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Robot Project Wins Award at Student Research Forum

Posted on April 6, 2010 by dkohn96

University of Memphis April 5, 2010 David Kennedy, now a graduate student in the Engineering Technology Department at the University of Memphis Herff College of Engineering, won 2nd place in his division at the annual Student Research Forum for his … Continue reading →

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Inventor of the Altair Dies at 68

Posted on April 5, 2010 by dkohn96

H. Edward Roberts, PC Pioneer, Dies at 68 New York Times By STEVE LOHR Published: April 2, 2010 Not many people in the computer world remembered H. Edward Roberts, not after he walked away from the industry more than three … Continue reading →

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Robots Take To Williams Arena’s Floor

Posted on April 4, 2010 by dkohn96

Here is a news report from the Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional (although not shown, two teams from Memphis attended this event): From: WCCO TV Bill Hudson Reporting On an arena floor where Gophers shoot hoops, high school students are battling … Continue reading →

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Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional – Results

Posted on April 4, 2010 by dkohn96

The 10000 Lakes Regional just finished up. The Bluff City Bots had a record of 3-5-1 at the contest and the BullBot Team had a record of 5-3-2.

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Two Memphis Teams Compete at Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional

Posted on April 2, 2010 by dkohn96

Two Teams from the Memphis City Schools are currently in Minnesota competing in the 10000 Lakes Regional First Robotics Competition. The Bluff City Bots, are made up of students from Booker T. Washington, Hamilton, Frayser and George Washington Caver High … Continue reading →

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Towel Folding Robot

Posted on April 1, 2010 by dkohn96

CNET News March 31, 2010 Towel-folding robot won’t do the dishes by Tim Hornyak If you hate folding laundry, you might like what you see in a recent video from researchers at the University of California at Berkeley. They programmed … Continue reading →

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EE Times Robotics Edition

Posted on March 30, 2010 by dkohn96

EE Times March 29, 2010 Electronic Edition is all about robotics. See it on line at: http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/cmp/eetimes_robotics_20100329/index.php#/1/OnePage

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Video of Prototype and Final UofM Robot

Posted on March 23, 2010 by dkohn96

Here are two videos of the University of Memphis SoutheastCon 2010 effort. The first video is of our prototype to test the mechanical steering system of the bot. The video below was of a test run during SoutheastCon itself with … Continue reading →

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SoutheastCon 2011

Posted on March 22, 2010 by dkohn96

Next years SoutheastCon 2011 Robotics competition that will be held in Nashville TN March 17 – 20, 2011 was announced this past Sunday. The general objective is to locate “victims” in a building that has been in an earthquake. Robots … Continue reading →

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IEEE SouthEastCon 2010

Posted on March 22, 2010 by dkohn96

Both the University of Memphis and Christian Brothers University Competed in the Hardware (Robotics) Competition at SouthEastCon 2010 held in Concord, NC this past weekend. The object was to create a solar powered robot (no other power source was allowed). … Continue reading →

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