Eyeing Robots at Survival Research Labs
Marjorie Kaye
A skull festoons a robot preparing for combat at the SRL show.
Screeching gears and grinding metal are a new staple of TV on shows such as Robot Wars and Monster Garage. But Survival Research Laboratories of California has invited inventors to display their mechanical creations at events for more than two decades.
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