Nov 29, 2022 | Featured, Maker Vault, News
Marshall University’s Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) awarded more than $5,000 in cash and other prizes to makers of all ages Nov. 4 during the 9th-annual West Virginia Makes Festival on Marshall’s Huntington campus. The yearly RCBI festival honors creativity and... 
Oct 27, 2022 | Featured, Maker Vault, News
There’s still time to join in the spirit of making during the ninth-annual West Virginia Makes Festival. The RCBI-sponsored event will take place Friday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center on Marshall University’s Huntington campus. Artists,... 
Aug 30, 2022 | Featured, Maker Vault, News
To engage more students in the STEM fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) is once again offering free drone kits to groups that agree to form aerial robotics teams and compete in West Virginia competitions. Middle and... 
Mar 30, 2022 | Featured, Maker Vault, News
The Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University has announced the 2022 schedule for its popular summertime series of 3D printing and maker camps for middle and high school students. Dates and locations for the in-person Design to Production... 
Jan 27, 2022 | Featured, Maker Vault, News
RCBI’s statewide efforts to introduce young people to manufacturing and entrepreneurship by immersing them in the making process has received another boost from a national organization. Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs (NBT), the charitable foundation of the Fabricators... 
Jun 14, 2021 | Maker Vault, News
The Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University and partners from the NASA Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility and the West Virginia Space Grant Consortium will offer in-person, hands-on robotics camps July 20-23 in Huntington for students ages 6 to 14. The...