TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical robot competition - Introducing engineering in medicine to pre-college students
AU - Gerovichev, Oleg
AU - Goldberg, Randal P.
AU - Bonn, Ian D.
AU - Viswanathan, Anand
AU - Taylor, Russell H.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Robotics is a multidisciplinary field that holds great potential for hands-on education throughout a student's school career. However, making technology accessible for learning is challenging due to cost, safety and implementation concerns. This paper describes a method for drawing on current, real life challenges faced by researchers in the field and translating such experiences into a secondary school level program. The concept of the competition, application of LEGO Mindstorms® robotics platform, methods of organization and expansion, past experiences and future plans are presented. Our goal is to show an example of how to integrate off-the-shelf robotic technology with current real-world engineering challenges and to engage students in the fields of engineering, robotics, and medicine in a fun and exciting atmosphere.
AB - Robotics is a multidisciplinary field that holds great potential for hands-on education throughout a student's school career. However, making technology accessible for learning is challenging due to cost, safety and implementation concerns. This paper describes a method for drawing on current, real life challenges faced by researchers in the field and translating such experiences into a secondary school level program. The concept of the competition, application of LEGO Mindstorms® robotics platform, methods of organization and expansion, past experiences and future plans are presented. Our goal is to show an example of how to integrate off-the-shelf robotic technology with current real-world engineering challenges and to engage students in the fields of engineering, robotics, and medicine in a fun and exciting atmosphere.
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:8744220313
SN - 0190-1052
SP - 11547
EP - 11559
JO - ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings
JF - ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings
T2 - 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Vive L'ingenieur
Y2 - 16 June 2002 through 19 June 2002
ER -