Category Archives: Robot News

MCS Set to Host 2010 USFirst Kick-Off

Memphis City Schools Press Release Jan 5, 2010 Memphis, Tenn. – On Saturday, January 9, 2010, from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. the award-winning MCS High School Robotics team will host the 2010 FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science … Continue reading

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Auburn hosts BEST competition

from: http://www2.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/auburn_hosts_best_competition/115493/ Brittany Whitley Staff Writer Published: December 12, 2009 Although it’s typical to hear the cheers of sports fans vibrating out of the Auburn University’s Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum on weekends, this Saturday was a little different. There was cheering on … Continue reading

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BEST 2009 Championship

This coming Saturday (Dec 12) South’s BEST will be hosting the 2009 South’s BEST Robotics Championship. This event will be streamed live from 9am to 6:30pm CST via real player. Go to http://www.auburn.edu/cosam/broadcast/ to watch it.

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Free Stuff from SparkFun

Free Day is January 7th, 2010! by Nate (From http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/news.php?id=305) November 23, 2009 You can blame it on Chris Anderson’s book Free. After reading his book, I started kicking around the idea of what we can do that’s ‘free’. Sure, … Continue reading

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A New Way to Show off your Bot

A friend of mine from Triangle Amateur Robotics (TAR) cub has started a new website to show off your robots. You can find it at http://beta.robotbox.net/.

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Roomba Pac-Man

Link to CNET article Project Website

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China Plans Olympics For Humanoid Robots

Source: DailyTech November 9, 2009 China is the latest country interested in hosting a competition for robots. Humanoid robots and their designers will have a chance to show what they’re made of, with an organized Olympics in 2010 that will … Continue reading

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Boston Dynamics – PetMan

Boston Dynamics, the maker of robots like “Big Dog” and “Little Dog” are at it again. “PETMAN” is their latest internet sensation. As Mikell Taylor reported on IEEE Spectrum’s Automation blog on Mon, October 26, 2009: If you’ve been impressed … Continue reading

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ASEE Robotics Competition

Louisville KY to host robotics event for 2 Year College Students and Freshmen/Sophomore University Students. Details: You are invited to participate in a great robotics competition for freshmen and sophomore engineering and engineering technology students! The 12th Annual ASEE Model … Continue reading

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Robot that Jumps Walls

This robot can jump a 7 meter wall or fence. Full Article.

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