{"id":22294,"date":"2024-10-21T15:39:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T14:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/?p=22294"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:50:12","slug":"robotics-workshop-sparks-new-after-school-engineering-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davittcollege.ie\/dev\/robotics-workshop-sparks-new-after-school-engineering-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Robotics Workshop Sparks New After-School Engineering Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<!-- NEWS ARTICLE: ROBOTICS WORKSHOP & CLUB     -->\n<!-- ========================================== -->\n<div class=\"aen-news-article-modern\" style=\"font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif; width: 100%; max-width: 1200px; margin: 50px auto 30px auto; padding: 0 20px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; position: relative; z-index: 10;\">\n  \n  <div style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid 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style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #cbd5e1; margin: 0; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\">\n        21 October 2024\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Body Section -->\n    <div style=\"padding: 50px;\" class=\"modern-body-pad\">\n      \n      <!-- Text Content -->\n      <div style=\"color: #334155; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.8; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n        \n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 600; color: #0f2015; border-left: 4px solid #f59e0b; padding-left: 20px;\">\n          A sincere thank you to <strong>Mr Hassan Dabbagh<\/strong> from <strong>ATU MakerSpace<\/strong> and the <strong>ATU Innovation Hubs<\/strong> team for facilitating an outstanding Robotics Workshop with a group of our enthusiastic Junior Cycle students this week.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <p style=\"margin: 0 0 25px 0;\">\n          The interactive, hands-on session focused on mechatronics, circuit assembly, and basic automation logic, giving students an 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The interactive, hands-on session focused on mechatronics, circuit assembly, and basic automation logic, giving students an authentic taste of real-world design engineering. Armed with their new skills, our students and department mentors Mr Moylette and Mr Newcombe are officially ready to kick off the new Davitt College Robotics Club, which will begin running immediately after the midterm break. 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