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The Revolutionary FIRST New England District Championship
“Everyone here in Boston, are you ready?” cried the MC. The crowd clad in rainbow colored t-shirts, repping for their favorite teams in the tournament, responded with a deafening roar. “Three…two…one! Power up!” And the robots were set loose.
... ContinuedFIRST Comes First: Team YETI, Queen City Robotics Alliance, and TPM, Inc.
True story: here at SOLIDWORKS, we’re crazy about FIRST Robotics. What kind of engineering nerds wouldn’t be? Created by Dean Kamen, FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics aims to inspire students to become leaders in science and engineering, to
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS User Highlight: Jason Ledon
If you were one of the 5,000 attendees at SOLIDWORKS World 2018, or one of the countless number who watched the conference online, you may have seen a short presentation about Jason Ledon of Hialeah, FL. If you live
... ContinuedThe Cubie Awards: A SOLIDWORKS Story
If you ever have the chance to visit the DASSAULT SYSTEMES campus in Waltham, MA, you’ll initially be greeted with what looks like an ordinary office. Inside the Water Building, pods of cubicles dot the wide, open floor plan.
... ContinuedWhat’s new with SOLIDWORKS World Student Day
Only one week till SOLIDWORKS World 2018 – the excitement is building! If you’re a SOLIDWORKS user this is the place to be, elbow to elbow with thousands of designers, engineers, educators, students, researchers and visionaries! Three days of learning,
... Continued8th Graders from Dana Hall Spend Career Day with SOLIDWORKS
When most of us were kids, Career Day meant impatiently jiggling our legs under our desks, while Tommy Y.’s dad droned on about selling insurance, only to be followed by Laura V.’s mom trying to get us amped up
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Entrepreneur: SPEE3D Putts in a New Age of Metal 3D Printing
Before SPEE3D, metal 3D printing had a historical problem of being both too slow and too expensive. Today, the industry has dramatically changed due to SPEE3D’s new process known as supersonic 3D deposition (SP3D). The company is focused on making
... ContinuedThe most wonderful time of year…Back to School!!
The most wonderful time of year…Back to School!!! Are you one of the million students and educators setting that early alarm wishing summer vacation was just a few weeks longer? Unfortunately SOLIDWORKS can’t help with that but we can help
... ContinuedDereck Sanchez: The SOLIDWORKS Prodigy
Dereck Sanchez, a rising junior in high school, has been working with his team, R4 Robotics, for all of seven years now; but the most impressive part is that he’s only seventeen years old. His team joins many BEST Robotics
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Entrepreneur: 3dl.tech 3D Printing Unique Prototypes for Your Company
Bringing together design, prototyping and short-run production with 3D CAD knowledge and 3D printing methods, 3dl.tech supports their clients’ needs. With their team of experienced engineers, 3dl.tech delivers interdisciplinary projects. 3dl.tech focuses on professional 3D printing, 3D design, prototype series
... ContinuedStudent Summer Edition 2017
For students and educators, summer is meant for relaxation and time away from school. However, that means time away from SOLIDWORKS as well. This summer students and educators have an opportunity to get free access to SOLIDWORKS all summer with
... ContinuedTUFTS Racing Team at the Formula Hybrid International Competition
Today we are featuring the Tufts Racing Team, a team of highly motivated engineering students from Tufts University (Medford, Massachusetts) who are perennial competitors in the Formula-Hybrid electric car competition.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS in Student Design Competitions
Today student competitions can range from underwater to first reaches of space and everywhere in between. Students in these events get a chance to work with a fantastic range of technologies. A team can be made up students involved with
... ContinuedMeet Richard Williams a.k.a. Corporal Willy I – Where It All Started
We know him as Corporal Willy – Richard Williams, who is an engineer by passion and has dedicated his life to teaching in STEM education. From creating a bridge with fettuccine pasta and Elmer’s Wood Glue, to building a 9.25
... ContinuedInternal Beta for SOLIDWORKS’ Apps for Kids
Apps for Kids inspires young thinkers to turn their wildest creations into reality. On November 11th, 24 children from ages 10 to 13 years gathered at the training center, at SOLIDWORKS Waltham Campus. They had been invited to use the
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