Author Archives: Marie Planchard
FRC 610 Crescent Coyotes Develop Robot Tutorials Featuring SolidWorks
The Crescent Coyotes, First Robotics Team, FRC 610, created a series of great tutorials for those SolidWorks users who love to design robots. The Crescent Coyotes, from Crescent High School, Toronto, Ontario,, Canada, have been in robotics competitions since 2000.
... ContinuedPenn State’s Lunar Lion – the first ever university-led mission to the Moon
The launch date is set, the spacecraft design is is complete, and at the moment, it looks like the Penn State Lunar Lion team might just win the Google Lunar Prize by being the first non-government group ever to accomplish so technical
... ContinuedDassault Systemes supports i.am.angel foundation and FRC 4964 i.am FIRST “Street Bots” robotics team
It’s not every Saturday morning I wake up to an email from Bernard Charles, president and CEO of Dassault Systemes. But today is an exciting day! I have to share the new i.am.angel foundation video created by First Robotics Championship
... ContinuedThe Mechanical Engineer’s New Dream for SolidWorks Education
My dream became a reality when I was center stage at SolidWorks World speaking with Max Lizarraga and Jerry Miranda from Mt Sac Community College, sharing their story with the SolidWorks community. A story of providing students the best in
... ContinuedSolidWorks Education + SolidWorks Certification = The Best Careeers
100,000 SolidWorks certified users. 100000 is the big announcement at SolidWorks World Day 3 General Session from the SolidWorks Certification team. This milestone could not have been reached without dedicated educators in our Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) Academic Provider
... ContinuedSan Diego State University Formula SAE Team Showcased at SolidWorks World
For San Diego State University Formula SAE Aztec Racing, it is all about teamwork. That is one of the reasons why SDSU FSAE is being showcased at SolidWorks World. The purpose of the team is to promote collegiate education through
... ContinuedHoly Cows FIRST Robotics Team Featured at SolidWorks World
Inspiration. That is just one of the reasons the Holy Cows FRC 1538, FIRST Robotics team will be featured in the Partner Pavilion at SolidWorks World in San Diego. The Holy Cows team and mentors truly are changing the world. I got
... ContinuedSan Diego State University Baja Team Featured at SolidWorks World
If you like to play in the mud and you like engineering components to withstand the harshest conditions, then you will want to talk with the San Diego State University (SDSU) Baja team at SOLIDWORKS WORLD this week. The
... ContinuedTeam Code Orange FIRST Robotics Showcased at SOLIDWORKS WORLD
Team Code Orange FRC 3476 is young, bright and talented when it comes to SOLIDWORKS and First Robot Competitions. They are just one of the many student teams featured at SOLIDWORKS WORLD 2014 in San Diego, CA. In 2010, Team Code Orange was
... ContinuedSolidWorks World – Showcase Educators Innovation
Jussi Liikkanen, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland, was supposed to speak at SolidWorks World 2014. Unfortunately he broke his Achilles tendon, now in a pink cast, and will not be able to take the 20 hour plane ride. Jussi,
... ContinuedSolidWorks Japan Develops Students’ Engineering Potential
Competitions. They drive students to learn practical skills and to understand engineering and design theory, SolidWorks Japan continues to develop students’ engineering potential through training and competitions. At the university level, FSAE Japan students attend workshops in SolidWorks and SolidWorks
... ContinuedFor the Love of Engineering: FIRST in Michigan Transforms Education
Transform. This is the word to describe engineering and science education in Michigan. The leaders, mentors, teachers, students and industry professionals behind FIRST in Michigan lead in providing the largest reach across any US state for FIRST Robotics. After
... ContinuedHow Much Is It? When Can I Get It?
If you are part of a design team, you have parts that need to be manufactured. Sometimes you just don’t know how much a part will cost or the time to manufacture, Rapid Sheet Metal has produced a free Add
... ContinuedUp, Up and Away Princeton’s WC Jones Explores the Universe
When Steve Benton, a graduate student at the University of Toronto took a photo of. Alexandra Rahlin, graduate student at Princeton University, they never knew the photo would be shared with the SolidWorks community. Alexandra is a graduate student of
... ContinuedFor the Love of Engineering – How FRC Robot Team 971 Drives the Future
Engineers. We need them to solve problems and create the products we use every day. 20 years ago Dean Kamen established FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology) to show every student how learning about science, technology and
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