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Transformers Shadows Rising Launching In July; Appearing At Bowl Expo 2018

Transformers Shadows Rising Launching In July; Appearing At Bowl Expo 2018

arcadehero June 19, 2018 1

This week marks a new amusement event, one that I’ve often heard of but never attended called the International Bowl Expo. I hadn’t planned on going but something worked out yesterday that means I’ll

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Random News: 3D Printer Hacked For 1 Player Air Hockey & Gundog Turns Into Silent Scope: Bone Eater

Random News: 3D Printer Hacked For 1 Player Air Hockey & Gundog Turns Into Silent Scope: Bone Eater

arcadehero February 11, 2014 0

Two items that are pretty much unrelated here. First, the robot air hockey. Long ago when Arcade Heroes was still new, I posted about a robot system that allowed for some single player air

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Another look at Robo Restle as it arrives for a release

Another look at Robo Restle as it arrives for a release

arcadehero October 7, 2011 3

So today a new film is making it’s way to theaters called “Real Steel”. I haven’t seen it yet, not sure if I will be seeing it but there are a lot of commercials

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Robots conquer crane machines thanks to Robo Catcher

Robots conquer crane machines thanks to Robo Catcher

Shaggy May 25, 2009 3

In Japan it seems that the crane machine is both an art and a science and it never ceases to amaze me as to what companies cook up for cranes there. I am a

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Robo-Basho gets an upgrade, now testing in the Chicago area

Robo-Basho gets an upgrade, now testing in the Chicago area

Shaggy March 26, 2009 2

In lieu of the robotic arcade goodness I posted about the other day, I am happy to receive a tip about one of the games I mentioned in that post, Robo-Basho(tm), has been upgraded

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Next victim of robotic takeover – foosball

Next victim of robotic takeover – foosball

Shaggy July 6, 2008 2

Again I kid with the robotic takeover but after we brought up the air hockey playing robot last week now we have news of a robotic foosball table that allows one human player to

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Video of Slambots in Action

Video of Slambots in Action

Shaggy January 22, 2008 0

Thanks to Mike at MorrowBotics for providing us the link to this video. This is a promo video shown at IAAPA 2007 that shows three different versions of the Slambot game: the Arcade edition,

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The Stinger looks at Robotic Amusement devices in ’08 (video included)

The Stinger looks at Robotic Amusement devices in ’08 (video included)

Shaggy January 12, 2008 0

One of the more recent Stinger Reports (1/7/08 to be exact and yes I’m a couple of days late) took a look at the exciting application of robots and coin-op amusement. A while back

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