Monthly Archives: March 2010

EE Times Robotics Edition

EE Times March 29, 2010 Electronic Edition is all about robotics. See it on line at: http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/cmp/eetimes_robotics_20100329/index.php#/1/OnePage

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Video of Prototype and Final UofM Robot

Here are two videos of the University of Memphis SoutheastCon 2010 effort. The first video is of our prototype to test the mechanical steering system of the bot. The video below was of a test run during SoutheastCon itself with … Continue reading

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SoutheastCon 2011

Next years SoutheastCon 2011 Robotics competition that will be held in Nashville TN March 17 – 20, 2011 was announced this past Sunday. The general objective is to locate “victims” in a building that has been in an earthquake. Robots … Continue reading

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IEEE SouthEastCon 2010

Both the University of Memphis and Christian Brothers University Competed in the Hardware (Robotics) Competition at SouthEastCon 2010 held in Concord, NC this past weekend. The object was to create a solar powered robot (no other power source was allowed). … Continue reading

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Memphis Universities off to SouthEastCon

Both Christian Brothers University and the University of Memphis are sending teams to this weekends IEEE SouthEastCon in Concord, NC to compete in the region’s Hardware Competition This year’s contest is to build an autonomous solar powered robot to run … Continue reading

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Go Robotics Give Away

To celebrate their 10th birthday, GoRobotics is giving away $250 in prizes. Go to their website for details, but hurry, the give away ends on March 31! 1st Place Prize – Orangutan B-328 Robot Controller (donated by Pololu), 2x 24V … Continue reading

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Bluff City Bots – Team Photo

The Bluff City Bots competed in the Bayou Regional First Robotics Competition back on March 4-7. There record at the event was 4-4-2. Good going team!

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UofA’s Entry for SouthEastCon

Below is a video of UofA’s (University of Alabama?) entry for the IEEE SouthEastCon 2010 Hardware Competition to be held next week in Concord, NC. I know of two teams from Memphis who will also be competing (Christian Brother’s University … Continue reading

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TRON Returns

Just saw the first trailer for “TRON Legacy” which will come out in Dec 2010. If you are not as old as me, you might not remember the original TRON which came out in 1982 and was the first movie … Continue reading

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National Robotics Week

Did you know that April 10-18 is National Robotics week! See the ofical website to find events and get further information. Found one of their sponsors of particular interest. ARTSI (Advancing Robotics Technology for Societal Impact) Alliance) is a “a … Continue reading

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