Our EDU robot has crossed the provincial border. At the invitation of high school RSG Wolfsbos, where there is a lot of attention for technical education, the EDU robot arrived in Hoogeveen on Tuesday 24 April. Two students from the school and two students from primary school Villa Kakelbont received EDU-Robot from Bas de Nooijer van Ventura Systems and project leader EDU robotics for our business cluster.

The students loved it, they asked interesting questions, went for a walk with the robot, did a high five and even a dance and stretches were no problem for the robot. "That is exactly the way in which we introduce young people to technology at the earliest possible age," explains Bas de Nooijer. That should also be possible in Drenthe, thought Petra Hummel, Technical Education Coordinator at RSG Wolfsbos. “Our school is very active with technology education and this robot fits in perfectly with that.” According to Petra Hummel, the aim is for students not only to develop skills in the field of technology and programming, but also to experience how you can work together and patiently put something together.

Learning line technique

Pupils from groups 7 and 8 of primary school are annually invited by RSG Wolfsbos to take technique lessons. Petra Hummel: ,,As soon as pupils from primary education move on to RSG Wolfsbos, the technique lessons can be continued. That is our continuous learning path from primary education to secondary education.

EDU Robotics

Alle ruim 400 Friese basisscholen hebben vorig jaar een EDU-robot ontvangen. ,,Om de keuze voor techniek onder de aandacht te brengen bij leerlingen van de basisschool, die vaak pas met techniek in aanraking komen als ze op de middelbare school al een beroepskeuze gemaakt hebben”, aldus Bas de Nooijer. In Friesland is het succesvolle project afgesloten in februari met een ’terugkomdag’ voor alle robots in Leeuwarden. ,,Daar kwamen in schouwburg De Harmonie 900 leerlingen van 125 basisscholen bijeen mét hun robot, om aan elkaar te laten welke leuke dingen je met de robot kunt doen”. De samenwerkende high tech bedrijven hopen dat scholen en bedrijven in Drenthe, in samenwerking met de provincie Drenthe, dit project een vervolg geven. Bas de Nooijer: ,,Zodat straks alle basisschoolleerlingen in Noord-Nederland de kans krijgen om kennis te maken met techniek!”

Read more about EDU robotics in the Northern Netherlands

look at it item at RTV Drenthe

Read the article in the Hoogeveen Courant