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ARM Technology-Based CUBESTORMER 3 Robot Solved Rubik’s® Cube in Record Time of 3.253s

The CUBESTORMER 3 robot which uses ARM® processor technology has smashed the Guinness World Record™ title for solving a Rubik’s® Cube, recording a time of 3.253 seconds at the Big Bang Fair in Birmingham, UK, today.

17 Mar 2014

Inaugural New York Tech Valley Regional FIRST® Robotics Competition at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Get ready to see the ultimate display of science, mathematics, and technology in action as 38 teams of high school students from the Capital Region, as well as other teams from New York state, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Indiana, and two international teams from Turkey and Canada, put their robots to the test and compete in the inaugural New York Tech Valley FIRST^® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition.

17 Mar 2014

ARM Helps CUBESTORMER 3 Robot’s Record-Breaking Attempt to Solve a Rubik’s Cube

The CUBESTORMER 3 robot which uses ARM® processor technology has started final testing before attempting to break the Guinness World Records™ title for solving a Rubik’s® Cube at the Big Bang Fair being held at the NEC in Birmingham, UK, on Saturday (March 15). The current record of 5.27 seconds was set just over two years ago by its predecessor CubeStormer II.

13 Mar 2014

Mouser Electronics - A Major Sponsor of the FIRST® Robotics Competition Dallas Regional Tournament

Mouser Electronics, Inc., a leading engineering resource and global distributor of semiconductors and electronic components, will be a major sponsor of the FIRST® Robotics Competition Dallas Regional tournament, set for this week, March 13-15 at the Irving Convention Center.

12 Mar 2014

Research and Markets Adds Report on Residential Robotic Vacuum Cleaner Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Residential Robotic Vacuum Cleaner Market in South Korea 2014-2018" report to their offering.

12 Mar 2014

KUKA Celebrates Opening of New Robot Production Plant in Shanghai

KUKA celebrates the opening of its new robot production plant in Shanghai on March 11th. 350 employees are about to produce 3,000 to 5,000 robots every year. Center point of the celebration is KUKA’s new brand ambassador Timo Boll.

From KUKA Aktiengesellschaft 10 Mar 2014

BASF Supports Central Middle School Robotics Team for FIRST LEGO League Competition

BASF presented a $5,000 donation to Central Middle School in Ascension Parish to launch a robotics team that will compete in the FIRST ® LEGO® League (FLL®). BASF is piloting the program at Central Middle School with the intent of forming additional teams at other middle schools throughout Ascension Parish.

10 Mar 2014

RS Components Becomes Sponsor of New Open-Source Robotics Competition at 2014 RobotChallenge

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), the world’s leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, is sponsoring a new open-source robotics competition ‘Hack the Arduino Robot’ at RobotChallenge 2014.

7 Mar 2014

RobotsLAB BOX Selected as Winner of LAUNCHedu Competition at SXSWedu

A handpicked group of distinguished judges representing a cross section of business, technology and education experts have selected RobotsLAB BOX as the winner of the LAUNCHedu Competition.

7 Mar 2014

Research and Markets Adds Report on Global Home Automation Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Home Automation Market to 2018 with Johnson Controls, Honeywell, Schneider Electric & Siemens Dominating the Industry" report to their offering.

4 Mar 2014