The Internet of Things (IoT) is a very important topic taking the IT world by storm. Every organization is eager to get their products “connected” and many IT professionals want to know how they can add relevant IoT skills to their resumes. In case you aren’t as connected to technology as the rest of us, IoT is a network of … Read More
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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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Seeed Studio is a maker’s paradise. This company specializes in creating innovative, open hardware platforms for makers to grow their ideas and create all new technology. The best thing about Seeed is its ability to work with leading technology providers of all scales to provide access to multiple platforms – like Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Maker Pro and more. Take for … Read More
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Fourier Education has produced a wide range of Data Logging tools, Sensors, and Experiments that test, drive, and influence the learning of our students in many positive ways. With the wide range of use of the Fourier Data Loggers, it is not surprising that Fourier would be able to produce a tool as useful and as easy to use as the Fourier NovaScope.
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LabVIEW is a powerful, graphical, drag and drop programming environment used MIT, NASA and other industry leaders, engineers and scientists around the globe. LabVIEW allows you to program like a professional, take open ended challenges and even reverse engineer.
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The fischertechnik ROBO TX Automation Robots set acts as both a replacement and an upgrade to the recently retired “Industrial Robots II” kit. As you would guess from the name, this set addresses the construction and programming of the type of robots commonly found in industrial settings, such as automobile manufacturing, on a production line or in an automated warehouse.
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Reviewing actuators and sensors, the components that allow robots to get feedback on the environment around them, and to react to it.
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The fischertechnik construction system is widely used in schools for teaching all sorts of STEM Education (i.e. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) concepts, from the principles of Dynamics and Statics, to the fundamentals of electronics, to how renewable energy is created and used. But one of the most prominent uses of fischertechnik is in the area of Mechatronics, aka Robotics and Programming.
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