Upcoming Education Shows: On the Road with Studica

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How does Studica ensure that we understand the needs of teachers, students and schools? How can we be confident that we are offering the best academic technology solutions to fit their needs? It’s quite simple. We take to the road to talk with them. We have real conversations with teachers and administrators. We listen. We hear what they need to … Read More

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Force Friday Introduces Sphero’s Star Wars Droid BB-8

kristielCoding & Programming, New Releases, Robotics

In preparation for the upcoming release of the Star Wars: Episode VII, Disney has deemed today Force Friday and unveiled a series of toys and other items related to the film. Part of this event introduced us to Sphero’s latest robotic creation, Star Wars droid BB-8. BB-8 is the cousin robot to Sphero’s flagship product of the same name and … Read More

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WorldSkills Competitors Demonstrate Trade Skills using STEM Approach

kristielAll Topics, Competitions & Contests, Robotics, WorldSkills Robotics

Today marks the second official day of the Mobile Robotics Competition at WorldSkills 2015 in São Paulo, Brazil. Each team of two, from the 23 different countries competing, will be asked to build, program and troubleshoot their own robotic designs, which will then be required to fulfill tasks commonly demonstrated in manufacturing settings. This is a perfect example of STEM … Read More

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Studica Assists Competitors at WorldSkills 2015

kristielCompetitions & Contests, WorldSkills Robotics

Day two of preparations for the WorldSkills 2015 competition in São Paulo, Brazil is ongoing. Students were not allowed in the robotics arena today, however many of them spent yesterday evening working on their robot designs until 8:30 p.m. (UTC). More than 23 experts from different countries were charged with setting up the evaluation space where robots will be competing in Mobile … Read More

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fischertechnik Celebrates 50th Anniversary

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fischertechnik  celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, on Sunday, July 26, 2015. The company hosted a FANCLUB day at fischertechnik headquarters in Waldachtal, Germany. Here, people from all over the world could enter their own designs for display and view the many exhibits of fischertechnik systems released over the years. These incredibly innovative systems were invented by Professor Artur Fischer, … Read More

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WorldSkills Mobile Robotics Competition Details Released

kristielAll Topics, Robotics, WorldSkills Robotics

WorldSkills São Paulo 2015 is just around the corner on August 11th-16th. The WorldSkills organization just released a Visitor’s Presentation video – giving competitors a peek at what could be in store for them. Competitors in the Mobile Robotics Competition will be expected to carry out two tasks over the course of four days using the provided robotic components. As … Read More

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WorldSkills Robotics Starter Kit

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The countdown begins! This April marks four months until the 2015 WorldSkills Competition in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Known as the Olympics of trade skills, the 43rd biennial competition will host participants from over 50 countries and regions around the world. We were proud to announce our official sponsorship and supplier status of the WorldSkills Competition, earlier this year. Following the … Read More

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fischertechnik & Studica Celebrate Robotics

kristielAll Topics, fischertechnik, Robotics

Studica and fischertechnik are dedicated to education, and excited to take part in introducing students to the world of robotics. We offer a variety of tools and resources to help ensure success in robotics and other STEM related fields. Here at Studica, April springs to life as we pay homage to this amazing technology, by celebrating National Robotics Week and offering special discounts* on  learning tools. About National Robotics Week On … Read More

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