US FIRST started in 1992 in New Hampshire and consisted of only 28 teams. Over the years, FIRST has grown tremendously, reaching nearly 250,000 young people each year. For a more in depth look at the history of FIRST, click here. Here’s a complete look at the challenge games of the past 20 years. […]
Robot technology has advanced tremendously over the last ten years, and now we are starting to see some advantageous results. From a robot that will clean your gutters for you, to a bot inspired by Rosie on The Jetsons, here are five new robots that are causing a big stir. Robottape.com is your source for […]
Students around the country are gearing up for the initial rounds of FIRST competitions, actively building and tweaking their new robots. A recent article on Wired explored what some of the teams in the Silicon Valley are doing to get ready. To read the article, click here. Robottape.com is your source for news in the robotics […]
The 2013 season kicked off on Saturday as teams around the country got together to compare notes and gear up for this season. The 2013 FIRST game, Ultimate Ascent, was revealed at the kickoffs. The game is played with two competing alliances (of three robots each) trying to score points by throwing discs through a […]
Long-exposure photographs that track a robot’s LEDs in the dark can simultaneously create a beautiful picture and reveal some helpful information about the robot itself. The picture of the LEDs can be analyzed to debug and improve movement algorithms. For a detailed explanation about how this works, click here. Robottape.com is your source for news […]
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.