Competition is fierce, as 42 high school girls make-up the Bronx High School Robotics team, The Fe Maidens (pronounced “Iron Maidens”) and compete to win. These girls have discovered that they can get their hands dirty and take-on STEM-related challenges, competing “neck and neck” with boys, despite consistent messages that say, “you’re pretty good- for […]
STEM: More Than Just A Career, It’s Fun Too
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Why STEM Is Vital: A Look at the College Majors of the Future [#Infographic]
Tomorrow’s students will need to study data, security and robotics to keep America at the forefront of innovation. Check it out>>
Posted in: Infographic, Robotics, Security, STEM
Historic National STEM Education Agreement Encourages Youth Involvement
Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) uses the American Innovation and Mentorship Agreement (AIM) to provide STEM opportunities and FIRST’s (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) innovative robotics-based programming to 3,000 Boys & Girls Clubs nationwide by 2015.
BEST Robotics Competition
Last weekend and this weekend are the 2011 BEST Robotics competitions across the nation. BEST Robotics is a high school robotics competition designed to inspire students to pursue careers in STEM through participation in a sports-like science and engineering based robotics competition.
Posted in: BEST Robotics, Competition, Educators, Robotics, Students
Stanford Offers Free Online Artificial Intelligence Course
Want to learn some AI? Stanford is offering an online course that you can enroll in. Watch the video below for more information, and visit their website for more details.
Posted in: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Stanford, Students