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ROBOTICON Partner Spotlight: Meet SOFWERX
Here in Tampa SOFWERX has been a great friend of FIRST! SOFWERX, located in Ybor City, has hosted the Tampa area FIRST Robotics Kick Off for two years in a row now, provides mentoring support to area teams, and is one of our great ROBOTICON Tampa Bay sponsors. FIRST...
State Funding for Florida FIRST Robotics Competition teams!
Thanks once again to the forward thinking vision and the dedicated support of high quality STEAM education, of State of Florida Representatives George Moraitis and Bruce Anton, and Senator Jeff Clemens, new and veteran FIRST Robotics Competition teams in Florida...
ROBOTICON Partner Spotlight: St. Petersburg College Workforce Institute
The Workforce Institute is St. Petersburg College’s professional development provider committed to preparing professionals to meet the needs of today’s workforce. The Institute provides individuals and corporations with the skills and certifications that today’s...
ROBOTICON Partner Spotlight: Meet FCDI, at the Foundation of Innovation
The Foundation for Community Driven Innovation (FCDI) was founded by a core group of FIRST volunteers to provide not-for-profit cross program support of Tampa Bay area FIRST programs and general project based learning and skills development for all ages. Since it's...
ROBOTICON Partner Spotlight: Meet Greg Serio of The People of Manufacturing
Greg Serio of The People of Manufacturing will be moderating our special panel discussion at ROBOTICON, called Manufacturing the Future. The panel will feature several high level ROBOTICON sponsors and partners and give FIRST students and special guests an...
The ROI of FIRST: a Guest Blog by Alison Roth
Alison Roth is a long time FIRST coach and mentor, and currently co-chair of the Tampa Bay area FIRST Tech Challenge R.O.B.O.T. League If you're wondering why all the fuss about FIRST, Alison can tell you a thing or two or three about the ROI - Return on the...