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STEM in Peru
I recently had the pleasure of participating in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) in Lima, Peru. My host while in Peru was Carlos Malpartida, President of Robotec Peru. Robotec Peru...
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Computer Science Profile: Annie Easley
Annie J. Easley was a computer scientist, mathematician, and rocket scientist who liked to call herself a “human computer”. Her career began in 1955 with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics...
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Using Robots to Teach Computer Science and Computational Thinking
Happy Computer Science Week! Robotics can be used to teach foundational concepts in both Computer Science and Engineering. In this blog we’ve interviewed two experts in robotics education, Robin Shoop,...
View ArticleRobomatter’s IDEAS Computer Science Curriculum Gets Certified!
At the end of 2016, it was announced that our IDEAS Computer Science Curriculum earned the New York Academy of Sciences’ Global STEM Alliance STEM Certification. The GSA STEM Certification Program...
View ArticleRobomatter on TechVibe Radio Again!
Jason McKenna, Director of Educational Strategy at Robomatter and Dr. Daniel Castagna, Superintendent of West Mifflin School District were invited back to Pittsburgh Tech Council’s TechVibe Radio to...
View ArticleProud Competition Partner of the Moonbots Challenge
Robomatter is proud to be a competition partner again for this year’s MOONBOTS Challenge! MOONBOTS Challenge is an international online competition encouraging youth 8-17 years old to form a team, and...
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Student Collaboration in an Engineering Classroom
Utilizing the engineering design process is a major part of any integrated STEM classroom. However, many teachers who are being asked to implement STEM classrooms or STEM activities do not have a...
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Resources to Inspire Future Female Engineers
Happy Girl Day 2017! The number of female engineers has greatly improved over the last 30 years; however, it is still relatively low (check out the National Science Board Science & Engineering...
View ArticleRobomatter’s Curricula Receive Certifications
We are excited and proud to announce that in the last few months we have earned two different certifications, one for our Computer Science curriculum and the other for our Robotics curriculum! Watch...
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Congrats to our VEX Virtual Programming Challenge Winners!
We are very excited to officially announce the winners of our VEX Virtual Programming Skills Challenge for both VEX EDR and VEX IQ! Winners of each competition received an invitation for their team to...
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Computational Thinking in a STEM classroom
Building and fostering computational thinking skills is a major priority within the Robomatter curriculum. Computational thinking is a problem-solving process more akin to the scientific method than to...
View ArticleFeedback and STAR Troubleshooting White Paper
Teachers and administrators have long recognized the importance of the interaction between teachers and students as students engage in science and engineering practices in a STEM classroom. Feedback is...
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VEX Robotics Competition ‘In The Zone’ Robot Virtual World Now Available!
We are thrilled to announce the availability of our brand new virtual environment, the VEX EDR Robotics Competition – In The Zone! As in years past, this world is made available at the same time as its...
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VEX IQ Challenge ‘Ring Master’ Robot Virtual World Now Available!
We are thrilled to announce the availability of our brand new virtual environment, the VEX IQ Challenge – Ring Master! As in years past, this world is made available at the same time as its real world...
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ROBOTC: Programming for All Ages White Paper
Schools often wonder which programming language or software to use if they want their students to develop advanced, marketable programming experience. They also want students to have fun while being...
View ArticleRobomatter and Fundación Talento Matematico y Científico partnered to Bring...
Robomatter, Incorporated is partnering with Fundación Talento Matematico y Científico to bring STEM Education to thousands of students and teachers across Spain and Portugal PITTSBURGH, PA (May 4,...
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Female Students in STEM White Paper
Female students are much less likely than males to major in STEM or STEM-related majors. Only 19.3% of the bachelor’s degrees in engineering are earned by women (National Girls Collaborative Project,...
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Student POV: How ROBOTC Changed the Way we do Robotics
We, as a team from the Federal Institute of Sergipe (Aracaju, SE, Brazil), have started to meddle with robotics about half a year ago. After some hard work with the hardware and mechanical aspects of...
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Download ROBOTC for LEGO MINDSTORMS 4.56!
The ROBOTC Development Team is excited to make our latest update available to you, ROBOTC for LEGO MINDSTORMS 4.56. This is primarily a maintenance release which contains many stability fixes. Keep...
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ROBOTC for VEX Robotics 4.56 Available for Download!
The ROBOTC Development Team is excited to make our latest update available to you, ROBOTC for VEX Robotics 4.56. This is primarily a maintenance release which contains many stability fixes. Keep...
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