Category Archives: Memphis Robotics

Therapy Robot Lecture

Posted on May 25, 2011 by dkohn96

[Update: 4:00pm 5/25/2011 – canceled due to weather] “PARO”, the therapeutic baby seal robot invented by Dr. Takanori Shibata of Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology, will be on display for viewing and interactions with guests on … Continue reading →

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Wii Remote .NET

Posted on May 6, 2011 by dkohn96

Two seniors (Brian MAcArthur and Stephen McKinney) at the University of Memphis Engineering Technology Department created a program to use the Wii remote with a Microbot TeachMover Roboto. They started with WiimoteLib which is a .NET managed library for using … Continue reading →

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UofM Programming Challenge / Robotics

Posted on May 1, 2011 by dkohn96

Yesterday, UofM Computer Science department held its “Programming Challenge” Competition. This year they changed the format a bit and added ROBOTICS to the competition. They used Lego RCX robotics and programmed them with LeJOS. They had around 80 students compete … Continue reading →

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Busy Busy Busy

Posted on April 7, 2011 by dkohn96

Sorry I haven’t update the blog in Soooooooo long, but it has been a busy time. First SouthEastCon (see previous post) and then I worked the Smoky Mountain Regional (SMR) First Robotics Competition last week! At the SMR all six … Continue reading →

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IEEE SouthEastCon 2011

Posted on March 13, 2011 by dkohn96

Each year in the South East Region (Region 3) the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE for short) host its annual conference SoutheastCON. One of the most popular events is the Student Hardware (Robotics) Competition. This years scenario is … Continue reading →

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New Robots

Posted on March 13, 2011 by dkohn96

Just added two more robots to my collection. Last year I got a Hexbug for my E-Day Demonstrations and yesterday I was in RadioShack and saw these and just had to pick them up! The one on the left is … Continue reading →

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Programming Contest at UofM

Posted on February 15, 2011 by dkohn96

We’d like to invite you and students to participate in the 2011 Programming Challenge at the University of Memphis on Saturday April 30th, 2011. This event will be an opportunity for your students to learn about exciting technologies in computing. … Continue reading →

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US First Quick Build #2 at UofM

Posted on January 23, 2011 by dkohn96

Yesterday, the second part of the US First Quick Build was held at the University of Memphis, Herff College of Engineering, Engineering Technology Department. The session finished with everyone having the base of the robot finished (frame, gearbox, wheels and … Continue reading →

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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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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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