Announcing ROBOTICON 2024:  October 5-November 3!

Announcing ROBOTICON 2024: October 5-November 3!

We’re happy to announce the 12th annual ROBOTICON Tampa Bay STEM Showcase,  organized each fall by the Foundation for Community Driven Innovation, a nonprofit educational organization, and AMRoC Fab Lab,  in partnership with PLUGHITZ Live and other fine...
ROBOTICON 2023 Recap

ROBOTICON 2023 Recap

ROBOTICON 2023 marked our 11th annual youth STEAM Showcase, and this year brought together nearly 80 competitive robotics and drone teams across six different programs.   More than 1500 youth joined us throughout October to see competitions at Brooks De Bartolo High...
ROBOTICON 2023 Team Spotlight: Meet the Ninjineers

ROBOTICON 2023 Team Spotlight: Meet the Ninjineers

As we approach our 2023 FIRST Robotics Competition off-season this weekend, it’s time to meet Team 2383 the Ninjineers, of American Heritage Schools, Broward Campus, from Plantation, Florida.  “Our team exposes students who have an interest in STEM to...
Celebrating ROBOTICON 2022!

Celebrating ROBOTICON 2022!

ROBOTICON 2022 – our 10th annual youth robotics showcase –  was a big, fun success! ROBOTICON by the Numbers In all, over 70 youth robotics teams – more than 1200 youth- joined us throughout October at University Mall,  sharing their engineering...
ROBOTICON 2022 Combat Robotics Wrap Up!

ROBOTICON 2022 Combat Robotics Wrap Up!

Our Inaugural Lightweight Combat Robotics tournament was great fun, with over a dozen teams mixing it up in our Combat Robotics arena in center court at University Mall. Award Winners Fairy Weight (150 gram)  1st Place –  Lanyap 2nd Place – Horseshoe Havoc...
ROBOTICON 2022 VEX Robotics Competition Spin Up Wrap Up

ROBOTICON 2022 VEX Robotics Competition Spin Up Wrap Up

On October 16, we hosted our inaugural VEX Robotics Competition tournament, with over 20 teams from around Florida competing in this year’s VRC game, Spin Up!    Here’s a look at the tournament results. VRC Event Awards Excellence Award (VRC)  2733J Jelly...