NEVADA ROBOTICS BLOG
Read Up On Robotics Education and the Workplace
Mark Greenlaw, former VP of Education at FIRST, has started a multi-part article series on robotics education and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This compelling series is kicked off with an article titled "Is It A Robot?", detailing how we can define robots...
Calling All Robotics Educators! We Need Your Input!
We know this year has turned things upside down and now, more than ever, we need your feedback on how we can better serve the robotics community. As educators you are the experts in what it takes to have a successful robotics team, club and/or class. Take our survey...
Robot Revelations: a Conversation with Ben Nguyen
Nevada Robotics team member Chelsea talked with robotics coach Ben Nguyen about the unique opportunities provided by robotics education, the challenges brought by COVID-19, and the exciting future of robotics. The video below is a preview of their discussion, and...
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Sign up for the FIRST Nevada monthly newsletter! Keep up-to-date on all things FIRST robotics- competitions, coach trainings, workshops, scholarships and more! Suscribe to the newsletter at www.firstnevada.org ! Download the November Newsletter here! Download...
FIRST Nevada Announces OhBot Programming Challenge for Students
FIRST Nevada announces the new OhBot Programming Challenge for FRC, FTC and FLL students! The programming challenge can be completed by any FIRST Nevada team member (student) and must be submitted by midnight PST on January 18, 2020. Winners will be chosen by a panel...
FIRST Robotics Announces 2020-2021 Competition Season
https://youtu.be/qXv8e8wjTok FIRST Nevada has announced an exciting and dynamic 2020-2021 robotics competition season with a variety of options for participating teams to get involved. This year's season has been deemed FIRST Game Changers- powered by Star Wars: Force...
New Robotics STEM Kit for Nevada Students and Educators
Thanks to support from the Nevada STEM Networks, Nevada Robotics has created a new Robotics STEM Kit called Robot Recipe! STEM Kits are science and engineering activity kits uniquely designed by Science Alive to support formal and informal educators in teaching easy...
How Nevada’s Robotics Community Has Responded to COVID-19
Author: Melanie Sanchez If you participated in the 2020 FIRST or VEX robotics seasons, on any platform, youlikely had an abrupt end to your season and future plans due to COVID-19. As a teamcoach myself, I was incredibly disappointed to see the hard work and...
Keeping the Learning Going During COVID-19
Author: Melanie Sanchez As the COVID-19 situation continues to develop, many of us have come to a stand still in terms of our productivity. However, many companies and organizations have begun to tailor to the growing need of new ways...