A 'fab lab' in a Tampa mall inspires all generations to use science & art to create

A 'fab lab' in a Tampa mall inspires all generations to use science & art to create

Behind one storefront at Tampa’s University Mall, you won’t find people shopping- you’ll find them inventing. Inside the AMRoC Fab Lab, students of all ages take STEM classes and learn to create at little to no cost.  17-year-old Jonathan Smith stands proudly in front of two small robots inside a busy workshop. “The one-pounder is a vertical spinner combat robot, and my smaller one is called Little Rocketeer. That is a flipper with the intent to…