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Robotics in the international educational space: Integration and the experience

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Nowadays robotics is one of promising avenues in the sphere of emerging technologies. In the teaching/learning environment we deal with educational robotics, which is a mixture of theory and practice, knowledge of computer technology, Mathematics and Physics. The two vectors are combined in educational robotics: the educational vector and the technological vector. As an academic discipline and an area of practical application, Robotics means a very broad spectrum of modern knowledge of diverse academic engineering specialties (fields of expertise). That means that Robotics is interdisciplinary in nature. The work provides an overview of the research aimed at studying Robot – Man interaction. Besides, the work considers some promising international cooperation between children from around the world on the development of robotics, and the experience and benefits gained from such cooperation. As an example of the international cooperation in the sphere of Robotics, the two countries, Russia and Kazakhstan, are considered. The article gives an example of the international cooperation of some educational centers, describes the experience of the work on robotics with children of various ages, and the cooperation of various schools working in this field in Kazakhstan and Russia. The working experience in the sphere of social robotics aimed at helping people has become a priority for the children from the interdisciplinary teams from Russia and Kazakhstan. Interaction and cooperation in the sphere of robotics was also used for introducing unconventional curricula, which included courses on robotic technologies as tools for considering social aspects of robotics and artificial intelligence.

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    Nurassyl Kerimbayev, Nurbol Beisov & Nurdaulet Nurym

  2. Novokuznetsk Institute, Kemerovo State University, Kemerovo, Russia

    Аnatoly Kovtun

  3. Almaty University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

    Aliya Akramova

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Kerimbayev, N., Beisov, N., Kovtun, А. et al. Robotics in the international educational space: Integration and the experience. Educ Inf Technol 25, 5835–5851 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-020-10257-6

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