It is so fitting to post this on Pi Day (3.14), but this is about a collaboration with PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment) and Autodesk. There will be a collaboration in creating an advanced manufacturing and prototyping incubator in beautiful downtown Portland Oregon. Learn about the PIE Shop and…
Read MoreAutodesk, PIE, Uncorked Studios team up on new Portland manufacturing incubator. Portland Business Journal “Three top local startup champions have launched an ambitious program that looks to foster new product startups and help entrepreneurs overcome challenges tied to making physical objects Portland design and product agency Uncorked Studios, 3D…
Read MoreIt is at time of the year again and the annual BunnyBot event. If you are located in Portland Oregon and have kids interested in robotics or STEM then you should plan to attend Saturday December 9th. http://team1540.org/bunnybots/ The BunnyBots competition is a game for FIRST FRC Robotics…
Read MoreThe most talked about and lined up for speaker at Autodesk University 2017 was, well a real speaker this year that you could build yourself. At Autodesk University, a group of attendees participated in a Product Innovation Platform track organized and designed by Autodesk’s Garin Gardiner. Participants designed…
Read MoreNormally at Autodesk University you attend to see and learn from great speakers, but in this case you get to make an awesome custom speaker. In the Product Innovation Platform track you will get to go through each step from the beginning electrical design in Autodesk Eagle to…
Read MoreFidget Spinners are all the rage, whether you love or don’t care for them, they are here. A couple weeks ago at the Autodesk Lake Oswego Oregon office we held our annual Kids at Autodesk Day, where employees brought their children to work where we have several activities…
Read MoreBack in the 80s and 90s with the Autodesk Cyberspace Developers Kit.
Read MoreThis weekend hundreds of teams from around the world will descend on Houston Texas for the FIRST Robotics World Finals. This year the finals will be split into two cities, Houston this weekend and St Louis next weekend. The team I have worked with for 2 seasons now…
Read MoreFIRST Robotics FRC competition season has started with week 2 competitions happening this week. Here in the Portland Oregon the Pacific Northwest District 3 has have 40 teams competing from the Pacific Northwest including the team I volunteer with Team 1540 Flaming Chickens. Autodesk is a proud supporter and…
Read MoreFor almost two seasons I have have had the pleasure to work with an amazing and inspiring group of young high school students involved in the FIRST Robotics competitions at Catlin Gabel in Portland Oregon. The FIRST Robotics Team 1540 the Flaming Chickens are also looking for ways…
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