In this week’s episode, Steve and Mike discuss the Intel RealSense news; the reveal of the Tesla humanoid robot, and interview Stratom CEO Mark Gordon.
PTC sponsors Robots to the Rescue global design competition
Although this year’s FIRST educational competitions have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, PTC has offered students an opportunity to participate in its Robots to the Rescue program.
FIRST Tech Challenge reveals season adventure theme
This year’s FIRST Tech Challenge for students in grades 7 to 12 grade will see participation among 60,000 students on 6,000 teams in 25 countries. Founded in 1989, FIRST builds student interest in science, technology, engineering and math through a series of robotics competitions for K-12 students. “The true value of FIRST Tech Challenge is…
Commentary from Kamen: Robots are taking our jobs—and that’s a great thing
By Dean Kamen • Edited by Paul Heney, Editorial Director || Robots are appearing with increased frequency in our world, and it’s easy to see why. Computation has become almost free. The speed at which processes run—and the capability of multi-core, super high speed, super high performance digital signal processing—is such that it’s a small issue. […]
Dean Kamen on making the world a better place through engineering
by Paul J. Heney, Editorial Director For the January issue’s Leadership spotlight, Editorial Director Paul J. Heney profiled master inventor and engineer Dean Kamen. Kamen is also well known for creating the successful FIRST program for inspiring kids to engineer solutions to problems, using everything from LEGOs to robots. Kamen invited Heney to the FIRST […]
Raising the profile of scientists and engineers through FIRST Robotics
This guest blog was contributed by Bishop-Wisecarver Corp. “The average kid on the street can tell you the names of a dozen football players or basketball players or Hollywood stars. None of them can tell you the name of any famous living scientist or engineer.” —Dean Kamen, inventor, in an interview with CBS News Right now, […]
An inspiring article by a future roboticist
[In July, 2011, I interviewed and then wrote about an inspiring high school teacher who spearheaded the founding of the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy, was the 2010 recipient of a $500,000 MacArthur Fellow award, and is the lead character in the book The New Cool by Neal Bascomb which tells the story of his high school’s winning entry in the…
Stanford Robot Block Party – part of National Robotics Week
I’m always surprised when I come to Stanford. I find new companies setting up shop in the area. Ford’s new research lab wasn’t there the last time I drove by, for example. Later, when walking around Palo Alto and in a restaurant I could hear snippets of conversation that were different than most other college…
An Inspiring Conversation with Amir Abo-Shaeer
Amir Abo-Shaeer is a high school physics teacher in Santa Barbara, California. But he is not just any physics teacher. He is the founder and Director of the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy, is the 2010 recipient of a $500,000 MacArthur Fellow award, and is the lead character in the book The New Cool by Neal Bascomb which tells the…
Manufacturing With Robots: Prospects and Problems Ahead
2011 is a pivotal year for industrial and service robots. In fact, we may see the marriage of industrial with service robots to be used as assistants in manufacturing. The recent launches in Europe of pi4-robotics’ workerbot and Japan’s Motoman’s two-armed headless robot, and the anticipated 2011 launch in the U.S. of Heartland Robotics’ factory…
PTC® Selected as Key Sponsor for FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Program
MANCHESTER, N.H.–FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to inspiring the next generation of innovators and engineers, and PTC®, The Product Development Company®, announced today that PTC has agreed to a three-year sponsorship of the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) program. As the CAD and Collaboration sponsor, PTC will provide […]