Urbi Open Source Contest 2010
A few months ago, Gostai decided to open their Urbi operating system for robots with an A-GPL license. To stimulate the community of programmers using Urbi for robotics or in other domains, Gostai is holding an open contest based on Urbi open source. The project does not have to focus on robotics. Topics can be [...]
Robotics Summit Virtual Conference and Exposition
The Robotics Summit Virtual Conference and Exposition Series, Autonomy, Navigation, and Mobility Solutions, is available on demand and at no charge. Robotics systems should increasingly be able to move or perform tasks responding to both environmental and internal stimuli without human intervention. This increase in autonomy equates to reduced costs, greater application flexibility and increased [...]
Designing Next-Generation Robots Webinar
TechOnLine announced the Designing Next-Generation Robots webinar. The robotics webcast will take place March 29, 2010 at 10:00 am (17:00 Greenwich Mean Time and 1:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time). The webinar will explore the technologies behind next-generation robots. A panel of industry and academic experts will discuss the latest developments in software, hardware, and materials [...]
National Instruments LabVIEW Robotics 2009
National Instruments introduced the LabVIEW Robotics 2009 development platform for designing robotic and autonomous control systems. NI LabVIEW Robotics 2009 features an extensive robotics library with connectivity to standard robotic sensors and actuators, foundational algorithms for intelligent operations and perception, and motion functions for robots and autonomous vehicles.
MassTLC Summit: The Future of Robotics
The Mass Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC) will hold a Future of Robotics Summit on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Microsoft NERD Center in Cambridge. Attendees will hear from leading robotic research institutions about the latest research coming down the pipeline and opportunities for partnership and commercialization. The research [...]
IAR Embedded Workbench for LEGO MINDSTORMS
IAR Systems announced IAR Embedded Workbench for LEGO MINDSTORMS. The free version of IAR Embedded Workbench compiler and debugger can be use for programming the NXT Intelligent Brick in the LEGO MINDSTORMS robotic building system. It is a completely integrated C/C++ development environment that includes a project manager, editor, build tools and IAR C-SPY debugger [...]
Actin Robotics Toolkit 2.0
Energid Technologies Corporation recently upgraded Actin, which is software for controlling and simulating robots. Actin 2.0 will enable new robotic designs across industries and support development from conception through productization and fielding. The Actin 2.0 toolkit provides advanced algorithms and software for controlling even the most complex robots, including those with 100 or more degrees [...]
Birds-of-a-Feather Discussions at RoboDevelopment Conference
The RoboDevelopment Conference & Exposition is international technical design and development event for personal, service, and mobile robotics industry. The event will take place November 18-19, 2008 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. This year’s RoboDevelopment Expo features Birds-of-a-Feather Discussions. The discussions provide an opportunity for conference attendees to break into [...]
RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition 2008
The RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition will be held April 8-10, 2008 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition is the only robotics event that enables decision-makers from business, government and academia to easily grasp the potential opportunities arising from emerging robotics technologies. From developing new products, services and [...]
Screencast: Driving a Robot from Windows Mobile with Microsoft Robotics Studio
Check out Olivier Bloch’s webcast on using Microsoft Robotics Studio to build a service that runs on a Windows Mobile phone. The screencast shows how to use Robotics Studio to remotely drive a robot (connected via Bluetooth) from a Windows Mobile device. The screencast covers: Creating a simple service with Visual Studio 2005 Using Microsoft [...]
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