Naoyuki Kubota

Chair: Kentaro Kurashige

Title: Robot Edutainment - Learning on Robots, Learning through Robots, and Learning with Robots

Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering

Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan

Talk Abstract：

Recently, various types of robots have been applied to the fields of education from nursery schools to colleges. Basically, there are three different aims in robot edutainment (education with entertainment). One is to develop knowledge and skill of students through project-based learning by the development of robots (Learning on Robots). Students can learn basic knowledge on robotics itself by the development of a robot. The next one is to learn the interdisciplinary knowledge on mechanics, electronics, dynamics, biology, and informatics by using robots (Learning through Robots). The last one is to apply humanfriendly robots instead of personal computers for computer-assisted instruction (Learning with Robots). The topic on human – robot co-learning can be recognized as Learning with Robots. In this talk, we introduce the basic idea of robot educations, and show several examples of Learning on Robots, Learning through Robots and Learning with Robots.

Vita：

Naoyuki Kubota received the B.Sc. degree from Osaka Kyoiku University, Kashiwara, Japan, in 1992, the M.Eng. degree from Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan, in 1994, and the D.E. degree from Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, in 1997.,He joined the Osaka Institute of Technology, Osaka, Japan, in 1997. He joined the Department of Human and Artificial Intelligence Systems, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan, as an Associate Professor, in 2000. He joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, in 2004. He was an Associate Professor (2005–2012), and has been a Professor with the Department of System Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University, since 2012.

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