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Ford Sponsors CNA-Q’s Environmental Research Robot Project

The Conservation and Environmental Grants of the Ford Motor Company has offered funding worth $15,000 to the environmental research robot project.

1 Feb 2011

AHS’ Engineering Academy Enables Students to Develop Robotic Marine Vehicles

Alisal High School’s Engineering Academy, an educational program included in the school’s syllabus, is training students on building and testing robotic marine vehicles.

1 Feb 2011

Specifically Programmed Robots for Consumer Products

Bethel-based Practical Robotic Services is a developer of systems that can perform multi-tasks ranging from building flower pots to lifting massive quantities of melted metal.

31 Jan 2011

Bossa Nova Launches Battling Robots

Bossa Nova Robotics is launching a range of robots called Mechatars that are called Wrexx, and will be able to fight with each other in a Pokemon fashion.

From Bossa Nova Robotics 31 Jan 2011

Mustangs Robotics Team Receives Best Project Presentation Award in iSpace Contest

‘The Mustangs’ robotics team of St. Michael School recently participated in the iSpace First Lego League Regional contest, which was held at Scarlet Oaks, and won the Best Project Presentation award.

31 Jan 2011

Recycler Robot Visits Southwell Primary School

Recycler Robot visited Southwell Primary School as part of its tour to spread the 3Rs message of “Reduce, Re-use, Recycle” to local schools.

31 Jan 2011

Omron Scientific to Serve as Primary Robotics Safety Provider in RTP Project

Omron Scientific Technologies has collaborated with Robotics Technology Park (RTP) and will act as the primary robotics safety supplier for the RTP project.

31 Jan 2011

University of West of England Researchers Develop Heart Robot

Researchers from the University of West of England have built the Heart robot. It is made of flexible plastic fabric, enabling it to move softly.

31 Jan 2011

University of Vermont Researchers to Develop Real Shape-Shifting Robots

A team of researchers at the University of Vermont have developed a group of virtual inexperienced ‘baby’ robots.

31 Jan 2011

KAIST Researchers Develop Robot Archetype Operated by Action-Based Commands

Scientists at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a robot, which can precisely understand and react to human non-verbal commands.

31 Jan 2011