robolympics picture special report.

Just got back from the first day of the Robolympics up in Fort Mason, San Francisco, having witnessed some bonecrunchin' robot action.

Highlights involved the old Filipino lady next to me grabbing my knee in terror as one of the big spinning metal 'bots in the Lexan-plated arena looked like it was going to fly through and impale everyone in the front row (it didn't, but if it had done, it would have been more fun than sitting in the front row in Seaworld), seeing some amazing Japanese mini-humanoid robots that breakdance, punch, wrestle, and vibrate heartily, checking out the mini-sumo robots that push each other out of an arena, and most of all, lots of old-fashioned, synapse-rattlin' Battlebot-style destruction. Pictures are below: