An Educational Trial about Creative Robot Making with the Aim of Raising Students′ Motivation

Abstract

In recent years, the necessity for education which helps to raise students′ motivation toward engineering has become acutely recognized. In response to this need, the Mechanical Engineering Department of Tokyo National College of Technology has been striving to increase its focus on education that nurtures creativity. This paper describes an educational trial which focuses on creative robot making. In particular, some educational innovations and their effects are presented. Based on favorable responses from students, this educational trial would seem to indicate that the methods employed have a positive effect on raising student motivation.