Greg Lovedale
- Robots and artificial intelligence (AI) have already had a major impact on industries ranging from healthcare to transport and logistics, but as robots become cheaper, smaller and more reliable, they will become increasingly relevant to daily life. Continue reading →
- Robotics programming may seem ‘futuristic’, but it does introduce students to some educational concepts at an early age. Students learn basic electrical circuitry, mathematics and mechanics, but do so in a hands-on, problem-based way, which means that they must integrate and apply what they have learnt. Continue reading →
- The evolution of education has occurred over many centuries, although the process was only really formalised and envisioned as a mandatory part of a child’s development within the last 150 years. Continue reading →
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Robots found in the classroom
The rise of Robotics is something that has to be embraced within the classroom in order to prepare the future generations for a world in which automation is far more ubiquitous than it is today. Continue reading → - From the early years, robotics can teach schoolchildren basic skills, such as critical thinking, presentation and teamwork. Continue reading →
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A day in the life of NAO
NAO is a humanoid robot developed by the French robotics company Aldebaran Robotics. NAO can be programmed so that it acts autonomously, or independently of human control and, according to the manufacturers, is the most widely used robot of its type for academic purposes worldwide. Continue reading → - Categories: Information
Juke Bots - More Robot Triage
My second task during work experience was to get two cute Wall·E like bots up and running. The plan was to have them whizzing around whilst blaring out music. These bots seemed relatively cute and simple compared to the behemoth of the hexapod, so I began trying to fix them. Continue reading → - Categories: Information
Work Experience - In at the Deep End
Having had no prior experience with any robotics, it was quite daunting to see a huge hexapod lying in front of me on my first day of work experience. This hexapod had been abandoned in a box for many years, wires were spewed out across its lifeless back and its circuitry was all exposed. It was my job to nurture this poor robotic ant back to health. Continue reading → - Glyndwr University has announced the creation of a new postgraduate course in robotics, with the aim of helping ambitious students to gain a Master’s degree in this highly technical subject, fuelling the next generation of robotics research. Continue reading →