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 | Aug 17, 2018 | AMRoC, Education, Foundation for Community Driven Innovation, Manufacturing, Resources, Robotics, STEM
The Maker Movement is a theoretical and physical embodiment of constructivism that will reform how we educate students. (Roffey, 2015) Education grounded in “making” has the capacity to transform the way we think about pedagogy and learning (Kurti, Kurti, &...
by Steve Willingham | Jul 31, 2018 | AMRoC, Education, Foundation for Community Driven Innovation, Robotics, STEM
On September 29 & 30, the Foundation for Community Driven Innovation will host the 6th Annual ROBOTICON Tampa Bay K-12 STEAM Showcase and FIRST Robotics Competition off-season event at the University of South Florida Yuengling Center. At ROBOTICON, nearly 1000...
by Steve Willingham | Jul 3, 2018 | Education, Foundation for Community Driven Innovation, Manufacturing, Resources, Robotics, STEM
In our continuing look at area manufacturers and manufacturing partners in the Tampa Bay area, this week we’re happy to share the story of SOFWERX. While not a manufacturing facility in the traditional sense, SOFWERX manufacturers a wealth of projects in...
by Steve Willingham | Jul 3, 2018 | AMRoC, Education, Manufacturing, Robotics, STEM
Check out this nice PLuGHiTz Live interview with FCDI Executive Director, Terri Willingham, done at the FIRST Robotics Competition Orlando Regional back in March, to hear her vision for AMRoC and a Community Driven future.
by Steve Willingham | Jul 3, 2018 | AMRoC, Education, Manufacturing, Robotics, STEM
The Conexus Indiana 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics National Report is out and Florida earned a resounding “D” in Manufacturing Industry Health overall. You can see the full Florida Report here: https://conexus.cberdata.org/state/FL “Human...
