Category Archives: Robot News

Robot Plays Marimba

Posted on August 6, 2012 by dkohn96

Shimon, a Georgia Tech Robot not only can play the Marimba, but also improvise and play with humans. You can read more from Robot Magazines article SHIMON CAN JAM

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My favorite Curiosity Image (So Far)

Posted on August 6, 2012 by dkohn96

This image, taken from orbit by the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is of Curiosity parachuting down to the surface of mars. Here is a simulation of the various orbiters in relation to the landing Curiosity. As shown … Continue reading →

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First Pictures from Mars

Posted on August 6, 2012 by dkohn96

Last night Curiosity landed on mars. The landing went perfectly (even with parachutes, cranes and rockets). Within minutes it sent back two black and white images. The first picture to be received was one showing one of the wheels of … Continue reading →

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Curiosity’s Grand Entrance

Posted on August 6, 2012 by dkohn96

Actor William Shatner narrates this thrilling video about NASA’s Curiosity rover, from its entry and descent through the Martian atmosphere to its landing and exploration of the Red Planet in NASA’s hardest planetary science mission to date. If you are … Continue reading →

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Robot dancing competition in China

Posted on August 1, 2012 by dkohn96

Jul 31, 2012 by itnnews Twenty-nine teams from China, Mexico, Russia and South Korea take part in a robot dancing competition in China.

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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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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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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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Did you know

Posted on June 15, 2012 by dkohn96

Did you know that their is a “Congressional Robotics Caucus”? I didn’t but I just found this youtube video showing a briefing: The video also includes a presentation by a FRC Team….. Link to their Website

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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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