The Latest in Hobby, Science and Consumer Robotics
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The Latest in Hobby, Science and Consumer Robotics
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US Army Holds
"Robot Rodeo" at Fort Hood
Francis Govers' reports
that this event was "the largest and most important robot event held since the DARPA Grand Challenge". Click here to learn more.
2009 AUVSI Conference
Robot contributor Thomas Marsh offers extensive coverage of the latest generation of unmanned systems for military and commercial applications in this in-depth look at the AUVSI's most recent annual conference.
Click here to learn more.
MOONRAKER
Moonraker, a robot designed
by Paul's Robotics of Worcester, MA, recently won the 2009 NASA Lunar Regolith Excavation Challenge. The event, a NASA Centennial Challenge, attraced 23 teams from the United States and Canada to compete for the top prize of $500,000. To learn more, click here. 
Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Academy VEX Curriculum 2.0 A Powerful, Free Encyclopedic Collection of Multi-Media Robotics Learning Most people reading this magazine associate Carnegie Mellon with robots. That is because of innovative robotic technologies being developed at Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute. The largest robotic research organization in the world, the institute employs hundreds of research faculty and staff. To read more, click here. ROBOT EXCLUSIVE!
MEET THE MULE,
A MULTIPURPOSE U.S. ARMY UGV Anatomy of a U.S. Army Warrior Bot
This "current production" UGV is well into its development, and can be used for surveillance, payload transport or in military operations. The photo-realistic image was created by author Francis X. Govers, who was formerly Deputy Chief Engineer for UGVs in the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems program.
For his riveting account of this vehicle's capabilities, click here.
The Winners of the Grant Imahara VEXPlorer Robot Challenge!
  
For details on the first and second place winners, who won thousands of dollars in scholarship prizes,
and for amazing YouTube videos showing the creative genius of all the winning entrants,
click here.
ROBOT EXCLUSIVE!
Speecys SPC-101C An elegant, sophisticated humanoid for developers 22 degrees of freedom include the ability to tilt the torso backwards and forwards and rotate its wrists. For details click here! ROBOT EXCLUSIVE!
Basics of making
custom robot brackets and skeletal parts —Cutting Sheet Metal with a Sherline Mill Matt Bauer is one of the top scratch builders of humanoid robots in the U.S., sat on the Pleo robot dinosaur Alpha Development team and is owner of Bauer Independents, which offers hobby robotics accessories and related products. Matt, a renowned humanoid roboticist, has competed at Robogames in San Francisco and in Japan. Click here to see Matt's tricks and tips for making your own robot brackets using a small Shirline mill.
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