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Glass: Engineering Material & its Properties

Wow! Who knew this about glass? Like many engineering materials, glass can take on many different properties depending on how it’s made and it’s composition. Make sure you don’t miss the best engineer events near you, so that you can learn more, get in contact with teachers and...

Make Cool S*** TV: Youtube Series

Written by Chris Hurd.

This is an interesting “TV show” on YouTube that highlights a different manufacturer in each episode. The first episode is about a company called “Made In America Manufacturing” which is a small machine shop that makes hard to make parts out of hard to work materials like...

The VEX Switch Doesn’t Work Anymore as an Input…. How do I fix it?

Written by Chris Hurd.

Question: I used the Dobots last year to do activity 4 Using Digital Inputs (Here) and it worked great! The kids are having a blast! But no matter what I do this year, I cannot get it to work on any of my robots. How do I fix this? Answer: Well….. My bad…. I’ve been telling...

Can Students Use DobotStudio without Admin rights?

Written by Chris Hurd.

Question: In a nutshell…we have been working on getting the software installed as a testing means and have no issues running the software in a profile that has admin rights. However, as I am sure you are familiar with…students don’t get admin rights to their profile…and so...

Pneumatic Parts Feeder

Written by Chris Hurd.

Question: Do you have any ideas for ways to teach students about parts feeders in industry? Answer: Imagine a project that incorporates VEX pneumatics, 3D printing, CAD design, and Robotics all in one! That’s exactly what we did here. I taxed one of my students with this “Going Beyond”...

Caz Students Present to SMEEF in Michigan

Written by Chris Hurd.

Riley Lordon & Savannah Johnson, juniors at Cazenovia HS took what they learned in Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) class last year and brought it to life in Michigan this week. They presented “Industrial Robots in the Classroom” at the SME Headquarters in Southfield Michigan...

Author: Chris Hurd

Glass: Engineering Material & its Properties

Make Cool S*** TV: Youtube Series

The VEX Switch Doesn’t Work Anymore as an Input…. How do I fix it?

Can Students Use DobotStudio without Admin rights?

Pneumatic Parts Feeder

Caz Students Present to SMEEF in Michigan

Presentation-Robotics in Industry-Introduction

Dobot Activity 1: Robot Axis & Movement

Dobot Activity 2- Pick and Place

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