Category Archives: Robot News

NextGen Education and Research Robotics Virtual Summit

Posted on March 10, 2011 by dkohn96

The NextGen Education and Research Robotics Virtual Summit will take place 10am-5pm EST on March 10, 2011. The virtual event will focus on the implementation of robotics to accelerate learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among K-12 and … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Robotic Kinect Hacks

Posted on March 8, 2011 by dkohn96

From: IEEE Spectrum BY: Evan Ackerman / Mon, March 07, 2011 We love Microsoft’s Kinect 3D sensor, and not just because you can play games with it. At a mere $150, it’s a dirt-cheap way to bring depth sensing and … Continue reading →

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Modular Robotics’ Cubelets Prototypes on Video

Posted on February 22, 2011 by dkohn96

from IEEE Spectrum POSTED BY: Evan Ackerman / Fri, February 11, 2011 Modular Robotics’ Cubelets are designed to be an absurdly simple way to build robots. You don’t have to know how to program anything or even how to build … Continue reading →

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Robotics News from IEEE

Posted on February 9, 2011 by dkohn96

Just received a wonderful web edition of “Robotics News From IEEE” Articles include: Building an Internet For Robots David Hanson’s New Robot Heads Robot Crawls on Power Lines A New Kind of Factory Robot Also included is a link to … Continue reading →

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U3-X Personal Mobility Prototype

Posted on January 21, 2011 by dkohn96

Not really a robot, but it is neat, and think of the robot you could make with the same technology!

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Robotics News From CES

Posted on January 13, 2011 by dkohn96

IEEE Spectrum has a lot of news about robotics from CES. Full info: http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/ieeern/issues/2011-01-11-email.html

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New Robot Ball

Posted on January 9, 2011 by dkohn96

New Sphero ball robot announced at CES. Looks neat…controlled via a iPhone or iPad with Android to follow:

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Robot Ad

Posted on January 5, 2011 by dkohn96

Here is an add I got a kick out of:

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Area Teams Do Well at B.E.S.T. Contest

Posted on December 3, 2010 by dkohn96

From: Three Memphis area teams competed in at the Crowley’s Ridge Best competition on Oct 30, 2010. According to the information I have received: 1st place – West Memphis Christian School 3rd place – Hillcrest High School 4th place – … Continue reading →

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Robot vs Human in Bowling

Posted on October 22, 2010 by dkohn96

Video: Incredibly Precise Robot Bowler Gets Beaten by Professional Human Bowler From: Popsci.com By Dan Nosowitz This robot bowler, cheekily named EARL, is capable of laying down the exact same, utterly perfect shot every time. Yet it still lost to … Continue reading →

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