Capstone Module Abroad MiE
The goal and related content of this course is to provide basic knowledge and literacy in the area of robotics, related coding and AI.
In order to address and achieve these goals, the course features distinct components:
- Lectures and introduction to robotics and AI.
- The ethics and effects on labor and workforce related to robotics and AI.
- Guest speakers in the fields of robotics, coding, and related AI applications of robots, such as in stock logistics.
- Assembly and use of a DJI EP Core robot and a competition between student teams participating in the course on the final day.
Duration & Schedule – Overview of Classes and Guest Speakers:
Monday, May 3rd
Morning Class 1 Introduction and welcome. Basic parts and functioning of robots and AI.
Morning Class 2 Guest speaker on Robotics
Afternoon Class 1 Assembly of EP Core Robots
Afternoon Class 2 Assembly of EP Core Robots
Tuesday, May 4th
Morning Class 1 The effects of robots and AI on society and business (including ethics and effects on workforce as well as social effects, addressing potential opportunities as well as challenges).
Status of robots and AI in different industries and across different countries.
Morning Class 2 Guest speaker on logistics with robots
Afternoon Class 1 Teams get accustomed to basic operations with the robot.
Skill building in operating the robot with remote.
Afternoon Class 2 Teams get accustomed to basic operations with the robot.
Skill building in operating the robot with remote.
Wednesday, May 5th
Morning Class 1 Class on operating the robot via Scratch and Python.
Morning Class 2 Guest speaker on programming with Python and use cases for startups.
Afternoon Class 1 Teams apply class content with their robots.
Testing & skill building
Afternoon Class 2 Teams apply class content with their robots.
Testing & skill building
Thursday, May 6th
Morning Class 1 Intro to competition day. Discussing options, rules and outcomes.
Morning Class 2 Teams experiment and find potential competitions for competition day (Friday).
Afternoon Class 1 Teams experiment and find potential competitions for competition day (Friday).
Afternoon Class 2 Teams present their results and competitions are selected.
Friday, May 7th
Morning Class 1 Competition
Morning Class 2 Competition
Afternoon Class 1 Decomposing the robots.
Afternoon Class 2 Adjourn and barbecue. Final words and summary of the course.
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunday, 07.05.2023 | 08:00 - 23:59 |
| Monday, 08.05.2023 | 08:00 - 23:59 |
| Tuesday, 09.05.2023 | 08:00 - 23:59 |
| Wednesday, 10.05.2023 | 08:00 - 23:59 |
| Thursday, 11.05.2023 | 08:00 - 23:59 |
| Friday, 12.05.2023 | 08:00 - 23:59 |
To pass this course, students have to:
- Jointly build their teams’ robots
- Attend all classes and exercises
- Contribute to all teamwork related tasks
- Contribute to the preparation of the competition
- Contribute to the selection of competitions
- Take part in the competition and
- Deconstruct the robot at the end of the course
- Knowing and understanding the major components and functioning of robots.
- Knowledge regarding the ethics and work effects caused by robots and AI.
- Capability to build and deconstruct educational robots.
- Knowledge and ability to apply basic coding for movements and activities of educational robots.
- Expertise about the use and applications of robots, including knowledge on AI tasks that robots can perform.
- Knowledge about the role of robots for startups related to their challenges in logistics and supply.