Workshop on Educational Robotics as Learning Tool

by Dr. Amy Eguchi, General Chair of RoboCup Junior 2010 and RoboCup Trustee

RoboCup (Singapore) Association, ROBOCUP-SG, would like to invite you to the workshop on "Educational Robotics as Learning Tool"  on Monday, Sep 07, 2009  at Singapore Polytechnic Graduates’ Guild (www.spgg.org.sg).

The workshop is to be conducted by our invited guest speaker, Dr. Amy Eguchi, who is the Trustee of RoboCup Federation and the general chair of RoboCup Junior 2010. Dr. Amy Eguchi is also an invited speaker for NJRC this year.

The intended audiences for the workshop include school teachers, instructors, lecturers, professors, robotists and students who are interested in educational robotics, RoboCup Junior, robotics pedagogy and trying to tie all of them together to create an understanding of how to best infuse robots into school curriculum. The workshop would help school teachers in building a successful team for RoboCup 2010 which will be hosted by Singapore. The workshop should provide an excellent learning opportunity, as well as a venue for the exchange of ideas among a highly interdisciplinary group of teachers. You may register at https://www.robocupsingapore.org. There will be 20% discount for school teachers and another 10% discount for early registration before 28 Aug, 2009. Please click on the link to register and the registration will only be confirmed up receiving of the payment.

Workshop on “From Biological Systems to Intelligent Robots"

by Prof Huosheng Hu, Essex University, UK

Dr Hu is a Professor of Robotics at Essex University. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief for International Journal of Automation and Computing. The Robotic Fish developed by Dr. Hu’s team has been highlighted on BBC as “the world's first autonomous robotic fish are the latest attraction at the London Aquarium” (see the BBC article). 

Course outline:

• From Biologic Systems to Intelligent Robots: Overview

• Biologically Inspired Design of Autonomous Robotic Fish at Essex

• Multi-sensor Integration for Hands-free Control of Intelligent Wheelchairs

• Cooperative Networked Robotic Systems

The workshop will be on Sep 11, 2009 at Singapore Polytechnic Graduates’ Guild (www.spgg.org.sg). The intended audiences for the workshops include researchers, engineers, professors, robotists and project managers who are interested in bio-robotics, swarm robots as well as intelligent systems. The workshop should provide an excellent learning opportunity, as well as a venue for the exchange of ideas among a highly interdisciplinary group of researchers. There will be 10% discount for early registration before 28 Aug, 2009. Please click on the link to register and the registration will only be confirmed up receiving of the payment.

	Educational Robotics as Learning Tool	From Biological Systems to Intelligent Robots
Speaker	Dr Any Eguchi	Dr Huosheng Hu
Venue	Singapore Polytechnic Graduates' Guide	Singapore Polytechnic Graduates' Guide
Time	7 Sep 2009 8:30-17:30	11 Sep 2009 8:30-17:30
CFP	Download	Download
Registration	Register now	Register now

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