2005 Headline News
Since 2002 RoadNarrows, LLC has been a leading provider of educational and research robotics solutions. If you desire to remain informed as to RoadNarrows press releases and product announcements, we encourage you to join our News Letter, a relatively light, two to four emails per year letter.
Robots in Education - RobotCurwikilums
Announcement: 7 October 2005
RoadNarrows is now hosting a new open Wiki site dedicated to educational cirriculums that use robots as tools in the classroom. Sample study areas include: computer science, artificial intelligence, engineering, biology, art, physics, language, ethology, psychology, evolution, neural networks.
Defunct Site.
Front Range Robotics Club & the KHR-1
Announcement: 7 September 2005
Kim Wheeler of RoadNarrows demonstrated the Kondo KHR-1 Humanoid robot at the Front Range Robotics Club Wednesday's Hack Session on September 7th in Fort Collins, Colorado. The 37cm high robot is constructed of 17 digital servos which enable it to perform human-like movements once programmed. Kim's KHR-1 needed only minor supervision during its pre-programmed forward, backwards, and sideways movements. It also successfully completed a backwards lay-down/stand-up, and a forwards lay-down/standup movements. The group showed a lot of interested in the construction and dynamics of the KHR-1. Kim also demonstrated the small Khepera robot made by K-Team, and showed the robot performing a simple Braitenburg object-avoidance algorithm.
Success at the AAAI Conference
Announcement: 1 September 2005
RoadNarrows exhibited at the 20th National Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-05) held from July 8th through July 13th, 2005 in Pittsburgh, PA.
Kondo KHR-1 Humanoid Robot
Announcement: 10 August 2005
RoadNarrows LLC begins sales and support of the Kondo KHR-1 humanoid robot. Kondo Kagaku Co.,LTd of Japan provides hi-tech goods and services for the Japanese market. Its KHR-1 robot provides an excellent base for research and education programs in humanoid robotics.
2005 Neuromorphic Engineering Workshop
Announcement: 2 July 2005
RoadNarrows will be demonstrating the Hemisson Robot and Korebot module at the 2005 Neuromorphic Engineering Workshop. RoadNarrows will also be providing support for the Telluride Grand Challenge competition. The workshop is being held in Telluride, Colorado from June 26th to July 16th. RoadNarrows will be at the workshop from July 11th - 13th.
AAAI Conference
Announcement: 5 June 2005
RoadNarrows will have an exhibit at the 20th National Conference for Artificial Intelligence sponsered by the American Association for Artificial Intelligence. The conference will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on July 9th - 13th.
Project Botxing™
Announcement: 28 April 2005
RoadNarrows LLC has completed the first 2 months of research & development on the Botxing™ project.
The State Of New Jersey
Announcement: 1 April 2005
RoadNarrows gains permission to sell to government agencies including academic institutions in the State of New Jersey.
RoadNarrows Recommended Products
Announcement: 17 February 2005
RoadNarrows Robotics has added links to related recommended ancillary products that can extend our RNR products' capabilities or facilitate robotics learning for our customers. Only those ancillary products that the RoadNarrows Robotics members have gained experienced with through either direct use or by endorsement by trusted users are recommended.
Rogue Robotics
Announcement: 24 January 2005
RoadNarrows LLC becomes a distributor of Rogue Robotics products. Rogue Robotics is a Canadian company based in Toronto, Ontario. Rogue Robotics was founded in 2002. A main focus of Rogue Robotics is the design and manufacture of affordable high quality products for the education and research markets. RoadNarrows LLC will initially provide sales and support for the Rogue ATR ERS and Blue ERS robotic kits.
Discontinued.
Happy Birthday
Announcement: 11 January 2005
Today, RoadNarrows LLC became 3 years old. Thanks to all of our customers for their business over the years. Happy birthday!
Arrick Robotics
Announcement: 10 January 2005
RoadNarrows LLC becomes a distributor of Arrick Robotics products. Arrick Robotics was founded in 1987. Arrick Robotics produces a wide range of robots and robotic accessories and parts. RoadNarrows LLC will initially concentrate on providing sales and support for the ARobot robotic kit.
Discontinued.