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ACC’s Winter Enrichment Program to Include Lego Robotics Sessions

Adirondack Community College has decided to include Lego robotics course in its winter enrichment program.

3 Feb 2011

Anderson-based Schools Compete in First Regional Robotics Contest

11 teams from Anderson area participated in the third annual regional qualifying contest for the FIRST Lego League robotics championship, which was held at Tri-County Technical College.

3 Feb 2011

Gates Corporation Continues Support of FIRST Robotics Competition

The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) 2011 will be supported by Gates Corporation for the fourth consecutive year. Gates, a Crown Supplier for the FRC, will donate over $500,000 worth of power transmission products to be used by students to design and build robots which are then tested in competitive games.

2 Feb 2011

ABB Extends Compact Controller to Larger Robots

ABB Group, the power and automation technologies giant, has made yet another mark in its robotics achievements.

1 Feb 2011

ZMP Develops Robot Electric Car with Inertial Measurement Unit

ZMP announced that it has released a new electric robot car that features various sensors like speed sensor, stereo camera, laser range finders and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU).

1 Feb 2011

Niles High School to Host FIRST Robotics Competition in March 2011

Niles High School announced that it will host a For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) robotics competition to be held from March 24 to March 26.

1 Feb 2011

Robofoot Project Aims to Implement Robotic Solutions in Footwear Industry

Basque Tekniker-IK4 technological center announced the launch of a new project that aims to implement robotics into the footwear industry.

1 Feb 2011

MUSC Research Coordinator Demonstrates Robotic Arm Mimicking Human Movements

A group of 48 FIRST LEGO League students from Oakbrook Middle School paid a visit to the Medical University of South Carolina.

1 Feb 2011

iRobot Launches New City Surveillance Robot

iRobot has released a new robot termed as Cityba for providing effective city surveillance. The company has recently demonstrated their robot in the East End of London.

1 Feb 2011

Alma High School Participates in Annual National Robotics Competition

The mission 14 Alma High School students are participating in the annual national robotics competition to develop a robot that could perform activities such as hanging objects on a wall.

1 Feb 2011