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LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3: A New Platform for Consumer Robotics

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW -- Today The LEGO Group announced LEGO® MINDSTORMS EV3, a new platform for consumer robotics designed to introduce a younger generation to the excitement of building and programming robots while adding new flexibility for its devoted following of robotics enthusiasts. Unveiled for the first time at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 is the result of three years of product development by an international team of LEGO designers, MINDSTORMS user-enthusiasts and leading technology experts.

8 Jan 2013

Unmanned Innovation Integrates VectorNav’s VN-100 IMU in its os-Series Autopilots

Unmanned Innovation, a leading provider of Development Platforms for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), announced that it has partnered with VectorNav Technologies to integrate VectorNav's VN-100 inertial measurement unit (IMU) into its os-Series Autopilots. Unmanned Innovation's os-Series Autopilots offer a customizable solution that enables rapid prototyping and cost-effective production of fixed-wing, helicopter, multi-rotor, and custom configuration UAS.

8 Jan 2013

Lockheed Martin Concludes Spacecraft and Science Instrument Integration for NASA's IRIS Mission

The spacecraft and science instrument integration for the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) – NASA's next Small Explorer (SMEX) Mission – has been completed, and final testing is underway. IRIS was designed and built at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo Alto, with support from the company's Civil Space line of business and major partners Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Montana State University and Stanford University.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 8 Jan 2013

FRC Season Kickoffs with New ULTIMATE ASCENT Robotics Game

Inventor Dean Kamen launched the FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®) season today with the Kickoff of a new robotics game called ULTIMATE ASCENTSM before a crowd of 600 people at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H., hometown of FIRST Headquarters. Nearly 51,000 high-school students in 81 cities around the world joined the 2013 Kickoff via live NASA-TV broadcast and webcast.

7 Jan 2013

Zonoff Debuts Home Automation Technology for Consumer Electronics OEMs

Zonoff, Inc., today announced the launch of the "Zonoff Distributed Radio Architecture" (ZDRA) which solves a key problem for consumers while also opening new opportunities for consumer electronics OEMs. The new architecture includes hardware reference designs for an ultra low cost wireless radio solution code-named "Sentry" which will be demonstrated by Zonoff at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

7 Jan 2013

New Augmented Reality App for Robotic Ball and Gaming System

Orbotix, the Boulder based startup behind Sphero, the first robotic ball and gaming system controlled by smartphones, announced new gaming apps at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The next generation of Sphero games are faster, smarter and showcase the latest developments in augmented reality technology complete with zombies, fireballs and a cupcake guzzling beaver.

7 Jan 2013

Germ-Killing Robot to Tackle Hospital Superbugs

It may look like a futuristic gadget from a science fiction movie, but this germ-killing robot is a new, efficient method of tackling hospital superbugs. As reported in the Daily Mail, the device kills hospital superbugs faster than before, and could save the NHS $325 million a year if adopted nationwide.

7 Jan 2013

The Chrysler Foundation Awards $147,000 Grant to 25 Schools for 2013 FIRST Robotics Season

As the 2013 FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics season starts on Jan. 5, The Chrysler Foundation awarded grants totaling $147,000 to 25 elementary, middle and high school teams in Alabama, Arizona, Indiana, Michigan and Ontario, Canada. The grants will help the teams offset costs associated with items such as registration fees, parts and materials and team apparel.

7 Jan 2013

Iran Announces Capture of US Drones

Iran has captured more US drones than it's admitted in the past, a senior military official stated on 3 January 2013.

4 Jan 2013

NASA TV to Broadcast Annual FIRST Robotics Kickoff Event

NASA Television will broadcast the annual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Kickoff event on Saturday, Jan. 5, starting at 10:30 a.m. EST from Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester.

4 Jan 2013

ACM Honors Texas A+M Robotics Researcher

Dr. Nancy Amato, Unocal Professor and OSIS director in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, was named a Distinguished Scientist by the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM).

4 Jan 2013

U.S. Military Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Sector may not be Affected by Budget Cuts

The two month postponement of the "fiscal cliff's" automatic spending cuts, including cuts to America's defense budget originally proposed by last year's sequestration deal, may be welcome news for the nation's military sector.

4 Jan 2013

LaserScan Spectrometers Mounted on Robots to Detect IEDs

Block MEMS has been awarded a major, multi-million dollar contract funded by the Army's Joint Improvised Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO).

4 Jan 2013

FIRST Robotics Competition Receives PTC’s Support

Continuing with its mission to provide every day opportunities for students to develop engineering skills, PTC, today announced its continued support of FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) and the FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®).

4 Jan 2013