http://roboticscamp.info Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:20:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dipak Chatterjee In the competition that ended today, the jury zeroed upon a list of criteria, and asked the participants to create robots fulfilling all of them. Although there were no restrictions barring students from the science stream from participating in the competition, most of the participants were from an engineering ... http://roboticscamp.info/dipak-chatterjee-43.html Science And Technology The FIRST Championships (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 by Dean Kamen, who invented the Segway Human Transporter. He is also currently working on a water purification system that he hopes will bring clean water to the 1.1 billion people in the ... http://roboticscamp.info/science-and-technology-2-42.html Science And Technology The FIRST Championships (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 by Dean Kamen, who invented the Segway Human Transporter. He is also currently working on a water purification system that he hopes will bring clean water to the 1.1 billion people in the ... http://roboticscamp.info/science-and-technology-41.html The Animate Agent Project Defines The Animate Agent Project defines two primary levels of knowledge representation: the skill level consisting of modular processes that can be configured in a variety of ways, and the rap reactive task execution level consisting of a goal interpreter and a library of Reactive Action Packages, ... http://roboticscamp.info/the-animate-agent-project-defines-40.html The Audience For This Is Breadth " The audience for this is breadth, including professional, hobbyist, and academic developers - and all are eligible to compete and win real robots. MSRDS 2008 is .NET based, so between people having pre-existing .NET skills and simulation reducing the costs of entry, this is ... http://roboticscamp.info/the-audience-for-this-is-breadth-39.html This Simulated League This simulated league provides individuals with immersive 3-D environments, simulated versions of robots, and compelling scenario-specific challenges where they can win real robots. Environments range from a maze to the surface of the planet Mars to downtown driving, to robot rescue, to soccer. The top four finalists will ... http://roboticscamp.info/this-simulated-league-2-38.html This Simulated League Microsoft is hosting a virtual robot smackdown via a new initiative debuted on April 25, 2008. RoboChamps is designed as a worldwide simulated competition that will bring the Redmond company's own robotics platform to the centerstage. Academics, hobbyists and developers are invited to take part in the challenges ... http://roboticscamp.info/this-simulated-league-37.html Accomplished Inventor Dean Kamen Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people.  Based in Manchester, N.H., FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people ... http://roboticscamp.info/accomplished-inventor-dean-kamen-36.html Competition Involves A Much Different Challenge This year's competition involves a much different challenge. Each car must autonomously traverse 60 miles of challenging urban traffic conditions, demonstrating maneuvers such as stopping at an intersection, merging with traffic, parallel parking, avoiding debris or obstacles in the road, and obeying traffic laws like ... http://roboticscamp.info/competition-involves-a-much-different-challenge-24.html Competition Involves A Much Different Challenge This year's competition involves a much different challenge. Each car must autonomously traverse 60 miles of challenging urban traffic conditions, demonstrating maneuvers such as stopping at an intersection, merging with traffic, parallel parking, avoiding debris or obstacles in the road, and obeying traffic laws like ... http://roboticscamp.info/competition-involves-a-much-different-challenge-2-35.html