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Northrop Grumman Foundation Supports VEX Robotics Competition through Sponsorship

VEX Robotics Competition World Championship 2012, taking place from April 19 to 21, includes over 10,000 participants from middle and high school, university students, mentors and educators from almost 20 countries. Anaheim Convention Center will accommodate this event, which will be conducted as free to the public.

23 Apr 2012

Indiana to Host the 2012 National Robotics League Championships

National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) recently declared that Indiana will once again host the 2012 National Robotics League (NRL) Championships, which is scheduled between May 5 and 6, 2012, at the Circle Centre Mall in Indianapolis.

23 Apr 2012

UC Scientists Receive Phase II NSF Funding to Develop Modular Robot

UC Davis engineering professor, Cheng together with his ex-graduate student, Graham Ryland, had established a robotics company in 2011. The National Science Foundation has presented the company with Phase II funding regarding small business innovation research program for developing a modular robot called ‘Mobot’.

21 Apr 2012

Intelligrated Hosts Lab Tours for Students Marking National Robotics Week

Intelligrated, a North-American supplier of automated material handling solutions initiated a series of educational events on April 13, at its St. Louis facility. During National Robotics Week, Intelligrated hosted the educational events with an intent to inspire both international and local students to intensify their interest in robotics engineering.

From Honeywell Intelligrated 21 Apr 2012

Second USA Science and Engineering Festival, 2012 to Exhibit Land and Marine Robots

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department’s research for exhibiting at a huge event of science and engineering called 2nd USA Science and Engineering Festival.

20 Apr 2012

WANTED Analytics Witnesses Growth in Hiring Demand for Robotics Skills

WANTED Analytics, a provider of real-time business intelligence, announced that advertisements on over 1,800 robotics-based job openings were posted online, during March 2012. Compared to 2010, growth in the hiring demand soared to 80%, and in March 2011, has increased by 44%.

19 Apr 2012

SCHUNK Develops Three Versatile Mechatronic Modules

SCHUNK is currently developing a single modular package system that includes numerous mechatronic modules.

From SCHUNK GmbH & Co. KG 19 Apr 2012

Students Compete in 2012 VEX Robotics Competition World Championship

This year’s 2012 VEX Robotics Competition World Championship at Anaheim Convention Center is scheduled to take place from April 19 to 21, 2012. This event is free to the public and will include over 10,000 participants from middle and high school and university students, globally.

19 Apr 2012

Grandville High School Robotics Competes in Semi-Finals

Grandville high school robotics team marked a milestone on March 24 2012. With three FRC teams on the lead, it was the only school to enter the semi-finals at an FRC event in Waterloo, Ontario.

17 Apr 2012

SBPLI Declares Award Recipients in Long Island Annual Regional Competition

School-Business Partnerships of Long Island (SBPLI) declared the winners of various awards at the 13th annual Long Island Regional FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition.

12 Apr 2012