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Willow Garage PR2

Apr 13, 2012 By Peter in

Adept demonstrates the the Willow Garage PR2 Robot at Standford Robot Block Party on 4/11/12. The PR2 is used by researchers in studying robitics.

SRI Taurus Robot

Apr 13, 2012 By Peter in

SRI Taurus dexterous telemanipulation robot demonstrated at the Stanford Robot Block Party held on 4/11/12. SRI designed Taurus for bomb squad technicians to remotely engage with improvised explosive devices. It’s operators use an advanced controller with a 3D HD display to guide the robot in grasping and manipulating objects.

NASA SPHERES Robot

Apr 13, 2012 By Peter in

The NASA Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient Experimental Satellite (SPHERES) demonstrated at the Stanford Robot Block Party held on 4/11/12. SPHERES was developed by NASA to serve as remotely operated assistants for astronauts in space.

Homer Robot

Apr 13, 2012 By Peter in

A home-made robot named Homer is on display at the Stanford Robot Block Party held 4/11/12.

Learning To Solder

Apr 2, 2012 By Peter in

Two yound children are taught to solder at the Super Happy Block Party held in downtown Palo Alto, California.

The Lucky Office

When it comes to turning a startup into a multi-billion dollar company, entrepreneurs know that success often requires great timing as well as some good, old fashioned luck. Unfortunately, luck doesn’t grow on trees or else it would be for sale on every street corner here in Startup Land. However, it turns out that getting(…)
Over the Hills

One of the great things about living in Silicon Valley is how easy it is to get out of it when you want to. The Pacific coastline is 32 miles due West and is a popular day trip for Valley dwellers looking for a bit of time with the ocean. There are dozens of beautiful(…)
Gordon Laing

I had a chance to catch up with Gordon Laing during his recent visit to Startup Land. Gordon is the founder and editor of the popular CameraLabs.com – a comprehensive photographic equipment review website that he founded in 2005. In addition to being a fount of knowledge, he is also a genuinely nice guy who’s(…)
500 Startups
Palo Alto International Film Festival
Super Hero Street Fair

If Captain America, Superman, Batman, and the X-men were to throw a party in San Francisco it would probably look a lot like the Super Hero Street Fair. Complete with climbing wall, multiple music stages, and a gladiator pit, this costume event is brought to us by the same folks who produce the How Weird(…)
BFD – Part 4: K.Flay, St. John, Eligh & Amp Live

This is the fourth of four posts containing photos from the BFD music festival held on June 2nd, 2012 @ The Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. Photos below are of K.Flay, St. John, and Eligh & Amp Live performing in the Subsonic Dance Tent. Click the images to see a larger version or slideshow.(…)