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The World Robot Olympiad (WRO) is a global robotics competition for young people. The World Robot Olympiad competition uses Lego Mindstorms manufactured by LEGO Education. [ 1 ] First held in 2004 in Singapore, it now attracts more than 28,000 teams from more than 85 countries.
The Lego Mindstorms product line was the first project of "Home Education", a division of Lego Education established by employee Tormod Askildsen in 1995. Askildsen, who had previously spent ten years working for Lego Education, had grown frustrated working with teaching professionals and wanted to create an improved educational experience that was delivered directly towards children.
The CubeStormer III is a Rubik's cube solving robot, the former Guinness World Records record holder for the fastest Rubik's Cube solving robot - 3.256 seconds. The previous record of 5.27 seconds was held by the CubeStormer II, which was built with previous generation NXT parts. The CubeStormer III broke the record on March 15, 2014.
Robotic competitions have been organized since the 1970s and 1980s. In 1979 a Micromouse competition was organized by the IEEE as shown in the Spectrum magazine. [2]Although it is hard to pinpoint the first robotic competition, two events are well known for their longevity: the All Japan Robot-Sumo Tournament, of Robot-Sumo in Japan, and the Trinity College International Fire Fighting Robot ...
A New York City FIRST Robotics Team at a Greater DC Regional with their robot (Hunter College High School-3419) 3,468 teams from 28 countries competed in the 2024 Crescendo season. Of these, 3,141 are "veteran teams" (meaning they have competed in a previous season), and 327 are "rookie teams" (meaning that 2024 was their first season of ...
Chrissy Teigen, Kate Upton, Gayle King, Hunter McGrady and more are featured on the covers of the 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, as the franchise marks its 60 anniversary.
Gundam kits are the most common and popular variety of mecha models exemplifying the general characteristics of models in the genre. Gundam kits are typically oriented toward beginners, and most often feature simple assembly, simple designs, and rugged construction—less durable than a pre-assembled toy, but more durable than a true scale model.
TORONTO (Reuters) - “The Wild Robot,” an animated science fiction story by DreamWorks, explores both the good and the bad sides of technology, its star Lupita Nyong’o said on Sunday at the ...