Monthly Archives: May 2009

Wolfchase Homeschool SET BEST 2008 Videos

Posted on May 23, 2009 by dkohn96

Below is a set of two videos by Wolfchase Homeschool documenting their efforts for the Mid-South BEST competition.

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Electronic Recycling Day 2009 A Success

Posted on May 23, 2009 by dkohn96

from: University of Memphis Website The May 14-16 University of Memphis e-recycling event co-hosted by Apple Inc. resulted in 155 tons of electronics being dropped off for recycling, exceeding last year’s amount by 45 tons. About 700 cars dropped off … Continue reading →

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Bluff City Bots Get Honored at MCS Board Meeting

Posted on May 18, 2009 by dkohn96

At the MCS Regular School Board Meeting on May 18, 2009, The US First Robot Team # 2817 (“The Buff City Bots”) were recognized for their hard work by the Memphis City School Board. Once again, congratulations!!

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Video on building your own robot

Posted on May 16, 2009 by dkohn96

Building the base Add Controls

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LEGO Education WeDo

Posted on May 15, 2009 by dkohn96

From: Engineering TV LEGO Education WeDo – powered by LabVIEW, redefines classroom robotics, making it possible for primary school students 7–11 years of age to build and program their own solutions. Children invent their own solution by building a LEGO … Continue reading →

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25 Chips that Shook the world

Posted on May 14, 2009 by dkohn96

Had to share this wonderful collection of the top 25 IC that shook the world in IEEE Spectrum. Find the full article HERE

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MCS US FIRST @ Medtronic

Posted on May 9, 2009 by dkohn96

Memphis City School students show off their robots for employees of Medtronic in Memphis. Medtronic sponsored and provided mentors for three teams from the Memphis City Schools (along with other teams from across the country) for the USFirst robotics competition. … Continue reading →

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Obama Calls on NAS to Consider Robot Competitions

Posted on May 4, 2009 by dkohn96

from Robots.Net Most of you will remember Obama’s mention of the maker movement in his inaugural address. Now he’s not only mentioned makers again but specifically called on the National Academy of Sciences to consider robotics competitions as one of … Continue reading →

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