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The first major event of the Project was a regional tournament in mobile robotics "R2-D2", which took place on November 29 at the Exhibition Centre "Expo-Volga".
The competition was attended by over 300 pupils. In the future, there will established 52 specialized classes for studying the discipline "Practical Robotics" in secondary schools of the region.
To enhance the prestige of engineering and technical professions and to start training personnel for aerospace companies of the region just from school-days - that is the goal of organizers of the tournament in mobile robotics "R2-D2" and their partners joined their efforts to implement the program "Formation of personnel potential for the aerospace industry through the development of technical creativity of children and youth in the field of robotics - R2-D2 Samara".
Stanislav Kazarin, Head of the Department of Information Technology and Communications of Samara Region, Evgeniy Shakhmatov, SSAU Rector, and Elena Ponomareva, Board Chairman of the Regional Project Centre to facilitate the dissemination of knowledge in the field of social , economic and information technology have signed the cooperation agreement before the festival opening.
The competition was attended by over 300 pupils. In the future, there will established 52 specialized classes for studying the discipline "Practical Robotics" in secondary schools of the region.
To enhance the prestige of engineering and technical professions and to start training personnel for aerospace companies of the region just from school-days - that is the goal of organizers of the tournament in mobile robotics "R2-D2" and their partners joined their efforts to implement the program "Formation of personnel potential for the aerospace industry through the development of technical creativity of children and youth in the field of robotics - R2-D2 Samara".
Stanislav Kazarin, Head of the Department of Information Technology and Communications of Samara Region, Evgeniy Shakhmatov, SSAU Rector, and Elena Ponomareva, Board Chairman of the Regional Project Centre to facilitate the dissemination of knowledge in the field of social , economic and information technology have signed the cooperation agreement before the festival opening.
"The challenge to increase the prestige of the engineering and technical professions, to develop children and youth technical creativity was posed by the President Vladimir Putin - said Stanislav Kazarin, addressing the festival participants. - I am glad that it is being implemented in Samara earlier than in other regions. I wish good luck to the festival participants. But most importantly, we are waiting for you in the walls of our engineering universities, primarily in the Samara Aerospace University. Perhaps it is you have to develop deep space, colonize the Moon and perform asteroid protection of the Earth".
The specialists’ experience and achievements of SSAU Centre of Mechatronic Systems and Robotic Complexes will be used the in the program "Formation of personnel potential for the aerospace industry [...]". Within the framework of the Project at least 52 schools in Samara Region will create classes for studying the discipline "Practical Robotics".
It’s necessary to train 100 teachers for teaching of the subject. Until 2016 the program initiators intend to implement 37 events aimed at enhancing the technical abilities of pupils.
"I am pleased to see hot-eyed people enthusiastic in technical creativity who gathered at the festival, - said Evgeniy Shakhmatov at the opening ceremony "R2-D2". – It will fall to you eventually to promote scientific and technological progress. Looking at you, I realize that science in Russia will have a wonderful future. Of course, the robots will become an integral part thereof. From miniature devices that can be moved in the human body and deliver drugs to the damaged organs to large systems capable to operate at the bases built in the framework of the Russian lunar program".
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The specialists’ experience and achievements of SSAU Centre of Mechatronic Systems and Robotic Complexes will be used the in the program "Formation of personnel potential for the aerospace industry [...]". Within the framework of the Project at least 52 schools in Samara Region will create classes for studying the discipline "Practical Robotics".
It’s necessary to train 100 teachers for teaching of the subject. Until 2016 the program initiators intend to implement 37 events aimed at enhancing the technical abilities of pupils.
"I am pleased to see hot-eyed people enthusiastic in technical creativity who gathered at the festival, - said Evgeniy Shakhmatov at the opening ceremony "R2-D2". – It will fall to you eventually to promote scientific and technological progress. Looking at you, I realize that science in Russia will have a wonderful future. Of course, the robots will become an integral part thereof. From miniature devices that can be moved in the human body and deliver drugs to the damaged organs to large systems capable to operate at the bases built in the framework of the Russian lunar program".
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The authors of the project "R2-D2 Samara" by its name sought to show pupils that science can be very interesting and quite merry work. R2-D2 is the robot’s name which is the hero of the most popular in the world space saga "Star Wars". This character has captured the hearts of millions of people. In addition, the numerical and letter code is encrypted motto of the project - Robotics to Digital to Samara ("Robotics and digital technology to Samara").
