Robotics in education: Psychological relationships with “making-artifacts,“ computers, and mathematics in Japan

Abstract

In the recent situation that robotics is expected for education of technologies and sciences in Japan, it is important to consider what psychological states should be achieved in students, and understand how far the current states are from the states to be achieved, especially from the perspective of ldquomaking-artifactsrdquo in the sense of manufacturing industries. This paper reports some case studies to explore psychological relationships between robots, ldquomaking-artifacts,rdquo computers, and mathematics in younger ages. Then, the paper discusses implications on the practices of robotics in education of technologies and sciences.