Dec 012014
 
Lego Mindstorms EV3 Robotics Kit: World's Best Robotics Education Tool? [REISSUE]

They once had little to do with actual robotics, but two product iterations and 15 years later, about to release their 3rd-generation kit [sic], Lego is at the top of educational, DIY, and plain old fun robot building. MINDSTORMS EV3 is coming, and the robo-geekosphere is buzzing…and whirring.

Mar 092014
 
[REPOST] Who Will be the 21st Century Sagan? Michio Kaku vs. Neil deGrasse Tyson: FIGHT!

Kaku vs. Tyson – Who can bring the science? Who can BE the Sagan? And, do we really have to pick a team?

Jul 252013
 
In Memoriam, Kanako Miura (Japanese Version - 日本語のバージョン) 追悼: 人型ロボット開発の世界的パイオニア・三浦郁奈子さんがボストン市内で交通事故のため死亡

5月19日15時30分頃アメリカ・マサチューセッツ州のボストン近郊で、ロボット開発に多大な功績を残した三浦郁奈子さんが、自転車での走行中に大型トラックと接触した交通事故が原因で亡くなりました。36歳という若さでした。

Jul 052013
 
Kids Making Robots: An NPO Steps Up to Bolster Japan's Rural Robot Resurgence

Everybody knows Japan is awesome at robots, but younger generations might be missing the practical, hands-on, mechanical education that enabled their forebears to create awesome robots and automation processes. Enter Robot Summer School!