This article shows us that robotics has been used in daily life of mankind. Many people may not know but sooner or later people will know about robotics technology.
Babysitting robots, once the province of speculative fiction, are on the market. They make conversation, recognize faces and keep track of kids. They’re not a replacement for TV or games, but for personal care
Robots can be used for 2 purposes, for good purposes or bad purposes. With the ethics of robotics, robots can be expected to be used for good purposes only. Here the article about ethical guidelines on war robots.
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International guidelines are needed for the ethical and safe use of robots “for care and for war”, according to a leading British scientist.
Professor Noel Sharkey, a robotics expert from the University of Sheffield, warned of the potential dangers posed by new generations of civilian and military robots.
He drew attention to developments which could see battalions of armed and semi-autonomous robots being deployed in battle, both on the ground and in the air.
The US Future Combat Systems project aimed to use robots as force multipliers, with a single soldier initiating large scale ground and aerial robot attacks.
Original news come from www.dailyherald.com. That’s true that the more the competition, the more experience gained…
Robots on a Mission, a rookie team of seventh-grade students from St. Peter Lutheran School in Arlington Heights and home-schooled youngsters, learned about coping skills Saturday during a robotics tournament at Lake Zurich Middle School North.
After being disqualified in the first round because their robot had four motors, one more than the three allowed, the team redesigned the robot and scored well in the second round.
“The boys did a great job of coming together and regrouping,” said their coach Dave Solak. “They looked at the problem, removed one of the motors and made some adjustments and improved their scores in the next rounds.”
This tutorial come from Parallax, will show you how to control the Bluetooth Boe-Bot Robot using Microsoft Robotics Studio.
The Bluetooth Boe-Bot Robot Kit for Microsoft Robotics Studio (MSRS) is a Parallax Boe-Bot Robot and an A7 Engineering eb500-SER Bluetooth module. The eb500 module makes it possible for the Boe-Bot robot
Vex Robotics Design System is a robotic kit intended to introduce students as well as adults to the world of robotics. The Vex Robotics Design System is centered around the Vex Starter Kit (which retails for about USD $500). This kit comes with the Vex “brain” (a microcontroller), a hobby-grade remote control, various sensors (2 bumper sensor and 2 limiter switches), three electric motors and a servo, wheels (4 small, 2 medium all purpose, and 2 large high traction tires), gears, and structural parts. Additional sensors (ultrasonic, line tracking, optical shaft encoder, bumper switches, limit switches, and light sensors), wheels ( small and large omni-directional wheels, small, medium, and large regulars), tank treads, motors, servos, gears (regular and advanced), chain and sprocket sets, extra transmitter and receivers, programming kit (easy C) extra metal and rechargeable battery power packs,can all be purchased separately.
Original news from www.marketwatch.com. Said about Robotic Industries Association Safety Training Event 2009 which will be held several times in different place during year 2009.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec 05, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — As more companies adopt robots the need for safety training is expanding across the U.S. and Robotic Industries Association (RIA) is responding with more training events and locations than ever.
For the first time, Knoxville, Tennessee is host to RIA’s 2009 Spring Robot Safety Conference at the Knoxville Marriott from March 23-25, 2009. This three-day conference features a mix of workshops and conference sessions. Tabletop exhibits also accompany the conference with top companies displaying their latest robots, accessories and safety product innovations.
