Category Archives: Memphis Robotics

Mate Underwater Robotics Competition

It’s official!  The West TN STEM Hub will host the MATE Mid-South Regional ROV Competition in May 2021!  The competition is open to elementary-high school students, and no robotics experience is required.  For more info on the local competition see: https://westtnstemhub.org/mate-rov-midsouth … Continue reading

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West TN STEM Hub hosting discussion on spring competitions available to students of all ages

The West TN STEM Hub will host an After School STEM Zoom session for teachers Tuesday, March 16, from 4-5 p.m. to discuss competitions available to students of all ages this spring. The Hub is headquartered at the Herff College … Continue reading

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Tennessee Lands $6.9M Grants For STEM Education

The AP  (2/16) reports that Tennessee officials “say they have landed $6.9 million in grants to aid in computer science and STEM education.” The state Department of Education “says the money includes a $4 million Education Innovation and Research early … Continue reading

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Mate Robot Competition

Mate Underwater Robotics Competition It’s official!  The West TN STEM Hub will host the MATE Mid-South Regional ROV Competition in May 2021!  The competition is open to elementary-high school students, and no robotics experience is required.  We will host a … Continue reading

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MATE ROV Competition 2021

The MATE ROV Competition is a global student underwater robotics (remotely operated vehicle or ROV) competition that consists of World Championship and a network of 41 (and growing!) regional contests that take place across North America, Asia, North Africa, the … Continue reading

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Attention all Memphis High School Roboticists

Memphis Public Libraries invites parents and students to attend one of our Virtual Recruitment Days for our Community Robotics Team, the Memphis MechWarriors! Parents and students are invited to two opportunities, December 7th or 8th from 3pm-5pm to hear more … Continue reading

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Robotics Curriculum

Siemens Curriculum on Robotic Mechanisms and  Mechanical Design: http://www.robotmechanisms.com/

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Robotics, the sport of STEM education

From: The Daily Memphian By Michelle Corbet Updated: December 19, 2018 4:00 AM CT A new sport is emerging in local middle schools — robot battles. St. Mary’s Episcopal School, a private all-girls pre-K through high school, held its first … Continue reading

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Summer Camps

Looking for summer camps. Here are some you might be interested in: CodeCrew has a number of programming and robotics summer camps at various times and locations for grades 1-12. See there website: https://www.code-crew.org/events/ for more information. Programs include coding, … Continue reading

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Move over soccer moms: Robotics moms take over

By ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG The Naples Daily News Mar 11, 2018 LINK IMMOKALEE, Fla. (AP) — Christy Kobes jumps to her sock-and-sandal feet, sending a vibration rippling down the metal bleachers. “Let’s go! Let’s go! Think destructive thoughts!” she yells to … Continue reading

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