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Parallax Partners with U.S. Army and Carnegie Mellon University

Parallax Partners with the U.S. Army and Carnegie Mellon University to host the 2013 National microMedic Contest to Encourage Medical Innovation

Uncle Sam Wants You! Now’s your chance to change the way our country does medical simulation and battlefield care. The 2013 microMedic National Contest is calling the best and brightest, that’s you, to help invent new medical applications using microcontrollers. With over $25,000 in cash and prizes awarded to the winners, what are you waiting for? Contestants may use any microcontroller they desire in their application. Parallax is offering two flavors of the microMedic Application Idea Kit full of tons of sensors and cool parts; one kit has the multi-core Propeller chip, the other includes the Board of Education Shield (for Arduino).

In order to help you in your quest we’ve created a special discussion forum for the microMedic contest, provided a list of project ideas and created a bunch of mini-tutorials to help you get started with the kit sensors. We’re even giving away 100 free kits to the first qualified entries. This contest is open to participants of all ages with special prizes for educational and public division winners.

Hurry, contest ends July 31st, 2013! For all the info on the contest check out http://learn.parallax.com/micromedic. Be sure to visit the Official Rules page for all the details on contest entry, including how to apply for a free kit.

Good luck from Parallax, the U.S. Army and Carnegie Mellon University!

Filed under: arduino,community,kits,leds-lcds,projects,propeller,prototyping,science,Uncategorized,young engineers — Tags: arduino shield, biomedical, Carnegie Mellon University, CMU, contest, microcontroller, micromedic, propeller, TATRC, U.S. Army — by Parallax, posted January 15, 2013 at 4:02 pm

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Elect the next Microcontroller KickStart!

Awesome author Gordon McComb is ready to add more sensors to his online Microcontroller KickStart series: basic, no-frills wiring diagrams and code examples for the BASIC Stamp 2, Propeller QuickStart, and Arduino Uno. Which one would you like Gordon to write next?

Meet the Candidates

KickStart Candidates for May 2012
Sound Impact Sensor (#29132 at the Parallax Store)	4-Directional Tilt Sensor (#29132 at the Parallax Store)

CLICK HERE TO VOTE!

Filed under: arduino,propeller — Tags: arduino, BASIC Stamp, propeller, sensors, sound, tilt — by Parallax, posted May 29, 2012 at 3:48 pm

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Parallax Expo Opens Its Doors and Heads to the Capitol

Kevin Cook and Rick Galinson at Parallax Expo 2012 (Photo Courtesy: (R) Rich Harman)

To close out National Robotics Week with a bang, Parallax opened its doors to hobbyists, engineers, Boy Scouts and its community at the first annual Parallax Robotics and Microcontrollers Expo on April 13-14, 2012. Over 2,000 attendees showed up to celebrate all things robotic by learning to solder and breadboard, touring the manufacturing facility, battling Sumo Bots and taking in some fun and technical talks, as well as the highlight of the show the flying ELEV-8 Quadcopter contests. Parallax friend Rick Galinson stopped by and attempted to shoot down the ELEV-8 with his Gatling gun (which incorporates the Parallax Propeller chip) that shoots over 3000 paintballs per minute. The ELEV-8 survived the attack but ended up a little painted in the process.

Check out the videos of the Gatling Gun vs. ELEV-8 Quadcopter:

The Action From the Ground

What the ELEV-8 Quadcopter Saw From the Air

Parallax Heads to Washington, D.C.

Come visit Parallax at the USA Science and Engineering Festival at the Walter E. Convention Center in Washington, D.C. April 28-29, 2012. This event is free to the public and will have exhibits and stage shows to entertain children of all ages. Stop by our booth (#2145) in the Robot Fest area to learn how or perfect your soldering skills on your very own Scribbler 2 LED badge or come battle it out with our wireless Sumo-bots or learn about different sensor types with our Boe-Bots. Visit http://www.usasciencefestival.org for more information on the event.