Monthly Archives: December 2018

Silent Night by Chewbacca

Posted on December 22, 2018 by dkohn96
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Elektro the Moto-Man Had the Biggest Brain at the 1939 World’s Fair

Posted on December 21, 2018 by dkohn96

From IEEE Spectrum By Allison Marsh 28 Sep 2018 | 19:00 GMT This voice-controlled robot could walk, talk, and smoke, and it captivated crowds “Ladies and gentlemen, I’ll be very glad to tell my story. I am a smart fellow … Continue reading →

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Amazon To Make Its Engineering Training Courses Available For Free.

Posted on December 21, 2018 by dkohn96

TechCrunch (11/26, Loizos) reports that AWS announced Monday “it has made available, for free, the same machine learning courses that it uses to train its own engineers.” Paraphrasing Amazon GM of AI and Deep Learning Dr. Matt Wood, TechCrunch says … Continue reading →

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Robotics engineer Barbie joins the girls who code

Posted on December 21, 2018 by dkohn96

From: Reuters June 26, 2018 Video Link LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Barbie, the world’s most iconic doll, is venturing into coding skills in her latest career as a robotics engineer. The new doll, launched on Tuesday, aims to encourage girls … Continue reading →

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Robotics, the sport of STEM education

Posted on December 20, 2018 by dkohn96

From: The Daily Memphian By Michelle Corbet Updated: December 19, 2018 4:00 AM CT A new sport is emerging in local middle schools — robot battles. St. Mary’s Episcopal School, a private all-girls pre-K through high school, held its first … Continue reading →

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Robot Gift Guide 2018 – IEEE Spectrum

Posted on December 18, 2018 by dkohn96

https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/robot-gift-guide-2018

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CNN: Meet the engineer behind NASA’s robotic arm for Mars

Posted on December 6, 2018 by dkohn96

CNN: Meet the engineer behind NASA’s robotic arm for Mars. https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/05/africa/nasa-engineer-behind-insight-robotic-arm/index.html

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