FIRST on CBS Morning News

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Jon236

Can you post the clip?

I'll grab it from my TiVo later today and post once it's on my Vimeo. If anyone wants an original copy or whatever, let me know.

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Jon236

I haven't seen the clip; if anyone can find it, please post!

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6711909n

Originally Posted by Chris is me

I'll grab it from my TiVo later today and post once it's on my Vimeo. If anyone wants an original copy or whatever, let me know.

Remember that CBS owns the copyright, so don't distribute it without their permission.

[Rich Wong]

I watched it on Sunday and it was great!

The full story or text is here...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/...eaturedPost-PE

Very nice opening statement:
"The crowds, cheerleaders and mascots are not here for a football game or a basketball tournament.

This is a robotics competition called "FIRST," in which 10,000 kids from across the world descend on Atlanta and turn the Georgia Dome into a high-tech Super Bowl.

So (and this seems like an obvious question), what exactly is a robot?

Dean Kamen, the inventor of the Segway personal transportation device and founder of FIRST, replied, "Not only is 'What is a robot?' not an obvious question, I think it doesn't have an answer any more than 'What is a computer?' ....."
(read more at the above link)