We are happy to invite participants to EduRob24, the upcoming Summer School on Educational Robotics at Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria, taking place from 8.-12. July 2024.

To spark the interest of young people in Robotics and AI is of paramount importance. Unfortunately, resources are scarce at schools which are the natural multiplier in this endeavor.

Thus, the summer school aims to develop an easy-to-access robot simulation environment and ready-to-use teaching material for educational robotics in schools. Teachers, lecturers, and university students will work on this goal during a week that will offer keynotes, hands-on sessions, discussions, and a strategy workshop. Dive into topics such as technology, sustainability, accessibility, didactic concepts, and Open Roberta and take part in material development and in shaping an easy-to-access future of educational robotics. Through lectures, hands-on sessions, and discussions, participants will gain knowledge in robotics technology, content creation, and teaching skills.

This summer school is also a starting point of several activities toward the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2026 in Vienna, Austria which will have a strong connection to Educational Robotics.

Key highlights of the program include:

* Development of a browser-based simulation framework in cooperation with Open Roberta Lab (https://lab.open-roberta.org/) * Technical education through lectures by experts in Educational Robotics and teaching concepts * Development of teaching material based on the developed easy access simulation framework

We in particular address university students, teachers, mentors, lecturers, and all excited to bring the next generation of pupils closer to science and technology, especially Robotics and AI.

Due to the generous support of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society there are no participation cost for the summer school and there are limited grants for accommodation and travel.

Participation to the summer school will be granted based on the participant's motivation and previous experience in the field.

For more information please visit this website: https://edurob24.ist.tugraz.at/

We are looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Best regards,

The EduRob24 Committee