Monthly Archives: April 2009

Legislation Would Provide Inner-City Schools Access To FIRST Program

Posted on April 30, 2009 by dkohn96

From ASEE First Bell April 30, 2009 USA Today (4/30, Der Bedrosian) reports that Brian Toohey, “senior vice president for international affairs at Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, is rallying support among members of Congress and Department of Education … Continue reading →

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Thought for the Day

Posted on April 24, 2009 by dkohn96

Reactions to Technology: Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. Anything that’s invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and … Continue reading →

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Conclusion Of FIRST Robotics Competition Noted.

Posted on April 23, 2009 by dkohn96

From ASEE First Bell April 23, 2009 The Scientific American (4/22, Greenemeier) 60-Second Science Blog reported, “High-schooler’s from California, Illinois and Michigan took the brass ring last weekend in the FIRST (For Inspiration, Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition … Continue reading →

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National Robotics Challenge

Posted on April 22, 2009 by dkohn96

National Robotics Competition sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). See brochure at http://www.nationalroboticschallenge.org/downloads/NRC2009Brochure.pdf Or go to the homepage http://www.nationalroboticschallenge.org/

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Nova – The Great Robot Race

Posted on April 22, 2009 by dkohn96

A NOVA (PBS) Special on the DARPA Grand Challenge – A Driverless vehicle race across the Mojave Desert. You can watch it below or goto PBS.ORG for more information.

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Scientific America “Robot Pals”

Posted on April 22, 2009 by dkohn96

Scientific America is a PBS Shown hosted by Alan Alda, this episode, called “Robot Pals” is all about human / robot interaction.

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OLPC Robot Project

Posted on April 22, 2009 by dkohn96

I have a One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) computer and am thinking about using it with a robot base I have (see below) to create a telepresence robot and the stuff below will be a good place to start. OLPC … Continue reading →

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IEEE Robot Challenge

Posted on April 22, 2009 by dkohn96

IEEE Baltimore Section runs a robot contest for high school students at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. Click here for video and here for more info.

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Robot Penguins take to the water and sky

Posted on April 22, 2009 by dkohn96

Full article can be found here.

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1939 World’s Fair Demo of Electro

Posted on April 15, 2009 by dkohn96
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