If big scary machines turn you on, and you happen to be in San Francisco or Los Angeles tomorrow night — well, life is peachy.
(1) LA: Notorious robotics performance group SEEMEN deliver a rare SoCal appearance in downtown LA, Saturday April 12. Doors open at 9:00, show starts at 10:00 prompt. Location: 1333 Willow St. between Mateo St. & S. Santa Fe Ave., admission is ten bucks. The group's website says: "SEEMEN create situations where audiences are encouraged to Interact and operate their machines and robots. You get to run a machine that can kill you. IT'S FUN!" The Reverse Cowgirl says the group's "pet dog Slug will be running some of the machines–one via his chew-toy and another via a heart monitor." Link to event information, more info on SEEMEN. Update: John Wiseman took some photos: link
(2) SF: Qbox and the Robotics Society of America are sponsoring the release party for the book Gearheads: The Turbulent Rise of Robotic Sports by Brad Stone. An all-star cast of Bay Area robot-erati will perform, including members of Survival Research Labs, Robot Wars, BattleBots, and others. Show organizers say: "We have robots, mechanical monstrosities, ant-weight robot competitions and a host of other excitement and Superlative Reality-bending Legions. The author will be there to sign copies of his book." The party takes place Saturday, April 12th, from 7pm – midnight at the Fort Mason Firehouse. Admission is $5, $15 with autographed copy of the book. Event details, book details.
