Robots
Get your nerd on with the makers at Nerdbots, in this 30 Stories in 30 Days video. (Credit: Alchemy New Media)

30 Stories In 30 Days | From Makers to Mentors

April 15, 2016  |  Flatland  |  1 min read

Videographer Alden Miller has created a challenge for himself: In the month of April, tell one story about Kansas City each day. Yup, that’s each and every day. Here at Flatland, we’ve teamed up with the dangerously-living Mr. Miller to showcase that work throughout the month.

Week 2

Some people are cat people, some people are dog people. Nic and Angela? Robot people. In the video above, Nerdbot founders delve into the how — and why — of robot making.

For more of Alden’s daily profiles of the people and places of Kansas City, check in with him at Alchemy New Media each day in April to see how #30storiesin30days is going.

Week 1

Here’s a round-up of the first week of videos, which took you everywhere from Boulevard brewery to Kauffman Stadium.

— Keep watching as @FlatlandKC follows Miller’s quest to make a month of stories around the people and places that make Kansas City tick.

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