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Local Roboticist on TV
Today Davis Fortenberry (who I told you about in March [See Post]) was on Nickelodeon’s “Figure It Out” trying to stump the panel and also demonstrating his robot. Not only did a 10 year old beat college students in a … Continue reading
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1st FTC Team in Memphis Announced
The Memphis area now has a registered First Tech Challenge team! FTC Team 5952 “Reapers Robotics” is associated with Boy Scout Troop 45 up in Arlington. For more info, see their website at https://sites.google.com/site/reapersrobotics5952/. So now Memphis has teams in … Continue reading
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MABEL Bipedal Robot is Fast Enough to Run You Down
from: IEEE Spectrum Posted Tue, Aug 16, 2011 by Evan Ackerman It was only a year ago that the University of Michigan’s MABEL biped robot was breaking its ankles trying to walk over rough terrain. Now the robot is defying … Continue reading
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Every Kid Needs One of These DIY Robotics Kits
From IEEE Spectrum Posted by Evan Ackerman Wen July 11, 2012 Robots are intimidating, and starting from scratch with them is hard, no matter what age you are. You usually have to learn both hardware and software at the same … Continue reading
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MidSouthMakers Move
In the past I have written about the MidSouthMakers, a group I belong to (you know Make Magazine right?) Well they are in the process of moving to a new and improved space in Bartlett. If you loved the idea … Continue reading
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Did you know
Did you know that their is a “Congressional Robotics Caucus”? I didn’t but I just found this youtube video showing a briefing: The video also includes a presentation by a FRC Team….. Link to their Website
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Pleo Hunt
IEEE Spectrum Online POSTED BY: Evan Ackerman / Fri, June 01, 2012 Pleo hasn’t looked this poorly since we saw one get shredded by a Combot back in 2008, but it’s possible that this little movie is all special effects … Continue reading
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Robot Heads Do K-Pop
IEEE Spectrum Online POSTED BY: Evan Ackerman / Fri, June 01, 2012 And now, without further ado (or really any ado at all), here are four robotic heads singing K-pop:
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Bring Me the Head of Philip K. Dick
Bring Me the Head of Philip K. Dick How a creative team of scientists and academics from Memphis created – and lost – an android superstar. In this week’s Memphis Flyer there is an article about the android head build … Continue reading
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What happends to your bags after check it
Just a neat video showing how your bag gets from check in to the plane and (hopefully) back you you.
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