Sunday, April 5, 2015

Brain Farm shoots first-ever Ultra HD Phantom Flex4k drone footage



Published on Apr 1, 2015
Brain Farm paired a Phantom Flex4K with an Aerigon UAV to shoot the world's first Ultra High Definition, 4K aerial drone footage. The combination is a cinematic game changer.

What does 1000 frames per second at 4K resolution translate to? Stunningly high-quality slow motion footage. Until now the images captured by the Phantom Flex 4K have been limited by the camera's weight. Simply put: It's too heavy for most drones to carry.

Brain Farm, the production company that raised the cinematography bar in action sports filmmaking with the landmark movies, That's It, That's All, The Art of Flight and the soon-to-be-released We Are Blood, partnered with drone manufacturer Intuitive Aerial to develop a cinema-focused UAV system capable of carrying the camera.

The result is what you see here: The world's first aerial footage shot from a UAV with a Phantom Flex4k. The world of options this technological combination will open up is about to break the ceiling of possibility in digital cinematic storytelling.

This is only the beginning. Follow the full story at: http://www.brainfarmcinema.com

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SHEP the Drone - Worlds first Drone Sheepdog



Published on Mar 27, 2015
Watch the sheepdog of the future Shep the Drone as he moves sheep from one field to another. Filmed by Paul Brennan in Carlow Ireland. To use this video in a commercial player or in broadcasts, please email licensing@storyful.com

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Saturday, April 4, 2015

2015 FRC Regionals with Robotics Team #2169 KING TeC






Published on Apr 4, 2015
This video features clips of Prior Lake High School FRC Robotics Team KING TeC #2169 and their robot competing in the 2015 FIRST Robotics Competition, Recycle Rush.

The video shows the team progressing through the challenges in their first regional in Duluth, Minnesota as they learned the nuances of the game and the driving logistics of their newly created robot through their next tournament in Milwaukee where the team had improved considerably and ended up just missing the finals, but ended up winning a coveted award sponsored by NASA..

Here’s my blog post from their Duluth trip.

2015 FRC Robotics Northern Lights Regional in Duluth, Minnesota

http://www.toddswank.com/2015/03/2015...

Here’s my Blog Post on their Milwaukee trip:

2015 FRC Robotics Wisconsin Regional in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

http://www.toddswank.com/2015/03/2015...

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Video of Sphero 2.0 --- The ball you control with your iPhone. Drive Your Dog Wild!!

Sphero 2.0 Ways To Play









Sphero 2.0 vs Dog - First contact


Tuesday, March 31, 2015

2015 FRC Robotics Northern Lights Regional in Duluth, Minnesota



Published on Mar 1, 2015
These are some clips of a few qualifying matches that occurred during the 2015 FRC Robotics Northern Lights Regional in Duluth, Minnesota. Our team is # 2169 KING TeC out of Prior Lake, Minnesota so much of the video is focused on them. It also has a few good clips of tournament champion team #525 and the impressive robot they built.

2015 FRC Robotics Wisconsin Regional in Milwaukee, Wisconsin



Published on Mar 22, 2015
These are some clips of a few qualifying matches that occurred during the 2015 FRC Robotics Wisconsin Regional in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Our team is # 2169 KING TeC out of Prior Lake, Minnesota so much of the video is focused on them. It also has a few good clips of tournament champion team #2826 and the impressive robot they built.

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Popular Articles on Robotics for March 22, 2015


Boston Business Journal (blog)
Meet Sawyer, Rethink Robotics' newest manufacturing robot (BBJ photo gallery)
Brian Benoit, research & academic product manager at Rethink Robotics works ... Sawyer will accompany the well-known Baxter robot in Rethink's line of ... their workforces as a result of purchasing the company's robots, Eckert said.
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Wall Street Journal
DIY robotics device developed
The new device developed by Polish scientists Dominik Nowak and Radoslaw Jarema of the Husarion Company, acts as a robot's central nervous ...
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Triangle Business Journal (blog)
First Robotics returns to Dorton Arena: The battle begins
“Gadget Girls,” a team out of the North Carolina Coastal Pines branch of the Girl Scouts, is one of several teams battling it out with technology at ...
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Israel's Robotic Legs Maker Sent Back to Start After 65%
Investors have grown skeptical over the company's ability to stem widening losses as it seeks to develop a market for its flagship ReWalk robotic ...
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Business Wire (press release)
Rock Hill Herald
Md. schools superintendent visiting Garrett robotics lab
ACCIDENT, Md. — Maryland State Schools Superintendent Lillian Lowery is visiting a robotics laboratory in far western Maryland that produced a ...
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Clearpath Robotics Raises $14 Million to Accelerate Vision for Ethical Industrial Robotics
The company will use the funds to aggressively expand its robotics portfolio for industrial applications and continue its mission of building robots that ...
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San Francisco Business Times (blog)
FAA approves industrial use of Berkeley company's drones
3D Robotics co-founder and CEO Chris Anderson works on one of the micro-chips used in the recreational drones being developed at their ...
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