Keywords: Robotics, Children, Education, Curriculum, Design, Technology, Science, Mathematics, RoboCup, RoboCup Jr, RoboCup Junior, RoboFesta
Elizabeth I Sklar, Jeff Johnson, Henrik Hautop Lund · 2000
RoboCup Junior (Jr) is a division of the international RoboCup initiative. It involves children participating in various competitive and cooperative robot challenges. Experience at three international venues shows that these challenges generate great excitement and interest from both children and adults. We question whether there is any educational value in these challenges, and this report presents results of a study we conducted in conjunction with the third international event – RoboCup Jr 2000. Our tentative conclusion is that there is enormous educational value for children involved in team robotics, both academically and in terms of their personal development.