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Rochester Institute of Technology Hosts FIRST Robotics Event

A total of 44 teams competed to bag the coveted Chairman’s Award at the 2011 Finger Lakes Regional FIRST Robotics event that was held on March 4, 2011 and March 5, 2011.

9 Mar 2011

HBTI Organizes Two-Day Robotics Workshop

A two-day workshop on robotics, Resonance-2011, conducted at the Hartcourt Butler Technological Institute (HBTI) concluded on March 4, 2011.

8 Mar 2011

Students Learn to Build Programmable Robots at Challenger Learning Center

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District students, under the mentorship of Ninilchik teacher David Patat, are learning the skill of designing and building robots at the Challenger Learning Center.

8 Mar 2011

AIR 4-H Club to Participate in FIRST Robotics Competition

The Aquidneck Island Robotics (AIR) 4-H Club’s members from High Schools in Middletown, Newport and Portsmouth have been working all through the winter on the Striker Mk II, which is their entry in the FIRST Robotics Regional Competition taking place in March in New Hampshire.

7 Mar 2011

PTC to Sponsor Robotics Competition in India, China and Eastern Europe

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a not-for-profit organization that encourages young students to participate in projects relating to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) subjects

7 Mar 2011

Samsung’s New Robot Vacuum Cleaner Offers Quieter Operation

Samsung has unveiled a new robotic vacuum cleaner known as the Navibot Silencio that can operate automatically to enable users to clean floors. This hands-free floor cleaning equipment is quieter when compared to the previous Navibot models.

7 Mar 2011

Climbing Robot to Feature Grooves on Feet

Minghe Li, a roboticist at Tongji University in Shanghai, China, is designing the next generation of climbing robots. Li has developed an insect-bot that releases fluid, a mixture of honey and water, onto its feet for climbing.

7 Mar 2011

Telepresence Robot to Scan and Capture Facial Movements

Advanced Telecommunications Research International released, the Elfoid, a chunky, grippable Kewpie-doll-sized android in Japan on March 4, 2011.

7 Mar 2011

Taiwan Researchers Design Robot for Playing Basketball with High Precision

The National Chiao-Tung University in Taiwan has launched a new robotic project, where the unnamed robot tosses basketballs with high precision.

5 Mar 2011

CICIDA Conducts Studies to Improve Locomotive Actions in Humanoids

The University of Manchester has launched a robotic project using the MapleSim physical modeling software that aims at improving the walking characteristics in humanoids.

5 Mar 2011