23 June 2009

Moon and Mars


I talk a lot about going to Mars. The first step is to re-learn how to go to the moon. HERE is NASA's site for the latest moon missions. Cool stuff that this years FLL students will work on in coming years.

18 June 2009

Scholarships not just for FRC

Check out this post on FIRST's web site about how Roger Williams University awarded $200,000 in scholarships to this year's winning FLL team. Each member will get an annual scholarship of $5,000.

Many FIRST scholarships go unclaimed every year...see the FIRST web site here for details on how to apply.

17 June 2009

RatBot


I like robots that are used to study or simulate animals. Here is an interesting article about a robotic rat.

12 June 2009

RoboCar

Check out this new cool robotic platform for research of autonomous cars. Interesting article in the light of our upcoming Smart Move challenge!

01 June 2009

KC Science Fair Winner

Guess how this year's Grand Award winner at the Kansas City Science Fair got his start in robotics...you guessed it LEGO. Click here for more about Carl and other Science Fair participants.