Guess who participated to the "hour of code" with Nao the Robot in Washington D.C?! President Barack Obama. Hour of Code™ is a campaign to show that anyone can learn the basics of coding and become a maker, a creator, an innovator. It’s a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code". We’re targeting our activities at secondary school students, but anyone is free to participate. Read more
The NAO Challenge this year is offered in 5 European countries: France, Denmark, Italy, Germany and the UK. All schools can participate in the challenge whether they have a NAO or not. Tests are prepared on a free simulated software and go from September 2014 to the finals in May 2015 in each country. This challenge is designed in collaboration with teachers, in order to fit in with the secondary education projects in Europe. Read more
In the NAO Challenge, NAO helps a family to live better at home. Let’s see what you can have NAO do in the living room! All secondary classes in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and the UK can participate, the test is the same for everyone. Read more
Robotics firm Aldebaran brings the humanoid robot NAO in a Europan tour. In Italy, Genoa is one of the city where NAO TOUR worlshops are hosted. On November 25th, two workshops are going to be held on programming NAO: One in the morning at CNR, and one in the afternoon at San Giorgio High School. Don't miss NAO in Genoa! Read more
Hackathon NAO - Cité des sciencesFor the 2nd time, the Carrefour Numérique organization belonging to Paris’ City of Sciences held a NAO Hackathon in partnership with Aldebaran. From Friday the 24th to Sunday the 26th of October, five teams composed of 5 students and engineers had to work on creating behaviors for the robot with a special topic in mind: the relationships between humans and robots (‘Loving my robot a lot, passionately, not at all’). Read more
School of Robotics and the Italian Network for Educational Robotics invite you to visit their space at ABCD Exhibit, Genoa 5-7 November 2014. It display robotics arms, mobile robots, humanoid robots, educational robotics kist, 3D printers. Read more
With the NAO Challenge, develop your skills to allow the robot to achieve everyday tasks around the house ! Aldebaran organizes this annual competition for high-schools students. The goal is to raise awareness of the benefits of learning informatics and technology by motivating and teaching students on a humanoid robot. The NAO Challenge this year is offered in 5 European countries: France, Denmark, Italy, Germany and the UK. Read more
Special needs education is the practice of educating students with intellectual disabilities in a way that addresses their individual differences and needs. This process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures. Equipment and materials design adapt to help learners with special needs achieve a higher level of personal self-sufficiency and success in school and the community. Read more
Elena Parodi is one of the teachers at School of Robotics Rapallo Summer School 2014. She reported her impressions in the blog The Tin Man. Read more
The NAO Challenge is an annual competition organised by Aldebaran Robotics, initially in France for 2013 / 2014 and will be later extending to European countries from September 2014. The goal is to raise awareness, motivate and train students in the use of humanoid robotics through multi-technological and innovative projects. Italy is one of the places selected to have the 2015 NAO competition. Read more
