idw – Informationsdienst Wissenschaft
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
idw - Informationsdienst
Wissenschaft
The idea came from the renowned MIT, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the USA: "Duckietown", a city inhabited by ducks through which autonomous cars move, the "Duckiebots". However, they first have to be built and programmed. Franceso Maurelli, Professor of Robotics and Autonomous Vehicles at Jacobs University Bremen, used this teaching concept to introduce digitization to students he taught in a workshop at the MINT-EC Digital Forum in Berlin.
"Duckietown" is a platform that is vivid and accessible – and combines real scientific challenges of artificial intelligence and robotics with fun. The students assembled the vehicles themselves, developed algorithms and programmed sensors to avoid collisions between the cars, which move on a special rug. "Duckietown is a good example of how complex the issue of autonomous driving is," says Dr. Freia Hardt, Head of Teaching and Student Services at Jacobs University. "The teaching concept also suits us well because the duck is the heraldic animal of Jacobs University," she adds with a smile.
MINT-EC is the national excellence network of schools that promote the subjects of mathematics, information technology, natural sciences and technology. It is the German equivalent to STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). Across Germany, 325 upper high schools are members of the network. The annual meeting in Berlin brought together not only students and teachers, but also promoters of the network – such as Jacobs University. "We have been committed to the STEM subjects for years," says Hardt. "In order to be able to solve the future challenges facing our society, we need broad-based skills in these areas. But these are still underdeveloped in our country."
About Jacobs University Bremen:
Studying in an international community. Obtaining a qualification to work on responsible tasks in a digitized and globalized society. Learning, researching and teaching across academic disciplines and countries. Strengthening people and markets with innovative solutions and advanced training programs. This is what Jacobs University Bremen stands for. Established as a private, English-medium campus university in Germany in 2001, it is continuously achieving top results in national and international university rankings. Its more than 1,500 students come from more than 120 countries with around 80% having relocated to Germany for their studies. Jacobs University’s research projects are funded by the German Research Foundation or the EU Research and Innovation program as well as by globally leading companies.
For more information: www.jacobs-university.de
Facebook | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram | Weibo
Professor Francesco Maurelli
Email: f.maurelli@jacobs-university.de
Ducks autonomously on the road at Jacobs University's Duckietown workshop at the MINT-EC meeting.
Francesco Maurelli
None
With ducks: Jacobs University's booth at the MINT-EC meeting
Francesco Maurelli
None
Criteria of this press release:
Business and commerce, Journalists, Scientists and scholars, Students, Teachers and pupils, all interested persons
Electrical engineering, Information technology, Mathematics, Social studies, Traffic / transport
transregional, national
Miscellaneous scientific news/publications, Schools and science
English
You can combine search terms with and, or and/or not, e.g. Philo not logy.
You can use brackets to separate combinations from each other, e.g. (Philo not logy) or (Psycho and logy).
Coherent groups of words will be located as complete phrases if you put them into quotation marks, e.g. “Federal Republic of Germany”.
You can also use the advanced search without entering search terms. It will then follow the criteria you have selected (e.g. country or subject area).
If you have not selected any criteria in a given category, the entire category will be searched (e.g. all subject areas or all countries).
