Archive for June 13th, 2007

Robots Make Sweet Music

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007
roboviolinFour students from the University of Adelaide have created a violin playing robot called RoboFiddler. Pictured here from left to right are Joshua Chia, Lee Chin Hooi and Hong Boon Yao. Not pictured is Beinyg Lim. These 4 students came in second place at the Artemis Orchestra Contest in Berlin. These guys need to visit the folks at Lemurplex in Brooklyn. To come in second, the robot had to play Soldier’s Joy and a piece by composer Hans Sitt.  See the full story here.
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Robogames

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007
robogames logoFolks, the world’s largest robotic event is upon us. Of course we are referring to Robogames happening this weekend in San Fransisco. To kick things off, there is the robot builders party Friday night from 7-12:00 at Fort Mason. See more details at MAKE. The mayhem continues all day Saturday and Sunday with the Robogames at Fort Mason. See robots shoot flames, watch the Robot World Cup and get inspired to make your own robot. Check out all the excitement here and send us your pics if you go.
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