{"396051":{"#nid":"396051","#data":{"type":"news","title":"CareerBuilder \u2018Robotics Challenge\u2019 brings together school children for robotics World Cup at College of Computing","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents from across metropolitan Atlanta are forming teams and choosing players for a special soccer tournament \u2013 with robots \u2013 as part of a new partnership between CareerBuilder and Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPick-up soccer just jumped light years ahead.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn April 18, \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:http:\/\/www.careerbuilder.com\/\u0022\u003ECareerBuilder\u003C\/a\u003E and Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECollege of Computing\u003C\/a\u003E will host the inaugural \u201cCareerBuilder Robotics Challenge\u201d \u2013 a new effort to expose school children to the creative art of programming by inviting them to build their own robots for a competitive soccer game.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWHAT: \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u2018CareerBuilder Robotics Challenge\u2019\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWHEN: \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Saturday, April 18\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; 10 am \u2013 2 pm\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWHERE: \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Georgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;Klaus Advanced Computing Building \u2013 Atrium\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;266 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the past six weeks, middle and high-school students have been creating and programming individual \u201cQBots\u201d for the tournament. The 7-inch square robots are powered by an Ardunio microcontroller and controlled with either a homemade Bluetooth remote or Google Android phone. The outer shell of the robot is made with construction paper and popsicle sticks, decorated by the student as an expression of the creator. Students will be randomly assigned a teammate on the day of the tournament and two-person teams will compete in a World Cup-style tournament complete with team jerseys.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAmerica needs more programmers and we believe that today\u2019s students need to see computing as both a necessary skill as well as a tool of expression and problem solving,\u201d says Cedric Stallworth, assistant dean for the \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/community-outreach\u0022\u003EOffice of Outreach, Enrollment and Community\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech\u2019s College of Computing. \u201cJust like authors of the world have used the fundamental skill of writing to impact their time, we want to expose today\u2019s children to computing as a fundamental skill that can change their world.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech hopes that this will be the first of many such competitions, Stallworth says, with Atlanta-area students and community partners, such as CareerBuilder.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEmployers are struggling to fill IT and engineering roles, and that talent gap will only become wider in the years to come,\u201d said Eric Presley, Chief Technology Officer at CareerBuilder. \u201cWorking with Georgia Tech, CareerBuilder is hoping to inspire the next generation of workers to pursue technology-related career paths and open the door to new possibilities.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout CareerBuilder\u00ae\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECareerBuilder is the global leader in human capital solutions, helping companies target and attract great talent. Its online career site, CareerBuilder.com\u00ae, is the largest in the United States with more than 24 million unique visitors and 1 million jobs. CareerBuilder works with the world\u2019s top employers, providing everything from labor market intelligence to talent management software and other recruitment solutions. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Tribune Company and The McClatchy Company (NYSE:MNI), CareerBuilder and its subsidiaries operate in the United States, Europe, South America, Canada and Asia. For more information, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.careerbuilder.com\/\u0022\u003Ewww.careerbuilder.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Georgia Tech College of Computing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech College of Computing is a national leader in the creation of real-world computing breakthroughs that drive social and scientific progress. With its graduate program ranked 9th nationally by U.S. News and World Report, the College\u2019s unconventional approach to education is expanding the horizons of traditional computer science students through interdisciplinary collaboration and a focus on human-centered solutions. For more information about the Georgia Tech College of Computing, its academic divisions and research centers, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewww.cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents from across metropolitan Atlanta are forming teams and choosing players for a special soccer tournament \u2013 with robots \u2013 as part of a new partnership between CareerBuilder and Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Students from across metropolitan Atlanta are forming teams and choosing players for a special soccer tournament \u2013 with robots \u2013 as part of a new partnership between CareerBuilder and Georgia Tech."}],"uid":"28124","created_gmt":"2015-04-14 15:06:13","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:58","author":"Tyler Sharp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-04-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-04-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"349401":{"id":"349401","type":"image","title":"Cedric Stallworth compressed","body":null,"created":"1449245696","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:14:56","changed":"1475895073","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:13","alt":"Cedric Stallworth compressed","file":{"fid":"201023","name":"cedric-stallworth_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cedric-stallworth_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cedric-stallworth_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":10696,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/cedric-stallworth_0_0.jpg?itok=npx1Yc4Q"}}},"media_ids":["349401"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"123851","name":"OEC; Office of Outreach Enrollment and Community; CareerBuilder; Cedric Stallworth;"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETara La Bouff\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications Manager\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tlabouff@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Etlabouff@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}