Category Archives: IEEE

Pleo Hunt

Posted on June 13, 2012 by dkohn96

IEEE Spectrum Online POSTED BY: Evan Ackerman / Fri, June 01, 2012 Pleo hasn’t looked this poorly since we saw one get shredded by a Combot back in 2008, but it’s possible that this little movie is all special effects … Continue reading →

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Robot Heads Do K-Pop

Posted on June 13, 2012 by dkohn96

IEEE Spectrum Online POSTED BY: Evan Ackerman / Fri, June 01, 2012 And now, without further ado (or really any ado at all), here are four robotic heads singing K-pop:

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Arduino’s Playmate

Posted on April 26, 2012 by dkohn96

Arduino’s Playmate The $25 Raspberry Pi will do for computing what Arduino has done for robotics IEEE Spectrum BY Steven Cherry // Wed, April 18, 2012 This is an exciting time for do-it-yourselfers. Last October, Spectrum ran a feature article … Continue reading →

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Boston Dynamics Jumping Robot

Posted on April 9, 2012 by dkohn96

Boston Dynamics Sand Flea Robot Demonstrates Astonishing Jumping Skills POSTED BY: Evan Ackerman / Wed, March 28, 2012 IEEE Spectrum Online We’ve been following the development of Boston Dynamics’ Sand Flea jumping robot for years now, but we’ve never actually … Continue reading →

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Fifth-grader bests college students at robotics competition

Posted on March 27, 2012 by dkohn96

Fifth-grader bests college students at robotics competition 10-year-old’s first-place win earns standing ovation By Jane Roberts Commercial Appeal Posted March 26, 2012 at midnight Davis Fortenberry, 10, rolled out his robot in a college-level competition in Orlando earlier this month … Continue reading →

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Brainlink Gives Any Robot a New Brain

Posted on January 10, 2012 by dkohn96

From IEEE Spectrum Brainlink is a little piece of hardware that can augment (or replace) the brain that’s currently powering your robot. Yes, your robot. Any robot at all, pretty much, as long as it’s controllable with an IR remote … Continue reading →

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Amazing Nao Hack Offers Full-Body Teleoperated Kitty Grooming

Posted on January 10, 2012 by dkohn96

From IEEE Spectrum Groom your cat remotely using a NAO and Kinect. Full Article

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Inflatable Robots

Posted on December 26, 2011 by dkohn96

Back on Nov 23, 2011 IEEE Reported on Inflatable Robots on Spectrum Online. It is called Ant-Roach, because it looks like a cross between the two (their opinion not mine….I think it looks like an ant eater myself) It works … Continue reading →

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Memphis Boy Scouts Take Robotics Merit Badge

Posted on October 28, 2011 by dkohn96

On Oct 22, 19 Scouts from Farmington Presbyterian Church, Troop 368 came to the University of Memphis for a Robotics Merit Badge Day! Robotics Merit Badge, just added to by Boy Scouts of America this year, has scouts learn about … Continue reading →

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Robot Emotions on Display

Posted on July 26, 2011 by dkohn96

Polish Robot Coaxes Expressiveness Out of Weird Design From: IEEE Spectrum July 14, 2011 We’re always impressed by how much expressiveness and emotion can be squeezed out of even the simplest robot faces if they’re cleverly done, and Emys (for … Continue reading →

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