by Steve Willingham | Nov 23, 2018 | AMRoC, Education, Foundation for Community Driven Innovation, Manufacturing, Resources, Robotics, STEM, Volunteer
Any time is a good time to give to your community, but this time of year, especially, serves as a powerful reminder of the many ways we can be agents of change to help bring about the kinds of resources and improvements our communities need to become places of...
by Steve Willingham | Nov 1, 2018 | AMRoC, Education, Foundation for Community Driven Innovation, Manufacturing, Resources, Robotics, STEM, Training, Volunteer
As we build out the Tampa Bay Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics Center (AMRoC) Fab Lab, we’re starting to get calls and emails about how people can get involved. We’re so excited that you’re excited, too! While it’s still very early in our...
by Steve Willingham | Oct 22, 2018 | AMRoC, Education, Foundation for Community Driven Innovation, Manufacturing, Resources, Robotics, STEM, Training
The Foundation for Community Driven Innovation (FCDI), began work on the project now known as the AMRoC Fab Lab two years ago, after receiving an Argosy Foundation grant for securing a FIRST Robotics Competition field and related FIRST K-12 resources and gear. A...
by Steve Willingham | Oct 8, 2018 | AMRoC, Education, Foundation for Community Driven Innovation, Manufacturing, Resources, Robotics, STEM, Training
We’re very excited to announce that the Tampa Bay Advanced Manufacturing & Robotics Center now has a home at University Mall on Fowler Avenue in Tampa, near the University of South Florida. In partnership with the Mall, Hillsborough County Libraries and...
by Steve Willingham | Sep 12, 2018 | Apprenticeships, Education, Manufacturing, Resources, STEM, Training
The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced the launch of a new digital platform, Apprenticeship.gov. While there had been a similar resource previously, the new and improved portal features an Apprenticeship Finder tool intended to offer career seekers a...
by Steve Willingham | Aug 28, 2018 | AMRoC, Manufacturing, Resources
Taking a page out of the Farm-to-Table concept so popular in the restaurant industry right now, MetalMiner, a digital multimedia resource for metal-buying organizations, just published a thought provoking white paper titled “Farm-to-Table” Becomes “Maker-to-User”:How...
