[Applause] sometimes I like looking back on the
sometimes I like looking back on the
sometimes I like looking back on the time when I was a kid in school I was
time when I was a kid in school I was
time when I was a kid in school I was so-so excelling back then I was so good
so-so excelling back then I was so good
so-so excelling back then I was so good especially in making great troubles to
especially in making great troubles to
especially in making great troubles to my teachers I remember one day I was so
my teachers I remember one day I was so
my teachers I remember one day I was so naughty that I had no choice but
naughty that I had no choice but
naughty that I had no choice but formatting the entire school server just
formatting the entire school server just
formatting the entire school server just before I had to take a test on it but I
before I had to take a test on it but I
before I had to take a test on it but I want to talk today about education and
want to talk today about education and
want to talk today about education and about changing the educational mindset
about changing the educational mindset
about changing the educational mindset of our children we all know our
of our children we all know our
of our children we all know our educational system as an informational
educational system as an informational
educational system as an informational based system as we try to squeeze as
based system as we try to squeeze as
based system as we try to squeeze as much information as possible into our
much information as possible into our
much information as possible into our children’s brain having educators so as
children’s brain having educators so as
children’s brain having educators so as politicians always arguing about which
politicians always arguing about which
politicians always arguing about which information is important less and which
information is important less and which
information is important less and which information is important even less than
information is important even less than
information is important even less than that and it constantly making me wonder
that and it constantly making me wonder
that and it constantly making me wonder are we in the right direction are any of
are we in the right direction are any of
are we in the right direction are any of you the people here sitting in the crowd
you the people here sitting in the crowd
you the people here sitting in the crowd feel comfortable about their schooling
feel comfortable about their schooling
feel comfortable about their schooling experience I came here to suggest today
experience I came here to suggest today
experience I came here to suggest today that it is much more important to invest
that it is much more important to invest
that it is much more important to invest in developing children curiosity to
in developing children curiosity to
in developing children curiosity to engineering and to equip them with the
engineering and to equip them with the
engineering and to equip them with the engineering set of skills to satisfy
engineering set of skills to satisfy
engineering set of skills to satisfy that curiosity rather than just let them
that curiosity rather than just let them
that curiosity rather than just let them see tired frustrated in the class
see tired frustrated in the class
see tired frustrated in the class waiting for the lesson to get end and
waiting for the lesson to get end and
waiting for the lesson to get end and forget the entire information that they
forget the entire information that they
forget the entire information that they learn by the time they are leaving their
learn by the time they are leaving their
learn by the time they are leaving their school gate but in order to do this I
school gate but in order to do this I
school gate but in order to do this I would like to go back in time ten years
would like to go back in time ten years
would like to go back in time ten years ago to the time when I first discover
ago to the time when I first discover
ago to the time when I first discover myself what do people really mean when
myself what do people really mean when
myself what do people really mean when they say that children have an
they say that children have an
they say that children have an extraordinary capacity you probably
extraordinary capacity you probably
extraordinary capacity you probably heard this sentence before it was well a
heard this sentence before it was well a
heard this sentence before it was well a six years old girl approached to me and
six years old girl approached to me and
six years old girl approached to me and explained about what a centrifugal force
explained about what a centrifugal force
explained about what a centrifugal force is such a fickle force is one of the
is such a fickle force is one of the
is such a fickle force is one of the forces in classical mechanics and she
forces in classical mechanics and she
forces in classical mechanics and she was so excited to being able to explain
was so excited to being able to explain
was so excited to being able to explain about such a high level phenomena
about such a high level phenomena
about such a high level phenomena and what she explaining I find myself
and what she explaining I find myself
and what she explaining I find myself thinking is there anything that the six
thinking is there anything that the six
thinking is there anything that the six years old child can understand about
years old child can understand about
years old child can understand about physics that I cannot understand even
physics that I cannot understand even
physics that I cannot understand even during my twenties immediately in that
during my twenties immediately in that
during my twenties immediately in that moment I realized that something wasn’t
moment I realized that something wasn’t
moment I realized that something wasn’t that optimized in my schooling
that optimized in my schooling
that optimized in my schooling experience and that this is actually the
experience and that this is actually the
experience and that this is actually the reason why a person like me who always
reason why a person like me who always
reason why a person like me who always hated school and swore many times never
hated school and swore many times never
hated school and swore many times never to be an educator ended up doing just
to be an educator ended up doing just
to be an educator ended up doing just that being an educator and also
that being an educator and also
that being an educator and also establishing a company that operates in
establishing a company that operates in
establishing a company that operates in 40 countries with a clear mission of
40 countries with a clear mission of
40 countries with a clear mission of showing children the beauty side of our
showing children the beauty side of our
showing children the beauty side of our engineering world because you see
engineering world because you see
engineering world because you see nowadays prospects for the future are
nowadays prospects for the future are
nowadays prospects for the future are changing and it’s clear to all that
changing and it’s clear to all that
changing and it’s clear to all that opportunities for the younger generation
opportunities for the younger generation
opportunities for the younger generation for our children are changing as well
for our children are changing as well
for our children are changing as well just look on how many new professions
just look on how many new professions
just look on how many new professions were introduced to our world only in the
were introduced to our world only in the
were introduced to our world only in the past 20 years
past 20 years
past 20 years marketing communication managers
marketing communication managers
marketing communication managers nanotechnologists uber drivers
nanotechnologists uber drivers
nanotechnologists uber drivers application developers and so on and so
application developers and so on and so
application developers and so on and so forth so what it basically means is that
forth so what it basically means is that
forth so what it basically means is that the things that our children must do
the things that our children must do
the things that our children must do today in our present in order to secure
today in our present in order to secure
today in our present in order to secure their prosperity in the future are
their prosperity in the future are
their prosperity in the future are changing as well together with our world
changing as well together with our world
changing as well together with our world and by the way it’s not only changing
and by the way it’s not only changing
and by the way it’s not only changing now it’s already changed from the last
now it’s already changed from the last
now it’s already changed from the last time that we’ve been all the students in
time that we’ve been all the students in
time that we’ve been all the students in school but unfortunately education
school but unfortunately education
school but unfortunately education haven’t changed that much however in the
haven’t changed that much however in the
haven’t changed that much however in the back of my mind I also remember the
back of my mind I also remember the
back of my mind I also remember the Industrial Revolution consequences of
Industrial Revolution consequences of
Industrial Revolution consequences of many whom the profession just vanished
many whom the profession just vanished
many whom the profession just vanished from the labor market similarly now
from the labor market similarly now
from the labor market similarly now today with entering what I call the
today with entering what I call the
today with entering what I call the engineering era the effect will be much
engineering era the effect will be much
engineering era the effect will be much stronger and there will be fewer and
stronger and there will be fewer and
stronger and there will be fewer and fewer tasks and services that a robot or
fewer tasks and services that a robot or
fewer tasks and services that a robot or a simple robot will not be able to
a simple robot will not be able to
a simple robot will not be able to perform better than us human beings
perform better than us human beings
perform better than us human beings robots are going to make everything more
robots are going to make everything more
robots are going to make everything more accurate the one about going to war
accurate the one about going to war
accurate the one about going to war faster they’re cheaper they can work for
faster they’re cheaper they can work for
faster they’re cheaper they can work for many hours for many shifts they never
many hours for many shifts they never
many hours for many shifts they never get tired and they never complain now
get tired and they never complain now
get tired and they never complain now this technological development will
this technological development will
this technological development will cause in the foreseeable future to many
cause in the foreseeable future to many
cause in the foreseeable future to many professions to disappear again from our
professions to disappear again from our
professions to disappear again from our world I’m talking about 20 million taxi
world I’m talking about 20 million taxi
world I’m talking about 20 million taxi drivers who will be replaced by
drivers who will be replaced by
drivers who will be replaced by automated transportation services drone
automated transportation services drone
automated transportation services drone will be delivering our packages and even
will be delivering our packages and even
will be delivering our packages and even the only traditional occupations such as
the only traditional occupations such as
the only traditional occupations such as bankers and even insurance agents are
bankers and even insurance agents are
bankers and even insurance agents are all going to disappear from our world as
all going to disappear from our world as
all going to disappear from our world as they’re going to be replaced with
they’re going to be replaced with
they’re going to be replaced with sophisticated computer softwares and
sophisticated computer softwares and
sophisticated computer softwares and actually this is the reason why we have
actually this is the reason why we have
actually this is the reason why we have to invest today in our educational
to invest today in our educational
to invest today in our educational system to embrace engineering study so
system to embrace engineering study so
system to embrace engineering study so by the time children will get a dog will
by the time children will get a dog will
by the time children will get a dog will grow up they will know how to operate
grow up they will know how to operate
grow up they will know how to operate such robots they will know how to plan
such robots they will know how to plan
such robots they will know how to plan them how to adjust them how to adjust
them how to adjust them how to adjust
them how to adjust them how to adjust them according to their needs and the
them according to their needs and the
them according to their needs and the only way for children when they’re
only way for children when they’re
only way for children when they’re adults to do this is by developing their
adults to do this is by developing their
adults to do this is by developing their engineering orientation and that’s what
engineering orientation and that’s what
engineering orientation and that’s what you try to do here and in generally the
you try to do here and in generally the
you try to do here and in generally the idea of involving children with
idea of involving children with
idea of involving children with engineering to me it’s it’s a
engineering to me it’s it’s a
engineering to me it’s it’s a mind-blowing because on one hand
mind-blowing because on one hand
mind-blowing because on one hand engineering is being perceived by so
engineering is being perceived by so
engineering is being perceived by so many to be such a grey area an area that
many to be such a grey area an area that
many to be such a grey area an area that belong only to the geeks
belong only to the geeks
belong only to the geeks it’s so boring it’s so it’s so scary but
it’s so boring it’s so it’s so scary but
it’s so boring it’s so it’s so scary but I suggest to the contrary if you
I suggest to the contrary if you
I suggest to the contrary if you carefully look around you everything
carefully look around you everything
carefully look around you everything that you touch here smells see
that you touch here smells see
that you touch here smells see experience and this modern time today
experience and this modern time today
experience and this modern time today it’s all an outcome of someone’s
it’s all an outcome of someone’s
it’s all an outcome of someone’s engineering work I’m talking about the
engineering work I’m talking about the
engineering work I’m talking about the lights here about the chairs that you
lights here about the chairs that you
lights here about the chairs that you all sit on about this building and even
all sit on about this building and even
all sit on about this building and even about this crazy little big-screen that
about this crazy little big-screen that
about this crazy little big-screen that spins thus I talk it’s all been based on
spins thus I talk it’s all been based on
spins thus I talk it’s all been based on someone engineering great work
someone engineering great work
someone engineering great work and well I found that the best way to
and well I found that the best way to
and well I found that the best way to encourage children to study more about
encourage children to study more about
encourage children to study more about engineering is to do it in a fun way in
engineering is to do it in a fun way in
engineering is to do it in a fun way in a way that they love and feel
a way that they love and feel
a way that they love and feel comfortable with so I have here with me
comfortable with so I have here with me
comfortable with so I have here with me what I call my personal engineering lab
what I call my personal engineering lab
what I call my personal engineering lab and I call it this way because it
and I call it this way because it
and I call it this way because it contains almost the entire
contains almost the entire
contains almost the entire multidisciplinary world of engineering
multidisciplinary world of engineering
multidisciplinary world of engineering with these toys for example I have here
with these toys for example I have here
with these toys for example I have here a building block this is an ordinary
a building block this is an ordinary
a building block this is an ordinary building block it’s a plastic injected
building block it’s a plastic injected
building block it’s a plastic injected building blocks but after it was it
building blocks but after it was it
building blocks but after it was it injected it was chrome coated and now
injected it was chrome coated and now
injected it was chrome coated and now actually what this brick can do it can
actually what this brick can do it can
actually what this brick can do it can conduct electricity so if I put it right
conduct electricity so if I put it right
conduct electricity so if I put it right here I get an electrical circuit you see
here I get an electrical circuit you see
here I get an electrical circuit you see and I have here a battery box they’re
and I have here a battery box they’re
and I have here a battery box they’re going to press on now it’s working and
going to press on now it’s working and
going to press on now it’s working and I’m going to pick one of the electrical
I’m going to pick one of the electrical
I’m going to pick one of the electrical components I have here with me this is a
components I have here with me this is a
components I have here with me this is a lead brick or a light brick we’re going
lead brick or a light brick we’re going
lead brick or a light brick we’re going to place it right here and close a
to place it right here and close a
to place it right here and close a circuit look how easy it is and I can
circuit look how easy it is and I can
circuit look how easy it is and I can open the circuit and close it and open
open the circuit and close it and open
open the circuit and close it and open and close it actually until I get tired
and close it actually until I get tired
and close it actually until I get tired and I can even include more
and I can even include more
and I can even include more sophisticated switches such as this is a
sophisticated switches such as this is a
sophisticated switches such as this is a sound switch and I’m going to place it
sound switch and I’m going to place it
sound switch and I’m going to place it right here and whenever there is a sound
right here and whenever there is a sound
right here and whenever there is a sound the light will be turned on so you see
the light will be turned on so you see
the light will be turned on so you see when you use these kinds of building
when you use these kinds of building
when you use these kinds of building blocks even abstract elements in
blocks even abstract elements in
blocks even abstract elements in electrical engineering suddenly become
electrical engineering suddenly become
electrical engineering suddenly become tangible like current like voltage it’s
tangible like current like voltage it’s
tangible like current like voltage it’s all tangible and fun to explore and once
all tangible and fun to explore and once
all tangible and fun to explore and once children understand that they can even
children understand that they can even
children understand that they can even understand further sophisticated
understand further sophisticated
understand further sophisticated elements such as
elements such as
elements such as serious circuits compared to parallel
serious circuits compared to parallel
serious circuits compared to parallel circuits
that was the building blocks of
that was the building blocks of Electrical Engineering and it’s so
Electrical Engineering and it’s so
Electrical Engineering and it’s so simple here I have with me the building
simple here I have with me the building
simple here I have with me the building blocks of mechanical engineering and in
blocks of mechanical engineering and in
blocks of mechanical engineering and in this demonstration what are going to do
this demonstration what are going to do
this demonstration what are going to do I’m going to lift a 10 kilogram weight
I’m going to lift a 10 kilogram weight
I’m going to lift a 10 kilogram weight it looks small but it is heavy believe
it looks small but it is heavy believe
it looks small but it is heavy believe me I’m gonna gently plug it in and put
me I’m gonna gently plug it in and put
me I’m gonna gently plug it in and put it down gently
okay and I’ll turn it on and basically
okay and I’ll turn it on and basically what you see is this moral lifting very
what you see is this moral lifting very
what you see is this moral lifting very slowly a 10 kilograms weight but what is
slowly a 10 kilograms weight but what is
slowly a 10 kilograms weight but what is so interesting about this model is that
so interesting about this model is that
so interesting about this model is that the motor that I’m using there is this
the motor that I’m using there is this
the motor that I’m using there is this motor this is an 18 point 2 grams motor
motor this is an 18 point 2 grams motor
motor this is an 18 point 2 grams motor and it’s equivalent to me carrying on my
and it’s equivalent to me carrying on my
and it’s equivalent to me carrying on my about 44,000 kilograms or equivalent to
about 44,000 kilograms or equivalent to
about 44,000 kilograms or equivalent to 44 small family cars now please do not
44 small family cars now please do not
44 small family cars now please do not recalculate my my weight
recalculate my my weight
recalculate my my weight okay so that was the building blocks of
okay so that was the building blocks of
okay so that was the building blocks of mechanical engineering but what is so
mechanical engineering but what is so
mechanical engineering but what is so interesting is that if we combine them
interesting is that if we combine them
interesting is that if we combine them together the building blocks of
together the building blocks of
together the building blocks of electrical engineering and of mechanical
electrical engineering and of mechanical
electrical engineering and of mechanical engineering and by adding a computing
engineering and by adding a computing
engineering and by adding a computing unit to it we basically get a robot and
unit to it we basically get a robot and
unit to it we basically get a robot and this robot is not only cute but it also
this robot is not only cute but it also
this robot is not only cute but it also can be programmed in a very unique way I
can be programmed in a very unique way I
can be programmed in a very unique way I have here with me the building blocks of
have here with me the building blocks of
have here with me the building blocks of code for example this brick constructed
code for example this brick constructed
code for example this brick constructed our of two elements a function block and
our of two elements a function block and
our of two elements a function block and a parameter block by the way it’s just
a parameter block by the way it’s just
a parameter block by the way it’s just like in the real world of programming by
like in the real world of programming by
like in the real world of programming by using functions and parameters so
using functions and parameters so
using functions and parameters so basically what I can do with both of
basically what I can do with both of
basically what I can do with both of them together I can tell to the robot I
them together I can tell to the robot I
them together I can tell to the robot I can command it to make a sound of a bell
can command it to make a sound of a bell
can command it to make a sound of a bell because I have here a picture of a bell
because I have here a picture of a bell
because I have here a picture of a bell so here I have here with me a sequence
so here I have here with me a sequence
so here I have here with me a sequence for the code for the robot to operate
for the code for the robot to operate
for the code for the robot to operate this is actually a program it’s it’s
this is actually a program it’s it’s
this is actually a program it’s it’s totally unethical to how you write a
totally unethical to how you write a
totally unethical to how you write a program for an ordinary robot you have
program for an ordinary robot you have
program for an ordinary robot you have here wait for a signal event from my
here wait for a signal event from my
here wait for a signal event from my from one of the sensor the sitting on
from one of the sensor the sitting on
from one of the sensor the sitting on that robot then move forward for two
that robot then move forward for two
that robot then move forward for two seconds and then wait for two seconds
seconds and then wait for two seconds
seconds and then wait for two seconds and then
and then
and then spin for a duration of five seconds so
spin for a duration of five seconds so
spin for a duration of five seconds so we’re gonna press play and it’s waiting
we’re gonna press play and it’s waiting
we’re gonna press play and it’s waiting for my signal and driving for two
for my signal and driving for two
for my signal and driving for two seconds stop for two seconds and you’re
seconds stop for two seconds and you’re
seconds stop for two seconds and you’re gonna see the light here and shining for
gonna see the light here and shining for
gonna see the light here and shining for five additional seconds so I think you
five additional seconds so I think you
five additional seconds so I think you already understand the concept when you
already understand the concept when you
already understand the concept when you combine these building blocks with
combine these building blocks with
combine these building blocks with engineering and children and education
engineering and children and education
engineering and children and education their curiosity about engineering is
their curiosity about engineering is
their curiosity about engineering is increasing dramatically and many among
increasing dramatically and many among
increasing dramatically and many among our children today might become the next
our children today might become the next
our children today might become the next Newton of tomorrow and yes I really
Newton of tomorrow and yes I really
Newton of tomorrow and yes I really believe that every child can be an
believe that every child can be an
believe that every child can be an engineer or at least an innovator if we
engineer or at least an innovator if we
engineer or at least an innovator if we show them the way to undo this instead
show them the way to undo this instead
show them the way to undo this instead of showing them the way to get a way of
of showing them the way to get a way of
of showing them the way to get a way of it many people assume that hard studying
it many people assume that hard studying
it many people assume that hard studying is the key to our success however and
is the key to our success however and
is the key to our success however and over emphasize on memorizing things
over emphasize on memorizing things
over emphasize on memorizing things leave people fearful of challenges and
leave people fearful of challenges and
leave people fearful of challenges and motivated to learn and therefore very
motivated to learn and therefore very
motivated to learn and therefore very vulnerable to failures we want education
vulnerable to failures we want education
vulnerable to failures we want education to be fun and we don’t want to teach
to be fun and we don’t want to teach
to be fun and we don’t want to teach children all about the crazy concept of
children all about the crazy concept of
children all about the crazy concept of engineering but what we do try to get we
engineering but what we do try to get we
engineering but what we do try to get we try to to create a positive association
try to to create a positive association
try to to create a positive association with engineering to something positive
with engineering to something positive
with engineering to something positive that happened in the child’s life
that happened in the child’s life
that happened in the child’s life something that he was excited about
something that he was excited about
something that he was excited about something that involves creation that
something that involves creation that
something that involves creation that involved innovation that involved with
involved innovation that involved with
involved innovation that involved with success because basically you cannot
success because basically you cannot
success because basically you cannot fail with playing with this bricks and
fail with playing with this bricks and
fail with playing with this bricks and this is so important because we all live
this is so important because we all live
this is so important because we all live in a changing world and we better change
in a changing world and we better change
in a changing world and we better change with it or we fall behind other people
with it or we fall behind other people
with it or we fall behind other people or other machines that will replace us
or other machines that will replace us
or other machines that will replace us in my humble opinion this is the most
in my humble opinion this is the most
in my humble opinion this is the most crucial educational challenge that our
crucial educational challenge that our
crucial educational challenge that our world is facing today and I believe that
world is facing today and I believe that
world is facing today and I believe that it should it can be addressed through
it should it can be addressed through
it should it can be addressed through the adoption of engineering studying in
the adoption of engineering studying in
the adoption of engineering studying in all of our educational system that will
all of our educational system that will
all of our educational system that will make a much better future for our
make a much better future for our
make a much better future for our children
children
children thank you very much
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