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Memphis Universities off to SouthEastCon

Posted on March 17, 2010 by dkohn96

Both Christian Brothers University and the University of Memphis are sending teams to this weekends IEEE SouthEastCon in Concord, NC to compete in the region’s Hardware Competition This year’s contest is to build an autonomous solar powered robot to run … Continue reading →

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Go Robotics Give Away

Posted on March 15, 2010 by dkohn96

To celebrate their 10th birthday, GoRobotics is giving away $250 in prizes. Go to their website for details, but hurry, the give away ends on March 31! 1st Place Prize – Orangutan B-328 Robot Controller (donated by Pololu), 2x 24V … Continue reading →

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Bluff City Bots – Team Photo

Posted on March 13, 2010 by dkohn96

The Bluff City Bots competed in the Bayou Regional First Robotics Competition back on March 4-7. There record at the event was 4-4-2. Good going team!

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UofA’s Entry for SouthEastCon

Posted on March 13, 2010 by dkohn96

Below is a video of UofA’s (University of Alabama?) entry for the IEEE SouthEastCon 2010 Hardware Competition to be held next week in Concord, NC. I know of two teams from Memphis who will also be competing (Christian Brother’s University … Continue reading →

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TRON Returns

Posted on March 13, 2010 by dkohn96

Just saw the first trailer for “TRON Legacy” which will come out in Dec 2010. If you are not as old as me, you might not remember the original TRON which came out in 1982 and was the first movie … Continue reading →

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National Robotics Week

Posted on March 11, 2010 by dkohn96

Did you know that April 10-18 is National Robotics week! See the ofical website to find events and get further information. Found one of their sponsors of particular interest. ARTSI (Advancing Robotics Technology for Societal Impact) Alliance) is a “a … Continue reading →

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Kojiro

Posted on March 10, 2010 by dkohn96

Kojiro humanoid goes musculoskeletal in a big way From: Engadget By Paul Miller We just found a new friend. Kojiro, a humanoid being built by the University of Tokyo’s JSK Robotics Laboratory, has a detailed musculoskeletal system built to mimic … Continue reading →

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Memphis Teams – UsFirst Update

Posted on March 7, 2010 by dkohn96

CONGRATULATIONS: To the Fairley High School Robotics Team (High Tech Hounds). The team recently competed in the Peachtree Regional in Atlanta, Ga, where they won the Highest Rookie Seed Award. For a first year team, this is awesome. To the … Continue reading →

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High Tech Hounds ship Robot to FRC Contest

Posted on February 28, 2010 by dkohn96

Just saw that the High Tech Hounds from Fairley High School got their robot in the box and on its way to compete in UsFirst! This is their rookie year and I wish them the best of luck! They will … Continue reading →

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CBU Students show off solar powered robot

Posted on February 27, 2010 by dkohn96

Students with Christian Brothers University IEEE are preparing to compete in the SoutheastCon 2010 Hardware Competition to be held in Charlotte NC. March 18-21, 2010. This years contest has autonomous solar powered robots going around a track with three obstacles … Continue reading →

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