#RobotWars founder Marc Thorpe has sadly died at 77 years of age. https://marcthorpe.com/about/
HN and Reddit discussions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38424390
https://old.reddit.com/r/battlebots/comments/1833d56/marc_thorpe_has_sadly_passed_away/
He was truly a visionary and #robot creations and the shows that followed after it wouldn't be possible and I'm glad he's got that recognition especially in the final years of his life.