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Is A Robot Artificial Intelligence?

November 4, 2016 Michael Diaz Technology, Opinion, Artificial Intelligence, AI

Terminator, I, Robot and 2001: Space Odyssey. What do these three successful science fiction movies have in common? These examples predicted what might happen in the future: an artificial intelligence (A.I.) uprising. A.I. is a term used for a robot, big or small, tailored to personal needs such as… Read the rest at our website.

Winners of Hackathon holding their award.

Wolfson Campus Briefing

Hackathon Links Millennials To Golf

November 4, 2016 Maria Vizcaino Idea Center, Hackathon, NBCUniversal Hackathon, Technology, Social Media, Coding, Downtown Miami

More than a hundred tech-savvy enthusiasts gathered to test their skills in the NBCUniversal Hackathon held at the Idea Center in Miami Dade College on Oct. 22. For 24 hours the programmers intensely worked in teams to compete for the grand prize. The aim was to make online tee… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

Teaching Internship Available To Programmers

October 3, 2016 Cindy Matheus Technology, Coding

Code Explorers is inviting Miami Dade College students to intern and volunteer with them this semester to encourage children’s interest in technology, computer science, architecture and engineering. Internships involve teaching pre-kindergarten to middle school students the fundamentals of engineering through an innovative academic curriculum at the after school program.… Read the rest at our website.

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When Science Fiction Becomes Reality

October 3, 2016 Surkhab Shaikh Robotics, Medicine, Prosthetics, Technology, Opinion

With constant growth in the field, mechatronics and the concept of robotic prosthetics pave the way into the future of medicine. To most people, the idea of an electronic limb attached to a human body brings Terminator to mind. But functioning limbs for amputees are no longer a thing… Read the rest at our website.

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Miami Dade College To Implement New Safety App

September 9, 2016 Maria Vizcaino News, MDC, Technology, Public Safety, App, Live Safe, iOS, Android

On Sept. 26, to kick-off Public Safety Week, Miami Dade College will launch LiveSafe, a free mobile app for students, faculty, staff and parents to enhance public safety on campus. Once users enable their location and choose MDC as their organization, the app’s GPS will recognize the user’s location… Read the rest at our website.

MDC student Henley Garcia posing for the camera.

News Kendall Campus

Student Maps Kendall Campus For Google

June 13, 2016 Alexander Aspuru 0 Comments Student Spotlight, Maps, Technology, Google

Henley Garcia, 19, a software engineering major, could easily be mistaken for another amateur photographer as he surveys the Kendall Campus decked out with a computer club T-shirt with his iPhone. However, Garcia is responsible for all 46, 360-degree panoramic pictures of Kendall Campus on Google Maps, netting more… Read the rest at our website.

Technology illustration by Arnelle Carbon.

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How The No-Tech Policy Is Hurting Students

April 18, 2016 Serafima Fedorova Technology

Sitting in the back of a classroom during a lecture, you can see screens lit up like windows. There is the powerpoint that a professor is gesturing at, and there are the laptops, phones, and Ipads that the rest of us students are looking at. There’s no arguing that… Read the rest at our website.

Briefing

The Idea Center Offers Drones Training

April 1, 2016 Alejandra Zimmermann The Idea Center, Technology

The Idea Center, located at the Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. Second Ave., is introducing a new course called DronesUp that will give students the opportunity to pilot a drone as well as understand its technology and application. Live flight sessions with coursework will cover all the rules and regulations… Read the rest at our website.

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3D Printing: The Answer To Our Problems

March 18, 2016 Devoun Cetoute Technology, 3d printing

How do we stop global warming caused by the burning of non-renewable sources? Will overpopulation leave the world hungry and starved? How can we find a cure for diseases without STEM cell research? These questions are ones we must find an answer to if we are to continue to… Read the rest at our website.

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Do Not Let The Phone Drive

April 21, 2015 Nathaniel Cadet 0 Comments Technology, Safety, car, phone

We all know that texting while driving is bad, yet we keep doing it. Car manufacturers claim that they are trying to make it safer for us. The truth is that they are doing the very opposite. According to gigaom.com, Toyota and Mercedes are starting to include social media… Read the rest at our website.

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