Category Archives: Robot News

Robot Breakfast

Posted on June 18, 2011 by dkohn96

From: IEEE Spectrum June 11, 2011 by: Markus Waibel Once upon a time, a charming American robot called James met a striking German bot by the name of Rosie. They liked each other, so they moved in together. Now they … Continue reading →

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Robotics Summit

Posted on June 17, 2011 by dkohn96

If you missed the last Robotics Trends’ Virtual Conference Series – Robotics Summit back in March (see my report) here is your chance to participate again. The next one is on June 22. Click here for more info.

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Robotics engages students, experts say

Posted on June 9, 2011 by dkohn96

From: eSchool News June 7, 2011 By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor Engaging students at younger ages and making science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education more appealing were some of the main topics up for discussion at a roundtable discussion … Continue reading →

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Hearst Electronic Products – Robot Issue

Posted on June 8, 2011 by dkohn96

Click on the image below to see the magazine on line: Of special interest, to me at least, was the article Optimizing a mobile robot’s navigation performance But all the articles listed under “Issue Special” are of interest to roboticists.

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New Sample Return Robot Challenge Detailed

Posted on June 7, 2011 by dkohn96

From The Space Review via ASEE First Bell (June 7, 2011) In an article for the Space Review (6/6), Ben Brockert of Armadillo Aerospace wrote about the new NASA-funded Centennial Challenge called the Sample Return Robot Challenge, asking participants to … Continue reading →

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Treebot Learns to Autonomously Climb Trees

Posted on June 1, 2011 by dkohn96

From IEEE Specturm May 18, 2011 This is Treebot. As you might expect, Treebot was designed to do one thing: climb trees. It is by no means the first robot able to do this, but its arboreal predecessors (RiSE and … Continue reading →

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Robbot Juggler

Posted on June 1, 2011 by dkohn96

From IEEE Spectrum May 31, 2011 UPDATE: The Czech roboticists updated their video with labels and a slow motion sequence, making it easier to see how the robot juggles three, and then four, and finally five balls, and also how … Continue reading →

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A Robotic Companion for Your Phone

Posted on May 27, 2011 by dkohn96

from: IEEE Spectrum May 23, 2011 The start-up Orbotix has created a Bluetooth-controlled robotic ball

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ION’s Mini-Urban Challenge

Posted on May 24, 2011 by dkohn96

The Mini-Urban Challenge is a national competition sponsored by The Institute of Navigation and the United States Air Force Research Laboratory that challenges high school students to design and operate a robotic car to autonomously navigate a LEGO® city. The … Continue reading →

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FreeScale Bot (Followup)

Posted on May 1, 2011 by dkohn96

Finally found the info on the FSLBOT (FreeScale Bot) I mentioned in my March 10th Stuff from Robotics Summit post (although it was called Freebot not FSLBOT in that post). For full info goto http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=FSLBOT But here is the summary: … Continue reading →

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