Autonomuous mobile robot Erasmus Project

Project Title

Autonomuous mobile robot

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for Schools Only

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Research and innovation

Project Summary

AMOR – Autonomuous Mobile Robot was a project (2017-2020) focused on the effective cooperation of student teams in home schools during the school year and during international short-term student workshops in all partner countries. During the project, student teams with a VET teacher supported by participating VET organizations designed, developed and manufactured a robot. Students were from the 2nd and 3rd years of studies of different branches – mechanical engineering, electrotechnics, IT. Project cooperation and peer-learning were a big challenge for them. This form of cooperation contributes to the development of personal, professional and intercultural skills in a limited exchange time. During workshops participants discussed and developed their project work related to the robot, exchanged experiences and ideas, but also enjoyed the opportunity to meet real life in each country through discussions with other students who were not directly involved in the project, visits of companies using robots in their production programs, participation in cultural and sporting events. The process in the project was long, but it was necessary to include all workshops and routine work in practice. All partners have been integrated into it. During the project, a total of 20 international teachers of technical education and training participated in consultations / monitoring / teaching, evaluation and mutual learning during the implementation of the workshop. The end product in each partner organization is a technical drawing, manual and autonomous mobile robot.
One workshop was planned in each partner country, ie a total of five workshops, each with the participation of four students and one teacher. Unfortunately affecting COVID 19 it was not possible to hold the last workshop in Finland, so only Finland completed all the mobilities. We agreed with the partners to implement the activities of the last workshop virtually using e-mail communication, Skype and Facebook. This communication was also more difficult because all participants had to use their home equipment because the schools were closed. Ing. Matoušek – teacher of SPŠT Třebíč designed a track for testing robots and each team uploaded their experiment and posted it on Facebook. There are also manuals and drawing documentation for the robot (in this way we virtually carried out a short-term activity). The fulfillment of the goals is evident from the experiments on the test tracks.
As all participating organizations are vocational education and training institutions with similar fields of study, they will remain in contact after the completion of the project. We seek and discuss opportunities for new projects and collaborations for both students and teachers, as learning from each other’s visits, exchanging experiences and best practices is a good way to improve knowledge and skills and develop intercultural understanding and gain new perspectives.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 123254 Eur

Project Coordinator

Stredni prumyslova skola Trebic & Country: CZ

Project Partners

• Miskolci Szakképzési Centrum Andrássy Gyula Gépipari Szakgimnáziuma és Szakközepiskolája
• Lubelskie Centrum Ksztalcenia Zawodowego i Ustawicznego im. Krzysztofa Kamila Baczynskiego
• Stredna priemyselna skola strojnicka a elektrotechnicka, Ul. Frantiska Hecku 25, Levice
• TAMPEREEN KAUPUNKI