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Competition Robot for FIRST Tech Challenge by Team The Clueless -

Ultra-compact FTC competition robot with mecanum drivetrain, turreted computer vision intake, and rapid hanging system

Below is a robot developed by The Clueless #11212 FIRST Tech Challenge team, based in San Diego, California, USA. The current team is made up of 14 members from 8 middle/high schools across the San Diego area and competes in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) program. Over its 10-year existence, the team has achieved many successes in competitions. About the Robot and the Challenge: This robot was designed for the 2024–2025 FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) season and built to compete in the Into the Deep game. In this challenge, teams design robots that can autonomously and manually collect game elements from the field, lift and place them into elevated goals, and complete […] Read More

Upcoming Major Events List -

Major Robotics Events List - RoboticMagazine.Com

Below, you can find a chronological lisf of major international robotics events list we have gathered for you, from next month, until the end of 2026. International Robot Safety Conference (IRSC) – 3-5 November 2025 – Houston, USA – https://www.automate.org/events/international-robot-safety-conference RobotWorld 2025 – 5-8 November 2025 – Goyang (KINTEX), South Korea – http://eng.robotworld.or.kr/ Get Together for Robotics 2025 – 5-6 November 2025 – Nuremberg/Erlangen, Germany – https://www.profibus.com/get-together-for-robotics/ ICRAI 2025 (11th International Conference on Robotics & Artificial Intelligence) – 19-21 December 2025 – Nagoya, Japan – https://www.icrai.org/ ICRA 2026 (IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation) – 1-5 June 2026 – Vienna, Austria – https://2026.ieee-icra.org/ IROS 2026 (IEEE/RSJ International Conference on […] Read More

Autonomous Snowplow Competition -

The Seventh Autonomous Snowplow Competition, taking place in conjunction with the Saint Paul Winter Carnival in Minnesota, began on January 26, 2017. Each team presented their vehicle design to a panel of judges comprised of professional engineers from Honeywell, Hassig Consulting, Orbital ATK, Optum, The Toro Company, University of Minnesota, and UTC Aerospace Systems. The following days, teams were judged on how quickly and accurately their machine cleared a designated snowfield. The purpose of this competition is to challenge university and college students to design, build, and operate a fully autonomous snowplow to remove snow from a designated path. The competition encourages students to utilize state of the art navigation […] Read More

U.S. Navy hosts international student robotic submarine competition -

SAN DIEGO — More than 300 students making up 44 teams and representing eight countries will compete in the 20th International RoboSub Competition to be held July 26–30 at the U.S. Navy’s research pool on Point Loma. Hosted by the Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) in Point Loma, the competition challenges teams to design and build autonomous underwater vehicles capable of completing realistic missions. The event is open to the public and free of charge, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., daily. Spectators can watch the teams prepare and launch their vehicles for the competition. The event will feature a large screen display of the underwater […] Read More

AI and Robotic Process Automation for Legal Sector -

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION: IS THE LEGAL SECTOR READY? The legal profession is in a period of turbulence and transformation Automation and technology are becoming more utilised in the legal sector to increase efficiency and reduce costs. Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation (RPA) are being billed as the next industrial revolution and the legal profession will change in a way that has never been seen before.   Is the legal sector ready for Artificial Intelligence? Many law firms choose not to be early adopters of new technologies. But the techniques of cognitive technologies are already– improving service to clients, reducing costs, and creating new opportunities for […] Read More

Second Year of Robotic Art Contest -

Press Release by: Robotart.org Robots Have Learned to Paint in Second Year of Robotic Art Contest Seattle, Wash – April 19, 2017 – It was just announced that Google has developed AI that can sketch images. It should therefore come as no surprise that dozens of robots from around the world are now also painting with a brush, and many of them are quite skilled. The Robot Art 2017 competition (http://robotart.org) returns for a second year with over 39 painting robots, more than twice the amount participants it had in its inaugural year. In addition to more robots, there is more artwork. More than 200 paintings have been submitted. With […] Read More

Airborne ISR -

Airborne ISR London, United Kingdom 25th – 26th October 2017   In today’s complex and ever changing operational environment, the demand for comprehensive situational awareness continues to grow. As a decisive and indispensable tool, air based ISTAR is increasingly relied upon to deliver this capability, allowing commanders to gain a thorough picture of the battle space and act accordingly.   This year’s Airborne ISR conference returns once more, to further explore the tactics and technologies at the forefront of ISR operations. The conference comes at a time of renewed importance, as ongoing coalition operations grow in both intensity and scope, an increased demand for information presents a unique set of […] Read More

UAV Technology Central & Eastern Europe -

UAV Technology Central & Eastern Europe 27th-28th September 2017 Prague, Czech Republic   As a key platform for the enhancement of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, UAV systems have great potential to meet requirements as an affordable and effective tool for the Armed Forces in Central and Eastern Europe. With a strong regional interest in growing this capability, common security concerns and a need for enhanced situational awareness, UAV Technology Central and Eastern Europe will aim to proactively discuss the strategies and technologies that will maximise UAV’s effectiveness during training and missions   Key Focuses: Global Overview of UAV Capabilities Eastern European updates on UAV Capabilities The Use of UAV […] Read More

Humanoid robot raises funds on charity in Poland -

Humanoid robot raises funds on charity in Poland   We’re one step away from a big revolution in Poland. An extraordinary volunteer at the 25th Final of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity. One of the fund-raisers will be a humanoid robot Pepper from Opole. The foundation – the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity is the biggest non-governmental charity in Poland. Every year, for 24 years now, it collects funds in order to save lives of patients in polish hospitals. Every January there is a final of the  Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity during which people raise money that is later used to buy a specialist equipment for hospitals. This […] Read More

Drones 2017 – Accident & Investigation, London UK -

Institute of Mechanical Engineers launched new conference: Drones 2017: Accident and Investigation, 21st February 2017, London Drones 2017: Accident and Investigation will enable attendees to learn about the implementation of drone technology in emergency response services across the UK and how it can benefit post-incident investigation and data collection. With the UK thought-leaders in this field, hear from leading investigation branches about how they harness drone technology for safer investigations and hear from emergency services about how using the technology means more efficient emergency response. Insight will also be provided into the national picture of drone implementation for the UK Police service and what this could mean for your organisation. […] Read More

UPCOMING MAJOR EVENTS - NEXT 5 MONTHS

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RoboDEX Tokyo 2026

📌 Tokyo, Japan
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European Robotics Forum (ERF) 2026

📌 Stavangar, Norway
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XPONENTIAL Europe 2026

📌 Düsseldorf, Germany
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RoboSoft 2026

📌 Kanzawa, Japan
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Hannover Messe 2026

📌 Hannover, Germany
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Commercial UAV Expo Europe 2026

📌 Amsterdam, Netherlands
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International Symposium on Robotics (ISR 2026)

📌 Odense, Denmark
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AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2026

📌 Detroit, MI, USA
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Robotics Summit & Expo 2026

📌 Boston, USA
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Humanoids Summit Tokyo 2026

📌 Tokyo, Japan