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Robotics at Maryland Makes a Splash: U-Md. Students Win International Underwater Robotics Competition, Host New Speedway Competition, Sept. 6

COLLEGE PARK, Md., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The University of Maryland's student robotics group, Robotics@Maryland, won the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International and Office of Naval Research 11th Annual International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Competition in San Diego, Calif., on Aug. 3. Fresh off their victory in that competition, University of Maryland robotics students are preparing for another competition to be hosted a little closer to home --- right in College Park, in fact. The university will host a new regional competition for land robots, the Autonomous Robot Speedway, on Sept. 6. A ROBOT THAT SWIMS The Robotics@Maryland team competed in the AUV Competition against 25 other teams from across the United States, India, Canada and Japan, including Cornell University, University of Florida, Univers

Xian Jiao Tong University Robot Wins Robocon Competition

Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) announced that its programmable solutions enabled the second straight win for Xi’an Jiao Tong University in the seventh international Robocon competition, hosted in Pune, India. Robocon is a prestigious event in which engineering students compete to design the best robot for a specific challenge. Initiated by the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union in 2002, the annual competition is designed to foster strategic thinking, leadership and team-building skills. The Xilinx sponsored team, from Xi’an Jiao Tung University, first won the right to represent China earlier this year at a national competition held in Beijing. The team advanced to the finals where they defeated 16 other teams from across the Middle East and Asia to win the Robocon 2008 competition.

Xilinx-Enabled Robot Leads Xi'an Jiao Tong University to Second Straight Win in Annual Robocon Competition

SINGAPORE, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- . Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) today announced that its programmable solutions enabled the second straight win for Xi'an Jiao Tong University in the seventh international Robocon competition, hosted in Pune, India. Robocon is a prestigious event in which engineering students compete to design the best robot for a specific challenge. Initiated by the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union in 2002, the annual competition is designed to foster strategic thinking, leadership and team-building skills. The Xilinx sponsored team, from Xi'an Jiao Tung University, first won the right to represent China earlier this year at a national competition held in Beijing. The team advanced to the finals where they defeated 16 other teams from across the Middle East and Asia to win the Robocon 2008 competition.

Sony Ericsson launches global blog partnership programme for mobile phone photography competition Wo

Core Facts Sony Ericsson is hosting its World View competition for the third year running The competition is worldwide; anyone, anywhere in the world can enter World View is a photography competition with a difference; all entries must be taken using a mobile phone If you would like to join the blog partnership programme, please send an email with your name, blog title and URL to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Robotics at Maryland Makes a Splash: U-Md. Students Win International Underwater Robotics Competition, Host New Speedway Competition, Sept. 6

student robotics group, Robotics@Maryland, won the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International and Office of Naval Research 11th Annual International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Competition in

Google SA faces competition trouble

Google SA may face competition scrutiny after online search engine marketing business Entelligence filed a complaint with the Competition Commission on Friday.

Google SA faces competition trouble

Google SA may face competition scrutiny after online search engine marketing business Entelligence filed a complaint with the Competition Commission on Friday.

Bayer and UNEP Organize the 18th International Children's Painting Competition

s Painting Competition, which the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is organizing jointly with Bayer AG. Starting immediately, children from around the world are invited to commit to paper their ideas about how to fight climate change. Participation is open to children who will be between the ages of six and 14 as of June 5, 2009 (World Environment Day). The deadline for submission is January 15, 2009. The winner of the global competition, the two second-place finishers and the winners from Europe and the other regions will be invited to take part in an international children

Bayer and UNEP Organize the 18th International Children's Painting Competition

s Painting Competition, which the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is organizing jointly with Bayer AG. Starting immediately, children from around the world are invited to commit to paper their ideas about how to fight climate change. Participation is open to children who will be between the ages of six and 14 as of June 5, 2009 (World Environment Day). The deadline for submission is January 15, 2009. The winner of the global competition, the two second-place finishers and the winners from Europe and the other regions will be invited to take part in an international children

Local company takes Google SA to Competition Commission

Entelligence filed a formal complaint against Google South Africa with the Competition Commission of South Africa on Friday, 29 August 2008, for abuse of dominance in terms of Section S8(d)(i) of the Competition Act 89 of 1998, which prohibits a firm from “requiring or inducing a supplier or customer to not deal with a competitor�. Entelligence is alleging that Google SA increased the cost per click for Yellow Pages AdWords advertising drastically without advance notification, that Google SA did not disclose upfront that it intended to pitch for the Yellow Pages account directly - after Entelligence had shared its strategy and demonstrated its proprietary technology with Google SA - and is now refusing renew its accounts held with Google and that it will prevent Entelligence from creating any new accounts in an attempt to service Yell

Orlando, FL Resident Named National Champion for GameStop's NCAA Football '09 Tournament

More Than 50,000 Players Competed Throughout the Competition GRAPEVINE, Texas--(Business Wire)-- Esque Eady, was named the Grand Prize winner of the NCAA Football '09 Tournament sponsored by GameStop, Corp. (NYSE:GME), the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer. Eady received the Grand Prize of $5,000 for winning the tournament. Eady tackled his competition of ten Semifinalists during the Finals event on August 30, near the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA, to be named the NCAA Football '09 Grand Prize Winner. Prior to the Finals event, he outplayed over 60 participants in three rounds of competition at the Store, District and Regional levels. More than 50,000 players participated in the multi-tiered national tournament. NCAA Football '09 allows players to get into the spirit of the game for their favorite college team.

Mechanical Reasoners Battle It Out In Sydney Today

Stephan Schulz writes "Today, the CADE ATP System Competition will pit about 20 of the worlds most powerful mechanical mathematicians against each other — and for the first time they can win not only honour, but a monetary prize. The systems will reason against the clock on tasks ranging from undergraduate math problems and Cluedo-like puzzles to figuring out the possible responsibility for terrorist attacks from giant knowledge bases. If you think that is not impressive enough, they are doing it at a rate of 12 problems per hour, all day long. The competition starts at 10 a.m. in Sydney, Australia, which is midnight UTC. Live results will be available at the competition page. For added geek appeal, most of the contenders are available under open source licenses, so if you are weak in logic you can hack up your own brain extension and r

BMO Announces Top Graduating Student Artists in Canada

Distinct and diverse artwork created by 14 outstanding artists from across the country win top awards at the 6th annual BMO 1st Art! Invitational Student Art Competition TORONTO (CNW) - BMO Financial Group today announced one national and 13 regional winners of the only national graduating artist competition in Canada, the BMO 1st Art! Invitational Student Art Competition.

Life Sciences Discovery Fund advances latest research proposals

Seattle – (September 17, 2008) – Ten Washington State-based life sciences research teams will progress to the interview round in the Life Sciences Discovery Fund's latest grants competition, "Innovative Programs to Advance Health Research." A total of up to $20 million in funding is available in this competition. Funding in this competition will help Washington research organizations and institutions launch new programs of research.

Competition: Commissioner Kroes hosts consumer and industry Roundtable on opportunities and barriers to online retailing and the European Single Market

Competition: Commissioner Kroes hosts consumer and industry Roundtable on opportunities and barriers to online retailing and the European Single Market

EU Competition Commissioner warns online music stores: change or be changed

"EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes has warned the music industry that she is prepared to take action to ensure a competitive online marketplace across member states, especially for digital music sales," Stephen Withers reports for iTWire.

Player of the Year competition winners

The competition to win places for the Player of the Year Awards Evening has now been closed and ten winners, along with their guests, will now be attending the evening on Wednesday 1st October free of charge.

International competition of scientific papers in nanotechnology for young researchers

August 8, 2008: The First International Competition of Scientific Papers in Nanotechnology for Young Researchers will be held within the framework of the Nanotechnology International Forum RusNanoTech'2008, lead by the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies on December 3-5, 2008 in the International Exhibition Center of Moscow - "The Expocenter."

Robotics competition for students on October 14

THE 2nd Qatar National Robot Olympiad - a robotics competition for mid-school and high-school students will be held on October 14.

Twenty20 competition extended

Twenty20 cricket will now last longer, with the State competition expanded from six to eight rounds for the 2008/09 season.

Smartphone Competition Heats Up with Many Choices

Nokia's Symbian leads a smartphone market with multiple players and stiff competition, including from Apple, Inc.'s iPhone 3G and HTC's Google Android-based phone. Symbian shipped 19.6 million phones in its second quarter and has more than 150 models available. Demand for smartphones is expected to increase as the holiday season approaches.

Twenty20 competition to be extended

The move is indicative of the influence of the Indian Premier League and proposed Champion's League on the game, especially given New Zealand could be part of the latter next year. The competition will be contested during a dedicated four-week window in February.

The First International Competition of Scientific Papers in Nanotechnology for Young Researchers

The First International Competition of Scientific Papers in Nanotechnology for Young Researchers to be held within the framework of the Nanotechnology International Forum RusNanoTech'2008, lead by the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies on December 3-5, 2008 in the International Exhibition Center of Moscow - "The Expocenter".

Annual Robotics Competition to be Held on October 13

ABU DHABI — The third annual robotics competition for middle-level and high school students will be held on October 13 at the Al Mawaheb Model School for Girls in Abu Dhabi.

Schools battle it out at 6th Robotech Competition

The Robotech Competition 2008 kicked off yesterday afternoon at Berakas Secondary School where many schools from across the nation gathered to compete in an array of categories.

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