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ON DISPLAY AT THE BATTLEBOTS TAPING [APR 19]
 For my first gig as BattleBots judge, the event was held only 30 minutes from my home. I asked BattleBots if I could bring anything to help out. "Nuts & Dr. Inferno!" "You got it!" |
 On the left of the store was Dr. Inferno ]|[ (with Dr. Inferno Jr.'s nuts...close enough...), & Tombstone was on the other side, atop old BattleBots floor modules |
 These floor sections have seen some action in the past |
 One 9V battery powered the eye LEDs all week--super efficient! |
 Fans young & old were excited to have a chance to see & pick up the giant nuts in person. Lots of big smiles |
 Photo ops...and buy some merch while you're over here! |
 Sitting politely in the corner until things were all set up |
 My car trunk on the way to the event: Dr. Inferno ]|[, nuts, RC trucks, Viper antweight bots, tools, snacks, & beverages :] |
 My car's back seat on the way back--I think the trunk was somehow too full to fit bot stuff on the way back |
PLAYING DRESS-UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS [OCT 18 - PRESENT]
 Halloween 2018: jack-o-lanterns & bot-o-lanterns on display |
 Halloween 2018: At night, I hid in the minivan, peeked out the tinted windows, & scared trick-or-treaters by activating the bots when the kids were close |
 Halloween 2019: same as last year, but with a new bot (a D2 kit on its way to becoming Dr. Inferno IV) |
 Halloween 2019:I also made the sign a little more legible, & I parked the minivan backwards to give us a better view of the bots |
 Halloween 2019: a bunch of battery-operated LED tea lights in the buckets made them flicker eerily |
 Halloween 2020: candy delivery bots |
 Halloween 2020: For social distancing, we taped off the driveway & set up plastic pumpkins as a barrier, then we drove the candy out when somebody approached |
 Halloween 2020: I recorded video from a shoulder-mounted camera, but it was too dark to get good footage--next time, I'll turn on the camera light! |
 Christmas 2020: dozens of battery-operated blinky LED lights on a vintage 1960s aluminum tree--disco X-Mas! |
 Halloween 2021: Dr. Inferno IV is added to the lineup for trick-or-treaters & for a Trunk-or-Treat event at the local school |
BATTLEBOTS/COMBAT ROBOTS GET-TOGETHER AT JERRY'S WOOD-FIRED DOGS [OCT 18]
 Our dear friend, Andrew Botter, the nicest human robot encyclopedia you could ever meet, once bought a hot dog restaurant with his dad |
 He invited lots of SoCal teams to bring their bots, talk shop, & entertain the patrons |
 Dr. Inferno ]|[, The Disk O' Inferno, giant nuts, antweights--the works! |
 What a crew, including teams responsible for Particle Accelerator, Double Jeopardy, Deep Six, Gigabyte, Malice, VDD, Mechachu, & more! |
 Instagram post from Jerry's, advertising the event |
 Another Jerry's Instagram post for the event |
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH [SEP 17 - PRESENT] - (SEE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH GALLERY)
 2017: I gave a demo of Dr. Inferno ]|[ at our local preschool. Kids are safe on the grass--little bots get stuck on grass! This is why I made a separate power switch for the weapons! :] |
 2017: Dr. Inferno ]|[ also made an appearance at my son's other preschool, cruising around the campus. |
 2017: "Raise your hand if you're a robot." "Robots on the concrete, non-robots on the grass!" |
 2018: Dr. Inferno ]|[ & other current/recent bots were part of a kindergarten display |
 2019: Cub Scouts are a great audience--excited, enthusiastic, & well-mannered. Dr. Inferno ]|[ was part of the enertainment. |
2019: Dr. Inferno ]|[, some antweights, & Drawbots on display at a nursery school |
 2019: During snack break, I drove around the playground. |
 2019: Bots & nuts on display for the afternoon at an elementary school event |
 2019: He likes to be scratched behind the ears--note the pointy spike wedgelets swapped out for blunt round fork tips for demos. Toes are safe! |
 2019: Cardboard boxes didn't stand a chance |
 2019: Instead of playing Where's Waldo?, play Where's Ref John? |
FRONT TEETH DESIGN, FABRICATION, ANODIZE, & ASSEMBLY [JUN 17 - FEB 18]
 Waterjet teeth layout 1 of 3, an exercise in tight packing! |
 Waterjet teeth layout 2 of 3, more tight packing! |
 Waterjet teeth layout 3 of 3, slightly less tight packing |
 Teeth fresh from the anodizer |
 Short pokey teeth |
 Long pokey teeth with uprights, for scooping & pushing |
 Combination teeth party |
 Combination teeth party closeup |
GOENGINEER'S "SHAPE YOUR WORLD 2017" EVENT [MAY 17]
 Presentation for GoEngineer's kick-off event in Anaheim, which was followed by a Virtual Jason tour of many other US venues |
 The Dr. guarded my business cards |
 Towering Inferno & The Disk O' Inferno came out to play, too |
SOLIDWORKS WORLD 2017 SHOWCASES BATTLEBOTS [FEB 17]
 SolidWorks CAD software has been used by many teams to design their bots (including The Infernolab!) |
 SolidWorks & GoEngineer have sponsored & supported many teams |
 Engineers love BattleBots, so they featured many bots in the SolidWorks World 2017 conference's Partner Pavilion showcase area |
 We brought Dr. Inferno ]|[, Towering Inferno, & giant nuts |
 Also present were many smaller bots from school leagues |
 In NRL's 15lb bot arena, a mini tournament was run in front of a huge live audience--it was a smash! |
 To my delight, when I attended again in 2018 & picked up the program guide... |
 ...there was Dr. Inferno ]|[ right there in the agenda!!! |
TRANSPLANT OF DR. INFERNO JR.'S TORSO ONTO BASE [MAR 16]
 Craiglist score: Radio Shack Robie Jr. (bundled with other items: resold the vintage Space: 1999 Eagle model & gave away the other plastic bot toy to a fan) |
 There are usually multiple projects going in parallel on the Infernolab workbench: Dr. Inferno ]|[ guards my "I'm a Mac" costume's light-up Mac Plus helmet |
 9V battery should keep the eyes on for quite a while. Much brighter than the originals LEDs, these make the eyes a rather lovely shade of hot pink! |
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 RRevo kit done, with my extra touch of flair: Inferno red anodizing |
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