Educational Robotics

ROBOKILLERS made it to the top ten in Manila!

ROBOKILLERS team, of the 2nd SEK of Rhodes, made an impressive performance in the World Robot Olympiad (W.R.O). Vasilios Chatzimarkos and Konstantinos Nikolaides, coached by Professor Dimitrios Kladogenis ranked to the top ten in their category (48 teams from 33 countries). The team has the top performance among the european teams that participated. Read more details in coach’s press release: ROBOKILLERS AT MANILA.

Well done kids! You make us happy and proud!

2nd Pan-hellenic Educational Robotics Competition

On Saturday, June 12, 2010 at the Athletic Center of the Municipality of Athens at Rouf (Piraeus & P. Rallis), the 2nd Educational Robotics Competition will take place. Opening hours 9:30 am.

Students from Primary and Secondary Schools, High schools of our country as well as students from various universities, will compete in the event. The winning team of each category will take part in the World Robotics Olympiad in Manila from 5-7 November 2010.

At the same time, a seminar entitled “Educational Robotics-Benefits from its introduction to the educational process”. The seminar will be held in the amphitheater of the Benaki Museum, Peiraus 138. Registration for the workshop at info@wrohellas.gr or 210-6779800. Participation in the seminar is free.

More information: www.wrohellas.gr

Pilot training program: “Building Robots in Rhodes”

Training students and teachers of Rhodes Municipality in educational robotics, and preparation for participation in the Second Pan-hellenic Educational Robotics Competition (http://wrohellas.gr/).

20 FEB – 13 MAR 2010, at 2nd SEK of Rhodes.

The project was granted by “Stavros Niarchos Foundation” and with the support of WRO Hellas.
Curators of the project were the Learning Technology and Education Engineering Laboratory of the Department of Preschool Education Sciences and Educational Design and members of the Recreational and Educational Robotics Team (http://robotics4fun.blogspot.com/).