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2016
Robotics education as a tangential learning platform
For those of you who have read the title, most of you are already in discomfiture and are wondering why does the word “Tangential” figure in a write up related to learning. Well, for starters, Tangential learning is a process by which people indulge in se
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2016
Kidobotikz's Robopalooza: KRG Day 2
When can an event be called an extravaganza? Could it be when organizers spend months of planning, weeks of preparations and a fat wad of money to organize an event? Could it be on the basis of footfalls at an event? Not quite. An event can unequivocally
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2016
Kidobotikz's Robopalooza: KRG Day 1
For most of us who have a defined notion of the word “Fun”, today would’ve been an awakening experience! It was the first day of KRG and the day could not have turned out better! The day turned out to be absolutely fantabulous with lots of action. The ing
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2016
Geek Speak: KRG Special Edition
Here comes Friday evening and with it a rush of activity. It is the last day before the big event and it’s a complete frenzy here at Kidobotikz. We’re on the eve of the most awaited weekend of the month- The weekend of KRG. The fact that it was a rainy ev
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2016
Soft robotic caterpillar uses the energy from light for wriggle-locomotion
For decades scientists and engineers have been trying to build robots mimicking different modes of locomotion found in nature. Most of these designs have rigid skeletons and joints driven by electric or pneumatic actuators. In nature, however, a vast numb
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2016
NASA competition will see virtual robots repair a storm-damaged Martian base
NASA, in conjunction with global innovation consultant organization NineSigma, has launched a new competition aimed at pushing the limits of robotic dexterity. Known as the Space Robotics Challenge, the competition comes with a US$ 1 million prize purse,
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2016
Why every kid should be a part of the Maker Movement. . !
The Maker Movement, which has been claimed, to be a technology-oriented creative learning revolution underway around the globe. It has far reaching vast implications in the field of education. New tools and technology, such as 3D printing, robotics, micro
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2016
Turning Bluetooth into Wi-Fi puts implanted devices online
University of Washington (UW) engineers have developed a new way to bring internet connectivity to low-power electronic devices such as brain implants and smart contact lenses. The interscatter communication system, which creates Wi-Fi transmissions from
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2016
Why you should be at KRG this weekend!
After a week of closely covering the happenings at Kidobotikz’s makerspaces, both the intended-for-makers hall and makeshift makerspaces which spring up in the classrooms (pun intended); we are here on Wednesday with barely two days left to go for the eag
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2016
Solid-state lithium battery knows when to keep its cool
One of the new frontiers in battery technology is creating safer versions of the ubiquitous lithium-ion battery, like those that power electric cars and the computers or phones you read these words on. These little suckers are great at packing large amoun
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