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GE Atlanta Sponsors 10 Teams at FIRST Robotics Competition’s Peachtree Regional

GE Atlanta continues its efforts to ignite minds, power robotics and educate future leaders through its sponsorship of 10 teams at FIRST™ Robotics Competition’s Peachtree Regional. Karl Fessenden, Vice President of GE’s Power Generation Services business, also will serve as an executive guest speaker at the March 28 event at the Georgia World Congress Center.

28 Mar 2014

Schreyer Scholars Build Robot from Recycled Materials

What do a basketball, a cart on wheels and a computer the size of a credit card all have in common?

27 Mar 2014

STAND Arizona Unveils Student-Made Robot for Tobacco Control before Legislators

Students Taking a New Direction (STAND) Arizona's anti-smoking youth coalition unveiled its latest tool in tobacco control education before legislators and advocates at the Arizona State Capitol today.

20 Mar 2014

iRobot’s Ava 500 Video Collaboration Robot is Commercially Available

iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, today announced that the company’s Ava 500 video collaboration robot is ready for delivery in the U.S., Canada and select European markets through select certified Cisco resellers.

From iRobot Corporation 18 Mar 2014

Intelligent, Powerful Neato BotVac™ Robot Vacuum by Neato Robotics

Spring cleaning just got a lot easier with the announcement today by Neato Robotics of the new Neato BotVac™ Robot Vacuum, a robot so intelligent that it can navigate and clean all the floors in a home without the owner having to lift a finger or even be at home.

17 Mar 2014

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