IEEE Baltimore Section runs a robot contest for high school students at the Baltimore Museum of Industry.
Full article can be found here.
The RoboBuisness Conference is set to take place April 15-16 in Boston, MA. Usually the conference has many announcements about new robots, advances in robots and AI and much more.
Check out there website to stay informed on the latest announcements!
Want to buy a robot? Want to deal with a company in Tennessee. Take a look at Dale Robots in South Pittsburg, TN.
Three teams from Memphis City Schools competed in the Minnesota US First North Star Regional competition April 2-4, 2009. A total of 51 teams competed.
Results
| Team | Wins | Losses | Final Standing |
| Team 3109 Grizzly Academy |
4 | 3 | 21st |
| Team 3116 MASE |
0 | 7 | 50th |
| Team 2817 NASA/Medtronic & Memphis City Schools |
4 | 5 | 17th |
Congratulations to all the teams, especially to team #2817 (who I mentored) for getting into the quarterfinals!
Thanks to Nic’s Events I was able to find some photos that included Team #2817 (still looking for pics of the other two Memphis teams).
Team #2817 also won their 2nd Rookie Inspiration Award !
[full results can be found here]
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U of M press release:
A major recycling event sponsored by Apple Inc. that resulted in tons of old and unused electronic equipment being properly disposed of last year is returning to campus May 14-16.
The public, including University of Memphis employees, will be able to drop off e-recyclables on Saturday, May 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Southern Avenue Parking Lot near the recreation center. Professional movers will be on hand to unload recyclable items from vehicles. May 14-15 is set aside for institutions and businesses to drop off material en mass. This location is also on the Southern Ave. parking lot.
Here is a tutorial on how to build your first robot from the Society of Robots
The site even has step by step instructions on building a $50 robot.
Finally was told about an electronics parts store in Memphis: BLUFF CITY ELECTRONICS
3339 Fontaine Rd
Memphis, TN 38116
(901) 345-9500
Creatures from across the animal kingdom offer design principles to make robots more useful, engaging, and lifelike. (IEEE Spectrum April 2009)
