Monthly Archives: July 2012

Real Life Japanese Mech Robot Fires BBs With A Smile

Posted on July 30, 2012 by dkohn96

From: Tech Crunch By:John Briggs July 30, 2012 gadgets Comment 12 inShare16 Real Life Japanese Mech Robot Fires BBs With A Smile John Biggs posted 4 hours ago 12 Comments The Kuratas Mecha robot is an art/aspirational nerd project by … Continue reading →

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B.E.S.T. Robotics – 2012 Game Teaser

Posted on July 30, 2012 by dkohn96

This is the 2012 Game Teaser for BEST Robotics:

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Local Roboticist on TV

Posted on July 26, 2012 by dkohn96

Today Davis Fortenberry (who I told you about in March [See Post]) was on Nickelodeon’s “Figure It Out” trying to stump the panel and also demonstrating his robot. Not only did a 10 year old beat college students in a … Continue reading →

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1st FTC Team in Memphis Announced

Posted on July 26, 2012 by dkohn96

The Memphis area now has a registered First Tech Challenge team! FTC Team 5952 “Reapers Robotics” is associated with Boy Scout Troop 45 up in Arlington. For more info, see their website at https://sites.google.com/site/reapersrobotics5952/. So now Memphis has teams in … Continue reading →

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MABEL Bipedal Robot is Fast Enough to Run You Down

Posted on July 24, 2012 by dkohn96

from: IEEE Spectrum Posted Tue, Aug 16, 2011 by Evan Ackerman It was only a year ago that the University of Michigan’s MABEL biped robot was breaking its ankles trying to walk over rough terrain. Now the robot is defying … Continue reading →

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Every Kid Needs One of These DIY Robotics Kits

Posted on July 24, 2012 by dkohn96

From IEEE Spectrum Posted by Evan Ackerman Wen July 11, 2012 Robots are intimidating, and starting from scratch with them is hard, no matter what age you are. You usually have to learn both hardware and software at the same … Continue reading →

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