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ROBOTICS News, Dec 25, 2011



Robot at Hertfordshire University aids autistic children
BBC News
By Patrick Byrne BBC News, East of England The profoundly autistic boy pokes fingers into the eye sockets of robot Kaspar and then moved them to the empty mouth. The robot feigned hurt, covering his face, and the boy copied the gesture. ...
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BBC News
Girls Robotics Team Takes First Place
Patch.com
By Julia Harris GENIUS won the first place Champion's Award and the RobotPerformance Award at the at the Georgia FLL Qualifier tournament held at Walton High School on Dec. 10. What do a candle, a metal detector, a clay pot, vibrating molecules, ...
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Students unleash their robots
Charlotte Observer
15, 24 out of 60 students enrolled in the Technology Engineering and Design course at Jay M. Robinson High School in Concord put forward their Vex Robots to compete against one another in a game called "Swept Away." To qualify for Thursday's final ...
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Michele Bachmann is latest Republican to encounter 'gay robot'
The State Column
Republican presidential candidate and Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is the latest candidate to have an encounter with the “gay robot.” The Minnesota Republican, who is trailing in recent polls, was campaigning in Iowa on Thursday, ...
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The State Column
Action Movie FX iPhone app review
Today's iPhone
Coming from Bad Robot Interactive, this app is definitely worth a look. Main site: http://www.todaysiphone.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/todaysiphone Follow Daniel on twitter: http://twitter.com/TiP_Daniel.
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Start-ups sprout from this clinic
Minneapolis Star Tribune
SKOTEE is a robot that tracks whether patients are doing their physical therapy exercises at home. Matt White, an occupational therapist and instructor, has been showing patients how the robot works. Imagine a robot that can check on recovering stroke ...
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E-Street: Favourite Christmas gifts?
The Province
At the age of 47, Sam Singh finally received the robot he had coveted since his childhood. What's the most memorable Christmas present you've ever received? We asked our E-Street readers community the question and here's what they had to say. ...
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Washington politicians keep kicking the can on spending
Washington Examiner
Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said our tax dollars were frittered away on many things including video games, Christmas trees, snow cone machines and robot dragons. Sometime early next month, the United States' national debt will exceed $15.18 trillion. ...
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Washington Examiner
Reseachers create Kinect-powered system to weigh astronauts on sight
The Verge
Computer scientist Carmelo Velardo and a team at the Italian Institute of Technology's Center for Human Space Robotics created the system, which uses the Kinect's body-tracking camera to generate a 3D model of a given individual. ...
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C3 Stars League Week Ending 25/12/11
Cubed3
I am C3Bot of the robot species, I do all the number crunching and each week members award one another virtual stars for good posts. Every Sunday I process the stars and post the results. According to my human programming this is supposed to be a fun ...
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News quiz: Kobe Bryant, Air Jordans and more
Detroit Free Press
D) The guy doing the robot in Aaron Rodgers' Discount Double Check ad. Why did the NCAA come down so hard on Ohio State? C) It's just trying to protect the kids. D) It found out how The Girl got her Dragon Tattoo. C) Winter, if you believe in global ...
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LTU offers new degree programs
Hometownlife.com
This year, Lawrence Tech has introduced new bachelor's degree programs inrobotics engineering and biomedical engineering technology, and a graduate certificate in health IT management. LTU has also added a doctorate in engineering and PhD programs in ...
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FILM REVIEW: Hugo a score for Scorsese
Wicked Local
Hugo's one goal is to get the robot that his father found in a museum to work. No one knows that Hugo lives there. He makes his way behind the scenes through the building, many ladders, underground hallways, high above catwalks. ...
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Campus notes
Reading Eagle
Millersville University students Brandon Lalli and Jake Girton of Boyertown were members of the school's robotics team in the 2011 Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering National Conference, Cleveland. ...
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Donut Erasers
FOODBEAST
Kid Robot and artist Heidi Kenney have come together to create these adorable mini donut erasers. Set to be released Jan 12 next year, the donuts come in six different glazes: brown, mint, yellow, white, and blue. At $5.95 a pack, these little guys are ...
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How a Bounty Hunter Battles the Cold
Gizmodo
You get to specify exactly how big your noggin is, ensuring a perfect fit. And for $55 it better damn well fit perfectly. Do you know how many delinquent smugglers you have to catch to raise that many credits? [Etsy via Topless Robot]
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Where Rose Parade floats are born
Los Angeles Times
Artistic said it excels in the use of state-of-the-art technology, including roboticsand lasers for sculpting and casting floats. Artistic also uses its equipment to build floats for Disneyland as well as signage and props for Universal Studios ...
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Kid's patch-panel maker Christmas present
Boing Boing
It was so much fun to watch him play that I was inspired to create a toy that is a custom patch bay and activity panel. The robot even talks! When he gets a little older I'll probably add a micro-controller for more advanced interactivity."
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Triple-amputee soldier would go back to war 'tomorrow, if I could'
NOLA.com
A whiz with computers and robotics, he initially considered becoming a combat engineer. But his love of guns won out and he signed up for the infantry, knowing he would likely be sent to the front lines in Afghanistan or Iraq. ...
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NOLA.com
Every Team Should Have a Devil's Advocate
Gainesville Sun
This interview with Ori Hadomi, CEO of Mazor Robotics, a medical technology company based in Israel, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Ori Hadomi, the chief executive of Mazor Robotics, a medical technology company based in Israel, ...
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Mugabe, Tsvangirai 'plot' against Ncube
The Zimbabwe Standard
Tsvangirai, she added, also wanted the robotics professor to stay because of his “personal hatred” for Ncube who cannot be swayed on matters of principle and policy. Bad blood between Tsvangirai and Ncube was clearly shown in 2005 when the MDC broke ...
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At-home Robots Monitor Kids After Surgery - ABC News
It sounds like a plot straight out of the futuristic sitcom “The Jetsons” - robots that tend to and monitor patients recovering from surgery. But such a scenario is no ...
abcnews.go.com/.../at-home-robots-monitor-kids-after-surgery...
Robotics News -ABB Inc. - Robotics Online
Robotics Online is the premiere resource from RIA, Robotic Industries Association, for industrial robotics and automation. Call (734) 994-6088 to join RIA.
www.robotics.org/content-detail.cfm/.../3183
Robotic Therapy May Help Some Stroke Survivors ... - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: THURSDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Using a roboticassist system along with conventional rehabilitation therapy boosts the walking ...
news.yahoo.com/robotic-therapy-may-help-stroke-survivors-...
Jaybridge Robotics - News & Events - From precision agriculture to ...
Jaybridge Robotics provides domain expertise, consultation, software and systems integration for autonomous vehicle design and development. The company ...
www.jaybridge.com/news/story/?p=572
Netbook Robot Lets You Be In Two Places At Once
After all, for the right price and your early sponsorship, you'll have access to your own personal remote-control robot. It's called the Oculus Telepresence ...
www.pcworld.com/.../netbook_robot_lets_you_be_in_two_pl...
Who's afraid of a 13-foot-tall walking robot?
Hajime Sakamoto, president of Japan's Hajime Research Institute, is soliciting sponsors to help him build a 13-foot-tall humanoid robot. ...
futureoftech.msnbc.msn.com/_.../9636330-whos-afraid-of-a-1...
Remote-controlled robots headed to space? - CBS News
Researchers report success modifying robotics console that could operate space filling stations.
www.cbsnews.com/.../remote-controlled-robots-headed-to-spa...
Robots get social network of their very own (no kidding)
For robot enthusiasts though it will seem more like refreshing innovation. ...according to a news release trumpeting this week's launch of MyRobots.com. ...
www.physorg.com/.../2011-12-robots-social-network-kidding...
Can robots create jobs? | Minnesota Public Radio News
Newly formed trade group Robotics Alley says 10000 jobs in Minnesota and the Midwest could be created in the growing robotics industry. But can the economy...
minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/.../midmorning2
Student Robotic Builders | Northland's NewsCenter: News, Weather ...
Duluth, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) --- A student robotics team battles their way to Minnesota's state competition.
www.northlandsnewscenter.com/.../Student-Robotic-Builders-...
Kids learn nuts and bolts of robot science - LA Daily News
It s an invention that could change the fast food industry. Or at least a group of budding robotics enthusiasts from Girl Scout Troop 240 from Burbank hopes it ...
www.dailynews.com/education/ci_19572464
Robots Interact, Snub Humans : Discovery News
A robot exhibit engages people with robots, raising the related social implications .
news.discovery.com/.../siggraph-influencia-robots-111216.ht...
LEGO robots take over University of Idaho campus - Moscow ...
What do blue bacteria, farm fresh produce, hand washing stations, pizza, ice cream and fish have in common? All were food safety obstacles in a robot…
dnews.com/.../article_7c5e55cb-0250-5105-af67-41c5d17cc1...
New CoroWare ROS repository for Corobot - ROS robotics news
Corobot.jpg. Announcement by Morgan Cormier (CoroWare) to ros-users. Dear ROS community,. I would like to announce a new ROS repository which include ...
www.ros.org/.../new-coroware-ros-repository-for-corobot.htm...
Advertiser News - Pope John Robotics Team seeded first in USA ...
Sparta — Pope John XXIII Regional High School of Sparta was the highest scoring team in the United States during the semi-final rounds of a NASA robotics ...
www.strausnews.com/articles/2011/12/18/advertiser.../23.txt
NYIT Students Mentor All-Girl Robotics Team | News | NYIT
Old Westbury, N.Y. (December 16, 2011) – NYIT students in the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences gathered with an all-girl robotics team to offer ...
www.nyit.edu/.../nyit_students_mentor_all-girl_robotics_team/
TUM robots 'Kinect' to sandwiches and popcorn ... - e! Science News
(PhysOrg.com) -- A robotics team from the Technical University of Munich are now able to show an audience how their cuisine robots James and Rosie have ...
esciencenews.com/.../tum.robots.kinect.sandwiches.and.popcor...
Science News Daily || Japanese researchers develop six-legged ...
Fans of the sci-fi film Minority Report will no doubt recall the autonomous insect- like searcher robots deployed to find Tom Cruise's character mid-way through ...
www.sciencenewsdaily.org/robotics-news/cluster126493638/
Hot Stories - Hot Robotics News Stories | RoboticsTomorrow
Aldebaran Robotics Updates Their NAO Robot. Submitted on 12/12/11, 09:12 AM | Source Aldebaran Robotics. Aldebaran Robotics Updates Their NAO Robot ...
www.roboticstomorrow.com/stories/2011/12/...their.../419
Manteno High School: Latest News > "Robotics Team Does ...
The MHS robotics has returned from Fort Smith, Arkansas which holds a nationally based competition where 38 teams selected as the best from their local hubs ...
manteno.il.mch.schoolinsites.com/?PageName...
Kansas BEST robotics teams dominate Arkansas regional - Wichita ...
Teams representing Kansas BEST dominated the regional competition once again at Frontier Trails BEST competition at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith ...
www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/news/?nid=1647
Surgical robots to fuel NASA satellites - GMA News Online - The Go ...
Robots used in surgery may soon to refuel or repair satellites orbiting in space without human crews, if the work of a research team at John Hopkins University ...
www.gmanetwork.com/.../surgical-robots-to-fuel-nasa-satellite...
News - The University of Auckland
University home » News, events and notices » News » Large-scale robotics study at Auckland ... Large-scale robotics study at Auckland retirement village ...
www.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/home/news/.../news_item.jsp?cid...
NAO Next Gen: Presenting the Latest Humanoid Robot - News ...
It's always exciting to see how close robot technology can come to mimicking mankind. Aldebaran Robotics , based in Paris, France, has just presented their ...
www.emrupdate.com/.../nao-next-gen-presenting-the-latest-hu...
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