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  • Introduction to Robotics Course — Lecture 1

    This video is Lecture n of the UNC Charlotte Introduction to Robotics course ECGR4161/5196 and MEGR4127 taught by James Conrad, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The original recording date was May 24, 2012. More information about the Introduction to Robotics course can be found at http://webpages.uncc.edu/~jmconrad/classes.htm The class uses the National Instruments DaNI…

  • Detours: the rise of robotics in Pittsburgh

    A century of steel production in Pittsburgh has mostly gone away, leaving in its wake industries based on academic research and robots. When it comes to robots, the goal is more focused on building a framework for the future rather than an infrastructure from the past. And for that reason, Pittsburgh has become a place…

  • Robot Design: “Meet ATLAS” 2013 DARPA Robotics Challenge

    more at http://scitech.quickfound.net/robotics_news.html ‘Say hello to ATLAS, one of the most advanced humanoid robots ever built! ATLAS was developed for DARPA by Boston Dynamics. Software-focused teams from Tracks B and C of the DARPA Robotics Challenge will use the robot to compete in the first physical competition of the Challenge in December 2013 at the…

  • How Robots Will Change the World – BBC Documentary

    Robotics future Robot will Compete to Handle Future Disasters Robotics is the art and commerce of robots, their design, manufacture, application, and practical use. Robots will soon be everywhere, in our home and at work. They will change the way we live. This will raise many philosophical, social, and political questions that will have to…

  • Siemens and KUKA announce cooperation in CNC Solutions and Robotics

    Siemens Drive Technologies Division and KUKA Roboter GmbH have announced comprehensive cooperation at EMO in Hanover http://www.siemens.com/press/emo2013 Central pillar of the cooperation is integration of KUKA robots and Siemens CNC solutions for loading machine tools. In this video you can watch Manfred Gundel, CEO of KUKA Roboter GmbH and Dr. Robert Neuhauser, CEO of Business…