‘Make A Cylon’ Contest Launches

DVICE, SCIFI.COM and MAKE magazine have partnered to challenge Battlestar Galactica fans to build a better robot in the first-ever Make a Cylon contest.

The competition commences March 25 on SCIFI.COM. Battlestar stars Tricia Helfer and Grace Park, who play toasters in SCI FI Channel’s original series, will determine whose machine is worthy to be called Cylon.

Entrants can use any materials–blinking lights for eyes, metal armor for a costume, actual toasters, etc.–to build a physical machine (no Photoshop images will be accepted). The new Cylons may be of the humanoid or robotic variety.

Winners will receive Battlestar-related prizes and possibly have their Cylon appear on SCI FI Channel. The contest will run through early June.