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January 20th, 2010
Futurist Dave Zach presented the keynote address at the Rockford Chamber of Commerce annual dinner. He had many technological items to highlight but one in particular was 3-D printing. The SUPERFABlab at the EIGERlab has been cranking out 3D objects for over two years now. Zach highlighted the next great frontier in 3D printing-FOOD!
MIT researchers have dubbed it “Cornucopia”. You can read about it in all of its stainless steel glitz at http://fluid.media.mit.edu/projects.php?action=details&id=79 . For home enthusiasts, a full blown Do-It-Yourself (DIY) project dubbed, 
“CANDYFAB” can be perused step by step at http://candyfab.org/.
January 15th, 2010
The story the other day RRStar about area robotics teams building and competing in the newly announced game called “Breakaway”…
In the FRC “Breakaway” robotics game, two alliances of three teams will compete on a 27-by-54-foot field with bumps, attempting to earn points by collecting soccer balls in goals. Additional bonus points will be earned for each robot suspended in air and not touching the field at the end of the match. View the Breakaway game description and animation. here…. BreakawayAnimation
January 14th, 2010
Some may remember the Svenson lecture in 2007 at Rock Valley College when keynoter Dean Kamen rode in on one of his creations, the Segway personal transporter. Today, it was announced the Segway company has a new owner. Check out the details at http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/01/14/segway-acquired/.
January 9th, 2010
As publishers struggle with the declining slope of the print medium brought about by wide scale internet use, some enterpreneurs are offering a technology based solution. In the same vein as the Kindle, the Skiff offers a high tech way to keep up on your favorite mags… Check out the story at http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/01/09/can-the-skiff-save-the-magazine-industry/
January 8th, 2010
You thought Rovio, the 3-wheeled remote control web-cam was neat, check out this air borne version. This one is controlled by an iphone. http://www.parrot.com/
January 7th, 2010
There are conflicting signs about how good a year 2010 may be for the technology world, but attendants of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show appear to be more upbeat than last year. Hopefully this is a good sign for the manufacturing world in general.. Tech
January 6th, 2010
From today’s RRStar…
Winnebago High School’s robotics team is close to winning another competition.
Winnovation is one of six semifinalists in the Safety Animation Contest sponsored by FIRST, the organization that runs worldwide robotics competitions.
The winning animation will be announced Wednesday as part of the kickoff of the FIRST Robotics Competition. That’s when kits of robot parts will be sent to nearly 2,000 teams competing.
Winnovation finished in the top 100 of robotics teams worldwide in 2009’s championship, and has made the championships four of its five years.
Rockford Robotics also made the top 100 last year and will compete this year.
January 5th, 2010
Looking for innovations in 2010, I ran across ROVIO, a web-cam on wheels that can send images to your PC or phone. In the style of the Mars Rover, you too can explore the craters and hills of your living room or den. A cleverly packaged three wheeler, this unit appears to have all the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) principles applied. If the price tag is too high you can always get a kick out of watching an impressive video of the system at http://www.handbooklive.com/product/455/?autoplay=true .
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December 31st, 2009
In 2010, manufacturers will adopt social collaboration tools as they look to integrate social computing tools and platforms into their business processes, linking internal communities and external communities. Innovation
December 29th, 2009
Here is an interesting summary of the Top Ten Worst Technology Predictions of the past… Tech
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