Objective Many children lose their natural curiosity for how things function and interrelate to each other along the way into their lives as young adults. The Educational Robotics for STEM (ER4STEM) project aims to turn curious young children into young adults passionate about science and technology with a hands-on use case: robotics. The domain of robotics represents a multidisciplinary and highly innovative field encompassing physics, maths, informatics and even industrial design as well as social sciences. Moreover, due to various application domains, teamwork, creativity and entrepreneurial skills are required for the design, programming and innovative exploitation of robots and robotic services. Children are fascinated by such autonomous machines. This fascination and the variety of fields and topics covered make robotics a powerful idea to engage with. Young girls as well as boys can easily connect robots to their personal interests and share their ideas through these tangible artefacts. ER4STEM will refine, unify and enhance current European approaches to STEM education through robotics in one open operational and conceptual framework. The concept is founded on three important pillars of constructionism: 1. engaging with powerful ideas, 2. building on personal interests, and 3. learning through making (or presenting ideas with tangible artefacts). The ER4STEM framework will coherently offer students aged 7 to 18 as well as their educators different perspectives and approaches to find their interests and strengths in robotics to pursue STEM careers through robotics and semi-autonomous smart devices. At the same time students will learn about technology (e.g. circuits), about a domain (e.g. math) and acquire skills (e.g. collaborating, coding). Innovative approaches will be developed to achieve an integrated and consistent concept that picks children up at different ages, beginning in primary school and accompany them until graduation from secondary school. Programme(s) H2020-EU.5.a. - Make scientific and technological careers attractive to young students, and forster sustainable interaction between schools, research institutions, industry and civil society organisations Main Programme Topic(s) SEAC-1-2014 - Innovative ways to make science education and scientific careers attractive to young people Call for proposal H2020-SEAC-2014-2015 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SEAC-2014-1 Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN Net EU contribution € 497 126,00 Address KARLSPLATZ 13 1040 Wien Austria See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 497 126,25 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all FONDATSIYA EVROPREYSKI SOFTUEREN INSTITUT - TSENTAR IZTOCHNA EVROPA Bulgaria Net EU contribution € 223 300,00 Address 111G TSARIGRADSKO SHOSE BULEVARD SOFIA TECH PARK 1784 Sofia See on map Region Югозападна и Южна централна България Югозападен София (столица) Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 223 300,00 PRACTICAL ROBOTICS INSTITUTE AUSTRIA (PRIA) ZUR FORDERUNG DES WISSENSCHAFTLICH-TECHNISCHEM NACHWUCHSES UBER ROBOTIK IN OSTERREICH Austria Net EU contribution € 234 561,00 Address WEXSTRASSE 19-23 1200 WIEN See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 234 561,25 ETHNIKO KAI KAPODISTRIAKO PANEPISTIMIO ATHINON Greece Net EU contribution € 198 442,50 Address 6 CHRISTOU LADA STR 10561 Athina See on map Region Αττική Aττική Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 198 442,50 ACROSSLIMITS LTD Malta Net EU contribution € 213 413,75 Address TOWER BUSINESS CENTRE 2ND FL TOWER STREET SWATAR BKR 4013 Birkirkara See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Malta Malta Malta Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 213 413,75 CARDIFF UNIVERSITY United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 219 731,00 Address NEWPORT ROAD 30 36 CF24 0DE Cardiff See on map Region Wales East Wales Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 219 731,25 CERTICON A.S Czechia Net EU contribution € 44 037,50 Address EVROPSKA 2758/11 DEJVICE 160 00 PRAHA 6 See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Česko Praha Hlavní město Praha Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 44 037,50
