Did You Know...

Did you know that in 1959 MIT established its first Artificial Intelligence Laboratory? Marvin Minsky and John McCarthy are credited for the opening of the laboratory. 

The OWI Soccer Jr. Robot

The Soccer Jr. Robot by OWI is an award winning robot used to catch and shoot a ball (included). A third motor has be added to power the six operational legs, a retrieving and kicking mechanism, and wired controller to activate movement, and ball control. With easy to follow, step-by-step instructions allow you to build this exciting interactive robot.

For ages 10+ this robot will provide hours of fun playing games, tournaments or surprise friends with great moves. Helping to develop hand/eye coordination our highly acclaimed set of instructions allows you to learn and explore.

 

 

Midwestern Robotics offers robot toys in Minnesota including the Soccer Jr. Robot by OWI.

 

 

 

 

 

Minnesota First

"To transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology leaders."

Dean Kamen, Founder

FIRST is an organization founded to inspire our countries youth to be leader in science and technology by providing mentor-based programs that allow children to explore science, technology and engineering. FIRST helps foster a sense of pride, confidence, communication and leadership.

The FIRST Robotics Competition challenges teams to solve a common problem within six weeks with using a standard parts kit and a general set of rules. The robots will be entered into a series of competitions. The first competition was held in 1992 at a New Hampshire high school gym and now involves more than 2,300 teams competing in more than 50 Regional, District and State events.

Find Minnesota First Robotics news at:  http://www.mnfirstregional.org/mshsl

iBotz Hydrazoid Robot Kit

The iBotzHydrazoid Robot Kit is a wonderful little robot that uses basic hand tools to provide a fun learning experience for your little engineer. This unique robot features an adjustable sound sensor that prompts the robot to walk for 15 seconds and fiber-optic antennas that gives the robot an alien appearance. 

 

 

 

 

For Robot Kits in Minnesota visit Midwestern Robotics

Did you know....

Did you know that in 1951 the first tele-operated articulated arm was designed by Raymond Goert? Created in France for the Atomic Energy Commissions by using steel cables and pulleys the arm was a major achievement in force feedback technology.  

Curiosity the Rover

Years of careful planning and months of anxious anticipation has finally came to a head early Monday morning when Curiosity the rover was gently lowered to the surface of mars. All that was involved from the successful landing to hitting the tiny window of time in which everything needed to be performed were all performed by the system in flight or by the rover itself. Resulting in a large victory for fusing robotic technologies into rocket science.

Robots in 1942

In 1942 the word "robotics" was first used in a short story, Runaround, written by Isaac Asimov. Who also defined the 3 points of conduct for robots. This was known as the Three Laws of Robotics and was used as an unifying theme and organizational tool for Asimov's fiction. These laws are:

• A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
• A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders conflict with the first law.
• A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second law.