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(Keep It Simple Stupid)

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Over the years My Father and I have been involved in Many things from Automotive and Diesel Mechanics to Commercial Fishing, Tractor Pulling, Robotic Combat and recently even Power Tool Drag Racing...

It's been a long strange adventure building and fighting Robots since 1997.
I have had the privilege to meet wonderfully smart and crazy folks from all over the world

It all started with a robot called S.L.A.M  Which was a gasoline powered full body spinning wedge.

After S.L.A.M we built a fully gasoline driven robot called K.I.S.S

K.I.S.S was the first robot to lose  a fight in a Battlebots event. I'm almost proud of that. He.He....

Then came Liquid Lunch (Hydraulic crusher too heavy), Electric Lunch (Pusher), Half Gassed (half Gasoline driven and half electric driven hybrid pusher), Vendetta (gasoline powered spinner), Snack Break (Antweight Wedge) and finally Evelyn a Modified Dawg (pusher) (Four time Heavyweight champion 2003)

At latest count I have been involved in about 41 robotic projects so far.

We  have Won!! The 2006 , 2007 and the 2008 Power Tool Drag Racing event(s) in the Super Stockclass and the 2008 Funny Car class!! (see the links below)...

Yep it's been a long strange trip all right.... Follow the links to see what we have been up to.....

Team S.L.A.M and Team K.I.S.S at Battlebots 3.0
Lowell Nelson and Half Gassed (left) Steven Nelson and Electric Lunch (right)
Trusty torch in (center)

Some of My robot combat Videos..

Wow! check out this Video of Electric Lunch Fighting  Minion At Battlebots 3.0

Evelyn fighting MEGAbyte Video(16Mb download)

Eva my little telepresence guided rover, Robot gets me a Beer!



Magazine articles written by Steven Kirk Nelson.
ROBOT magazine.
A Robot named Ethel, (A Via nano-itx 1GHz PC based powerful 300 lb friendly robot), Nov-Dec 2009.
EVA the Robot, (My little robot friend and helper), Jan-Feb 2010.

SERVO magazine.
The Flaming Lotus Girls and the Serpent Mother, Feb 2007. (The amazing Serpent Mother project)
Some do it with Lead, (using Seald Lead Acid batteries), April 2007
Fingers and toes,  (event safety and the Wranglers job), May 2007
Chains- putting the growl in your drive train,  (building drive trains with chain), May 2007
Welding Safety, (how not to burn down your shop), Sept, 2006
 
 


The Robot Fighting League (RFL)
In 2003 Several of the Event Organizers and builders got together and formed a Natiowide Robotic Combat League with a common rule set to make the sport more flexable and better for the builders.

Theres been a heck of a lot of events since then, all across the United States with builders and machines from all over the Earth.  Hundreds of  folks working together, competing against unique creations and learning from each other as well.

If you are interested in Robotic Combat then check out the RFL. New Builders, Friends, Sponsers and Fans are always welcome. Visit The RFL website

Check Out theses Videos Of  Robotic Combat from RFL events.

RFL COMBAT Videos <===== VERY COOL STUFF!!

Combots Promo Video  If you think the robots from a few years ago were powerful. You won't believe the current level of carnage. Bigger, Badder, Meaner, The Arms race never ends.....



Wow! Google Just announced a Race to the Moon
Win $20,000,000 by landing a robot on the lunar surface.

Google Lunar X-prize



Recently I watched the Robo-One machines in action. They are just Too cool.

 Robo1 Page1
Robo1 page2
Robo1 fights
Robo1 fights page1
Robo1 fights page2
Robo-one videos




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I built a little Red Rocket car..
The Red Rocket Racer Rocket powered Funny Car
Powertool Drag Races 2008

Hot RacingVideo's
Power Tool Drag Race Video 4
Power Tool Drag Race Video 3
Power Tood Drag Race Matt Dawg Video
Powertool Drag Race Testing


Power Tool Drag Races 2006

Power Tool Drag Races  2004

Electric Launch, Electric Bike exsperiment



Flaming Lotus Girls

The Serpent Mother



Ethel The Robot

Oh Tan-N-Boom



Antweight robots (Servo Hacking and Stuff)
Team K.I.S.S Tips (Math and Stuff)
Battlebot builders guide
The Builder (short story)
Construction pictures of K.I.S.S
Electric Lunch
Evelyn a Modified Dawg
Battlebots Vegas pics
 Underground Robot Street fight
Using the Innovation First Victor 883
speed controller with the Hitec Prizum 7 radio
Battlebots
Robotic Links
My Resume
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