Marc Thorpe, Robot Wars founder, has died
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Marc Thorpe, Robot Wars founder, has died
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Re: Marc Thorpe, Robot Wars founder, has died
#2Wow his life story is quite interesting...
Among the many highlights, there are Peruvian shamans and backyard alligators!
Rest in peace
Re: Marc Thorpe, Robot Wars founder, has died
#3Wow his life story is quite interesting... Among the many highlights, there are Peruvian shamans and backyard alligators! Rest in peace
> Backyard alligators
Is there any other kind ?
Re: Marc Thorpe, Robot Wars founder, has died
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#6Wow his life story is quite interesting... Among the many highlights, there are Peruvian shamans and backyard alligators! Rest in peace
Without mentioning the ultra-patient parents.
Re: Marc Thorpe, Robot Wars founder, has died
#7Here’s the battlebots reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/1833d56/marc_th...
The book looks interesting but i especially enjoy the linked video with the vacuum-bot that started it all.
Re: Marc Thorpe, Robot Wars founder, has died
#8Myth Busters wouldn't've existed as we know it without Robot Wars. Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage worked on Blendo and were interviewed on Robot Wars which lead to Myth Busters.
BattleBots was started among some Robot Wars competitors after a legal issue -
https://battlebots.fandom.com/wiki/Marc_Thorpe
"Following legal pressure, Marc Thorpe ultimately relinquished ownership of the Robot Wars name to Profile Records co-founder Steve Plotnicki in February 1999, who holds the name to this day. However, among the competitors in Thorpe's events were cousins Greg Munson and Trey Roski, who piloted La Machine with assistance from future championship-winning builder Gage Cauchois. In the face of adversity from legal action taken by Steve Plotnicki, Trey Roski convinced his cousin to close his company Impact Media and join him in developing their own competition in Las Vegas, BattleBots"
https://robotwars.fandom.com/wiki/Marc_Thorpe
Amazing legacy.
Re: Marc Thorpe, Robot Wars founder, has died
#9Myth Busters wouldn't've existed as we know it without Robot Wars. Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage worked on Blendo and were interviewed on Robot Wars which lead to Myth Busters. BattleBots was started among some Robot Wars competitors after a legal issue - https://battlebots.fandom.com/wiki/Marc_Thorpe "Following legal pressure, Marc Thorpe ultimately relinquished ownership of the Robot Wars name to Profile Records co…
Blendo was just a beast of a fighting robot. It was more powerful than anyone expected. And was given an honourable medal and banned from competition.
Re: Marc Thorpe, Robot Wars founder, has died
#10My dad and I ended up doing a local battle bots in the early 2000s based on a lot of this and that pretty much inspired me to help join a founding FRC team in 2007. I swear that type of event started like a Cambrian explosion of robotic events which I know help kick start my career in tech. So glad for people like Marc.
That and my Robots name was "Sponge Bot Titanium Pants" so I had that going for me.
Somewhat related but if you love this stuff a gem of a game that I cannot believe was as good as it was was based on these types of events.