Discuss “Students bring tech support to third world countries”
Technology is everywhere — from flat-screen TVs to one of the Robotics Club’s newest mobots. But for developing communities around the world, technology can be much harder to find. That is why robotics faculty member Bernardine Dias founded TechBridgeWorld, an organization devoted to the implementation of technological solutions for developing communities.
“To me, it is about empowering students and children around the world,” Dias said. “I love those ‘ah-ha’ moments when their eyes light up.”
Dias, who grew up in Sri Lanka and came to the U.S. for college, founded the program in 2004.
The initiative began the previous fall as a single class for students interested in bringing technology to underdeveloped nations. It was...
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