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Teachable Household Robots in the Near Future

In the near future we may have household robots to handle cooking, cleaning and other menial tasks. They will be teachable: Show the robot how to operate your coffee machine, and it will take over from there.

25 Mar 2015

New Study Using Robots Reveals Body Plays Key Role in Early Object Name Learning

An Indiana University cognitive scientist and collaborators have found that posture is critical in the early stages of acquiring new knowledge.

20 Mar 2015

Robots Shoot and Dunk Basketballs at Stanford University

Students in Mechanical Engineering 210 spent most of winter quarter learning about mechanics, electronics and computer programming.

19 Mar 2015

School Students Compete in New York Tech Valley FIRST® Robotics Competition Hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

It’s all about robots, 3,000 pounds of metal, gears and electronics, and recycling. Get ready to see the ultimate display of science, mathematics, and technology in action as 36 teams of high school students put their robots to the test and compete in the New York Tech Valley FIRST®(For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from March 19 to 21.

19 Mar 2015

Children Teach Robot to Write Letters

Who is the teacher: the student or the machine? By showing a robot how to write letters, children improve their writing skills and gain self-confidence. This system, called CoWriter, was developed by EPFL researchers.

13 Mar 2015

FIRST® Tech Challenge Targeting Middle, High-School Students Selects Game-Changing Technology Platform

FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), an international not-for-profit K-12 organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology, today announced that one of its four K-12 robotics programs, FIRST® Tech Challenge (FTC®) targeted to middle and high-school students, has selected a game-changing technology platform beginning with the upcoming 2015/2016 season.

12 Mar 2015

Mouser, Grant Imahara Invite Engineers to Participate in Robotics Empowering Innovation Challenge

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the global authorized distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, is partnering with celebrity engineer Grant Imahara to call on engineers of all levels to join them on a journey to Empower Innovation Together™. Engineers worldwide can engage with Grant Imahara through a variety of topics and series of challenges that question and defy innovation in the pursuit of new ideas.

26 Feb 2015