Monthly Archives: April 2012

Mobot for STEM Education

Posted on April 29, 2012 by dkohn96

From Barobo, Inc Website The Mobot educational robot broadens student participation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. Mobot teamwork will engage students on collaborative learning who might otherwise be inclined not to participate in classroom activities.

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RoboJoust

Posted on April 29, 2012 by dkohn96

On April 26, the Tech support people at Sparkfun had a little robot competition of their own. I thought it was a neat contest and wanted to share the video with you. If you want to see more goto http://www.sparkfun.com/news/857?cid=Newsletter+-+EDN+Fun+Friday

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Arduino’s Playmate

Posted on April 26, 2012 by dkohn96

Arduino’s Playmate The $25 Raspberry Pi will do for computing what Arduino has done for robotics IEEE Spectrum BY Steven Cherry // Wed, April 18, 2012 This is an exciting time for do-it-yourselfers. Last October, Spectrum ran a feature article … Continue reading →

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DARPA Robotics Challenge: Here Are the Official Details

Posted on April 18, 2012 by dkohn96

DARPA to the robotics community: the challenge is on. IEEE Spectrum Online POSTED BY: Erico Guizzo & Evan Ackerman Tue, April 10, 2012 Today the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is announcing a bold new program aiming to advance … Continue reading →

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Dennis Hong: My seven species of robot

Posted on April 15, 2012 by dkohn96

Dennis Hong: My seven species of robot #TED : http://on.ted.com/BOv7

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LEGO gives young engineers a leg up

Posted on April 10, 2012 by dkohn96

By Raina Hanna / Special to DeSoto Appeal (Commercial Appeal) Posted April 4, 2012 at midnight Cooper Jordan and Ana Le, third-graders in Overpark Elementary School’s Spotlight program, had played with LEGO building kits before but never ones that moved … Continue reading →

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National Robotics Week

Posted on April 9, 2012 by dkohn96

What are you doing to celebrate http://www.nationalroboticsweek.org/?

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Boston Dynamics Jumping Robot

Posted on April 9, 2012 by dkohn96

Boston Dynamics Sand Flea Robot Demonstrates Astonishing Jumping Skills POSTED BY: Evan Ackerman / Wed, March 28, 2012 IEEE Spectrum Online We’ve been following the development of Boston Dynamics’ Sand Flea jumping robot for years now, but we’ve never actually … Continue reading →

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Péter Fankhauser: Meet Rezero, the dancing ballbot

Posted on April 7, 2012 by dkohn96

Péter Fankhauser: Meet Rezero, the dancing ballbot #TED : http://on.ted.com/BOwj

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New DARPA Grand Challenge for Humanoid Robots

Posted on April 7, 2012 by dkohn96

New DARPA Grand Challenge for Humanoid Robots — Preliminary (Unofficial) Details April 3, 2012 by Travis Deyle from (Hizook) New DARPA Humanoid Grand Challenge It seems we’re going to have a new DARPA Grand Challenge! The BAA with formal details … Continue reading →

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