May 17, 2016 — When Jacqueline Leonard proposed a program that would introduce gaming and robotics into public school classes to help improve mathematics learning, the University of Wyoming College of Education professor hoped it would be a tool for students to become interested in college careers. Three years later, the project has shown positive results among the original eight Wyoming schools that were introduced to the Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program. The National Science Foundation (NSF) supported the three-year, $1.2 million grant. The “Visualization Basics: uGame-iCompute Project” was designed to help teachers engage fifth- through ninth-graders in gaming and robotics to promote interest in science, […] Read More

  By Mat Dirjish, Executive Editor, Sensors Magazine Yes! At Sensors Expo 2016 you will see and learn about the hottest sensors and related technologies as well as the next big things, but there is one thing more, a MISSING INGREDIENT. By now it’s no secret that we’ll hosting our annual party, Sensors Expo, from June 21 to 23, 2016 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. And if you been reading the continual stream of promotional media we’ve been transmitting, you are getting an ever-widening picture of all the great products and technologies we’ll have on display as well as all the expert speakers and presentations to […] Read More

Flushing, New York (April 25, 2016)—Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology’s Robotics Team defeated 60 other college teams and was named world champion at the 2016 VEX Worlds robotics competition in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday, April 23. The event received recognition from Guinness World Records as the largest robotics event ever, with 1,075 elementary, middle, high school and college teams competing. This is the eighth time Vaughn’s robotics team has competed in the VEX Worlds championship. They placed sixth in the world in 2015 and second in the world in 2014. The team began preparations for this season’s challenge, called “Nothing But Net,” in the fall and began competing in […] Read More

Collaborative Robots Take Center Stage at Industrial Automation North America 2016 Hannover, Germany and Chicago, IL— The role of the robot continues to offer big benefits for manufacturers according to exhibitors at the upcoming Industrial Automation North America 2016. The trade show, co-located at IMTS from September 12–17, 2016, at McCormick Place in Chicago, will feature high interest robotics topics such as collaborative learning, core isolation and even setting standards. Robots continue to take the manufacturing world by storm. According to the Robotics Industries Association (RIA), robotics orders set new records of 14 percent growth in 2015 as North American companies placed orders valued at $1.8 billion. By 2018, there […] Read More

MultiGP™ Announces the Nation’s Largest & Most Competitive Drone Racing Series   PALM BAY, FL, April 6, 2016 – While some organizations focus on spectacle, MultiGP™ has been hard at work forging the nation’s most respected and competitive drone racing league.  With a network of over 250 international chapters, the organization has announced a National Championship with an authentic Regional Series designed to seek out the nation’s most talented pilots based on skill…not popularity, which is the first of its kind. “The growth and success of our MultiGP Chapters is our top priority, as it provides the foundation for our sport and Regional Series,” said Chris Thomas, President and Founder […] Read More

For Immediate Release Feb 19, 2016 AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY ZONE at CHINAPLAS 2016 Paving the way to SMART MANUFACTURING for the plastics and rubber industries With the arrival of the Industrial Internet of Things, manufacturing sectors have already begun to invest in highly automated and IT-driven production, transforming traditional factories to smart factories. Undoubtedly, “automation” is the major element in smart manufacturing technology adoption process, to improve resources utilization, customer service, working capital deployment, waste reduction and sustainability. Real time communication between machines, factories, logistic providers and suppliers provides improved visibility on the end-to-end supply chain. According to the global market research firm TrendForce, the global market of technologies involved in […] Read More

Texas UAS Summit March 29-31, 2016 Renaissance Austin Hotel Austin, Texas Join UAS Magazine at the UAS Texas Summit & Expo for the first-ever comprehensive look at UAS in Texas and how the Lonestar state is shaping the industry. Produced in collaboration with the expert team from the Lonestar UAS test site, the two-day event will explain and reveal the cutting-edge research, commercial operation successes and end-user opportunities present in Texas or the region. The event will unite commercial manufacturers and operators, researchers, payload providers, platform designers, 333 exempt entities and multiple leaders spearheading UAS expansion in Texas and beyond. Read More

The Thirteenth edition of the ICINCO conference (The 13th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics) organized by INSTICC (Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication) will take place from 29 to 31 of July 2016 in Lisbon, Portugal. The purpose of the 13th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO) is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the application of informatics to Control, Automation and Robotics. Four simultaneous tracks will be held, covering Intelligent Control Systems, Optimization, Robotics, Automation, Signal Processing, Sensors, Systems Modelling and Control, and Industrial Engineering, Production and Management. Informatics applications are pervasive in many […] Read More

Brussels, 30 November 2015 – The European Robotics Week 2015 (ERW2015) has again broken all records and counted around 750 events in 31 countries. The pan-European events celebrate Europe as a leader in Robotics technology development, and have allowed citizens to explore the impact on the way we work, live, and learn both now and in the future. This year’s event was attended by 30,000 people, and in just five years it has attracted over 200,000 participants of all ages, continually inspiring students to pursue careers in robotics and other Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math-related fields. “The European Robotics Week is an opportunity for all regions, both genders, and all […] Read More

Announcing first UK Robotics Week – national series of events to showcase UK robotics capability and inspire next generation, including School Robot Challenge London, United Kingdom, 18th November 2015 – The nation’s schools, colleges and universities are being invited to celebrate innovation in the UK’s robotics industry with the announcement today of the first UK Robotics Week (25 June – 1 July 2016). The focus of this week-long series of events and activities, to be held annually during the last week of June, is to shine a spotlight on the UK’s technology leadership in robotics and autonomous systems, and to engage the nation’s schools, colleges and universities in developing the […] Read More