National Robotics Week Starts (First Ever)
Justin Ratliff
this week, know that this Saturday kicks off the first ever National
Robotics Week. Join enthusiastic people all across the US and
participate in events that give you and your kids some hands on
exposure to this exciting field. From the organizers:
National Robotics Week recognizes robotics technology as a pillar of
21st century American innovation, highlights its growing importance in
a wide variety of application areas, and emphasizes its ability to
inspire technology education. Robotics is positioned to fuel a broad
array of next-generation products and applications in fields as
diverse as manufacturing, health-care, national defense and security,
agriculture and transportation. At the same time, robotics is proving
to be uniquely adept at enabling students of all ages to learn
important science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts
and at inspiring them to pursue careers in STEM-related fields. During
National Robotics Week, a week-long series of events and activities is
aimed at increasing public awareness of the growing importance of
“robo-technology” and the tremendous social and cultural impact that
it will have on the future of the United States.
If you are unable to make it to any of the events (http://
www.nationalroboticsweek.org/events) happening this week, make sure to
check out the downloadable (http://www.nationalroboticsweek.org/
resources) resources from their website to bring a little robotics
education to your home.
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