Robot Magazine - July / August 2010 issue 23

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Willow Garage is giving away a limited number PR2 robots as development platforms. The robot shown is the current version of the PR2. See page 12 for more!

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6 UPDATE - by Tom Atwood

8 NAME THAT BOT!

10 ROBOT FEED
Readers' letters

12  LERN
      Leading Edge Robotics News
      - by Tom Atwood

18 SNAPSHOT
Biomechanical Sculptures

84 PLUG AND PLAY
Product news

90 FUTURE BYTES
Quad-Copter HD videos
—by Tom Atwood

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20	KAWADA: A CASE OF INNOVATION
	—by Don J. Chambers

24	MARS ROBOT ROVERS MAKING UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES
	Spirit and Odyssey continue their mission in 7th year —by Jim Oberg

30	BAXTER THE BUTLERBOT
	Can somebody please get a soda? —by Steve Norris ButlerBot/RoboFridge YouTube Video ButlerBot Schematics and Source Code

34	BOTBUILDER BOXBOT - A ROBOT FOR COWBOYS!
	An open-source robot platform for experienced hobbyists —by Peter DelMastro

38	INERTIA LABS MOVES FROM BATTLEBOTS TO MARINE BOTS
	Autonomous underwater surveying comes of age —by Kevin M. Berry

42	INNOVATI ROBOTINNO 16 DOF HUMANOID ROBOT
	Compiler based, easy to program and highly expandable —by Lem Fugitt

46	ROBONI-I ROBOTIC GAMING SYSTEM
	Real-world robot gaming that bridges to virtual play —by Dick Swan

50	ULTIMATE ROBOT SHOP
	Membership-based workshops make professional tools and training convenient and affordable —by George Mitsuoka

52	MAKE YOUR ROBOT SEE
	RoboRealm brings point-and-click simplicity to PC-based robot vision and control —by George Mitsuoka

56	VEX CORTEX ROBOT CONTROLLER
	Innovation First's latest robot CPU offers far greater performance and flexibility —by Dick Swan

72	TRASHBOT!
	Why not build a robot from surplus and "leftovers" —by F. Scott Davidson

78	BLOW OUT THE CIRCUITS!
	BEAM Robotics turns 20! —by Thomas Marsh

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	60	FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP 2010
		Innovation marks the latest national championship! —by Dr. Kenneth Berry
	64	GRASSROOTS ROBOTICS: CAREER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PAVES THE WAY
		VEX turbocharging Stem education —by Tom Atwood

	68	4TH ANNUAL TOKYO MICRO MECHANISM CONTEST
		ASIJ high school students take on university-level competition —by Don Chambers

	86	PROTOTYPING ROBOTS AT LIGHTSPEED
		Intelitek program uses VEX robots & EasyC to get a jump on FRC planning. —by Katy Hamilton & Jessica Boucher

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