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Video Friday: Thought-Controlled Robot, PackBot With Jamming Gripper, Furby Teardown – IEEE Spectrum

Posted on December 19, 2012 by dkohn96

From: IEEE Spectrum POSTED BY: Erico Guizzo / Fri, November 16, 2012 In this edition of Video Friday, we bring you humans controlling robots, humans interacting with robots, humans building robots, and humans tearing robots apart! Many research groups are … Continue reading →

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How It Works: How Servo Motors Work

Posted on December 19, 2012 by dkohn96

From: Jameco How Servo Motors Work This little motor-that-could is high in efficiency and power By Frances Reed – Jameco Content Manager Servo motors have been around for a long time and are utilized in many applications. They are small … Continue reading →

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Smart building blocks let kids engineer tech creations with ease – GadgetBox on NBCNews.com

Posted on December 19, 2012 by dkohn96

From: NBCNews Gadget Box A new toy company is using Kickstarter to help fund a set of intelligent building blocks called Atoms Express Toys. They fit together like LEGO blocks, but also work as sensors, motors and wireless connectors, allowing … Continue reading →

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Video: Trapped in the machine

Posted on December 19, 2012 by dkohn96

Had to post this……Trapped in the Machine was a short film made for The 48 Hour Film Project. Why am I posting it, because all but one scene was filmed at the MidSouth Maker Space and I want to support … Continue reading →

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The MagPi

Posted on December 19, 2012 by dkohn96

My friends at MidSouth Makers just pointed out this link http://www.themagpi.com/ A FREE, on-line magazine for Raspberry Pi users. On other Raspberry Pi notes (also from my MSM friends) try http://store.raspberrypi.com/.

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Kenshiro Robot Gets New Muscles and Bones

Posted on December 19, 2012 by dkohn96

From IEEE Spectrum POSTED BY: Angelica Lim / Mon, December 10, 2012 We’ve seen bio-inspired hummingbird robots, turtle robots, squirrel robots and more… enough to start an extremely profitable robot zoo. But very few researchers have been able to mimic … Continue reading →

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The Robots Are Coming . . . to Your iPad

Posted on December 19, 2012 by dkohn96

From IEEE Spectrum POSTED BY: Erico Guizzo and Randi Silberman Klett / Tue, November 27, 2012 We know you love robots. We love robots, too. In fact, who doesn’t love robots? Robots are one of those things that capture the … Continue reading →

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Memphis FLL Event a Huge Success

Posted on December 9, 2012 by dkohn96

Yesterday, 26 teams from around the region gathered at the University of Memphis for the Western TN First Lego League Pilot Championship. This years theme was Senior Solutions and the students had to build a robot that ran missions based … Continue reading →

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You Built What?! A Remote-Controlled Robo-Arm

Posted on December 9, 2012 by dkohn96

from: PopSci By Gregory Mone Posted 12.06.2012 at 9:59 am You Build What?! A Remote-Controlled Robo-Arm A 16-year-old’s homemade wireless robotic limb. Two summers ago, Easton LaChappelle thought it would be fun to build a robotic arm controlled wirelessly using … Continue reading →

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Watch “Robots on the Move (GE TV Commercial)” on YouTube

Posted on November 27, 2012 by dkohn96
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