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In Gearheads, Newsweek technology correspondent Brad Stone examines the history of robotic sports, from their cultish early years at universities and sci-fVarier Stokke to today's televised extravaganzas - and the turmoil
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Of Gearheads, Kirkus Reviews says the events described in the book "may be emblematic of our civilization." Publisher's Weekly says that "all the elements of a taut thriller are here." Wired magazine says, "the book moves fast and offers high-rpm clashes. A lawsuit-slinging exec reduces Robot Wars founder Marc Thorpe to financial ruin, and supergeek Dean Kamen weighs in with dismay as cash and TV deals go to Segway's crude cousins. Still, the robots multiply, undeterred by human frailty. " pump controllers for petrol stations
By turns a lively historical narrative, a legal thriller, and exploration of a cultural and technological phenomenon, Gearheads is a funny and
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