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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

St. Louis International Robotics Championship to be Represented by Six Teams from Hawaii High Schools

The FIRST Hawai’i Regional Robotics Competition was won by three teams from McKinley High, Waialua High and Kealakehe High School this year, allowing them to qualify for the St. Louis 2011 FIRST Robotics Championship, which would be held from April 27-30.

1 Apr 2011

FIRST Robotics Regional Competitions Held at Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Hughes Network Systems, a leading provider of broadband satellite technologies and services, has announced that it has supported the FIRST Robotics Competition for the DC Region, which was held from March 25-26 at Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

31 Mar 2011

EPFL Creates New Flying Robots

In disaster hit regions it takes a lot of time to set up emergency communication networks, which could prove to be an obstacle in the rescue efforts to save lives.

31 Mar 2011