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Student Developed Robot Plays Foosball

Masters students from the Automatic Control Laboratory (LA) have developed a robot that can play foosball for their semester project.

27 Aug 2013

Research and Markets Adds New Report on Chinese Automation and Robots Markets

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Automation and Robots Markets in China" report to their offering.

26 Aug 2013

iRobot Releases Two Models of Braava Floor Mopping Robot in North America

iRobot Corp., a leader in delivering robotic technology-based solutions, today announced the release of the iRobot Braava Floor Mopping Robot. iRobot is launching two models, Braava 320 and Braava 380t, in North America. Braava was introduced to the European market earlier this year.

From iRobot Corporation 23 Aug 2013

Grandville High School RoboDawgs Announces Mentoring Program for Michigan Schools

The Grandville High School RoboDawgs announced a mentoring program today designed to support Michigan high schools that want to apply for a state grant to support a new or existing FIRST Robotics team.

22 Aug 2013

FIRST, 3M and NASCAR Driver, Greg Biffle, Join to Ignite Kids’ Passion in STEM

What do science education and sports car racing have in common? Hundreds of kids and parents will find out this Sunday, August 18, during the Pure Michigan 400 Sprint Cup race, as FIRST® and 3M team up with NASCAR driver, Greg Biffle, to ignite kids’ passion in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

19 Aug 2013

IFI Launches New HEXBUG Micro Robotic Toys

Innovation First International (IFI) is excited to announce that its two new HEXBUG® micro robotic product lines, sure to be top toys on every kids wish list this holiday season, are now available at specialty and mass retailers nationwide, including Walmart®, Target®, Toys“R”Us® and RadioShack®, among others.

19 Aug 2013

Robotics Researcher Honored with Hewlett-Packard/Harriett B. Rigas Award

Dr. Nancy Amato Unocal Professor and interim head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been named recipient of the Hewlett-Packard/Harriett B. Rigas Award.

12 Aug 2013

University of Southampton ECS Offers Five-Day Robotics Course for School Students

Fifty students from over 40 schools around the UK took part in a Computing and Microelectronics course at ECS last week, organized by educational charity The Smallpeice Trust.

12 Aug 2013

Denver County Fair to be Patrolled by Vigilus Mobile Camera Platform Security Robot

The award winning Vigilus(TM) Mobile Camera Platform security robot from Vigilant Robots will be patrolling the aisles and hallways of much of the 250,000 square foot National Western complex during the third annual Denver County Fair.

8 Aug 2013

SoftLayer Selected by OSRF to Host DARPA Virtual Robotics Challenge

The Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF), the non-profit organization charged with supporting the development, distribution and adoption of open-source software for use in robotics research, education and product development, recently relied on SoftLayer Technologies to host the DARPA Virtual Robotics Challenge (VRC).

2 Aug 2013