Monthly Archives: April 2011

Robot Snowplow

A little late for this past winter, but a great idea!

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Develop for Android

Do you want to develop for the Android OS but are weak on programming skills? Try App Inventor.

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Meet IOIO – I/O for Android

From: http://ytai-mer.blogspot.com/2011/04/meet-ioio-io-for-android.html By: Ytai I’m very excited to announce the launch of a new product I’ve been working on for the past months! IOIO (pronounced: yo-yo) is a product which lets you connect electronic circuits to an Android device and … Continue reading

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Beyond Camping, Canoeing, Boy Scouts Add Robotics

From: NPR and the AP By HOLLY RAMER (AP) CONCORD, N.H. April 8, 2011, 03:53 am ET Can a robot pitch a tent? If so, a Boy Scout who builds one might be able to earn two merit badges at … Continue reading

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Video: Robotic Swiss Quadrocopters Hold Their Own At Tennis

From: PopSci (3/28/2011) Quadrocopters are already accomplished piano players and Kinect-assisted navigators. Now they are playing tennis. ETH Zurich’s Flying Machine Arena hosted a quadrocopter tennis match, involving a human-robot volley, a doubles match and an impressive robot-to-robot juggling act. … Continue reading

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Busy Busy Busy

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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