NASA Hosting $1.5 Million Autonomous Rover Contest

Source: DailyTech

The competition will be held June 16, where NASA will award prize money based on how well the robots complete phase two NASA is holding a competition for the creation of autonomous rovers in Massachusetts next mon ...
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Robots will quickly recognize and respond to human gestures, with new algorithms

Source: Science Daily

ScienceDaily (May 24, 2012) New intelligent algorithms could help robots to quickly recognize and respond to human gestures. Researchers at A*STAR Institute for Infocomm Research in Singapore have created a c ...
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Robotics: Gesturing for control

Source: PhysOrg.com

New intelligent algorithms could help robots to quickly recognize and respond to human gestures. Researchers at A*STAR Institute for Infocomm Research in Singapore have created a computer program which recognises human gestures quickly and accurately ...
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UCSD wins robotic mouse contest by a whisker

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

Eek a mouse! We know you've been breathlessly awaiting the results of the second annual California Micromouse Competition, so here's what happened: UC San Diego won, again. But the outcome was close. You might say that UCSD ...
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Area Students Compete in Science and Engineering Fair

Source: Hillcrest Patch

Cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning...then partly sunny this afternoon. Cooler with highs in the upper 60s. North winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Samantha Santoscoy (left), Sarah Forcier, Ketki Lel ...
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Embry-Riddle grad wins national award

Source: Daytona Beach News-Journal

A recent graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach is making her mark in the field of space physics by winning a national award and heading to the U.S. Department of Energy to work for the summer. Emily H ...
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