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FRC Memphis Quick Build Session

Posted on January 19, 2011 by dkohn96

This past Saturday (Jan 15, 2011) the University of Memphis, Herff College of Engineering, Engineering Technology Department held the first of two “Quick Build” Sessions for the Memphis area First Robotics Competition (FRC) teams. Students learned how to manage teams, … Continue reading →

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Robotics News From CES

Posted on January 13, 2011 by dkohn96

IEEE Spectrum has a lot of news about robotics from CES. Full info: http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/ieeern/issues/2011-01-11-email.html

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FRC 2011 LogoMotion Game Kick Off

Posted on January 9, 2011 by dkohn96

Yesterday, US First held its official kick off for the 2011 game “LogoMotion”. Thirteen teams in Memphis, along with thousands of others around the world, met to watch the official game kickoff. For more on US First in Memphis, goto

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New Robot Ball

Posted on January 9, 2011 by dkohn96

New Sphero ball robot announced at CES. Looks neat…controlled via a iPhone or iPad with Android to follow:

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US First in Memphis

Posted on January 5, 2011 by dkohn96

Since I started a new website for US First Robotics Competition participants in Memphis, I have sort of been neglecting this blog (SORRY), but if you want to find out the latest news for FRC in Memphis, goto http://memphisfirstteams.org/.

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Robot Ad

Posted on January 5, 2011 by dkohn96

Here is an add I got a kick out of:

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Area Teams Do Well at B.E.S.T. Contest

Posted on December 3, 2010 by dkohn96

From: Three Memphis area teams competed in at the Crowley’s Ridge Best competition on Oct 30, 2010. According to the information I have received: 1st place – West Memphis Christian School 3rd place – Hillcrest High School 4th place – … Continue reading →

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E-Day a Huge Success

Posted on November 20, 2010 by dkohn96

Commercial Appeal Website Photo by Brandon Dill Commercial Appeal All part of the show at U of M open house, Collierville High School students Chelsea Chambers, 15 (second from left to right); Autumn Woods, 15; Emma Sedlacek, 15; Ashley Holler, … Continue reading →

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Robot vs Human in Bowling

Posted on October 22, 2010 by dkohn96

Video: Incredibly Precise Robot Bowler Gets Beaten by Professional Human Bowler From: Popsci.com By Dan Nosowitz This robot bowler, cheekily named EARL, is capable of laying down the exact same, utterly perfect shot every time. Yet it still lost to … Continue reading →

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Planet Green show aims to inspire kids with science

Posted on October 21, 2010 by dkohn96

Since Dean Kamen is the founder of US-First, I thought I would pass along this news story: Planet Green show aims to inspire kids with science From USA Today (Oct 21, 2010) What if tiny “nano-bots” could autonomously travel though … Continue reading →

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