Institute for Personal Robots in Education Blog

In this April 3, 2009 photo, Vassar College biology and cognitive science professor John Long, second from right, and his students look on as swimming robots navigate in a science lab pool in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Long is among a small group of ...

Precious French enjoys being challenged academically. Amy Miles likes having blocked classes that give her more time in each subject and allow her to "learn more." Sydney Burton feels like she's being prepared for the real world. "The teachers here ...

Bruce Greenwood stars as Pike in "Star Trek." His name is not so recognizable, but Canadian-born actor Bruce Greenwood's face is a familiar one, with a long list of box office favorites under his belt. He's currently on the big screen playing Capt ...

WEST NEWBURY — Whoever said, "Anything that can be invented, has been invented," never met 13-year-old David Baker. Son of Richard Baker and Leisa Mingo of Middle Street, David recently received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ...

June 1 (Bloomberg) -- Will Smith is up and Tom Cruise is down in the latest ranking of Hollywood’s most bankable actors. Smith tops the list, scoring 96 out of a possible 100 points. Smith, whose last three movies have averaged $459 million in ...

Tom Alt, left, mechanical and pneumatics mentor for Linganore High School’s robotics team, talks with Liberty students Alex Hazlett, center, and Glenn Maskell about their robot Saturday. BALTIMORE — Robert Doyle plugged in the adapter of his team ...

R obots wag their tail fins and bob along like bathtub toys in a pool at a Vassar College lab. Their actions are dictated by microprocessors housed in round plastic containers, the sort you'd store soup in. It hardly looks like it, but the two ...

R obots wag their tail fins and bob along like bathtub toys in a pool at a Vassar College lab. Their actions are dictated by microprocessors housed in round plastic containers, the sort you'd store soup in. It hardly looks like it, but the two ...

Lufkin Middle School's first year to compete in robotics competitions proved to be successful not only by earning high scores at competitions, but also sparking the interest of students in math and science. "Our country needs more engineering majors ...

YOUNGTOWN, Ariz. -- An 86-year-old Youngtown woman came home Saturday to find a burglar stealing her belongings, police said. Authorities are still on the hunt for a suspect. The woman, whose name was not released, came home and found a lot of stuff ...

A t first glance, the Recon Scout IR looks like a small dumbbell. But even at a mere 1.2 pounds, this robot does some heavy lifting. Built by Edina-based ReconRobotics, the robot transmits video images of dangerous environments before police and ...

Associated Press Writer= POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Robots wag their tail fins and bob along like bathtub toys in a pool at a Vassar College lab. Their actions are dictated by microprocessors housed in round plastic containers, the sort you'd ...

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Robots wag their tail fins and bob along like bathtub toys in a pool at a Vassar College lab. Their actions are dictated by microprocessors housed in round plastic containers, the sort you’d store soup in. It hardly ...

Shia LaBeouf has revealed the first details of the imposing new villain in big-budget sequel “ Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen.” The Fallen, the shape-shifting robot the movie gets its name from is “the main dude,” the actor told MTV ...

It seemed unlikely too many marine organisms could make a living under the dark shadow of an ice shelf, with the ice some 200 meters thick in spots. Why? There are not a lot of places for light to penetrate through the ice, which means not a whole ...

A BLOOD-SPATTERED man has given himself up to police after a dramatic siege during which an officer was shot outside a Sydney hotel this morning. The policeman was shot after police responded to calls of a robbery at the Lakes Hotel in Rosebery at 5 ...

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - Robots wag their tail fins and bob along like bathtub toys in a pool at a Vassar College lab. Their actions are dictated by microprocessors housed in round plastic containers, the sort you'd store soup in. It hardly looks like it ...

Yes, unless you have a heart of stone. This movie tugs at the heartstrings and yet has enough action and humor to keep the kids occupied. 2. Is it anything like other Pixar movies? Yes, because while it does have amazing visuals–almost a given ...

Visitors look over the display of vehicles by BAE Systems at the Showcase for Commerce at the Cambria County War Arena in Johnstown. Among them is this Paladin Integrated Management vehicle. JOHNSTOWN -- The War Memorial Arena here looks like any ...

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Robots wag their tail fins and bob along like bathtub toys in a pool at a Vassar College lab. Their actions are dictated by microprocessors housed in round plastic containers, the sort you'd store soup in. It hardly looks like ...