Robot Magazine
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{{Infobox magazine
| editor = Greg Vogel
| category = Robotics
| frequency = bi-monthly
| website = {{URL|http://www.botmag.com/}}
| publisher = Maplegate Media Group
| country = USA
| based = Danbury, Connecticut
| founded = November 2005
| finaldate = 2017
| issn = 1555-1016
}}
Robot Magazine was an American bi-monthly robotics publication produced by the Maplegate Media Group.{{cite web|title=Maplegate Media Group names Greg Vogel new editor-in-chief|url=http://www.modelretailer.com/en/The%20Industry/Industry%20News/2012/01/Maplegate%20Media%20Group%20names%20Greg%20Vogel%20new%20editor-in-chief.aspx|work=Model Retailer|accessdate=2 December 2015|date=9 January 2012}}
History and profile
Robot Magazine was conceived, designed, originally staffed and run for several years by then editor-in-chief, Tom Atwood.{{cite news|title=A First Look at Robot Magazine |url=https://www.robotshop.com/community/blog/show/a-first-look-at-robot-magazine|accessdate=8 May 2020 |work=RobotShop|date=25 October 2005}} Launched in late 2005, the first cover featured the Mythbusters. Atwood called Jamie Hyneman at M5 Industries in San Francisco, and the two coordinated production of the first Robot cover as well as Hyneman's first story. The magazine was started as a quarterly publication and the first issue appeared in November 2005.{{cite news|title=Robot Magazine to Launch November 1|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb278388.htm|accessdate=8 May 2020|work=Cision PRweek |date=31 August 2005|location=Ridgefield, CT}}{{dead link|date=August 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
In January 2012 Greg Vogel became the editor-in-chief of Robot Magazine which was based in Danbury, Connecticut. In 2017 Maplegate Media has closed its doors and is out of business.{{cite news|title=Top robotics magazines you should read in 2020|url=https://roboticsbiz.com/top-robotics-magazines-you-should-read/|accessdate=8 May 2020|work=Robotics Biz|date=24 April 2020}} Robot Magazine no longer exists.
Topics covered commonly included: how hobbyists can build and program robots from kits or from scratch, results of robot competitions and conventions, and how educators in colleges and high schools are incorporating the building and programming of robots into their teaching of science, engineering, and math.
Columns and departments
Robot Magazine had a number of recurring columns that deal with various areas of robotics:
- UPDATE
- NAME THAT BOT!, a contest which challenges the reader to identify a prominent real-world or fictional robot.
- ROBOT FEED, the letters section.
- LERN, Leading Edge Robotics News.
- Combat Zone, a column that deals specifically with combat robotics and competitions.
- SNAPSHOT, a notable robot photograph.
- BOT SHOP REPORT, a home workshop report.
- PLUG & PLAY, product news.
- FUTURE BYTES, new developments in the lab.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.botmag.com/}}
Category:Bimonthly magazines published in the United States
Category:Quarterly magazines published in the United States
Category:Science and technology magazines published in the United States
Category:Defunct magazines published in the United States
Category:Magazines established in 2005
Category:Magazines disestablished in 2017
Category:Magazines published in Connecticut
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