Hardware, Software & Product Development | Sparx EngineeringHardware, Software & Product Development | Sparx EngineeringHardware, Software & Product Development | Sparx EngineeringHardware, Software & Product Development | Sparx Engineering
  • Home
  • Expertise
    • Software Engineering
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Chemical Products and Services
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Production Management
    • Automation
    • Industrial Design
  • Blog
  • About Us

Blog

FIRST Robotics – Ultimate Ascent

By alynch | Hardware, Mechanical | 0 comment | 14 June, 2013 | 0

Every 1st week of January, the new FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) game is unveiled.  From the moment the game is released, teams have approximately 6 weeks to design, build and test a robot.  After those 6 weeks end, teams will travel around the country to attend Regional competitions against other robotics teams. This year, theRead more

VEX Robotics Championship – Sack Attack

By alynch | Hardware, Mechanical | 0 comment | 8 May, 2013 | 0

Every year, I try to volunteer at the VEX Robotics World Championship.  This year I volunteered as a Field Technician.  When the field or robots have trouble connecting or technical issues, I was there to help troubleshoot the problem.  As an added bonus, a robotics team that I mentor called the DiscoBots also competed in the event.Read more

The Future of Indoor GPS

By alynch | Hardware | 0 comment | 14 March, 2013 | 0

Let’s go back in history to a time without global positioning systems (GPS) helping you navigate to your favorite sushi bar.   Sometime around 2004, Qualcomm announced they successfully tested assisted GPS on a mobile phone after acquiring the technology from SnapTrack. Now, every mobile smart phone and device takes advantage of GPS.  Let’s fast forwardRead more

Building Future Engineers and Programmers

By Dheadley | Software | 0 comment | 27 February, 2013 | 0

“What Most Schools Don’t Teach” – A video on the importance of educating kids about software and engineering was recently released by Code.org, a non-profit organization tasked with growing the educational options and opportunities for computer programming. They have some heavy-hitters on their advisory board and offer an assortment of programming tutorials for students andRead more

Recent Tweets

  • #Houston ranks among fastest growing #tech hubs amid the pandemic, report finds https://t.co/nYhydlOPP0

    1 year ago
  • RT  @SpaceX : Docking confirmed – Crew Dragon has arrived at the  @space_station ! https://t.co/KiKBpZ8R2H

    2 years ago
  • RT  @SpaceflightNow : SCRUB. SpaceX’s launch director has announced there will no launch today due to bad weather at the Kennedy Space Center…

    2 years ago
  • Home
  • Expertise
  • Blog
  • About Us
Sparx Technologies, LLC. dba Sparx Engineering © 2009 - 2021 | All Rights Reserved
  • Home
  • Expertise
    • Software Engineering
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Chemical Products and Services
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Production Management
    • Automation
    • Industrial Design
  • Blog
  • About Us
Hardware, Software & Product Development | Sparx Engineering