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KinderLab Robotics Donates Robot Kits to Connect Schools in Pennsylvania and Guatemala

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Waltham, MA — KinderLab Robotics today announced that it has donated four KIBO robot kits to La Puerta Abierta , a school in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala. Because Guatemala has sporadic wireless access, Sewickley Academy chose the screen-free KIBO as the hands-on coding robot to share with La Puerta Abierta’s young students.

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Sphero Announces Acquisition of LittleBits to Expand K–12 Robotics Tools

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Sphero Announces Acquisition of LittleBits to Expand K–12 Robotics Tools. Sphero , one of the leading companies in K–12 classroom robotics, announced its acquisition of littleBits , inventor of the electronic building blocks for science, technology, engineering, art and math learning, on Friday, Aug. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Grit, Tenacity, Inclusion — Robotics Programs Teach Much More Than STEM Concepts

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Not every kindergartner can boast that she helped build a robot with high school students. Not every kindergartner can boast that she helped build a robot with high school students. Not every kindergartner can boast that she helped build a robot with high school students. Robotics Competition team.

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World’s Largest Robotics Competition Returns: Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation to Host Live Remote VEX Robotics World Championship

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The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation , a 501c3 nonprofit and VEX Robotics , is back to showcase the incredible talent and skill of a range of student competitors by hosting the first-ever Live Remote VEX Robotics World Championship May 17-29, 2021.

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CoderZ Launches Initiative to Engage Students in STEM with the Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge

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18, 2021 – Starting August 1, CoderZ will once again bring a real-world industry perspective to computer science classrooms through the Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge. This year’s #StepintoSTEM challenge provides teachers access to resources that make instruction simple for them, regardless of their computer science background.

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Fostering Creativity and Inclusion Through Content Creation and Real-World Relevance

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The Reinvent the Classroom HP Teaching Fellows offer insights about integrating content creation in learning environments to foster creativity and adhere to principles of accessibility. Blend Creativity With Real-Life Relevance Many educators working with diverse populations often try to find new ways to meet the needs of their learners.

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Discovery Education and Boeing Present a New Virtual Field Trip for Students Exploring STEM and Robotics in Aviation Manufacturing 

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and Salt Lake City, Utah to meet the diverse mechatronics, robotics, and ergonomic engineers at Boeing. million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in over 100 countries and territories. Portland, Ore., STEM is such a wide and interesting world full of diverse leaders and thinkers.