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Over 700 Student Teams Participate in VEX Robotics Competition World Championship

Over the weekend, more than 15,000 student participants, educators, mentors, industry leaders and community members from 24 countries descended upon the Anaheim Convention Center to celebrate the accomplishments of 700 of the world’s best student-run VEX Robotics Competition teams, as they went head to head with their custom-built and programmed robots at the VEX Robotics Competition World Championship, presented by the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation.

24 Apr 2013

Mouser Sponsors Student Robotics Team for 2013 FIRST Championship Event

Mouser Electronics, Inc. today announced that it will participate in the Supplier Showcase at the 2013 FIRST® Championship Event, taking place April 24-27 at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Mo. Through FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), students in grades K-12 are engaged in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills.

24 Apr 2013

Neptec to Showcase OPAL-360 3D LiDAR Sensor Scanners for Robotics Applications

Neptec Technologies Corp. today announced it will be exhibiting its new OPAL-360 series of obscurant-penetrating 3D laser scanners at SPIE Defence, Security + Sensing in Baltimore, Maryland from April 29 to May 3.

23 Apr 2013

Enthusiasts Flock to Annual Penn State Abington Regional Firefighting Robot Contest

Robotics enthusiasts flocked to the annual Penn State Abington Regional Firefighting Robot Contest last week. Developers of all ages and skill levels entered autonomous robots that were programmed to search a maze for a burning candle and then extinguish it.

23 Apr 2013

EPFL’s 6th Edition of Robotics Festival Receives 17000 Visitors

This Saturday 20 April, 17 000 visitors attended the 6th edition of the Robotics Festival held at EPFL. Outer space was this year's theme, with a great share of surprises in store.

22 Apr 2013

Robot and Drone Makers to Exhibit at Maker Faire

Maker Faire, the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth, announces that over 900 makers will be exhibiting their projects, hobbies, innovations, products, and creativity at the event to be held on May 18 and 19 at the San Mateo County Event Center.

19 Apr 2013

Students to Flex Robotic Brawn at VEX Robotics Competition World Championship

On April 17-20, 2013, more than 15,000 participants comprised of the world’s smartest middle school, high school and university students, from 24 countries around the world, will converge at the Anaheim Convention Center to flex their robotic brawn at the VEX Robotics Competition World Championship, presented by the Robotics Education and Competition (REC) Foundation. More than just an exercise in programming and driving robots, these tech-savvy students turn robotics into an engaging hands-on sport that is riveting to watch.

From VEX Robotics, Inc 16 Apr 2013

MIT Senior Develops Solutions to Help Physically Challenged People

As a child, Paul Lazarescu dreamed of becoming an inventor. “I always loved building things,” he says. “For my birthday presents, I’d get remote-control cars and kits, and I once tried to make myself a hovering magnetic car — it didn’t work,” he chuckles.

15 Apr 2013

University of Alabama Robotics Team Earns Fourth Place at IEEE SoutheastCon

A team of eight UA electrical engineering seniors placed fourth out of 51 teams at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers SoutheastCon Hardware Competition last week.

12 Apr 2013