by Emily Winter | Dec 4, 2017 | Autonomous Vehicles, Curriculum, General Robotics, Research, Robotics Competitions
The challenges of coaxing a small, quirky robot along a ping-pong-table-sized course were readily apparent at Saturday’s Worker Bots contest. Held at Virginia Western Community College, Worker Bots was the 11th annual autonomous robot competition put on by the School...
by Emily Winter | Nov 13, 2017 | Autonomous Vehicles, Curriculum, Industry, UVA
Manta rays swim through the water with a flying motion, allowing them to travel quickly with little effort, while also being quite agile. These are qualities that would likewise be desirable in an autonomous underwater vehicle, or AUV. To that end, scientists from the...
by Emily Winter | Oct 16, 2017 | Autonomous Vehicles, General Robotics, Industry, Teleoperated Robots
For years, Charlottesville has been quietly becoming a leading tech hub in Virginia and on the East Coast. Meet three of the businesses and programs that are spearheading the charge into the growing field of robotics. Perrone Robotics Crozet residents are aware that...
by Emily Winter | Oct 12, 2017 | Augmenting Robots, Autonomous Vehicles, Ethics, General Robotics, Industry, Legislation, Policy, Teleoperated Robots
ADELPHI, Md. (Oct. 4, 2017) – The U.S. Army Research Laboratory recently announced the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Pennsylvania as lead research organizations for two enterprise research programs that will address challenges...
by Emily Winter | Oct 11, 2017 | Augmenting Robots, Autonomous Vehicles, Ethics, General Robotics, Industry, Legislation, Policy, Teleoperated Robots
Unmanned vehicles in ground combat units will likely first serve in resupply, transport and other logistics-based roles, said a lead Army Research Laboratory researcher. Stuart Young, head of ARL’s Robotics Collaborative Technology Alliance project, told audience...
by Emily Winter | Sep 28, 2017 | Autonomous Vehicles, Event, Industry, Research
On October 12, MathWorks will hold its annual customer advisory meeting between MathWorks senior development managers, application engineers, and key customers at the Grand Hyatt Washington DC. This once-a-year program is a highly interactive event featuring a full...