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Rise of the Robots Update

Posted Mon, 19/05/2008 - 01:59 by peteh

IMG_2749 I have just returned form the Rise of the Robots event at the National Space Centre in Leicester. Just one of many specially themed weekends they hold, this proved a great success for exhibitors and guests alike. Visitors were able to experience a variety of robotic experiences from the mayhem of Robot Wars to the more genteel charm of a range of walking robots made by David Buckley. Naturally, there was room for micromouse. The space tie-in was provided by the presence of a particularly scary set of Daleks...

Robotics in the Curriculum

Posted Wed, 02/04/2008 - 01:32 by peteh

IMG_2515 All fools day it may have been ... but not at the Open University headquarters today in Milton Keynes. The 'Robotics in the Curriculum' event was attended by a variety of people from the commercial and education worlds. Looking for ways to develop the use of robotics in education, there was plenty of experience to be shared. I was there showing off micromouse and the related schools competitions to  pretty well anyone who would stand still long enough to look interested...

Rise of the Robots

Posted Mon, 24/03/2008 - 21:39 by peteh

RiseOfTheRobots The National Space Centre is having a robot weekend in May this year: