Category Archives: Robot News

Robots shoot and score at Collierville High School robotics competition

Posted on February 10, 2016 by dkohn96

From Commercial Appeal By Linda A. Moore Posted: Jan. 16, 2016 Inside the varsity gym at Collierville High School Saturday, balls flew through the air, teammates cheered each other’s success, referees in striped shirts made sure everyone observed the rules … Continue reading →

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5 Challenges We Need to Solve for Home Robots

Posted on January 20, 2016 by dkohn96

Let’s Bring Rosie Home: 5 Challenges We Need to Solve for Home Robots From IEEE Spectrum By Shahin Farshchi Posted 13 Jan 2016 | 16:25 GMT Science fiction authors love the robot sidekick. R2-D2, Commander Data, and KITT—just to name … Continue reading →

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First Cyborg Olympics

Posted on January 14, 2016 by dkohn96

From IEEE Spectrum Click here for the full story.

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ZeroUI Inc

Posted on January 13, 2016 by dkohn96

From Robotic Trends By Eugene Demaitre January 12, 2016 ZeroUI Inc. has developed a set of four motor modules with a gesture-based controller glove for an intuitive user interface. With Ziro, makers can control wheels and direction or arms on … Continue reading →

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5 Robotics Predictions for 2016

Posted on January 13, 2016 by dkohn96

from: Robotics Business Review By Eugene Demaitre Jan 4, 2016 Are you expecting robot butlers and flying cars—or at least self-driving ones—this year? Certain trends, such as increasing adoption of robots in logistics or smarter drones, are likely to continue … Continue reading →

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Lego Education Launching New Robot Learning System For Kids.

Posted on January 6, 2016 by dkohn96

From: VentureBeat Date: Jan 4, 2016 Lego Mindstorms robots have done wonders getting kids interested in science and programming. Now Lego Education is launching a new robot learning system, dubbed WeDo 2.0, to help teach kids about engineering, technology, and … Continue reading →

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Robot Competition List

Posted on January 4, 2016 by dkohn96

Found a wonderful summary of K-12+ competitions at http://robotics.nasa.gov/edu/matrix.php. Check it out.

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Ozobot

Posted on December 30, 2015 by dkohn96

Just ran across an ad for a robot I haven’t seen before: Ozobot. Looks to be geared towards teaching kids programming. More info at: http://shop.ozobot.com/

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IEEE 2015 Gift Guide

Posted on December 19, 2015 by dkohn96

Yet another robotic gift guide for 2015, this one done by IEEE, can be found at IEEE Spectrum – 2015 Robot Gift Guide In short, their list includes: Drones Starter Drone: Parrot AR Drone 2.0 Camera Drone: DJI Phantom 2 … Continue reading →

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Robotics Gaining Momentum as Sanctioned High School Sport

Posted on December 18, 2015 by dkohn96

From: Robotics Trends By Steve Crowe December 11, 2015 A major step forward has been taken in the movement to sanction robotics as an official sport in high schools across the country. FIRST and BEST Robotics have partnered with the … Continue reading →

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