Hi Everyone,
 
I saw this story on the BBC News iPhone App and thought you should see it and might share them with the kids:

US unveils humanoid robot test bed:

A humanoid robot called Atlas could pave the way for intelligent machines to help in the wake of natural disasters.

Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23286266
 
Also, there are two related videos on YouTube that have been released by DARPA:
 
Meet ATLAS! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zkBnFPBV3f0
 
Meet the Teams: DARPA Robotics Challenge Track-A Robots: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hpeZGCzUmNY
 
Cheers,
Curt

From: Curt Tran <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] Way cool

Here is another aspect of Robotics on BBC to share with the kids:

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21443212

Cheers,
Curt

On Mar 7, 2013, at 11:41 AM, Curt Tran <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Hi Phil,
Looks really cool!  Everyone check this out too -- BBC on Robotics.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21632849

Best wishes,
T. (Curt) Tran
Judges Advisor, GMU Regional ’11 & '12
Judges Advisor, TJHSST Rgnl  ’09
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On Mar 7, 2013, at 9:50 AM, Phil Smith III <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

And if you thought that was neat…
 
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/artificial-intelligence/whoa-quadrotors-play-catch-with-inverted-pendulum/
 
This makes my head hurt.
 
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