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Obama Calls on NAS to Consider Robot Competitions

Posted on May 4, 2009 by dkohn96

from Robots.Net Most of you will remember Obama’s mention of the maker movement in his inaugural address. Now he’s not only mentioned makers again but specifically called on the National Academy of Sciences to consider robotics competitions as one of … Continue reading →

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Legislation Would Provide Inner-City Schools Access To FIRST Program

Posted on April 30, 2009 by dkohn96

From ASEE First Bell April 30, 2009 USA Today (4/30, Der Bedrosian) reports that Brian Toohey, “senior vice president for international affairs at Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, is rallying support among members of Congress and Department of Education … Continue reading →

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Thought for the Day

Posted on April 24, 2009 by dkohn96

Reactions to Technology: Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. Anything that’s invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and … Continue reading →

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Conclusion Of FIRST Robotics Competition Noted.

Posted on April 23, 2009 by dkohn96

From ASEE First Bell April 23, 2009 The Scientific American (4/22, Greenemeier) 60-Second Science Blog reported, “High-schooler’s from California, Illinois and Michigan took the brass ring last weekend in the FIRST (For Inspiration, Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition … Continue reading →

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National Robotics Challenge

Posted on April 22, 2009 by dkohn96

National Robotics Competition sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). See brochure at http://www.nationalroboticschallenge.org/downloads/NRC2009Brochure.pdf Or go to the homepage http://www.nationalroboticschallenge.org/

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Nova – The Great Robot Race

Posted on April 22, 2009 by dkohn96

A NOVA (PBS) Special on the DARPA Grand Challenge – A Driverless vehicle race across the Mojave Desert. You can watch it below or goto PBS.ORG for more information.

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Scientific America “Robot Pals”

Posted on April 22, 2009 by dkohn96

Scientific America is a PBS Shown hosted by Alan Alda, this episode, called “Robot Pals” is all about human / robot interaction.

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OLPC Robot Project

Posted on April 22, 2009 by dkohn96

I have a One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) computer and am thinking about using it with a robot base I have (see below) to create a telepresence robot and the stuff below will be a good place to start. OLPC … Continue reading →

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IEEE Robot Challenge

Posted on April 22, 2009 by dkohn96

IEEE Baltimore Section runs a robot contest for high school students at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. Click here for video and here for more info.

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Robot Penguins take to the water and sky

Posted on April 22, 2009 by dkohn96

Full article can be found here.

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