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"EURLAB is an innovative project to create, develop and disseminate good learning practices and educational materials in Robotics and STEM with new approaches of ""Flipped Classrooms"", ""Learning by Doing"" and ""Collaborative Learning"".Science and technology shape our daily lives more than ever but experts in the STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, and Engineering & Math’s) are missing on the job market. European Industry needs high skills in Science and Technology to develop innovation and to be successful globally.With EURLAB, we want to increase students' interest in scientific and technical studies by using new teaching and learning approaches in the field of engineering and in particular Robotics, a motivating industry that allows learning of Science and Technology at school.To achieve this goal, we have organized a partnership of 3 technical schools (with high level complementary skills and a great expertise in pedagogy) from Germany, Italy and France and from Dassault Systèmes as a partner of french school to create, develop, implement and disseminate good learning practices and new teaching materials.Lycée Louis Armand, France, has high level skills in computer-aided mechanical design and computer aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) and rapid prototyping.HNBK in Germany, has great skills in electronics, computer and mechatronics.The ITI ""A. Monaco"" of Cosenza, Italy, one of the most popular technical schools in southern Italy, has great skills in programming, remote control and networking.It has gained good results introducting robotics in his educational activities: in this regard, the title of 'World Technical Champion' obtained in Brazil within the international demonstration for schools called 'Robocup Junior'.Dassault Systèmes, the Associate Partner, the world's leading provider of 3D software for the industry, develops 3D authoring tools for industry and systems engineering. The company is also involved in teaching engineering by disseminating new teaching practices.During three years, the partners have developed educational content for learning Robotics (called ""Robotic Experiments""). These contents were tested during three 10-day Robotics Workshop bringing together students from all three schools. At each Workshop, each team of three students (one French, one German and one Italian, aged between 15 and 18 years old), without prior knowledge in Robotics, carried out complete robotic experiments (design and manufacturing) learning and collaborative work. At the end of these experiments, each team was able to realize a project of robotic creation in a very short time (two days) while being inspired by the robotic experiments realized previously. The teams then presented their robotic achievements and a poster in front of a jury of professors. Prizes (best design, creativity, poster, ...) then rewarded the teams during a presentation ceremony of the results of the workshop.In parallel, more ambitious collaborative robotic projects (teleoperated arm, robot musician, exploration robot) were made by teams of students from each school using the latest innovative design and collaborative work tools in Engineering (Platform 3DExperience de Dassault Systèmes). These robotic systems will be installed in the physical laboratories of each school and connected to the Internet, allowing other students to interact with them.After 3 years of teachers work and students tests during collaborative and creative workshops, all EURLAB team is proud to announce that:EURLAB is now a multi-dimensional space to learn, in a new way, Robotics and its associated technologies:A. A digital space, www.eurlab.org, of open source teaching materials for students, teachers and makers for learning, creating and testing robotic systems:• Mind maps of robotic experiments with teaching materials: courses, videos, 3D animations, CAD files, programs;• Teacher kit & Maker Kit with methods and guides;• Virtual laboratory to test its programs, connected to the robotic systems present in the physical laboratories (the Labs).B. Physical spaces (the Labs) for collaborative learning and creation:• Provide robotic workshops for students and teachers• Serving as models for FabLab receiving Makers• Host robotic systems that can be controlled by the virtual laboratoryC. A digital platform for collaborative design and simulation of robotic systems:• Allows execution of tests of virtual robotic systems• Allows the creation of parts, carried out by rapid prototyping (3D printing, laser cutting, ...)Thanks to EURLAB, participating students and teachers have developed their skills of collaboration, creation and communication by learning and working differently. The vast majority of students have pursued scientific or technical studies. We hope now, through the multidimensional space EURLAB, to impact the largest number of students and teachers in Europe, both by the approaches implemented and by its content related to Robotics."
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