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Lawrence Technological University Named as US National Organizer for World Robot Olympiad Association

Lawrence Technological University has been named the national organizer for the United States for the World Robot Olympiad Association (WRO-USA), which runs a global LEGO robotics competition that draws participants from around the world.

13 May 2014

Robotic Arm Spots and Grasps Objects with Complex Shapes

Robot developed by EPFL researchers is capable of reacting on the spot and grasping objects with complex shapes and trajectories in less than five-hundredths of a second.

13 May 2014

Novel Robotic Platform Enables High Precision Force Control in Multi-Dimensional Applications

Grégoire Courtine, who holds the International Paraplegic Foundation Chair in Spinal Cord Repair, has been awarded a PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANT from the European Research Council (ERC).

12 May 2014

UW Telerobotics Technology Improves Response and Efficiency of Disaster Response

University of Washington electrical engineers have developed telerobotics technology that could make disaster response faster and more efficient.

8 May 2014

Hammacher Schlemmer Unveils Robot that Autonomously Cleans Grill Grates

Continuing its 166-year history of offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected, Hammacher Schlemmer introduces The Grill Cleaning Robot, a device that autonomously cleans grill grates.

2 May 2014

Robot Designers May Need to Consider Adding Parental Controls

Older adults' fears that companion robots will negatively affect young people may create design challenges for developers hoping to build robots for older users, according to Penn State researchers.

2 May 2014

Over 12,000 Students Test Engineering Skills at Annual FIRST Championship

Over the weekend, more than 12,000 students from around the globe traveled to St. Louis, Mo., to put their engineering skills to the test at the annual FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Championship, held at the Edward Jones Dome.

28 Apr 2014

Bayer Donates Makrolon Polycarbonate Sheet for BotsIQ Robotics Competition Arena

For years it's been said that robots are the way of the future. In southwestern Pennsylvania, robots are helping to create a workforce development program for the future. The Southwestern Pennsylvania BotsIQ program strives to open high school students' eyes to potential careers in the manufacturing or science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.

28 Apr 2014

SFU Robotics Team to Compete in VEX Robotics World Championship

Members of SFU’s VEX Robotics team—ranked among the world’s top 30 teams—are heading to California to compete in the VEX Robotics World Championship April 23-26. It is the only Canadian university team to compete.

18 Apr 2014