Team Beta, a robotics team in Iowa recently competed in an event that took place in Australia. The teens shipped their robot more than 9,000 miles to Australia, where the competition was held, and controlled it remotely using a special software. The team knows this kind of technology can be useful for other teams in other […]
8 teams have been selected from universities around the country to compete in the 2013 Robo-Ops Competition, sponsored by NASA and organized by the National Institute of Aerospace. Teams will be building a planetary rover prototype and testing them at NASA Johnson Space Center’s Rock Yard in June 2013. To read more about this exciting competition, […]
Technology company Sixclear has recently announced that they will offer its Lucid LabVIEW Fundamentals Training FREE to all FIRST competitors. Brian Spears, developer of Sixclear LabVIEW courses, says: “we believe in FIRST Robotics’ mission: to inspire interest and achievement in science and technology. Our LabVIEW training can not only help a student potentially win the competition, but […]
The 14th International Robot Olympiad is well under way in Gwangju, South Korea this week, with competitors coming in from all over the world to compete in the international games. The theme this year is “Robots, Caring for Aged People.” Some of the challenges include a robot biathlon, a smart robot line tracer (where the bot […]
Looking for a creative robot-themed gift to get someone? Robots.net has compiled a great list for this Christmas. Click here to see the list.
Kensen Shi of A&M Consolidated High School in Texas recently won a 100K scholarship in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science, and Technology. According to an article on the Texas A&M website, Shi developed an algorithm that is “faster and more effective in facilitating robot navigation.” To read the rest of the article, click here.
US FIRST is seeking judges for the March 2013 Regional Championships. Learn more about this exciting opportunity by clicking here. For access to all FRC volunteer information, click here.