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Meet Our New Team Members at AMRoC!
As we spring into a new season, I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce you to some new faces you will see when you stop into AMRoC. My name is Brandy Jackson, the new FCDI program director. My role is to help connect the many industry, education, government,...
January 2023 at AMRoC Fab Lab: 365 New Opportunities to Make Your Future!
I recently had the pleasure of sharing our story with Voyage Tampa Bay. It was a sweet trip down memory lane, on the cusp of a new year. (Read the full story here.) But what stands out for me in the retelling of our journey is a signature element, the lesson at the...
AMRoC Fab Lab 2022: A Look Back at a Year of Making that Matters
2022 brought a lot of exciting changes at FCDI’s AMRoC Fab Lab and for the Foundation for Community Driven Innovation generally, from a mid-year move to a larger space, a monthlong ROBOTICON youth STEM showcase event at the Mall, relaunched Equity in Entrepreneurship...
AMRoC Winter Wrap Up
It's amazing we're at the end of the year already, and hard to believe we've only been in our new space less than four months. With a year that included a massive move in the middle of it, AMRoC Fab Lab never let up on programming and went full STEAM ahead with our...
Congratulations to our 2022 Young Innovators Challenge SemiFinalists!
In October we announced our three semifinalists in our 2nd annual Young Innovators Challenge, presented in partnership with Florida Inventors Hall of Fame, the Florida High Tech Corridor, Scoutlier and AMRoC Fab Lab. Now it's time to take a closer look at their...
AMRoC Open House Oct 27 4pm-6:30pm- Celebrating Innovation in Action!
In celebration of the annual Soaring City Innovation Gathering, we're hosting an Open House at AMRoC Fab Lab on October 27, from 4pm to 6pm(ish) and everyone is invited! We're opening our Open House with a Launch Party for the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame IGNITE...
Young Innovators Challenge Submission Deadline Extended to *October 7*!
September 26 Update: Due to Hurricane Ian challenges, we've extended the submission deadline for the Young Innovators Challenge to October 7. Stay safe and dry out there! We've been hearing from interested youth, teachers and families just learning about our 2nd...
September at AMRoC: Game of Drones & More!
Our Fall calendar is filling up with plenty of opportunities to find what you like to do, and learn how to do it better - from robotics for youth and adults (Combat robotics anyone?) to drones, workshop projects, sewing, starting your own business, or gaming. New on...
“I Have an Idea!” – 2nd Annual Young Innovators Challenge is Now Open
"I Have an Idea!" is an annual Young Innovators Challenge co-hosted by FCDI/AMRoC Fab Lab, the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame and Scoutlier, with support from the Florida High Tech Corridor. Youth ages 13+ can enter individually or in teams of up to 4 students. The...