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 27, 2017 | Curriculum, General Robotics
The Norton school system has been awarded a $5,000 STEM Competition Team Grant from the Virginia Department of Education. John I. Burton High School science teacher Diane Kinser said city schools will implement the Virginia STEM Competition Team initiative beginning...
by Emily Winter | Nov 6, 2017 | Event, General Robotics
Calling all Makers! The 5th Annual Maker Faire NoVa will be March 18 at a brand new location – George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia! Maker Faire NoVa Sunday, March 18, 2018 11am – 5pm George Mason University – Fairfax Campus We are excited to...
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...