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Maker Faire: Sashimi Tabernacle Choir Art Car

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New Arduino Robot Available in the Maker Shed at Maker Faire

New Arduino Robot Available in the Maker Shed at Maker Faire http://blog.makezine.com/2013/05/17/new-arduino-robot-available-in-the-maker-shed-at-maker-faire/

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One Robot Per Child? Former Googler, Apple Engineer Tackle Educational Bots.

One Robot Per Child? Former Googler, Apple Engineer Tackle Educational Bots. from: All Things D by: Lauren Goode May 14, 2013 There are apps that teach kids the basics of programming. And then there are robots that get the job … Continue reading

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Scratch for Arduino

Looking for an easier language to use with your Arduino? Check out Scratch for Arduino. Many people of heard of Scratch. It is an easy to use programming language for beginners. A lot of schools use this to teach the … Continue reading

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UDOO

UDOO is a project on Kickstarter that adds 4 rasperry Pi’s with an Arduino on one board. Look really neat and it is already way past its fundraising goal! Check it out:

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Watch This Gymnast Bot Stick an Impossible Landing

From Gizmodo We can’t get enough of these tiny but impressive robot gymnasts who flip through the air and stick their landings. We’re probably only seeing the one time it lands upright in about 100 attempts, but who cares? They’re … Continue reading

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Humanoid CHIMP robot can go buggy rollin’ on treads instead of walking

From: Gizmag By Ben Coxworth March 12, 2013 Robots either have legs, or they run on something like treads or wheels … right? Well, not in the case of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)’s new CHIMP robot. The humanoid ‘bot does … Continue reading

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Rapyuta, the cloud-based robotic brain, is now online

From: Digital Trends By Mariella Moon March 8, 2013 In the future, robots might be a bit more affordable thanks to Rapyuta – a cloud-based robotic “brain” that our metallic friends can access via the Internet. Rapyuta is part of … Continue reading

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National Robotics Week 2013

from: http://www.nationalroboticsweek.org/ Are you ready for National Robotics Week 2013? Mark your calendars for April 6-14. We need more events, more participants and more robots all over the U.S.! RoboWeek 2012 was a banner year. There were over 160 events … Continue reading

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New Lego EV3 Education Video

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