BattleBots Comes to Lynn!

We had a fantastic day yesterday!  Team Brutus, with Amanda Fowler, and Team Overhaul, with Charles Guan, brought their bots to the Lynn Library Summer Reading Kickoff to talk about all of their experiences designing, building, and battling.

These two bots were fresh from the filming of the BattleBots Season 3 fights, and both showed their scars (and chars!), showing just how brutal the competition can be.  Amanda and Charles explained the entire process, and, even more than that, how they have learned to do this stuff.  After about an hour of “swarm” mode, where they talked with people one-on-one, showing off every detail of their machines, they gave about an hour-long talk on the Library lawn.  Take a look at the photos and clips from the day!

The Brickyard Collaborative brought over 150 people to the Summer Reading Kickoff, and gave the Lynn Library and QuaranTEEN Makerspace program a huge boost in the process!  We were glad to be a part of it, and we’re looking forward to more work with this awesome partner!