Roboterfabrik: A Pilot to Link and Unify German Robotics Education to Match Industrial and Societal Demands

In this video we introduce a unifying concept for robotics education that is already partially implemented as a pilot project in the German education system. We propose a network that connects various types of schools, universities and companies and introduces them to and trains them in state-of-the-art robotic platforms. Students, apprentices, technicians and engineers can profit from lectures covering the broad theory of robotics while being supported by a strong practical component. In the video we outline our goals as well as first results that underline the validity of the proposed approach.

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