Romo the smartphone robot raises $1.5M, seeks world domination - CNET

Romo the smartphone robot raises $1.5M, seeks world domination CNET But most of the robots on the market, such as Pleo or WowWee, struck them as "sucky," as Rinaudo puts it, or not particularly useful (no offense to Roomba, the vacuum robot). They wanted to build a robot that, like any software-based product, ... and more »

First Robotics Competition teams are busy building robots - NJ.com

First Robotics Competition teams are busy building robots NJ.com By The Messenger-Gazette Central Jersey FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) teams are very busy building their large, complex, sophisticated 130 lb. robots as they are winding down the “Build Phase” of the 2012 FRC season. This year's game is called ...

On The Ground at the Perth Global Game Jam: Day Three - games.on.net

On The Ground at the Perth Global Game Jam: Day Three games.on.net “But I guess you can buy enough wine to forget about your problems?" I crack, making a poor attempt at humour. They laugh anyway. They sound very tired. Chris' torso-themed game now has a level and trees and mushrooms and bad guys. and more »

Byting Bulldogs team building a steady foundation - Shelby Township Source Newspapers

Byting Bulldogs team building a steady foundation Shelby Township Source Newspapers Now, the district's FIRST Robotics team is trying to build a steady foundation for the future after it entered its second season in January. Dan Gardner, the team's lead mentor and teacher at the Romeo Engineering and Technology Center, said in order ...

Robotics teams are gearing up - Escanaba Daily Press

Robotics teams are gearing up Escanaba Daily Press "There's different parts to the game and the trick is to try to create a robot that's good at each one of those parts of the game," she said. Some things they need to keep in mind when building the robot include how to shoot and pick up the balls, ...