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
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
This news come from United Kingdom, from www.ecs.soton.ac.uk:
ECS Student Robotics team members Rob Spanton and Chris Cross were among presenters showcasing their work to UK academics at a workshop discussing
This news come from washingtonpost.com
Otto Voettiner’s hands shook slightly as he lined up his team’s robot and released it along a Lego-filled course. The robot, Billybot, had a seemingly simple mission: to cross the table, lift a red ring with its long, gray fingers and return to base.
The seconds ticked down. His eight teammates, all fourth- and fifth-graders from Mountain View Elementary in Haymarket, watched intently beneath furry hats bearing their school’s cougar mascot. The “future MIT student,” as his coach proudly called him, had completed the task correctly dozens of times. But something was off yesterday, and Billybot veered off course, crashing into a little Lego house.
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Robotics is going pupular with kids…
A news say that robots may help kids for their social skills:
THURSDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) — Many children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) interact more easily with mechanical devices than with humans, according to new reports.
Researchers at the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering, who have presented their finding at various conferences in the United States and in Europe this summer, found that Socially Assisted Robotics (SAR) that blow bubbles, toot horns and even make facial expressions appear to increase the child’s speech and interaction levels.
“I am gratified by these preliminary results,” Maja Mataric, a professor at the USC Interaction Laboratory, said in a news releases issued by the university. “I believe that Socially Assistive Robotics has a part to play in helping families, both the affected children and their parents and siblings.”
The initial study, reported in a June Conference on Interaction Design for Children with Special Needs in Chicago, paired an ASD child with a colorful bubble-blowing wheeled robot that either operated on its own or blew bubbles when the child pushed a button.
News for FIRST robotics competition – Boston regional:
News source bizjournals.com
The FIRST Robotics Competition Boston regional event kicks off today at Boston University’s Agganis Arena.
Teams practiced at the Commonwealth Ave arena yesterday. Two alliances — either red or blue — composed of three randomly selected high school teams each, squared off before a sparse but raucous crowd made up of other teams.
This year’s competition requires the robots to knock a giant rubber ball off a bridge spanning an oval track, carry it counter-clockwise around the track and either launch the ball over the bridge or pass it under it each time they pass a certain point on the track.
Some squat robots used beetle-like pincers to scoop up and carry the ball, with a launching or punching mechanism to get it over the bridge. One robot had a boxing glove attached to a telescopic arm to knock the ball from the bridge.
Other, taller robots used long arms with robotic hands or claws to grab the ball and drop it over the bridge. The robot controlled by the team from BU Academy used such a robot, RoboRed, named after the school’s terrier mascot. Robo Red is a tower on wheels with an craning arm and a claw to grab the ball.
KINGDOM CITY, Mo. – Robots have invaded the North Callaway High School.
The good thing is that they were invited.
Math teacher Kevin O’Neal was inspired by his brother, who works in robotics maintenance, to create a new robotics and automation program at the high school level. The class is taught as part of an after school program that meets every Tuesday and Thursday in the industrial technology department of the school.
