Robot Magazine - May/June 2009 issue 16

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QA from Anybots.com is a telepresence robot that presages the future of virtual travel and global interactive communication via the Web.

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6 UPDATE

8 NAME THAT BOT!

10 ROBOT FEED
Readers' letters

12  LERN
      Leading Edge
      Robotics News
      —by Tom Atwood, Kevin
      Berry & Steve Norris

30 SNAPSHOT
Sperical 3D Security
—Rotundus GroundBot

80 PLUG AND PLAY
Product news

90 FUTURE BYTES
      AnyBots Q&A: Future of
      Telepresence
      —by Tom Atwood

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20	PREDATO UAV
	The ultimate teleoperated robot —by Lt. Col. Lawrence Spinetta, USAF

24	ROBOT COMBAT INTERNATIONAL
	Carnage on four continents —by Kevin M. Berry

28	SCRAPBOT
	A versatile robot built using spare parts —by Steve Norris Scrapbot Schematics and Source Code (zip file)

32	ROBODEVELOPMENT 2008
	—by George Mitsuoka

34	NEW CRIO FIRST CONTROLLER UP CLOSE
	Robot brings you the inside scoop from National Instruments —by Tom Atwood

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	38	ELBIT SYSTEMS ENERGETICALLY AUTONOMOUS TACTIAL ROBOT—EATR
		The next step in robot evolution? —by Francis X Govers III

	42	ULTIMATE WALL-E
		An animated personality comes to life! —by George Mitsuoka

	44	MAKE A SUPERHERO OUT OF YOUR PARALLAX PENGUIN!
		Software can enhance your bot beyond your wildest dreams —by Humanoido Humanoido Source Code(zip file) Notes and Diagrams

	50	ONE SMART ROTORCRAFT
		Autonomous robot helicopter navigates & does recon —by Tom Atwood

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	52	NEW GENERATION OF SELF-MAINTAINING UAVS
		Five-year high-altitude flights projected —by Gary Kolesar

	74	HOW TO: BUILD A POLY-PURPOSE PLATFORM—P3
		An outdoor Robomagellan-style robot —by Harry Mueller


	78	BOT BASICS
		Robot Compass Secrets —by Harry Mueller

edu bots

	54	HOW TO: FANUC CERT
		Program helps schools implement real-world robotics curriculum —by Marie Planchard

	58	GRASSROOTS ROBOTICS: VEX COMPETITIONS GROWING WORLDWIDE
		College challenges emerge— Community thrives —by Tom Atwood

	61	BENEFITING STUDENTS & TEACHERS
		The Indiana Robotics Educators Program —by Doug Porter

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