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GM Robotic Gloves
General Motors and NASA are jointly developing a robotic glove that auto workers and astronauts can wear to help do their respective jobs better while potentially reducing the risk of repetitive stress injuries. Duration : 0:2:1
ABB Robotics – Where it all began !!
In 1973 Leif Jonsson of Magnussons, from Genarp in Sweden, was visiting an industrial fair in Stockholm where ASEA (now ABB) were showing an early prototype of the world’s first all electric robot. He immediately understood the potential and realised this was something he could use in his pipe bend manufacturing business. And so in…
Intro to Robotics 2012: Massive Rube Goldberg Attempt
The Intro to Robotics class at The Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University is an intense and wonderful one. Over the course of one semester students study many aspects of robotics including: Vision, Artificial Intelligence, Motion Planning, Sensors and Sensor Planning, Mobile Robot Platforms, Forward Kinematics, Inverse Kinematics, and Non-Holonomic constraints To kick off the…
Robots Playing Hockey at Penn
For students in the School of Engineering and Applied Science’s Design of Mechatronic Systems class, “the finals” are more than an exam; they are a tournament in which the winners hoist a trophy high above their heads in victory. Throughout the school year, members of the class, led by Jonathan Fiene, director of laboratory programs,…
History of FIRST Robotics Competition – 1992-2011
A recap of all FIRST Robotics Competitions (FRCs) during the history, from 1992 to 2011. 2012 is just a month away! Do you think you’re ready? Made by Ha-Dream Team #3075 – Hadarim High School, Hod HaSharon, Israel Most footage is courtesy of AndyBaker45 http://www.facebook.com/Hadarim3075 http://www.hadarim3075.com/ Duration : 0:3:43