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Lego robots march on Microsoft

Lego robots march on MicrosoftMicroinovation or monopolynow ms thinks they thought of it !>"Lego was one of the motivating factors that got this started in the first place,"""Now Microsoft is hoping its robotics suite, which can...

Tags: Robots, Microsoft Corp., robot, LEGO Co., LEGO Robot

Discussion threads 2006-07-25

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Photos: Robots make themselves at home

From the Roomba to Lego Mindstorms, and from living room to garage, robot technology is becoming integrated into our day-to-day lives. by CNET News.com

Tags: Photograph, Robots, Emerging Technologies, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-05-27

Interpreting Images With MRDS Services

Most people do not realize how difficult it can be to process a digital image and extract meaningful data, such as information required to drive a robot or operate an embedded platform. Humans see the world as a series of concrete images, but robots using a web cam see it...

Tags: Robots, Emerging Technologies

White papers 2008-08-21

PBrickLib 1.0 (Mobile)

The PBrick library provides a API for bidirectional IR communication between the palm computing platform and the lego mindstorms RCX controller. Possible applications for this library range from simple emulation of the lego remote control to lego robots extended with an on-board palm device using the RCX as an intelligent...

Tags: Mobile, IrDA, Till Harbaum, PBrick Library, Palm OS, Robots, Operating Systems, Software, Emerging Technologies

Software downloads 2008-08-11

A robotic crab to explore the seas

A researcher at the University of Bath in the UK has built a prototype of a crab-like robot with Lego Technic bricks to ensure simplicity. This robotic crab can work on land or under water. Even if this robot has been developed with technology used for toys, it could be...

Tags: Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-04-22

The iPhone dominates the smartphone market in mobile media consumption

The iPhone dominates the smartphone market in mobile media consumptionYouTube on iphone as treat for the kidsI can only agree on the issue of useability. I tried YouTube on the iPhone because I could and because it was so simple.Being proud of the new toy I showed my wife. The...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Apple iPhone, smart phone, mobile media consumption, YouTube Inc., video, mobile, YouTube Robot

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

Personal robots to generate $15 bln by 2015

ABI Research forecasts that personal robotics market will be worth $15 bln by 2015. The entertainment robotics market saw blips like the low-cost Furby in the late 90’s and the expensive AIBO in the early 2000’s, and is now dominated by WowWee, but the emerging Ugobe (with its Pleo pet...

Tags: Robotics, Robots, Emerging Technologies, site admin

Blog posts 2008-01-07

Silverlight to power the online video portal for the 2008 Olympics

Silverlight to power the online video portal for the 2008 OlympicsWow!I like your notes about 90%! In fact, I had no clue what the Silverlight is. Certainly, I've seen this name in the news but paid no attention. Flash is a king, and I think M$oft will loose this game...

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, NBC Universal Inc., Olympic Games, online video, online video portal, portal

Discussion threads 2008-01-06

Master the grammar of NXT-G and build a ScanBot

LEGO and National Instruments designed the computer language NXT-G to explicitly run on a toy, but that doesn't mean it's "just a toy" or that it can't be used to write "real" programs. There is a lot of power under the hood in NXT-G. In this chapter download...

Tags: LEGO Co., Lego Mindstorms, NXT-G, Chapter Coverage, Robots, Blogging, Advertising & Promotion, Productivity, Emerging Technologies, Internet, Marketing

Book chapters 2007-10-04

Robotics: Is Microsoft's vision the right one?

New Yorkers claim New York City to be the capital of many things: media, arts, fashion…but is the Big Apple also “robot city”?The New York Software Industry Association NYSIA convened a panel of academics, artists and hobbyists last evening to find out. Robots were on hand too.Farshad Khorrami, Professor, Computer...

Tags: Culture, Microsoft, Enterprise, robotics

Blog posts 2007-01-23

Microsoft unveils public robotics software

Microsoft unveils public robotics softwareThis is great news.I expect robot technology to skyrocket now.This will give new meaning ...... to BOTNETS!! HA! Sorry, couldn't resist.Picture all the hacked, trojan infested bots running amok, killing everything in their path ... oh the humanity!!This changes everything...First and foremost, this probably...

Tags: Robots, Linux, Web browsers, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., robotics, robot, robotics software

Discussion threads 2006-12-13

Segway's Kamen sponors FIRST Lego League Championship

Legos might seem on the surface to be just bunch of tiny brightly-colored plastic blocks that get stuck in the vacuum cleaner, but kids in Colorado are putting them to good use by doing research in nanotechnology and robot-building, reports Your Hub.com Eighteen students at West Middle School are...

Tags: robot, West, K-12, Education Technology

Blog posts 2006-12-06

PicoCricket: Mindstorms for younger kids, girls

Lego Mindstorms offers amazing robotic programming experiences for kids, but the perception among adults and children is that they're a "boy toy" - perhaps because they're really geared to tweens, an age at which girls start to fall away from many things math and science. Playful Invention Co,...

Tags: Robots, PicoCricket Kit, Lego Mindstorms, LEGO Co.

Blog posts 2006-08-29

CMU and Lego put advanced robots in Pa schools

Are you ready for the four Rs of education - reading, writing, ritmatic and robots? In Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon is teaming up with Lego Education to put robot-building programs in over 60 schools, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. "The goal here is using the motivational...

Tags: robot

Blog posts 2006-08-10

Photos: Lego lands in Redmond

At Microsoft, Lego shows off the latest iteration of its programmable robot technology.

Tags: Robots, LEGO Co., iteration, robot, Redmond, Microsoft Corp.

Image galleries 2006-07-25

Wetpaint CEO invites anyone to 'start their own click-and-type Website'

From luxury diamonds at Blue Nile Inc., to tech books at Fatbrain.com, Ben Elowitz has a track record of 1990’s e-commerce success selling specialized product to targeted consumers. Today, however, Elowitz is favoring open collaboration, over commerce, with his Social Web start-up, Wetpaint.I spoke with Ben Elowitz, CEO Wetpaint, about...

Tags: Wetpaint

Blog posts 2006-07-07

Personal Robots in LegoLand

Could one product turn around the fortunes of a company that has been struggling?If you’ve been following the personal robot space—perhaps an aficionado of the TV show RobotWars, or the proud owner of a Sony Sebo or dependent on Roomba—you’ve got to feel a thrill at the news that Lego...

Tags: robot, LEGO Co.

Blog posts 2006-03-08

Photos: Building blocks for bots

Lego's Mindstorms NXT may look like a kid's toy, but it's actually a robot development kit.

Tags: toy, LEGO Co., bot, robot, Lego Mindstorms

Image galleries 2006-03-07

Photos: Building blocks for bots

Lego's Mindstorms NXT may look like a kid's toy, but it's actually a robot development kit.

Tags: toy, LEGO Co., bot, robot, Lego Mindstorms

Image galleries 2006-03-07

Photos: Building blocks for bots

Lego's Mindstorms NXT may look like a kid's toy, but it's actually a robot development kit.

Tags: toy, LEGO Co., bot, robot, Lego Mindstorms

Image galleries 2006-01-06