STEM Everyday #308 | Automation in Education | feat. Chuck Ridgeway

About this episode

Chuck Ridgeway discusses the impact of automation and robotics in education and its importance for future careers.

Chuck Ridgeway is the Automation Technology Manager & Senior Customer Advocate at Horner Automation in Indianapolis, Indiana. As an engineer in the automation and robotics industry for over 30 years, Chuck has seen both the changes and valuable uses of automation and robotics in our world, and is an important voice for educators to hear about the value of STEM learning for future careers. Horner Automation has been part of some truly unique projects in their many years in the industry, cr...

People in this episode

Host: Chris Woods

Guest: Chuck Ridgeway

Topics covered

• automation
• education
• STEM learning
• robotics
• future careers

Keywords

• automation
• education
• STEM
• robotics
• Chuck Ridgeway
• Horner Automation
• future careers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Horner Automation

Places: Indianapolis, Indiana

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