The AAAI 1996 Mobile Robot Competition and Exhibition now has a home page at . [David Kortenkamp , comp.ai, 2/15/96.]

Anyone planning to send a conference enrollment to George Lasker (UWindsor) should check with previous attendees. Certain complaints haven't been resolved. [Edgar Sommer and Mark Sloof , comp.ai, 2/9/96. David Joslin.] (I'm uncertain whether to report such warnings. I haven't the resources to conduct an impartial investigation, but it would be a disservice not to bring serious allegations to our members' attention. As for liability, I'm only reporting -- as news -- that a warning was published on comp.ai on 2/9/96.)

GNUPIC is a mailing list about the Microchip PIC16C84 microcontroller, which can be reprogrammed in-circuit without expensive equipment. Documentation is at and . DOS assemblers, compilers, disassemblers, a simulator, and downloaders are available, with further development (for other platforms) in progress. To subscribe, contact . [Rick Miller , comp.robotics.misc, 12/1/95.]

nanomech-l is a new list for high-precision manufacturing and micromechanical technology, including nanomechanical actuation, control, and robotics. Send a "subscribe nanomech-l" message to . [Nick Szabo , comp.arch.storage, 12/14/95.]

Electronic engineers will find reference data and circuit schematics on , the Wenzel Associates technical library. [WEBster, 12/12/95.]

-- Ken