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Hearst Electronic Products – Robot Issue

Posted on June 8, 2011 by dkohn96

Click on the image below to see the magazine on line: Of special interest, to me at least, was the article Optimizing a mobile robot’s navigation performance But all the articles listed under “Issue Special” are of interest to roboticists.

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New Sample Return Robot Challenge Detailed

Posted on June 7, 2011 by dkohn96

From The Space Review via ASEE First Bell (June 7, 2011) In an article for the Space Review (6/6), Ben Brockert of Armadillo Aerospace wrote about the new NASA-funded Centennial Challenge called the Sample Return Robot Challenge, asking participants to … Continue reading →

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Treebot Learns to Autonomously Climb Trees

Posted on June 1, 2011 by dkohn96

From IEEE Specturm May 18, 2011 This is Treebot. As you might expect, Treebot was designed to do one thing: climb trees. It is by no means the first robot able to do this, but its arboreal predecessors (RiSE and … Continue reading →

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Robbot Juggler

Posted on June 1, 2011 by dkohn96

From IEEE Spectrum May 31, 2011 UPDATE: The Czech roboticists updated their video with labels and a slow motion sequence, making it easier to see how the robot juggles three, and then four, and finally five balls, and also how … Continue reading →

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Very Large Telescope HD Timelapse Footage

Posted on May 29, 2011 by dkohn96

From: PopSci [with thanks to SvperNova09 of MidsouthMakers for pointing it out on IRC] There’s very little we can write to preface the imagery below, so we’ll just set the scene and get out of the way. The video below … Continue reading →

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Let’s Make Robots

Posted on May 27, 2011 by dkohn96

Looking for a wonderful place to see, learn and talk about robots? Try http://letsmakerobots.com/

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S.P.A.R.K.

Posted on May 27, 2011 by dkohn96

Looking for educational resources about robotics? Try S.P.A.R.K. (Starter Programs for the Advancement of Robotics Knowledge) at http://spark.irobot.com/. This website, sponsored by iRobot, the makers of the Roomba, has educational resources, links and videos and much more. Check it out!

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A Robotic Companion for Your Phone

Posted on May 27, 2011 by dkohn96

from: IEEE Spectrum May 23, 2011 The start-up Orbotix has created a Bluetooth-controlled robotic ball

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Virgin’s SpaceShipTwo Makes Its First ‘Feathering’ Flight

Posted on May 25, 2011 by dkohn96

From: PopSci May 5, 2011 Virgin Galactic just keeps on ticking off the milestones on its way to becoming the first commercial company to take tourists on high-altitude flights to suborbital space and return them safely through the atmosphere to … Continue reading →

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Therapy Robot Lecture

Posted on May 25, 2011 by dkohn96

[Update: 4:00pm 5/25/2011 – canceled due to weather] “PARO”, the therapeutic baby seal robot invented by Dr. Takanori Shibata of Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology, will be on display for viewing and interactions with guests on … Continue reading →

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