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Dan Mantz: Growing Interest in STEM, Soft Skills, and Labor Shortages | Sense Think Act Podcast #21

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05 July 2022



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In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Dan Mantz, who is the CEO of the Robotics Education and Competition (REC) Foundation. The REC Foundation is a nonprofit that works with VEX Robotics to build interest in STEM related career opportunities. Dan speaks about the different competitions REC facilitates, why REC is a nonprofit, how REC works with VEX Robotics, on the importance of soft skills, on workforce gaps, and on the future of education.

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Audrow Nash is a Software Engineer at Open Robotics and the host of the Sense Think Act Podcast
Audrow Nash is a Software Engineer at Open Robotics and the host of the Sense Think Act Podcast

Sense Think Act Podcast is a long-form, technical podcast about all areas of robotics that is hosted by Audrow Nash and sponsored by Open Robotics
Sense Think Act Podcast is a long-form, technical podcast about all areas of robotics that is hosted by Audrow Nash and sponsored by Open Robotics





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