A Program ofIn the case of duct tape… ... if you've got enough of it,you can move the world. - Jamie Hyneman,Mythbusters - | Tufts University and Virginia Tech collaborated on an interesting study that has implications in robot locomotion ( Gut Movements in Caterpillars Have Impact on Robotic Design):BLACKSBURG,Va.,July 23,2010 – Weird movements in the abdomens of freely crawling caterpillars are making headlines in the fields of engineering and biology,says Jake Socha,Virginia Tech assistant [...] [...] Taking robotic competitions to the next level,teams of Aldebaran robots (like the one we met at the FIRST World Championship in Atlanta in April),competed in a soccer match at the Robot World Cup in Singapore. From The Engineer:500 teams from over 40 countries took part in Robocup 2010,in a variety of tournaments ranging from [...] [...] Team Duct Tape on the roll at LIFE Fest 2009 Team Duct Tape members volunteered at LIFE Fest 2009,Learning is for Everyone’s annual home based learning conference,at Eckerd College on Saturday,talking about FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST robotics opportunities,to interested families. They took last season’s bot on walk-about in the vendor room,[...] [...] [ September 26,2009;10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_272" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="TDT Members at LIFE Fest 2008"][/caption] Team Duct Tape will be representing FIRST Tech Challenge at Learning is for Everyone’s annual LIFE Fest Celebration of Learning conference,on Saturday,Sept. 26,at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg,FL. This year,Learning is for Everyone has a room dedicated to FIRST robotics,that [...] [...] We’ve added a Robotics BlogRoll at the bottom right,to help you keep up with the latest developments in robotics. Enjoy! Team 2845 will be adding information,news and resources throughout the season,about all aspects of robotics. So visit our site regularly,or subscribe via the feed options at right. [...] If you take a look down the right hand side of our blog,you’ll see a section called “Links of Interest”. We’ve just added some very cool resources there,including:RoboEducators Robotics Curriculum (http://www.robo-works.net/roboeducators.html ) “This is an organized collection material that is related to Science,Engineering and Technology. It is [...] [...] Team 2845 of Odessa announces with gratitude and appreciation the award of a two year Rookie Team grant,one of 250 awarded nationwide. The grant was awarded on the basis of serving the needs of science and technology education in our area,which lacks community based opportunities in that area for local [...] [...] Learning is for Everyone is forming a small 5-10 member FIRST Tech Challenge High School robotics team in the NW Hillsborough County area and is seeking team members for the 2008 season.To most enjoy the FIRST Tech experience,potential members should have a good sense of humor,unlimited imagination,unbridled curiosity and a strong [...] [...] | Support TDT with Great Geek Gear!Just a Dollar or Two Will Do!
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