Our new home isn’t far from our old one. It’s just across the hall, and it’s a beautiful place to celebrate our 3rd Anniversary!
We’ve got 8000 sq. ft. of glorious public maker space, with separate lab areas for our 3D printers, sewing & arts center, a
business center for our entrepreneurship and small business development program, generous machine shop space, storage facilities, and spacious meeting and gathering areas. We’re also excited to announce STRYKE Esports as our inaugural incubator company at AMRoC, part of our expanded Equity in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Support program.
STRYKE is intended to be an electronic community center with resources to bring new skills and career opportunities to the area. It also serves as a hub for future events, both hyper-local or international, with space, resources, and partnerships to make Uptown Tampa a global gaming destination.
Check our June First Friday Sneak Peek video below, and better yet, come out to our Grand Re-Opening event on June 18th , meet STRYKE, play some games, drive some robots, and tour New AMRoC and see all the possibilities for yourself!
Big Idea Brew Club Pitch Challenge – June 18 at 4 pm
We kick off a new season of Equity in Entrepreneurship programming this month, with a series of webinars hosted by our
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Brian Alvarez-Bailey, leading to the start of our in-person sessions in July. As part of our relaunch celebration, we thought it would be fun to provide a platform for inventors, entrepreneurs, and big thinkers to pitch us an idea.
The Big Idea Pitch Challenge will start at 4 pm at the Fab Lab. The top three winners get a paid membership to the next cohort of the Big Idea Brew Club where we formally help participants learn the basics of what it takes to make their idea a business reality, with additional opportunities for seed funding and small business ss support.
Anyone can pitch who has an idea for a product or service and a short pitch explaining their product or service idea. Each participant has 2 minutes to pitch their idea and will have up to 5 minutes of Q&A with judges and audience members.
Register by June 15 to participate.
Register for the Big Idea Pitch Challenge!
June Programs
Programming will be light this month, as we complete our move. However, we’ve got some of our regularly scheduled meetups and events back online, and look for a special eNews update edition soon, with summer programming for July and August.
- June 18 – 3 pm to 6 pm – 3rd Anniversary and Grand Re-Opening Celebration!
- June 22 – STEM Educators PlayDate – Join us on the 4th Wednesday of each month join us for Teachers PlayDate, starting at 4 pm. There’s no charge for this guided and open play for educators, who can explore hands-on STEM experiences like building with LEGOs, 3D printing, programming, robotics, drones, CAD, electronics projects & more! Educator ID is required for participation. RSVP Here
- June 24 – Open Make – 3 pm to 7 pm – If you’re interested in working on a project or refining build and design skills
RSVP in advance via the AMRoC Open Make Reservation Form. - June 25 – Uptown Tampa Meetup – 6 pm – Join us every 4th Saturday to talk about all things Uptown! Hear the latest on redevelopment plans, meet local residents and small businesses, and guest speakers, and help us build a resilient, informed, and connected Uptown Community! RSVP here.
AMRoC Spotlights
Another round of kudos and immense gratitude to all the amazing people helping us move and set up at New AMRoC! Special thanks to our youth robotics teams, to our friends at 3D Musketeers, NET SVS, PLUGHITZ, and Scoutlier for pitching in over the last few weeks, and to the Hillsborough County Public Library system for the beautiful collection of hardcopy reference materials to complement the various labs and work stations throughout our new facility.
AMRoC R&D Labs – Helping You Helps Us!
Stuck on a design or programming problem? AMRoC R&D Labs is available for consultation and hire to solve business and creative needs and challenges across a diverse field of expertise for the public, private, and government sectors.
Professional fees benefit youth programs, in addition to solving your work challenges. The team is currently working on technology solutions for marine, communications, and aerospace projects, and welcomes the opportunity to explore creative solutions to your business challenges, as well! AMRoC Fab Lab resources include CNC milling, laser cutting, 3D printing and rapid prototyping, CAD design services and more. Visit our AMRoC Services page to learn more and schedule an appointment.
We’re looking forward to seeing you at New AMRoC soon!