This event took place on 2nd November 2006 at 10:00am (10:00 GMT)
Berrill Lecture Theatre, The Open University, Walton Hall Campus, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
10.00am - Morning Session Start of Webcast 12.30pm - End of Webcast
Educators, academic researchers and industry representatives met at the Open University on Thursday 2nd November to discuss the development of RoboFesta-UK, an exciting nationwide initiative to help children learn about science, engineering, technology and mathematics through building and experimenting with robots.
This year's meeting focused on projects in which members of the Open University's Robotics Outreach Group are involved, including the Creative Robotics Research Network, Robot Thought, and Walking with Robots. Walking with Robots is a new EPSRC-funded three-year programme of events and activities designed to delight audiences with the potential of robotics research whilst encouraging them to consider both the technical challenges and ethical implications of that research.
Please note that this meeting was designed to encourage participation from the attendees, and included brainstorming and 'speed dating' activities.
10.00am - Morning Session Start of Webcast