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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

Bossa Nova Robotics Launches Commercial Robot with Ballbot Spherical-Locomotion

Bossa Nova Robotics is a developer of experiential robotics. Founded by robotics expert Sarjoun Skaff, the company launched out of the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University in 2005 with one simple goal: to bring robots out of the lab and into the living room. Previously focused on interactive play experiences for children, the company is broadening its portfolio to encompass personal robotics for the home. Bossa Nova Robotics is headquartered in San Francisco with R&D offices in Pittsburgh.

From Bossa Nova Robotics 24 Oct 2012

Gamma Two Robotics Selected as Finalist to the CTA DEMOgala Competition

Denver-based Gamma Two Robotics, parent company to Vigilant Robots and home of the award-winning autonomous robot, the Vigilus™ Mobile Camera Platform, has announced that they have been selected as a finalist competing for a $25,000 prize in the Colorado Technology Association's (CTA) DEMO Challenge October 25th at the 8th annual CTA DEMOgala.

19 Oct 2012

Phillips Charitable Organizations Contributes $250,000 to East Harlem Robotics Tutorial Program

Phillips Charitable Organizations contributed $250,000 to East Harlem Tutorial Program (EHTP) this month, becoming Lead Sponsor for its Robotics Program. The scarcity of science and technology programs in East Harlem created the need for a focused program to expose students to engineering.

16 Oct 2012