Robotics Definition and 161 Threads

I've searched through some of the already posted threads, searching for anything on microcontrollers. My search has come up with, well...not much. So far I've been able to get some info out of some beginer robotics books. I am interested in turning one of my old RC cars into a PC controlled...

http://www.robotics.com/orb/ Any one have an idea?

Does anyone know of any robotics competition that will be taking place sometime later this year or next year? I'm looking for a competition that involves college level students.

Iam planning to do a project on control of robotic rover by wireless. 1. A rover controlled by 2 separate motors will be desgned & fabricated. 2. A digital video camera(21x optical zoom) will be fixed on the rover whose orientation will inturn be controlled by 2 separate motors. 3. A laptop...

is there any programs out there where you can enter a layout of a room for a small robot? like the room dimensions, basic furniture placement ect... or can you do this with C or Pbasic or some similar program? thanks

Hello, I have some students--my part-time job as a teacher--who are know in their first year at high school. They asked me a question about how some sticks drawn in http://www.sodaplay.com were getting well connected and also can move back and forth amazingly. There is no doubt that my students...

What jobs would be available to me if I went on post-grad with a mechanical engineering degree and got a masters and eventually a phd, specializing in robotics? I am interested in knowing, so i can decide if i should go to grad school.

I had to build a website for a competition for FIRST robotics and I was wondering what people thought of it. the website address is www.quantumninja.com/first (yes I did use a cms but I added a lot on to it) For what I wanted with log on services I didn't have the coding background to do it.

A common suggestion on the topic of AI ethics is to implement the Three Laws of Robotics that Isaac Asimov explored in his science fiction stories (e.g. in "I, Robot", which has just come out as a movie). But are these laws really safe? As Asimov's stories themselves make clear, they can be...

Hi, this isn't really a physics question, more a question about physics, if that makes sense. :smile: If I major in physics, could I eventually go into a career in robotics? What would I need to do? Thanks.

Whoa, it was news to me. The robots have to be completely autonomous, and travel from LA to Las Vegas in 10 hours using only GPS guidance systems and computer brain-power (no remote control!). The prize is a million bucks, but the blueprints will become public knowledge, they say. If no...