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MIT Researchers Develop Reconfigurable Robot

The device doesn’t look like much: a caterpillar-sized assembly of metal rings and strips resembling something you might find buried in a home-workshop drawer. But the technology behind it, and the long-range possibilities it represents, are quite remarkable.

1 Dec 2012

University of Delaware Student Wins IEEE Best Paper Award for Robotics Work

Ying Mao, a doctoral student studying mechanical engineering at the University of Delaware, earned the “Best Student Paper” award at the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation.

30 Nov 2012

NAO Becomes the Widely Used Humanoid Robot for Learning STEM

Last October, NAO was named the best robot for education as part of the "Robot Hall of Fame®" Competition organized by Carnegie Mellon.

23 Nov 2012

NSF Grant to Idaho State University Professor to Design Robotic Hands

Idaho State University mechanical engineering Associate Professor Alba Perez Gracia has been awarded a four-year $445,570 grant through the National Science Foundation's (NSF) National Robotics Initiative (NRI) for the design of robotic hands.

17 Nov 2012

FIRST LEGO League Robotics Qualifying Tournament to be Hosted at California Lutheran University

The public is invited to watch fourth- through eighth-graders compete at a FIRST LEGO League Robotics Qualifying Tournament from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, at California Lutheran University.

15 Nov 2012

Texas BEST Regional Robotics Championship Recognizes New Advanced Technologies

Boisterous crowds, pep bands and school mascots are staples of athletic events, but they found a different point of pride during a recent event that placed science and engineering at the center of attention.

15 Nov 2012

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Team Competes for DARPA Robotics Challenge

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) is the only foreign university team (on Track B) competing for the prestigious U.S. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) Robotics Challenge.

9 Nov 2012

Robotics Innovator Quantum International to Participate in China International Industry Fair

Quantum International Corp. (OTCBB:QUAN) will be on hand this week when an invasion of high-tech robots descends upon Shanghai, China, for the 14th China International Industry Fair.

8 Nov 2012

Roboticists Meet for Symposia on Safety, Security and Rescue Robotics

Leading robotics researchers from 10 countries will meet at Texas A&M University Nov. 5-8 for the annual IEEE Symposia on Safety Security and Rescue Robotics.

2 Nov 2012

Hopping Helps Robots Reduce Consumption of Power

A new study shows that jumping can be much more complicated than it might seem. In research that could extend the range of future rescue and exploration robots, scientists have found that hopping robots could dramatically reduce the amount of energy they use by adopting a unique two-part “stutter jump.”

30 Oct 2012