Monthly Archives: May 2011

Very Large Telescope HD Timelapse Footage

Posted on May 29, 2011 by dkohn96

From: PopSci [with thanks to SvperNova09 of MidsouthMakers for pointing it out on IRC] There’s very little we can write to preface the imagery below, so we’ll just set the scene and get out of the way. The video below … Continue reading →

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Let’s Make Robots

Posted on May 27, 2011 by dkohn96

Looking for a wonderful place to see, learn and talk about robots? Try http://letsmakerobots.com/

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S.P.A.R.K.

Posted on May 27, 2011 by dkohn96

Looking for educational resources about robotics? Try S.P.A.R.K. (Starter Programs for the Advancement of Robotics Knowledge) at http://spark.irobot.com/. This website, sponsored by iRobot, the makers of the Roomba, has educational resources, links and videos and much more. Check it out!

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A Robotic Companion for Your Phone

Posted on May 27, 2011 by dkohn96

from: IEEE Spectrum May 23, 2011 The start-up Orbotix has created a Bluetooth-controlled robotic ball

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Virgin’s SpaceShipTwo Makes Its First ‘Feathering’ Flight

Posted on May 25, 2011 by dkohn96

From: PopSci May 5, 2011 Virgin Galactic just keeps on ticking off the milestones on its way to becoming the first commercial company to take tourists on high-altitude flights to suborbital space and return them safely through the atmosphere to … Continue reading →

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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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ION’s Mini-Urban Challenge

Posted on May 24, 2011 by dkohn96

The Mini-Urban Challenge is a national competition sponsored by The Institute of Navigation and the United States Air Force Research Laboratory that challenges high school students to design and operate a robotic car to autonomously navigate a LEGO® city. The … Continue reading →

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Top 40 Arduino Projects of the Web

Posted on May 15, 2011 by dkohn96

Had to share this “TOP 40 Arduino Projects” Link with everyone!

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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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