07
2016
RemoveDebris to launch space cleanup demonstrator
According to the Surrey Space Centre, there are some 7,000 tonnes (7,716 tons) of space debris circling the Earth, consisting of dead satellites, booster rocket stages, paint chips, and shrapnel from collisions. Whizzing in orbit at tens of thousands of m
read more06
2016
Dutch robot claims victory in Amazon Picking Challenge
Last year, Amazon kicked off its inaugural Picking Challenge to encourage teams to create robots able to perform the task of an Amazon stock picker. This year the competition was expanded to include not only picking items from a shelf and placing them in
read more06
2016
Making history : A retrospective recollection. . . .
It’s been 3 days since the World Record was set and the excitement here at Kidobotikz has still barely come down. For it not often that you witness a world record, much less be a part of it yourself. It was an absolute stunner of an event. The event was a
read more05
2016
Kidobotikz- Where "Child's play" takes a newer dimension ! !
When people use the phrase “Child’s Play”, the term is more often than not used to describe something of insignificance, something that is quite repetitive and mundane. It has always been used to describe activities that children would do to just keep the
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2016
Juno arrives at Jupiter after five-year voyage
Jupiter got a little less lonely today as NASA's Juno deep-space probe arrived after a five-year journey capped by a dramatic engine maneuver. The space agency's Deep Space Network has confirmed that the unmanned spacecraft successfully initiated a 35-min
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2016
Ingestible origami robot
In experiments involving a simulation of the human esophagus and stomach, researchers at MIT, the University of Sheffield, and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have demonstrated a tiny origami robot that can unfold itself from a swallowed capsule and, st
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2016
The countdown begins. . . .
It’s the eve before the big event and everyone can barely contain the excitement. The rooms are so fully that one can barely recognize any voice under the commotion. Festive atmosphere has descended upon all the parents and students who are taking part in
read more01
2016
Pneumatically powered motor enables robots that can take a beating
In recent years robots have gone soft – literally – bringing with them a number of advantages. They are safer for humans to work with, can grasp different types of objects and now, may soon be better equipped to handle rough terrain. Scientists have devel
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2016
The Brains n Brawns behind a world record ! !
All week long, I have quite covered only about our participants who were getting their robots ready for the weekend’s event. But, what I had failed to cover was the round the clock work by a brigade of planners who are quite as enthused as the participant
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2016
Geek Speak: Sai Sujan and Sanjay
“My name is Sai Sujan. I am studying in Modern Senior Secondary School . . .” says the Kid with rejoice as the camera rolls. He is here to record a clip as a part of promotions for the world record event. He gets it right after 4 takes and he is quite
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