Category Archives: Robot News

Collierville HS Wins VEX State Championship

Posted on March 11, 2016 by dkohn96

Congratulations to the Collierville VEX Robotics Team who won the TN State Championship on Saturday in Nashville. The robot named “The Illuminati” was crowned Tournament Champion and will advance to the VEX Robotics World Championship in Louisville, KY April 20-23. … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Fallon’s Take on Atlas

Posted on February 29, 2016 by dkohn96
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5 Robots Seeking Your Crowdfunding Support

Posted on February 27, 2016 by dkohn96

From Robotics Trends Kamibot Programmable Robot for Kids Kamibot is a programmable papercraft robot for kids that can be customized with code and colorful skins. Kamibot is built around the open-source Arduino platform, so kids can easily learn how to … Continue reading →

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Best Robots – DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals 2015

Posted on February 26, 2016 by dkohn96

Beginnings of Skynet: The Best Robots in the World Meets in DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals 2015 From YouTube: Published on Jun 10, 2015 The winner of this final is the Kaist Korean Team, that won 2 millions dollars. DARPA Robotics … Continue reading →

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Boston Dynamics Latest Robot

Posted on February 26, 2016 by dkohn96

From YouTube: Published on Feb 23, 2016 A new version of Atlas, designed to operate outdoors and inside buildings. It is specialized for mobile manipulation. It is electrically powered and hydraulically actuated. It uses sensors in its body and legs … Continue reading →

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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

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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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