Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.40
…free courses being offered on Mastercam University: Mastercam Essentials STEM: Principles of Machining Mastercam 2D Mill (for 2019 and 2020 versions) Mastercam 3D Mill (for both 2019 and 2020 versions) Mastercam Lathe (for both 2019 and 2020 versions) To assist in efforts to maintain learning opportunities and transition to remote instruction, Mastercam is also providing free resources to use for online teaching initiatives and virtual classroom instruction. Three projects in the Mastercam Quick Part Series are available for free. These project-based learning modules provide tutorials for Mastercam Mill, Mastercam Router, and Mastercam Lathe. Each includes guided curriculum that takes students…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.36
…free courses being offered on Mastercam University: Mastercam Essentials STEM: Principles of Machining Mastercam 2D Mill (for both 2019 and 2020 versions) Mastercam 3D Mill (for both 2019 and 2020 versions) Mastercam Lathe (for both 2019 and 2020 versions) To assist in efforts to maintain learning opportunities and transition to remote instruction, Mastercam is also providing an array of free resources to use for online teaching initiatives and virtual classroom instruction. Three projects in the Mastercam Quick Part Series are available free of charge. These project-based learning modules provide tutorials for Mastercam Mill, Mastercam Router, and Mastercam Lathe. Each includes…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.38
…President Maria Klawe is speaking on boosting diversity in STEM education at the upcoming CAASE20 virtual conference, coproduced by DE.) “It's important for us to provide laboratory experiences because they are a formative part of engineering education,” said Spencer. “It's much harder when the students don't have access to the hardware we usually use to do it. For this lockdown, Spencer's remedy for the robotic class was a portable Arduino kit students can take home. “It has a very short learning curve, and the connections on the board are already connected, so the students don't have to solder anything, which…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.40
…to its impact on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), as well as skills like problem-solving, teamwork and empathy. “By tying this health crisis into the students’ curriculum, they are able to see that the work they are doing with 3D printers is having an immediate and direct impact on a real-world situation,” Kendrick said. “In addition to sparking interest in science and making schoolwork more engaging, we hope this experience teaches young students about empathy by asking them to consider the needs of health care workers and the sacrifices they have made to protect us all.” Funding for this…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.08
…designs, a “Laser Welding Head” and a “Hip Implants Stem Design,” are use cases of industrial 3D metal printing. In the student category the first prize went to Younes Chahid from BiometicAM based in the United Kingdom with his Hip Implant Stem design. This unctional application improves patients’ lives by shortening operation times as well as recovery times. The design of the structure is fully optimized with varying lattice densities and thicknesses for optimal bone ingrowth. The part can only be produced using metal additive manufacturing and in addition, is designed to print without supports, capable for being nested to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.86
…by Younes Chahid from BiomimeticAM with the Hip Implant Stem Design, from the University of Huddersfield (UK). With this redesign of the hip implant stem, issues with implant revision surgeries and bone resorption could be greatly improved. The new design of the hip implant stem has many such features including density and thickness distribution optimization to reduce the stress shielding and increase osseointegration. The team SCUT Robotlab from South China University of Technology (China) improved the stabilizer mount on the robot for the RoboMaster competition, a key component which connects the mobile system with the upper projectile system. The original…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.93
…parts for NASA applications and build institutional capacity in STEM research and education. “We’re very excited to be working with this team and NASA to explore how the benefits of Additive Manufacturing can be applied to space exploration, says Tom Cobbs, Optomec LENS product manager. “LENS is an ideal solution for printing multi-material components used in higher-performance liquid rocket engine components and holds the potential to provide significant advantages in terms of cost and time savings, especially if we can print the bi-metallic parts on one machine in one process.” The proposed research will focus on characterization (micro and nano-scale)…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.16
…Mudd College, who will discuss increasing diversity in the STEM workforce. Monica Schnitger, president and principal analyst at Schnitger Corp. and occasional DE columnist, who will discuss the evolution of simulation technology. Scott Leemans, creative engineering generalist at X.Company (The Moonshot Factory), who will discuss democratizing technology at the K-12 and college levels. Bill Pappas, VP of competition & engineering at IndyCar. Caption In addition to conference sessions, there will be a variety of NAFEMS training sessions available to attendees. Those include pre-conference courses on composites and postprocessing of structural analyses. During the conference, training sessions will include nonlinear analysis,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.95
…One of the biggest obstacles currently encountered by engineers stems from the fact that the material science supporting soft robotics is still in the early stages of its development. As a result, a number of sticking points continue to hinder soft robotics evolution. For example, the current collection of materials used by soft robot developers offers only limited functionality. Although elastomers and fluids have proven to be a good match for the mechanical properties of biological materials, they typically do not have adequate electrical, thermal or electromagnetic properties to replace the functions of motors and electronics. This shortcoming, however, has…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.77
…by the United Nations Foundation, now seeks to incorporate STEM into its overall leadership development programming. Girl Up plans to use the TE Foundation’s grant to bring its STEM for Social Good program to scale, reaching more diverse girls through rural and urban outreach and the creation of partnerships with schools and local organizations. More specifically, the TE Foundation’s grant will provide funding for three STEM for Social Good tour stops in new underserved U.S. rural and urban markets and two STEM for Social Good events in new international markets. It will also allow Girl Up to translate the STEM…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.67
…Robotics is a national science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education nonprofit serving middle and high school students in 47 locations across 17 states. The organization sponsors a six-week student design competition that takes place during an after-school program. Their competition has joined the cadre of competitions that seek to engage students, arousing their interest in STEM, and providing them with an opportunity to practice innovation in STEM design. Rosemary Mendel is the organization’s executive director. We spoke to her to learn about the program and what it entails. Digital Engineering: Can you provide an overview of the Best Robotics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.80
…efficiency: analog processing. The catalyst for these development efforts stems from the fact that the leading processor contenders—namely GPUs, FPGAs and ASICs—require a digital data format. The catch here is that sensor output naturally comes in analog form. This means that digital systems require data to go through an analog-to-digital conversion process, which can increase the system’s latency, power consumption and cost. To address this problem—and to facilitate inclusion of AI in smart sensors—companies like Syntiant and AIStorm have chosen to provide analog data chips. In general, analog processors solve problems by representing variables and constants with voltage. The systems…