From: voa on Thu, Apr 01 2010 4:51 PM

Students from 59 U.S. high schools representing 11 states brought their robots to Washington recently to compete in the annual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition. The event challenged high school students, working with professional mentors, to ...

From: voa on Tue, Dec 08 2009 4:21 PM

Industrial robots weld car parts together, assemble components for computers and move large containers of hazardous materials. Now researchers are taking the field of robotics one step further, by creating "socially assistive" robots that can provide personalized, interactive therapy to children...