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Continue readingWPI Robotics: ADIS MQP Prototype Showcase
WPI Robotics: ADIS MQP Prototype Showcase
Continue readingTips on Assembling the Neuron Robotics Hexapod
Tips on Assembling the Neuron Robotics Hexapod!
Continue readingIntroduction to Neuron Robotics
An introduction ....
Continue readingMass Challenge and Our Patent
We've applied to the 2011 Mass Challenge!
Continue readingAnnouncing the First Major Sales of DyIOs
Announcing the sale of 190 DyIOs to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) for the 2012 academic year.
Continue readingIce Bot Featuring the DyIO!
We're thrilled that students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are using the DyIO in their Major Qualifying Project. Look for the DyIO at about 1:04 on the video.
This is the Auger Driven Ice Surveyor. The video shows initial testing on the prototype auger-drive system, the first movement tests on carpet, and the first outdoor testing.
Continue readingWPI Venture Forum 2010
What is the WPI Venture Forum?
Venture Forum is the only non-profit organization in central Massachusetts serving those developing and servicing new technologies and/or technology ventures.
The organization runs a Business Plan Contest and a Pitch contest. And yes, it is for money, of course.
The first round pitch this year is October 16, 2010. See you there.
Picture an Office
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We are (mostly) moved in.
See, it goes like this: it's an incubator space, close to WPI. So we have all manner of furniture in a space that provides lighting, power, HVAC and a lock on the door. And, that's about it.
And that's fine. It is, as they say, a start.
We have whiteboards. There is a big conference table. We have chairs that are decent, ergonomically speaking. And we have a soldering station and our stuff (screws, robotic arms, electrical tape and whatnot) is fairly well sorted. There is a coffee maker and a small fridge.
Little touches are appearing, like my Wegman calendar, and Bob's photographs. Plus there's Kevin's remote controlled helicopter.
Yes, we have a company helicopter. It can only transport a few amoebae (or a really small mouse), but we still have one. Kevin flew it around the office on Friday after we had put the furniture in, and it is a fun little toy. If you come over, and someone yells, "Duck!", well, now you know why they might be doing that.
At some point, we will have an Open House, when things are more together. But not only was it fun to get the stuff in and fairly well arranged, there was a while there where we were all sitting and working. I was typing a blog draft, Kevin was coding, Bob was looking at email and Alex was putting stuff into drawers (Greg is in Baltimore right now, but he was there in spirit). It felt, for lack of a better term, real.
We are getting there. And that is definitely a good half of the fun.
Just don't forget to duck on occasion.
Thank you to the Boston Herald!
Recently, Kevin was interviewed by The Boston Herald for their Business section. The article appeared not only online, but also in the print version of the Sunday, August 1, 2010 edition of the paper.
As the lead story.
In the article, Kevin talked about the origins of Neuron Robotics and about the development of the DyIO.
And -- in case you missed it in the article -- Kevin reveals that the DyIO is for sale. We expect to be shipping in a few months. We are, as they say, going places.
Come along.
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