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Robotics Seminar: Michelle Rosen, "Hands-on Approaches to Education and Research: Micro Robots" Robotics Seminar Hands-on Approaches to Education and Research: Active Learning and Flapping Wing Micro Robots
Michelle Rosen
PhD Candidate Microrobotics Lab Harvard University Abstract
As global interest and investment in robotics continue to soar, the education of the next generation of roboticists must keep up. Studies have shown that students learn engineering principles more easily through hands-on design tasks, rather than traditional lectures. With a jump-started robotics education, we can continue to make large strides in various robotics arenas. This tactile approach also applies to robotics research being conducted around non-traditional styles of robots. In this talk, I will present my vision for engineering education and how it fits with the world of cutting-edge robotics research. I will discuss my experience with active learning techniques including hands-on learning, project-based learning, and individualized learning and how these ideas can be merged in a single classroom. I will also present my research on insect-scale flapping wing microrobots and how it exemplifies the same principles. Biography This Event is For: All Students • Faculty • Staff |