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AndyMark – Passion for Robots – Passion for FIRST
AndyMark Inc. develops, manufactures and distributes mechanical and electrical parts for the mobile and competitive robotics market with a passion for both robots and the FIRST Robotics community. I got to talk with president and founder Andy Baker who explained to me
... ContinuedSolidWorks Sponsors FIRST Robotics Competition Recycle Rush for FRC Teams
January 3, 2015 marks the FIRST Robotics Competition FRC Kickoff for the new game, RECYCLE RUSH. SOLIDWORKS is a FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Crown Sponsor. To all teams that apply for sponsorship at www.solidworks.com/FIRST SolidWorks will provide the SOLIDWORKS Robotics Suite. We have created a
... ContinuedGirls Who Build – Make Your Own Wearables Workshop
This weekend, some very talented women engineers will be hosting the event, Make your own Wearables for high school girls at MIT Lincoln Labs in Lincoln, MA. The “Make your own wearables” workshop for high school girls is an introduction
... ContinuedSolidExpert VAR Poland Announces “You Can Design Rebelia” Contest Winners
SolidExpert, our Value Added Reseller in Poland announced the winners of the “You Can Design Rebelia” Student Design Contest. These designs are truly impressive with a high degree of technical detail. The panel jury had a difficult decision in scoring
... ContinuedFirst Flight Brasil Takes Off To Set A World Record
Paulo Iscold is working to set another world record with his students – to design and build the world’s fastest four cylinder airplane. At the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brasil, Professor Iscold teaches Aeronautical Engineering. He is providing his
... ContinuedSimulation Results – Made Easy
This week I was talking to my colleague, Delphine Genourvrier, about ways SOLIDWORKS applications can be used together to make student capstone design projects and competition presentations easier to explain. Delphine reminded me on how SOLIDWORKS Simulation results and eDrawings can be
... ContinuedNational University of Singapore – Inspirational Visit
National University of Singapore (NUS) is one of the leading engineering institutions in the world. When you walk towards the engineering building you are greeted by its mission, “to nurture engineer-leaders and to address global challenges through research, innovation, inspiration and
... ContinuedMIT Students Prepare for Flight of OSIRIS-REx NASA Mission
OSIRIS-REx (Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer) is a NASA New Frontier’s mission scheduled for launch in 2016 that will travel to the asteroid Bennu and return a pristine sample of the asteroid to Earth. The REgolith X-ray
... ContinuedMaritime RobotX Challenge Singapore
The Inaugural Maritime RobotX Challenge was held in Singapore October 20-26. This event featured countries working together to advance USV technologies that ultimately benefit all of humankind! Congratulations to the MIT/Olin Engineering team that finished first overall and Florida
... ContinuedIt’s Pumpkin Time
These SolidWorks Pumpkins were modeled by my intern Ian. You can find the models here. This week, the SolidWorks Team captured a great story The Science Behind Pumpkin Chunkin. This video is amazing and shows how far a pumpkin can be
... ContinuedSIMULIA 1st Academic Forum at MIT November 12, 2014
Announcing: SIMULIA 1st Academic Forum 2014 is for academic users of Abaqus and other SIMULIA software. Where: MIT Campus Activities Complex Room W20-407, 77 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA, USA When: Wednesday November 12, 2014, 8:30AM to 4:30PM Attendees will discover
... ContinuedSolidWorks Reseller Supports Certification, UC Davis and STEM Kids
SolidWorks Educator Dave Alpert is one of the most innovative teachers I know. He is in the classroom to be the education advocate for SolidWorks Value Added Reseller GoEngineer. Dave hosts multiple educator workshops in the western US. He answered the call
... ContinuedStudent Formula SAE Japan Drives with SolidWorks
Congratulations to all the student teams that competed in Formula SAE Japan last week! The FSAE event brings together engineering students to compete in static events such as design presentation and cost reporting and dynamic events such as endurance and acceleration.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Simulation Summer Camp Stress-Free for Japanese Educators
Educators have been very busy in Japan this week learning how to apply SOLIDWORKS Simulation to enhance the classroom experience for their students. SolidWorks Japan Tomoko Shimamura, Simulation TTM conducted the Hands-On training to University and High School Educators. Trying to get students
... ContinuedArizona State University To Compete in EcoCAR3 DOE and General Motors Challenge
Arizona State University was one of 16 teams chosen to participate in the EcoCAR 3 competition. With a strong history of student participation and success in SAE competitions, the students and faculty of the ASU team are ready to take
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