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Chair: Rep.
Mike Doyle (PA)
Co-Chair: Rep. Phil
Gingrey (GA)
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Next Event: TBD
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18 OCT: Consumer Robot for Autism Therapy Wins Top Prize In Nation’s First RoboBowl Competition
A Pittsburgh startup, Interbots, won a first prize of $25,000 for its plan to develop consumer robots that could help boost the social skills of autistic children in the inaugural RoboBowl venture competition.
Interbots was one of five companies to present proposals for next-generation robotics products or services in the health care and quality of life industries during the finals of the RoboBowl Pittsburgh competition at Carnegie Mellon University on Oct. 13.
24 JUNE: Obama Announces Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP) at Carnegie
Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Includes Unmanned Systems
(Additional info and video of the President's speech available online)
Following President Obama’s announcement, organizations constituting the
National Robotics Roundtable applauded the
administration’s new manufacturing and robotics initiative and touted the
role robotics and unmanned systems will play in creating jobs, strengthening the
economy and ensuring American competitiveness in the global marketplace. The
Administration’s
National Robotics Initiative is part of a $500 million dollar project to
boost America’s high-tech manufacturing sector.
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21 October 2011 |
