SERVO Magazine

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SERVO Magazine is a monthly robotics publication produced by T&L Publications. The first issue appeared in November 2003, and publication continues today. SERVO Magazine was a primary sponsor behind the Tetsujin competition, a contest where teams were challenged to design robotic exoskeletons capable of lifting weights.

[edit] Columns

SERVO Magazine has a number of recurring columns that deal with various areas of robotics:

Mind/Iron: Basically an editorial column with new authors virtually every month.

Twin Tweaks: A column dedicated to "hacking" robotics kits and imbuing them with new abilities.

Rubberbands and Bailing Wire: A column concerned with various electronics modifications that can be made to robots.

Lessons From The Laboratory: A column directed at a younger age group that features various projects with the LEGO Mindstorms robotics kit.

Combat Zone: A new column that deals specifically with combat robotics and competitions.

Brain Matrix: A two page spread that provides a comprehensive table of information on a variety of subjects, ranging from servo motors to batteries.

Ask Mr. Roboto: Essentially in the form of an advice column, where readers write in with robotics projects related problems and questions.

Robytes: A short column that showcases interesting tidbits from the robotics world, ranging from new military projects to the creations of rogue tinkerers.

Menagerie: A short column where readers send in descriptions and pictures of their personal projects.

Then and Now: A column that recalls robots from the past.

Appetizer: A column at the end of the magazine that also is written by new authors every month. Topics range from the serious to the frivolous.

[edit] Sponsorship

SERVO Magazine has been an active member of the robotics community, sponsoring such events as the FIRST Robotics competition, the Robonexus robotics convention, and the Tetsujin robotics competition.