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Mike’s Toy House reproduction of “Mr. Atomic,” which was originally manufactured in Japan in 1962. Suggesting a space capsule with its controls, this robot reflects the history of technology, as do many in our roundup of classic robots. Photo by Cynthia Ehlinger, Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT.

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  6  UPDATE
      2 More issues a Year!
      Robot goes bimonthly!

8 NAME THAT BOT

10 ROBOT FEED
Readers' letters

12  LERN
      Leading Edge
      Robotics News

32 SNAPSHOT
Manny the Robotic
Mannequin

84 PLUG AND PLAY
Product news

90  FUTURE BYTES
      Magnetic levitation
      adds "touch" to
      telepresence

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24	ARMED & TOOTHY
	Phoenix Mars robot to search for life in icy regions of sister planet —by Jim Oberg

28	MEGA DYNAMIZER UPS THE ANTE IN ROBO-ONE
	A formidable humanoid combatant —by Lem Fugitt

34	ROMEY—A "FREE RANGE" ROBOT
	Add telepresence to your house bot —by Steve Norris Source Code and Schematics for Romey Pt. 2 (zip file)

38	BUDGET BOTS CBA
	An introductory educational robot designed by ChiBots— the Chicago Robot Club —by Bill Griggs

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	42	A COLLECTION OF TOY ROBOTS
		Presented by the Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut —by Tom Atwood

	46	2008 FORT COLLINS ROBOT FIRE-FIGHTING CHALLENGE
		Autonomous-robot competition —by George Mitsuoka

	48	FIRE FIGHTING ROBOT DESIGN 1ST PLACE WINNER: PHYSIGNATHUS
		Anatomy of a winning Mindstorms NXT fire fighting robot —by George Mitsuoka

	52	VEX ROBOT CLASSROOM LAB FOUNDATION KIT
		Educational kit that will also interest entry-level hobbyists —by Harry Mueller


	56	HITEC ROBOTICS MA-VIN
		A versatile tabletop robot that teaches programming and sensor technology —by Mark Essenburg

	59	FARRELL ROBOTICS' ZOG & ORO
		Robot interviews a leading humanoid robot competition team —by Matt Bauer

	76	CRUSTCRAWLER AX-12+ SMART ROBOTIC ARM
		Powered by the amazing Robotis Dynamixel AX-12 servo —by Steve Norris Source code CrustCrawler AX-12+ Smart Arm VB applications (zip file)

	80	TEJERA MICROSYSTEMS ENGINEERING XTREMA CHARGER/WATTMETER
		Updatable & intelligent. All you need to charge & test the latest lithium batteries —by Brian Nave

edu bots

	64	SPACE CAMP
		... takes robotics out of this world —by Janelle Bitikofer

	66	GRASSROOTS ROBOTICS
		560 Indiana teachers recieve VEX robots & training —by Tom Atwood

	71	Q&A NATIONAL ROBOTICS SUMMER CAMPS
		—by Dr. Kenneth Berry

	72	SOLIDWORKS WORLD 2008
		Robots take center stage —by Marie Planchard

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