Web Site Features Archive

As this new web site changes and grows, past features will be archived here. The date each item was moved from the front page is noted.

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2013

May 16 NASA's Ironman-Like Exoskeleton NASA's Ironman-Like Exoskeleton Could Give Astronauts, Paraplegics Improved Mobility and Strength. + Full Story

May 13 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition Now that the 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition Championship is over you can catch up on you favorite moments by checking out some of the archives. Video Archives: + Awards + Championship + Regionals + Game Animation + Kickoff If your team is a NASA grant winner, don't forget to fill out the NASA FRC Exit survey: + Exit Survey + Exit Survey Submissions 2013 NASA FRC Article: + Crash Forces Robotic Rebuild for Competition

April 22 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition Championship The 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition Championship is here! The Championship competition is taking place on April 24-27, 2013 at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, MO. If you cannot make it in person, check out the live webcasts or the NASA TV education channel. + NASA Webcast (All Fields) + NASA TV Schedule + NASA TV Education Channel (Flash Stream) + NASA TV Education Channel (UStream) + Spectator Schedule + Event Info

April 17 2013 VEX Robotics World Championship The VEX Robotics World Championship is a gathering of top robotics teams from around the world to celebrate their accomplishments and compete with/against the best of the best. The 2013 VEX Robotics World Championship will include top teams from over 230 VEX Robotics Competition tournaments happening in cities around the world from May 2012 to March 2013. Teams will play the game Sack Attack for the 2012-2013 season. + Event Details Webcast Archives: + Opportunity (MS) + Science (HS) + Technology (HS) + Engineering (HS) + Arts (HS) + Math (HS) + College + VEX IQ Challenge + Ceremonies

March 14 California State VEX Championship This is the inaugural State Championship event for California. Top teams from local events throughout the state will qualify to compete in the State Championship. The event will be held at Great American Amusement Park in Santa Clara on March 15, 2013 - March 16, 2013 + VEX info + Event Details + Webcast Archive

February 28 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition Regional Webcasts! The 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition Regional Events are upon us! + Regional Webcast List + Game Animation + Kickoff Archive Exit survey is available for FRC teams that won a NASA grant for the 2013 competition season. + Exit Survey + Exit Survey Submissions KSC FRC article: Crash Forces Robotic Rebuild for Competition

January 29 The 2013 Botball Season Has Begun! The 2013 Botball season has begun with the opening workshop taking place on January 12, 2013 in Norman Oaklahoma. The 2013 game video is posted above. Botball Regional Workshops are taking place weekly around the country, with tournaments taking place in March and April. + View the 2013 Game Video + More info on the 2013 Botball Schedule + More Info on Botball

January 05 Curiosity Rover Explores 'Yellowknife Bay' NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, has resumed driving after the holidays and was able to pull within arm's reach of a sinuous rock feature called "Snake River." Snake River is a thin curving line of darker rock cutting through flatter rocks and jutting above sand. Curiosity's science team plans to get a closer look at it before proceeding to other nearby rocks. + More Info on Yellowknife Bay + More Info on Curiosity

January 04 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff The 2013 FIRST Robotics Competition Kickoff took place on January 5th, 2013 at 10:30AM EST. NASA TV broadcasted the event live. + View the Archive + More Information + View the Game Animation