Smart Communications. The Cardinal SIM contains all the usual features of a regular Smart SIM card with the addition of the "MapúaTXT service", which allows students to receive important school announcements and check for the remaining matriculation charges on their mobile phones. The Mapúa Robotics Team is a pioneering organization that has been granted several major projects by the Philippine Navy, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) intending to modernize the weapons and equipment used by the Philippine government. Projects, to name a few, include the following: Mechanical Anti-terrorist Concept or MAC (a Bomb disposal robot now used by the PNP in Makati) The Project Trident Strike (a remotely operated Sentry gun mounted in naval gunships and perimeter defenses) Project Phalanx, a compact version of the Trident Strike. MAC-2 (an improved version of the first Mechanical Anti-Terrorist Concept), will be released by the Robotics Team by February 2010. The Philippine Electric Vehicle (Electric car designed for urban mass transportation sponsored by the DOST) The Submersible Rover (a scouting equipment for the Philippine Navy) Notable alumni See also Mapúa Cardinals Mapúa Cardinal Singers Mapúa Institute of Technology ROTC Academic grading in the Philippines External links Mapúa Library The New Builder Radio Cardinal References Mapúa University Education in Intramuros Higher education in the Philippines Universities and colleges in Manila Universities and colleges in Makati 1925 establishments in the Philippines Research universities in the Philippines Educational institutions established in 1925 National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) colleges Engineering universities and colleges in the Philippines