RET Site in Mechatronics and Robotics with Entrepreneurship and Industry Experiences

具有创业精神和行业经验的机电一体化和机器人技术RET站点

• 批准号: 1542286
• 负责人: Vikram Kapila
• 金额: $ 60万
• 依托单位: New York University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-06-01 至 2021-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1542286&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RET; Site; Mechatronics; Robotics; Entrepreneurship

This Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science Site at New York University (NYU) seeks to strengthen K-12 education in the STEM disciplines by involving middle and high school science and mathematics teachers from the New York City School District in mechatronics and robotics research, entrepreneurship, and industry experiences through 6-week summer workshops. The RET participants will gain first-hand multidisciplinary experiences to foster their development of the necessary pedagogical content knowledge to engage their own K-12 students in authentic experiences in science and engineering. The program will impact two areas that are of direct interest to the United States and the world: increasing access for K-12 teachers and their students to a deeper understanding of the STEM disciplines, research, and career opportunities; and inspiring teachers and students to pursue engineering careers. The decreasing cost of electronics and hardware components along with technological advances in additive manufacturing promise to significantly lower the cost of robot hardware, making the use of robots economical in diverse industries. Mechatronics and robotics designs will provide participants with a comprehensive experience in systems integration and product development through which they can practice and hone their skills in creativity, inventiveness, and entrepreneurship and gain an appreciation of the pathway from STEM education to careers. Over a three-year period this RET Site will offer an intensive summer research program for a total of 30 middle and high school STEM teachers from schools in underserved New York City neighborhoods with socially, economically, racially, and ethnically diverse student bodies. Planned research projects include: marine robotics, microfluidic biosensing, wearable robotics, mechatronics device for liquid projectile visualization, and robots for disabilities. Project plans include: conduct guided training under the supervision of the Principal Investigator; collaborate with management experts to allow teachers to learn entrepreneurship, conduct innovation case-studies, and shadow entrepreneurs; offer research and industry experiences to teachers, in 2-teacher teams collaborating with faculty/industry mentors and research students; conduct events such as Open House, RET Day@Poly, and research seminars; conduct an Inno/Vention student idea contest and develop a business-philanthropy partnership to offer summer internships to students.

纽约大学（NYU）工程和计算机科学教师研究经验（RET）旨在通过为期6周的暑期研讨会，让来自纽约市学区的初中和高中科学和数学教师参与机电一体化和机器人研究、创业和行业经验，加强K-12学科的STEM教育。RET的参与者将获得第一手的多学科经验，以促进他们发展必要的教学内容知识，以吸引他们自己的K-12学生在科学和工程方面的真实体验。该计划将影响美国和世界直接感兴趣的两个领域：增加K-12教师及其学生对STEM学科、研究和职业机会的更深入了解；并激励教师和学生追求工程事业。随着电子和硬件组件成本的下降以及增材制造技术的进步，机器人硬件的成本有望显著降低，使机器人在不同行业的使用变得经济。机电一体化和机器人设计将为参与者提供系统集成和产品开发方面的全面经验，通过这些经验，他们可以实践和磨练他们的创造力、创造力和企业家精神，并了解从STEM教育到职业生涯的途径。在三年的时间里，这个RET网站将为总共30名初中和高中STEM教师提供一个密集的暑期研究项目，这些教师来自社会、经济、种族和民族多样化的纽约市社区。计划研究项目包括：海洋机器人、微流控生物传感、可穿戴机器人、液体弹丸可视化机电一体化装置、残疾人机器人等。项目计划包括：在首席研究员的指导下进行指导培训；与管理专家合作，让教师学习创业，开展创新案例研究，影子企业家；为教师提供研究和行业经验，组成2人团队，与教师/行业导师和研究生合作；举办开放日、RET Day@Poly和研究研讨会等活动；举办“创新/发明”学生创意比赛，并与商界及慈善机构建立合作关系，为学生提供暑期实习机会。