Happy hollidays everyone!
If you’re into robots, im sure the new trailer could be worth a look!

Transformers - The Movie Website
TRANSFORMERS Trailer in HD formats on Yahoo Movies

As if we didn’t know this already ;) I personally look forward to discussing robot rights in the near future.
Robots could one day demand the same citizen’s rights as humans, according to a study by the British government.
The paper which addresses Robo-rights, titled Utopian dream or rise of the machines? examines the developments in artificial [...]

Microsoft has released their first version of Robotics Studio for Windows Visual Studio 2005. Since it is free and I have a msdn subscription via my work (meaning I don’t have to pay for Visual Studio), I am going to do some tests with the LEGO Mindstorms NXT very soon.
Microsoft Robotics Group has released Microsoft [...]

If you are building big bots, why not just go all the way? Win DARPA Urban Challenge and score $2 Million cash prize!
December 8, 2006. DARPA Finalizes 2007 Urban Challenge Cash Prize Levels Top Three Finishers to Receive $2 Million, $1 Million and $500,000 Prizes The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will give $2 [...]