Robotics Education Journal
06/09/2016 Rarely, at NREF have we looked forward to the release of a new book on robotics with the excitement and anticipation generated by the release of this book. Coauthored by Cameron and Tracey Hughes of Ctest Laboratories, in collaboration with an impressive list of contributing editors, this work is a basic introduction to robotics programming. It also hints, with references for future reading, at how humanity and strong artificial intelligence can coexist in a principled moral world. This is an ideal starting point for students of any age who wish to understand programming of autonomous robots. The techniques presented are well suited to today's most popular robotics platforms, including ARM9 and ARM7 microcontrollers, Arduinos, LEGO Mindstorms EV3 and NXT, as well as the Wowee RS Media Robot.
06/09/2016
05/25/2016 The IEEE’s Nicolette Emmino offered an interesting report on undersea robotics, May 24, in the Industries section of <
04/18/2016 The Robot Report, www.therobotreport.com (TRR), run by business and news commentator Frank Tobe, continues it’s progressive coverage of robotics markets and business developments with a report on the unfolding market consequences of Amazon’s March 2012 acquisition of Kiva Systems for $775M. Kiva had set the standard in warehouse robotics technology, and Amazon quickly assimilated Kiva into its fold. One of the questions was where this left Kiva’s previous client base, very well served prior to the Amazon acquisition. By all accounts, Amazon has reached out to these clients and market growth has been spurred as new entrants emerge to help fill growing demand. Read More...
03/14/2016 Pierre Bouchard, a longstanding NREF contributor and robotics hardware engineer in Quebec, Canada, is well underway building a life-size humanoid, named “J.A.A.R.V.I.S.” Pierre reports an upgrade to his robot's grasping ha
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02/23/2016 John Boyd of IEEE Spektrum
02/16/2016 Intel put on a remarkable display of
02/01/2016 Published by Silver Dolphin Books,
01/29/2016 The NAVY recently tested the Common Control System (CCS) with a remotely operated submersible vehicle. Capt.
01/25/2016 The
01/08/2016 As reported by Evan Ackerman at IEEE Spectrum, Quanergy, an automotive robotics startup,
01/04/2016 The Axis Aerius takes the lead as the smallest drone you can buy that sends streaming video to your smartphone!
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12/22/2015 New products and services are coming to market to help the mushrooming population of UAS (aka drone) pilots manage their assets, flights and flight planning. The founders at
12/16/2015 Billed as a "flying image processor," this latest airframe
12/12/2015 Editors at the BBC have put together an engine that will
12/12/2015 An influential group of Silicon Valley leaders
12/07/2015 Veteran droid builder Mike Senna opens up a BB8 droid to reveal the mechanisms that drive, stear and balance the robot sphere from the inside.
11/27/2015
11/20/2015 Developed by AZ-based