Bringing Robotics to the Classroom
12.15.2016
STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. STEM fields are considered the core technological underpinnings of an advanced society by the United States National Research Council and the National Science Foundation. Today, we are seeing a surge of job openings in STEM fields and a lack of trained professionals to fill these positions.
In the next five years, there will be over 1 million jobs in STEM fields and industries. In order to fill these jobs, and prepare for the future, we need to get more students interested and involved in STEM education. Students need to be mentally stimulated as well as engaged. Educators are turning towards innovative and interactive methods of teaching.
KUKA Robotics KORE Program
KUKA Robotics has engineered a hands-on solution for high schools, community colleges, universities, and technical centers. The KUKA KORE solution provides classrooms with robotic carts and learning materials, giving STEM students a competitive edge in education and future opportunities in the STEM job market. The KORE program uses real robotic hardware to teach students operational skills, fundamentals and control technology programming.
WATCH: Check out the video about the KUKA KORE program.
Addressing the Need
As a part of the KUKA KORE program’s educational outreach they have published a list of impressive facts about the need for STEM education, and about how their KORE program addresses this need:
- KUKA Robotics offers the most inclusive STEM robotics program
- STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
- “Only 16 percent of American high school seniors are proficient in mathematics and interested in a STEM career.” – US Department of Education
- KUKA KORE joins innovative robotic curriculum certification with career cluster credentials
- Only 30 percent of high school seniors who took the ACT test were cleared for college-level sciences
- Average income for STEM career: $77,880/year
- KORE packages include training, curriculum, course labs, tests, and student manuals
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