STEM Education

Texas Instruments has introduced an addition to its TI robotics system learning kit (TI-RSLK) family. The TI-RSLK Max is described as a low-cost robotics kit and curriculum that is simple to build, code and test. Designed for the university classroom, the solderless assembly is designed to allow students to build an embedded system in under 15 minutes. Classrooms that may ...

RS Components has launched Imagine-X, an education initiative designed to promote STEM subjects by providing free teacher resources to help pupils “realise the potential of STEM and their imaginations”. Imagine-X has been developed by RS – as part of its ongoing commitment to raising awareness of STEM subjects – to assist teachers and educators in the delivery of STEM subjects. ...

The TI-Innovator Hub is a palm-sized box with a microcontroller, red and RGB LEDs, a light sensor and sounders inside, plus IO lines to connect with the world outside.

UK education system is failing to support UK electronics Richard Wilson and Richard Ball The education system is failing electronics companies by not providing science and engineering graduates with the necessary skills, according to a number of industry executives. “The Government is not doing enough. I have not seen a single government initiative to encourage students to take up electronics. ...