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Hanover Fair to Exhibit Variety of Robots

The Hanover Fair, a German industrial trade show, opened on 04 April, 2011 to business visitors. Around 6,500 companies are exhibiting their products ranging from robots, pumps, gearboxes, high-technology coatings, to rocker switches and electrical transformers.

8 Apr 2011

Camas Robotics Team to Compete in St. Louis Championships

The team members who first joined the Camas robotics team for the competition season were bewildered by the competition and finally achieved the 24th place in 2008’s Portland Regional Competition.

8 Apr 2011

FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1923 Thanks Communities for Rendering Invaluable Help

The FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1923, known as the Midknight Inventors of the West Windsor-Plainsboro High School, were highly appreciative and thankful to everyone, who had contributed to the success of the team, during the last two months.

8 Apr 2011

Students from the RAL and MM Participate in FIRST Robotics Competition

Students and mentors from the R.A Long (RAL) and Mark Morris High School (MM) competed in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC), which was held at the Qwest Field Event Center in Seattle.

7 Apr 2011

Innorobo Summit in Lyon Exhibits Robots and Androids

The Innorobo Summit, which was held in Lyon, saw the confluence of over 100 robots from across the world.

7 Apr 2011

Professor Whittaker and Team Participate in the Google Challenge

Professor William “Red” Whittaker recently lectured to the civil environmental engineering students.

6 Apr 2011

Dexter High School to Participate in FIRST Robotic Competition

Dexter High School Robotics Team with five DHS students and five adult mentors took part in the FIRST Robotic Competition conducted at the Skyline High School in Ann Arbor.

6 Apr 2011

Gait of Robots Inspired by Movements of Spiders and Crabs

For researchers, inspiration for building robots has come in from the walking patterns of spiders, lobsters and crabs. A study of their movements has revealed that their legs have rhythmic nerve impulses, which control their gait.

5 Apr 2011

Arcadia Student’s Trinity X in FIRST Robotics Competition

Students from the Arcadia Unified School District are participating in the Los Angeles Regional 2011 FIRST Robotics Competition with a robot designed by them called Trinity X.

5 Apr 2011

MIT Media Lab Introduces Personal Robots

Cynthia Brazeal from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is well-known for her robots, which do much more than mechanical stunts. Her robots could perform tasks but what makes them special is that they could also display emotions.

1 Apr 2011