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	Making Robots More Like Us Posted by Kevin McCann, 4/2/2009 12:53 PM. As a professor in the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science, Daniel Lee works on important -- and sometimes well-funded -- research projects that advance humankind's scientific knowledge and understanding. Over the last five years, Lee's projects have included coaching a highly-competitive canine soccer team, entering a challenging road race in the California desert and teaching a dog how to do a back flip. That last one is even harder than it sounds, as Lee rec...

Making Robots More Like Us

Posted by Kevin McCann, 4/2/2009 12:53 PM.

As a professor in the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science, Daniel Lee works on important -- and sometimes well-funded -- research projects that advance humankind's scientific knowledge and understanding. Over the last five years, Lee's projects have included coaching a highly-competitive canine soccer team, entering a challenging road race in the California desert and teaching a dog how to do a back flip. That last one is even harder than it sounds, as Lee rec...

	An Update on the National Robotics Challenge Posted by George Goula, 3/3/2009 4:13 PM. For the past five years the NRC (formerly the SME Robotics Technology and Engineering Challenge) has seen continual growth and success with the support of organizations like Intelitek, Honda, SME Education Foundation, TODCO and more. This year the NRC has added three exciting events to further enhance their competition. The first is a VEX only competition on April 16th. For this competition, they will be using the VEX...

An Update on the National Robotics Challenge

Posted by George Goula, 3/3/2009 4:13 PM.

For the past five years the NRC (formerly the SME Robotics Technology and Engineering Challenge) has seen continual growth and success with the support of organizations like Intelitek, Honda, SME Education Foundation, TODCO and more. This year the NRC has added three exciting events to further enhance their competition. The first is a VEX only competition on April 16th. For this competition, they will be using the VEX...

	RoboBusiness 2009 Now Taking Registrations Posted by George Goula, 3/3/2009 4:12 PM. The 2009 RoboBusiness conference will be taking place April 15 and 16th at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. If you are a business or technical professional looking to develop, understand or invest in the next generation of robotics, automation and intelligent systems products and technology, you cannot afford to miss this important event. Attend RoboBusiness and learn: * The anticipated revenue and unit volume trends for the mobile robotics and intelligent systems market * The be...

RoboBusiness 2009 Now Taking Registrations

Posted by George Goula, 3/3/2009 4:12 PM.

The 2009 RoboBusiness conference will be taking place April 15 and 16th at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. If you are a business or technical professional looking to develop, understand or invest in the next generation of robotics, automation and intelligent systems products and technology, you cannot afford to miss this important event. Attend RoboBusiness and learn: * The anticipated revenue and unit volume trends for the mobile robotics and intelligent systems market * The be...

	BEST: Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology Posted by George Goula, 3/3/2009 4:11 PM. BEST is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization whose mission is to inspire students to pursue careers in engineering, science, and technology through participation in a sports-like, science and engineering-based robotics competition. Started in 1993 with 14 competing schools and 221 students, today BEST has over 700 middle and high schools and over 10,000 students participating each fall. There is no fee for schools to compete in BEST. BEST features two parallel competitions: A robo...

BEST: Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology

Posted by George Goula, 3/3/2009 4:11 PM.

BEST is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization whose mission is to inspire students to pursue careers in engineering, science, and technology through participation in a sports-like, science and engineering-based robotics competition. Started in 1993 with 14 competing schools and 221 students, today BEST has over 700 middle and high schools and over 10,000 students participating each fall. There is no fee for schools to compete in BEST. BEST features two parallel competitions: A robo...

	Robotics Inside-Out: A Step into the Technological World Posted by George Goula, 3/3/2009 4:10 PM. On Saturday, October 25, Bridgewater Raynham Regional High School in Bridgewater, Massachusetts held its first annual Robotics Conference. Robotics Inside-Out was hosted by TJ², the local FIRST Robotics Team, one of the veteran teams of the fourteen-year-old organization that pairs engineers with students in a challenging learning environment. The conference drew people from all around the country who were interested in the growing field of robotics, from Indiana to nearby New Englan...

Robotics Inside-Out: A Step into the Technological World

Posted by George Goula, 3/3/2009 4:10 PM.

On Saturday, October 25, Bridgewater Raynham Regional High School in Bridgewater, Massachusetts held its first annual Robotics Conference. Robotics Inside-Out was hosted by TJ², the local FIRST Robotics Team, one of the veteran teams of the fourteen-year-old organization that pairs engineers with students in a challenging learning environment. The conference drew people from all around the country who were interested in the growing field of robotics, from Indiana to nearby New Englan...

	Using Legos to Build Leadership and Team Skills Posted by George Goula, 3/3/2009 4:09 PM. The Lego Robotics Club in Brielle, New Jersey, is designed to teach students in grades 5th thru 8th to solve a problem. The format is using legos, however, leadership, and team building are the key aspects of this program. The idea was developed by Dr. Laura Kenneally. Kenneally says, "this idea came about as a parent of two boys who love legos. Through experiences at Legoland in CA (a fantastic park!) and Space Camp (a...

Using Legos to Build Leadership and Team Skills

Posted by George Goula, 3/3/2009 4:09 PM.

The Lego Robotics Club in Brielle, New Jersey, is designed to teach students in grades 5th thru 8th to solve a problem. The format is using legos, however, leadership, and team building are the key aspects of this program. The idea was developed by Dr. Laura Kenneally. Kenneally says, "this idea came about as a parent of two boys who love legos. Through experiences at Legoland in CA (a fantastic park!) and Space Camp (a...

	Buying a Child a Robot? The Top Ten Questions You Should Ask Posted by George Goula, 3/3/2009 4:07 PM. David Greenbaum, Mayor of Robot Village, wrote the following article for the Robot Village newsletter. Robot Village® in New York City is a place where kids and robots meet, offering robotic products and services that cater to the new robot generation. 1. Why should I buy a child a robot? Robots are a great way to introduce children to the world of hands-on technology and teach them about the basic concepts of robotics, which can include learning about motors, sensors, circui...

Buying a Child a Robot? The Top Ten Questions You Should Ask

Posted by George Goula, 3/3/2009 4:07 PM.

David Greenbaum, Mayor of Robot Village, wrote the following article for the Robot Village newsletter. Robot Village® in New York City is a place where kids and robots meet, offering robotic products and services that cater to the new robot generation. 1. Why should I buy a child a robot? Robots are a great way to introduce children to the world of hands-on technology and teach them about the basic concepts of robotics, which can include learning about motors, sensors, circui...

	Cockroaches, Robots and Group Behavior Posted by George Goula, 3/3/2009 4:06 PM. The brain of an insect isn't very big, but bugs in a swarm are somehow able to make decisions of startling complexity. Bees, ants and cockroaches build labyrinthine hives with thousands of workers performing highly specialized tasks, all done without a foreman or vice president or even a blueprint in sight. How insects manage these feats has been shrouded in mystery. Insight, however, is now coming from an odd source: robotic cockroaches. Scientists in Belgium spent months building robotic...

Cockroaches, Robots and Group Behavior

Posted by George Goula, 3/3/2009 4:06 PM.

The brain of an insect isn't very big, but bugs in a swarm are somehow able to make decisions of startling complexity. Bees, ants and cockroaches build labyrinthine hives with thousands of workers performing highly specialized tasks, all done without a foreman or vice president or even a blueprint in sight. How insects manage these feats has been shrouded in mystery. Insight, however, is now coming from an odd source: robotic cockroaches. Scientists in Belgium spent months building robotic...

	RoboGames 2007 – Impossible to Imagine, Impossible to Forget! Posted by George Goula, 3/3/2009 4:05 PM. RoboGames is difficult to imagine without actually experiencing it, and almost as hard to explain, even if you've participated as we did this June at the Fort Mason complex in San Francisco. It was the strangest, most exciting, most confusing, most dynamic four days we have ever experienced. Imagine the latest, most advanced robot and AI technology, side by side with brute force Combot monsters that are capable of launching competitors weighing upwards of two hundred pounds so high up in t...

RoboGames 2007 – Impossible to Imagine, Impossible to Forget!

Posted by George Goula, 3/3/2009 4:05 PM.

RoboGames is difficult to imagine without actually experiencing it, and almost as hard to explain, even if you've participated as we did this June at the Fort Mason complex in San Francisco. It was the strangest, most exciting, most confusing, most dynamic four days we have ever experienced. Imagine the latest, most advanced robot and AI technology, side by side with brute force Combot monsters that are capable of launching competitors weighing upwards of two hundred pounds so high up in t...

	The RoboEducators and Robotics with At-Risk Students in Los Angeles San Fernando Valley Posted by George Goula, 3/3/2009 4:04 PM. This past summer the Project Grad Office in the San Fernando Valley offered a summer program to 200 at-risk students in the . The summer program was funded through a Department of Education Gear-Up grant. Gear-Up grants are intended to increase the number of minority students in colleges and universities. The purpose of the project is to follow a group of at-risk students (students at risk of dropping out of high school for socio-economic reasons) from 7th grade through 12th grade in hopes...

The RoboEducators and Robotics with At-Risk Students in Los Angeles San Fernando Valley

Posted by George Goula, 3/3/2009 4:04 PM.

This past summer the Project Grad Office in the San Fernando Valley offered a summer program to 200 at-risk students in the . The summer program was funded through a Department of Education Gear-Up grant. Gear-Up grants are intended to increase the number of minority students in colleges and universities. The purpose of the project is to follow a group of at-risk students (students at risk of dropping out of high school for socio-economic reasons) from 7th grade through 12th grade in hopes...

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