CREATIVE KIDS TOP Programming Education [Report] Making Robot MEG

Programming Education

2015.03.20
[Report] Making Robot MEG

Reprinted from the PEG page, a programming education project promoted by CANVAS.

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A collaborative workshop titled “Making Robot MEG” was held between PEG partner Kawai Juku Dalton School and Fablab Kannai.
You can see how seriously the participants are engrossed in each task—from soldering to programming!

"Making Robot 'MEG'" is a robot equipped with a Raspberry Pi and an Arduino, based on the "Magbot" social robot developed by the Koike Laboratory at Tokyo City University and scaled down in size. It is capable of speaking both Japanese and English.

I’m looking forward to seeing this MagBot-based robot workshop—which anyone, from kids to adults, can participate in—gain even more popularity!

* Click here to learn more about Magbot!
http://www.mugbot.com/

* Here's another robot based on Magbot!
"Fabbot Kanna-chan"
http://fabbot.info/


　

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    Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
    Director, B Lab
    Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
    Chairperson, CANVAS

    After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
    He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
    His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”