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News Release from: SolidWorks Corporation
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 24 June 2008
Online university provides robotics
introduction
The SolidWorks Robotics University has structured lessons, tutorials, event calendars, photos, videos, forums, blogs, chat and personal pages.
The SolidWorks Robotics University (SRU) is a free, online, independent study, robotics academy for prospective, beginning and experienced robotics enthusiasts More than 1400 middle school, high school and college students pre-registered for the academy by mid-May, accepting early admission invitations online
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 1 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Sponsored entirely by SolidWorks, the SRU went live on 1st June and includes all the elements of a bricks and mortar summer school, without the need to walk into a school building during summer vacation.
There are structured lessons, tutorials, event calendars, photos, videos, forums, blogs, chat, personal pages and instructions for using SolidWorks 3D CAD software for robot design.
The university has donated 1400 scholarship copies of SolidWorks 2007-2008 Student Edition software to registrants.
Students who enroll in SRU can learn the secrets of robot design, assembly, configuration and operation.
They can write or read reviews on the best parts, kits and designs.
They can share stories, pictures and multimedia documenting their triumphs and defeats and, of course, make predictions about the upcoming competitive season.
"SolidWorks Robotics University is a refuge from an entirely unstructured summer vacation, whether you're a robotics competitor, somebody who wants to learn SolidWorks, somebody who likes robotics, or somebody who thinks they might like robotics", said Marie Planchard, Director of Worldwide Education Markets for SolidWorks.
"And you just might pick up some new math or science along the way".
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