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A Gaming Glove That's Fast Enough for Pros

Engineers have always tried to come up with better controllers and input devices for video games, but many PC gamers still use their keyboards. Gaming gloves have always seemed like a good idea in theory, but in practice they could never compete. But now there’s the Peregrine glove, which uses simple conductive strips to replace numerous hotkey commands with simple hand gestures. The Peregrine is a flexible glove that’s simple enough to compete with keyboards.

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Bell Labs: The Transistor Milestone Event

The transistor has been honored with an IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing. To commemorate the historic development, a ceremony was held on 8 December at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, N.J., the place where the transistor was developed more than six decades ago. The program features highlights of some keynote speakers at the ceremony, shots of the first transistor and the exterior of the lab where it was developed, as well as brief interviews with two colleagues of…

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Humanitarian Technology Challenge

Humanitarian Technology Challenge, HTC, seeks to develop and implement technological solutions to selected humanitarian efforts in developing countries. The mission is to solve three global challenges selected based upon input from leading humanitarians for their potential impact on humanity, and create solutions that are sustainable, scalable, and adaptable to multiple environments. This video looks more into what the HTC is hoping to accomplish with its participants.

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Building the Middle East's First Synchrotron

In Jordon, they are working on rebuilding a particle accelerator with 30-year-old components. Take a tour of the Middle East’s first Synchrotron, SESAME, a project donated to them by Germany, and learn about the hard work and efforts being put into to reconstruction this technology.

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IMS 2010 – International Microwave Symposium

The 2010 IEEE International Microwave Symposium was held in Anaheim, California, and welcomed technologists from all over the world. This is the premier annual international meeting for technologists involved in all aspects of microwave theory and practice. This video highlights the conference, including clips from awards and presentations, lectures, the exhibit and interviews.

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ICRA Keynote: Dr. Shigeo Hirose

Keynote speaker at the 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Dr. Shigeo Hirose gave an overview of his plenary speech that discusses Robotics and Automation, and where he thinks it is going in the future. Dr. Hirose is a professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Tokyo Institute of Technology.

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ICRA Exhibitor Overview 2010

The exhibit floor at ICRA was a visual treat, especially for researchers and developers, filled with exhibitors showing the latest in robotics technology and applications. Exhibitors spotlighted during this marketplace video include: Willow Garage, Schunk, National Instruments, and Gostai. ICRA is the premiere event for robotics researchers and developers. Anchorage, Alaska was the perfect setting to host the 2010 ICRA Conference in the downtown Convention District. The theme, ?50 years in Robotics?, celebrated the achievements and impact of robotics and…

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ICRA Keynote: Dr. Takeo Kanade

In this video find an overview of Dr. Takeo Kanade’s keynote speech at the 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. Dr. Kanade is theĀ  Director of Quality of Life Technology Engineering Research Center at Carnegie Mellon University, and was a keynote speaker at the conference in Alaska. He gives us an overview of his speech, “Robot Vision: Where it has been and where it will be.”

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IMS MicroApps: The Finite-Element Method

The 2010 IEEE MIT International Microwave Symposium (IMS) was held in Anaheim, California, and is the premier annual international meeting for technologists involved in all aspects of microwave theory and practice. This video features a presentation given by Dr. John Dunn and Dr. John DeFord on the topic of “The Finite-Element and Parallel Processing.”

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ICRA Conference Overview

The 2010 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) took place in Alaska, and welcomed over 1600 attendees. Sessions included plenary and keynote speakers, tutorials, workshops, an exhibit floor and the “Robot Challenge,” a competition that lasted the length of the conference. The theme of the conference, “50 Years in Robotics,” celebrated the achievements and impact of robotics and automation research, development, and education. This video provides an overview of the entire conference.

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