The global economy is moving from the Information Age into a new Innovation Age, which will demand a workforce trained not just in the “three Rs” but with skills in problem-solving to create new ideas, new technology, and new creative content. To address this need, the Georgia Institute of Technology created the K-12 InVenture Prize…
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Georgia Tech‘s K-12 InVenture Prize was held on March 11, 2020, featuring teams of student inventions and technology from across the state. IronCAD team members were fortunate enough to sit amongst the judging committee, reviewing and rating the innovative array of imaginative projects, and offering encouraging advice. “IronCAD’s participation every year is about more than a sponsorship,” IronCAD Software…
Exceptional writers have a strong inner monologue. Exceptional artists have an excellent eye for detail. Exceptional marketers know how to capture the imagination, but what’s the formula for an exceptional engineer? It often goes without saying, but modern engineering relies on Computer-aided design software or CAD software for almost every aspect of product design. CAD…
IronCAD joins 2019 K-12 InVenture at GA Tech
Mar 22, 2019 |
The Start of the Student Innovator The applause. The stage. The lights, cameras and action. Hoodies that can hold your hair. And doorbells that warn you (and your pet) when visitors are coming. It can all only mean one thing: The K-12 InVenture Prize is back for the Annual InVenture Finals Competition. And…
FREE IronCAD Student License Available Now
Feb 28, 2019 |
A Short Introduction to the World of CAD CAD. You’ve seen the word. Heard it. Maybe even dabbled in it. But what is Computer-Aided Design (otherwise known as CAD)? According to TechTarget.com, “CAD (computer-aided design) software is used by architects, engineers, drafters, artists, and others to create precision drawings or technical illustrations.”…
FIRST® LEGO® LEAGUE + IronCAD: A Real-Life Toy Story
Feb 7, 2019 |
Copyright FIRST® LEGO® League For the weekend of February 1st, 2019, the city of Atlanta was the proud host of a championship that would go down in history. And no, we’re not talking about Super Bowl LIII. Sixty-one years ago, the LEGO® brick—classic that it is for every childhood in America–was born. And nearly…
IronCAD’s Favorite FIRST Robotics Team
Nov 15, 2017 |
Operated by high-school students and accompanied by a cheering crowd and loud music, six robots dart around a field the size of a tennis court. The robots spend a tense few minutes avoiding obstacles (and each other) whilst shooting balls at high targets and precisely delivering objects to delivery areas. When the warning buzzer sounds,…