Monthly Archives: March 2012

Fifth-grader bests college students at robotics competition

Posted on March 27, 2012 by dkohn96

Fifth-grader bests college students at robotics competition 10-year-old’s first-place win earns standing ovation By Jane Roberts Commercial Appeal Posted March 26, 2012 at midnight Davis Fortenberry, 10, rolled out his robot in a college-level competition in Orlando earlier this month … Continue reading →

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Looking for a Robotics Event?

Posted on March 12, 2012 by dkohn96

Just found a link to a neat website called robotevents.com/. It has info on all sorts of robotics events and contests. Just thought I would pass it along.

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Boston Dynamics at it again

Posted on March 12, 2012 by dkohn96

Boston Dynamics, the company that brought you such robots as “Big Dog” and “Petman” is at it again! This time with a running, four legged robot named “Cheetah”. This robot has broken land speed records for robots, at 18 mph! … Continue reading →

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News from the US First Smoky Mountain Regional

Posted on March 6, 2012 by dkohn96

This past weekend, the eight Memphis City School Teams: Manassas, Memphis Business Academy, Kingsbury, Hamilton, Craigmont, Cordova, Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering and the combined team of Carver and Brooker T Washington all competed in the First Robotics Competition … Continue reading →

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