{"id":776,"date":"2013-08-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/2013\/08\/27\/building-robots-just-got-a-lot-cooler-the-vex-assembler-powered-by-autodesk-123d\/"},"modified":"2013-08-27T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-27T08:00:00","slug":"building-robots-just-got-a-lot-cooler-the-vex-assembler-powered-by-autodesk-123d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/building-robots-just-got-a-lot-cooler-the-vex-assembler-powered-by-autodesk-123d\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Robots Just Got a Lot Cooler: The VEX Assembler powered by Autodesk 123D"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What do you get when you combine robots with advanced 3D modeling and some really creative students? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vexrobotics.com\/vex\/competition\/vex-robotics-competition\/\">The VEX Robotics Competition<\/a>! This year, Autodesk is teaming up with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vexrobotics.com\/vexiq\/vexassembler\">VEX Robotics<\/a> to make the competition even better by giving students a cool new way to design, imagine and create their robots: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vexrobotics.com\/vexiq\/vexassembler\">The&#160; VEX Assembler powered by Autodesk\u00ae 123D\u00ae<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/inthefold.autodesk.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b0192acc8c2c1970d-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Splash\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a017c3334c51a970b0192acc8c2c1970d image-full\" src=\"http:\/\/inthefold.autodesk.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b0192acc8c2c1970d-800wi\" title=\"Splash\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The VEX Assembler powered by Autodesk\u00ae 123D\u00ae is a brand new, free 3D desktop design app made specifically for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vexrobotics.com\/vexiq\/\">VEX IQ robotics platform<\/a>. &#160;The desktop tool allows students to digitally access, assemble, share and test a library of VEX IQ mechanisms, gadgets and even entire robots! &#160;Even better, there\u2019s no CAD experience necessary to power up and use this app. &#160;It is designed to introduce students to the modern principles of CAD while offering them a drag and drop environment where their creativity can go wild and hopefully inspire them to create some pretty great robots along the way. <\/p>\n<p>This new partnership with VEX Robotics is just the latest example of Autodesk\u2019s longstanding commitment to improving the accessibility and quality of STEAM (science, technology, engineering,<br \/>digital arts, math) education for today\u2019s generation of learners. Kids today are growing up in an online world in which technology has transformed the way they learn, create, and share information.&#160; We\u2019re excited to be working with VEX Robotics to use that technology to ignite student\u2019s imaginations and foster an early love of design.<\/p>\n<p>Interested in learning more? Join us for the VEX Assembler Webcast on August 29<sup>th<\/sup> at 4:00 PM PT. A team from Autodesk and VEX Robotics will be walking through the features of the app and demonstrating the product in action. To register for the Webcast, click <a href=\"http:\/\/students.autodesk.com\/?nd=vex_assembler_webcast\">here<\/a>. 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