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Innovative FireWire Enabled Cameras for Industrial Automation and Vision Systems Displayed at Automate 2011

The Automate 2011 saw the latest FireWire Equipped Cameras for industrial automation and vision systems in Chicago’s McCormick Place from March 21-24.

25 Mar 2011

Litter-Robot to Perform Litter Box Cleaning Task

In houses that have cats as pets, one of the most cumbersome tasks would be cleaning the litter box. Now this chore could be handled by the Litter-Robot, which is the first ever automated and self cleaning litter box in the US and an invention of Automated Pet Care Products.

25 Mar 2011

39 Robotics Teams Participate in the FIRST Robotics 2011 Detroit District Competition

Southeast Michigan High Schools has sent 39 Robotics teams to the FIRST Robotics 2011 Detroit District Competition, which was conducted on March 18^th and 19^th, 2011 at the Matthaei Physical Education Center, situated at the Wayne State University.

22 Mar 2011

FIRST Competition Begins with Battle among Young Teams

The FIRST Regional Competition has commenced with great cheers from a packed audience in the New York bleachers.

22 Mar 2011

DP Engineering Academy's Robotics Team to Attend FIRST Regional Competition

DP's Penguinbot VI took the fourth place following the first day of qualifying matches in San Diego. The Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy's robotics team, also known as Team 1717, got in touch with their robot on Thursday at the San Diego Sports Arena.

19 Mar 2011

Nordson ASYMPTEC to Sponsor Six Teams for the San Diego FIRST Robotics Competition

Nordson ASYMTEK for the fifth time is supporting teams who are participating in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competion in San Diego. It is to mentor and sponsor six teams from San Diego.

19 Mar 2011

Virginia Tech Develops Robotic Hand for Typing

DART developed and created by Nicholas Thayer and Shashank Priya of Virginia Tech is a dexterous anthropomorphic robotic typing hand.

18 Mar 2011

Engineers Develop Projects Using Robots as Key Tools for Teaching Basic Science and Math Concepts

Brooklyn Community Foundation has plans of offering a grant amounting to $500,000 to further develop an existing program, which would attract engineering students to work as mentors in Brooklyn Schools.

18 Mar 2011

Young Women Participate in FIRST Robotics Tournament

The "Girls of Steel" team, comprising the young women who are interested in science, have participated in the FIRST robotics tournament held at the University of Pittsburgh's Petersen Events Center in Oakland.

17 Mar 2011

Team Robotics Champion Win FIRST Robotics District Competition

Three teams of high school students from Auburn Hills, Pontiac, and Oxford have collaborated to win the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics District Competition at Kettering University.

16 Mar 2011