TETRIX Robotics consists of two robotic kits by Pitsco Education. The two sets are the TETRIX® MAX building system and the TETRIX® PRIME building system. They are intended to be used as educational robotics and for competitions such as the FIRST Tech Challenge. The company that developed the Tetrix Robotic Kits, Pitsco Education is a provider of K-12 STEM educational kits, activities, curricula, educational programs, and various learning experiences. The company is headquartered in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. Originally named the Pittsburg Industrial Teachers Service Company, Pitsco Education was founded in 1971 by three teachers, Harvey Dean, Max Lundquest, and Terry Salmans. The first five years of operations were run by the three teachers and their families. In 1975, Harvey Dean acquired the full ownership of Pitsco. In the same year, Pitsco Education partnered with the Ideas and Solutions Big Book to form the Pitsco catalogue division. In between 1990 and 2001, Pitsco Education acquired the Canadian catalogue company, Advance School Equipment, and the Hearlihy & Co., Construction Education Systems (CES). This helped Pitsco Education to expand into Canada and acquire more resources. In 1997, Pitsco Education partnered with the LEGO® Educational Division. They formed LEGO Education, which was originally named Pitsco LEGO Educational Division (PLED). This partnership between Pitsco Education and the LEGO® Educational Division is responsible for the development of the TETRIX Robotics. From 1997 to 2014, Pitsco Education launched numerous initiatives, institutes and educational programs, including the Technological Fluency Institute (TFI), the Kindergarten to Careers initiative, the Pitsco Engineering Academy, selling STEM products on Amazon, and the STREAM Missions. The TETRIX ® MAX building system was developed in 2008, followed by the TETRIX ® PRIME building system in 2014. Then, In 2016, Pitsco Education released the TETRIX PRIZM® Robotics Controller with the TETRIX PULSE™ Robotics Controller introduced in the following year. In 2018, PItsco Education became business partners with Microburst Learning and KUBO. In 2019, the partnership extended to Arduino, Microduino, UBTECH, and Shape Robotics. More information...
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