging robots are preparing to conquer the world

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As volunteer referee Fred Sutton gets ready to monitor another robotics match at the Century Link Events Center Thursday afternoon, he only chuckles when asked if he’s having a good time. “Ohhhhhhhh, yeah. I wish I had this when I was in high school,” said Sutton, an engineer for a local company called Seametrics. “For me,… Read More…

Video: Robot basketball and a new generation of geeks

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Washington FIRST Robotics is holding its annual regional competition at the Century Link Events Center in Seattle today and Saturday, and we got a chance to stop by the event yesterday afternoon to talk to the students in the pits and check out some of the practice rounds. Here are some of the video highlights… Read More…

Check out this awesome basketball-shooting robot

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Forget about “Linsanity.” Check out this sharpshooting basketball robot, created by students at Seattle’s Aviation High School.  The robot will be one of the entrants in the upcoming FIRST robotics competition, a regional competition taking place March 21 to March 24 at Seattle’s CenturyLink Field exhibition center. KING 5′s Christie Johnson reports: Previously on GeekWire: Geeks Who… Read More…