Lecturer selected for Lego's Robot Development
http://www.cieonline.co.uk/cie2/articlen.asp?pid=&id=13558
"A senior lecturer at the University of Wales in Newport has been selected to be part of a team of 100 robotics professionals and enthusiasts that will help Lego develop their next generation robotics product, NXT, due for release in the autumn of 2006.
Dr Torbjorn Dahl, who is head of the Intelligent Systems Research Group in the Department of Computing, beat off stiff competition from almost 10,000 people who applied for a place in the programme which offers an opportunity to influence Lego's product and policies with regards to robotics.
All members had to sign a non-disclosure agreement promising to keep the details of Lego's new robot development kit secret until it is released commercially. The selected members were sent a prototype to evaluate and develop further.
"It's a great privilege to be chosen as a programme member - Lego's robotic development kit has been a huge commercial success and is used for education by thousands of schools world-wide," said Dr Dahl."
"A senior lecturer at the University of Wales in Newport has been selected to be part of a team of 100 robotics professionals and enthusiasts that will help Lego develop their next generation robotics product, NXT, due for release in the autumn of 2006.
Dr Torbjorn Dahl, who is head of the Intelligent Systems Research Group in the Department of Computing, beat off stiff competition from almost 10,000 people who applied for a place in the programme which offers an opportunity to influence Lego's product and policies with regards to robotics.
All members had to sign a non-disclosure agreement promising to keep the details of Lego's new robot development kit secret until it is released commercially. The selected members were sent a prototype to evaluate and develop further.
"It's a great privilege to be chosen as a programme member - Lego's robotic development kit has been a huge commercial success and is used for education by thousands of schools world-wide," said Dr Dahl."
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