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A group of students surround their work-of-art for the Botball
competition.
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SolidWorks
sponsorship gives robot competitions a boost
Since the airing of Battlebots,
a TV series where homemade robots go metal-to-metal in a battle
arena, student robot competitions have taken off. Bot building is
proving a viable a way to encourage students to pursue careers in
engineering, math, and science. And SolidWorks Corporation is helping
out by expanding its sponsorship of these youthful competitions.
Four robot design programs—BEST, Botball, Battlebots IQ, and MATE
ROV—are the latest to receive donations of design and analysis software
from SolidWorks Corporation. Full
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