Think robots are characters relegated to sci-fi movies of yesteryear, or machines only scientists and computer engineers can program or maneuver? Think again! In some ways, robotics is to technology what the jukebox may have been for the music industry, and “no” they’re not only for big kids or geeks. Robots and their applications have […]
FCoE- BITT (Florida Center of Excellence for Bimolecular Identification for Targeted Therapeutics) is hosting several workshops for incumbent workers, teachers and students this summer. Most recently, FCoE-BITT partnered with HCC and the University of Florida to host an industrial biotechnology workshop at HCC in Brandon. The workshop was held May 21, and served as an […]
The High Impact Technology Exchange (HI-TEC) conference is sponsored by a number of NSF ATE Centers, and will be held July 26-29 at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate. FLATE and SpaceTEC are sponsoring a Florida welcome session featuring a broad array of high technology sectors with a panel of industry professionals from around the […]
The Cooperative Association of States for Scholarships (CASS) program at Hillsborough Community College has been an effective vehicle in reaching out to gifted young adults from socio-economically challenged countries. The program is part of a federally funded initiative, and represents a joint effort between the United States Agency for International Development, Georgetown University’s Center for […]
The operational status of a robotic arm that does precision welding for Tampa Armature Company is evaluated by the relationship between the voltage applied across the arm’s control circuit and the current that flows through that control circuit. In one part of the test procedure, the current signal and the voltage signal are supposed to […]
FLATE has a number of resources designed for industry, students, and educators that are geared to equip the next generation of high-tech manufacturers. In keeping with its efforts to make a positive impact on the local and state level, FLATE is hosting a summer camp style in-service workshop exclusively for teachers. This week-long, out-of-district event […]
FLATE has designed and created a “new” video that captures pertinent information on curriculum and professional development resources for students and educators alike. The video highlights the “Made in Florida Learning Challenges” which are special activities and lesson plans designed to give students a real-world view of Florida’s high-tech manufacturers. Each challenge is complete with […]
FLATE is pleased to welcome Jorge Monreal to our team as the project manager for our FESC (Florida Energy Systems Consortium) project. Jorge brings extensive project management experience. His first immersion into project management stemmed from serving as an officer in the US Navy. Thereafter, in industry, he held the roles of both team member […]
Gone are the days when robots meant a funky looking character out of a sci-fi movie. FLATE’s robotics camps are a BIG hit among students, parents, and educators, and have successfully repositioned robots as “COOL”. This year FLATE is offering five robotics camps at the HCC Brandon Campus for middle school students with a special, […]
The operational status of a robotic arm that does precision welding for Tampa Armature Works is determined by the relationship between the voltage applied across the arm’s control circuit and the current that flows through that control circuit. One of the first operations the tech does is examine those two signals. It is also very […]
