In the latest AUVSI, Association for Unmanned Systems International challenge 2009, the International Aerial Robotics Competition, the winning team’s robot was a helicopter that can navigate inside a building by itself and find and image a control panel, without the use of any GPS. The hardware of the system was designed by a team in Germany, a startup company called Ascending Technologies, where the software […] Read More

Twelfth International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition took place between July 31st through August 2nd, in Point Loma, CA.The event included record number of participants this year, 30 teams from major universities and educational institutions from U.S., Canada, Japan, Korea and India. Two high school teams also participated. The qualification for the competition was based on designing an unmanned vehicle, capable of navigating realistic underwater surroundings, […] Read More

In the latest ICRA (International Conference on Robotics and Automation) event, which took place in Kobe-Japan, many new robots were shown, which had exciting new features. One which can climb to any pole or walk on a surface called Rise V3 was made by Boston Dynamics, which is also the maker of the recent internet celebrity BigDog robot…Another one, which was made by the Technical […] Read More

Life-changing program inspires young people to become individual economic stimulus packagesOver $9 million in scholarship funds available Manchester, NH, January 3, 2009; FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) launched its eighteenth FIRST Robotics Competition season today with a Kickoff of a new robotics game called “Lunacy” at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, NH, hometown and headquarters of FIRST. ‘Forty years ago, […] Read More

Microsoft plans a series of virtual robotics challenges based on its robotics development software called Microsoft Robotics Studio.The challenges will include a self driving car, search and rescue mission and a mars rover. Named Robochamps, the challenges are expected to be launched in April 09. Read more here Reference: www.millionsadvertisingshomepage.com Read More

European Space agency has organized a competition for universities that will challenge students to build robotic vehicle that is capable of working in difficult terrain, retireve samples, return to landing site, remote operation capabilities. There are also certain power and weight limitations. Eight universities throughout Europe has been selected to participate.For more, please see link below, from spacedaily.com. Reference: www.spacedaily.com/reports/Eight_Teams_Taking_Up_ESA_Lunar_Robotics_Challenge_999.html Read More

Achieving Autonomy’ is Theme of International Business Focused Mobile Robotics and Intelligent Systems Event RoboBusiness 2008 Includes Dedicated ‘RoboMedicus’ Sessions Focusing on Healthcare Robotics RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition will be held April 8-10, 2008 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition is the only robotics event that enables decision-makers from business, government and academia to easily grasp the […] Read More