so as you might already see I’m going to talk to you today about robots I love
talk to you today about robots I love
talk to you today about robots I love robots
robots
robots they’ve truly captured my imagination
they’ve truly captured my imagination
they’ve truly captured my imagination right and I know I’m not alone
right and I know I’m not alone
right and I know I’m not alone whether you fell in love with wall-e
whether you fell in love with wall-e
whether you fell in love with wall-e were terrified by Terminator or even
were terrified by Terminator or even
were terrified by Terminator or even just laughed at the antics of bb-8
just laughed at the antics of bb-8
just laughed at the antics of bb-8 everyone has their favorites robots have
everyone has their favorites robots have
everyone has their favorites robots have a unique power to captivate our
a unique power to captivate our
a unique power to captivate our imaginations and more and more can be
imaginations and more and more can be
imaginations and more and more can be used in ways that we had never imagined
used in ways that we had never imagined
used in ways that we had never imagined possible many years ago like aiding
possible many years ago like aiding
possible many years ago like aiding manufacturing processes doing dangerous
manufacturing processes doing dangerous
manufacturing processes doing dangerous tasks that humans can’t perform or even
tasks that humans can’t perform or even
tasks that humans can’t perform or even as I found education yep
as I found education yep
as I found education yep that robot helped me love school and I
that robot helped me love school and I
that robot helped me love school and I know there’s some kids in the audience
know there’s some kids in the audience
know there’s some kids in the audience that are thinking that it’s impossible
that are thinking that it’s impossible
that are thinking that it’s impossible to law school but I’ll explain to me
to law school but I’ll explain to me
to law school but I’ll explain to me robotics represents what our education
robotics represents what our education
robotics represents what our education system could be should be and will be in
system could be should be and will be in
system could be should be and will be in the very near future so let me back up a
the very near future so let me back up a
the very near future so let me back up a bit
bit
bit I fell in love with robotics when I
I fell in love with robotics when I
I fell in love with robotics when I discovered the local robotics team in my
discovered the local robotics team in my
discovered the local robotics team in my town of Newton Massachusetts right down
town of Newton Massachusetts right down
town of Newton Massachusetts right down the road and this team is called the
the road and this team is called the
the road and this team is called the lager brats
lager brats
lager brats now the lager brats are part of a
now the lager brats are part of a
now the lager brats are part of a broader organization called FIRST
broader organization called FIRST
broader organization called FIRST Robotics which is a robotics competition
Robotics which is a robotics competition
Robotics which is a robotics competition for high schools that gives teams six
for high schools that gives teams six
for high schools that gives teams six weeks to design and build robots to
weeks to design and build robots to
weeks to design and build robots to compete in Robotics challenges so these
compete in Robotics challenges so these
compete in Robotics challenges so these challenges could be like last year’s
challenges could be like last year’s
challenges could be like last year’s challenge stronghold in which robots
challenge stronghold in which robots
challenge stronghold in which robots cross defenses shot balls into the
cross defenses shot balls into the
cross defenses shot balls into the opponent’s tower defended their own
opponent’s tower defended their own
opponent’s tower defended their own Tower from invaders and even climbed the
Tower from invaders and even climbed the
Tower from invaders and even climbed the wall at the end of the game some of
wall at the end of the game some of
wall at the end of the game some of those robots can benchpress more than I
those robots can benchpress more than I
those robots can benchpress more than I couldn’t see all right but how exactly
couldn’t see all right but how exactly
couldn’t see all right but how exactly did these robots help me love school
did these robots help me love school
did these robots help me love school well aside from the great engineering
well aside from the great engineering
well aside from the great engineering that I did while building these the most
that I did while building these the most
that I did while building these the most important thing that I took away from
important thing that I took away from
important thing that I took away from this experience was the idea of linking
this experience was the idea of linking
this experience was the idea of linking content to experience in education
content to experience in education
content to experience in education before I was on the lugger BOTS
before I was on the lugger BOTS
before I was on the lugger BOTS I had the mentality of the average
I had the mentality of the average
I had the mentality of the average student I went to class took the notes I
student I went to class took the notes I
student I went to class took the notes I went home did the problems that were
went home did the problems that were
went home did the problems that were assigned in the back of the book but I
assigned in the back of the book but I
assigned in the back of the book but I rarely felt motivated to go deeper
rarely felt motivated to go deeper
rarely felt motivated to go deeper however the liger bots changed my entire
however the liger bots changed my entire
however the liger bots changed my entire mentality regarding
mentality regarding
mentality regarding education I started to see very real
education I started to see very real
education I started to see very real very practical applications for the
very practical applications for the
very practical applications for the things that I was learning in school
things that I was learning in school
things that I was learning in school which not only caused me to become more
which not only caused me to become more
which not only caused me to become more vested in my classes but see my
vested in my classes but see my
vested in my classes but see my education as a whole very differently
education as a whole very differently
education as a whole very differently what I was learning during the day in
what I was learning during the day in
what I was learning during the day in physics and math I was putting into
physics and math I was putting into
physics and math I was putting into practice at night at the lager brats I
practice at night at the lager brats I
practice at night at the lager brats I found myself doing the same equation at
found myself doing the same equation at
found myself doing the same equation at 10:00 a.m. in the classroom as I did at
10:00 a.m. in the classroom as I did at
10:00 a.m. in the classroom as I did at 10:00 p.m. in the robotics lab except at
10:00 p.m. in the robotics lab except at
10:00 p.m. in the robotics lab except at the robotics lab solving for that
the robotics lab solving for that
the robotics lab solving for that equation meant finding the dimensions of
equation meant finding the dimensions of
equation meant finding the dimensions of a real tangible arm and believe me math
a real tangible arm and believe me math
a real tangible arm and believe me math is a lot easier to be passionate about
is a lot easier to be passionate about
is a lot easier to be passionate about when getting the right answer to an
when getting the right answer to an
when getting the right answer to an equation means getting to shoot your
equation means getting to shoot your
equation means getting to shoot your best friend in the head with a dodgeball
he he almost got me there he almost got
he he almost got me there he almost got me there at this point I was wondering
me there at this point I was wondering
me there at this point I was wondering if anybody else had thought the same
if anybody else had thought the same
if anybody else had thought the same things that I had right because I’m just
things that I had right because I’m just
things that I had right because I’m just a teenager and teenagers can never have
a teenager and teenagers can never have
a teenager and teenagers can never have original ideas so I must have gotten
original ideas so I must have gotten
original ideas so I must have gotten this from somewhere right well it turns
this from somewhere right well it turns
this from somewhere right well it turns out that there are some pretty smart
out that there are some pretty smart
out that there are some pretty smart people who had discovered the same thing
people who had discovered the same thing
people who had discovered the same thing than I had so one of these groups is
than I had so one of these groups is
than I had so one of these groups is George Lucas’s foundation Edutopia who
George Lucas’s foundation Edutopia who
George Lucas’s foundation Edutopia who called this idea project-based learning
called this idea project-based learning
called this idea project-based learning which they define as creating product or
which they define as creating product or
which they define as creating product or performance right solving a real-world
performance right solving a real-world
performance right solving a real-world problem or even just designing an answer
problem or even just designing an answer
problem or even just designing an answer to an open-ended question it’s as simple
to an open-ended question it’s as simple
to an open-ended question it’s as simple as that so next I decided to ask my
as that so next I decided to ask my
as that so next I decided to ask my friends what were their thoughts about
friends what were their thoughts about
friends what were their thoughts about project-based learning well much to my
project-based learning well much to my
project-based learning well much to my surprise across the board whether they
surprise across the board whether they
surprise across the board whether they were on the robotics team or they
were on the robotics team or they
were on the robotics team or they weren’t it did math they did science
weren’t it did math they did science
weren’t it did math they did science English history art music sports
English history art music sports
English history art music sports whatever they did the idea of linking
whatever they did the idea of linking
whatever they did the idea of linking content to experience in education was
content to experience in education was
content to experience in education was extremely important to them so with
extremely important to them so with
extremely important to them so with technology increasing as fast as it is
technology increasing as fast as it is
technology increasing as fast as it is today right what will this mean for the
today right what will this mean for the
today right what will this mean for the classroom 10 20 or even 30 years in the
classroom 10 20 or even 30 years in the
classroom 10 20 or even 30 years in the future well when I let my imagination
future well when I let my imagination
future well when I let my imagination loose I see a classroom in which we can
loose I see a classroom in which we can
loose I see a classroom in which we can use virtual reality technology robotics
use virtual reality technology robotics
use virtual reality technology robotics technology and other experience based
technology and other experience based
technology and other experience based simulations that immerse us in content
simulations that immerse us in content
simulations that immerse us in content and this kind of makes sense right
and this kind of makes sense right
and this kind of makes sense right because robotics virtual reality
because robotics virtual reality
because robotics virtual reality project-based learning all these things
project-based learning all these things
project-based learning all these things have a common thread and that’s the
have a common thread and that’s the
have a common thread and that’s the experience of doing something which can
experience of doing something which can
experience of doing something which can be extremely beneficial for learners
be extremely beneficial for learners
be extremely beneficial for learners and the data backs this up as studies
and the data backs this up as studies
and the data backs this up as studies have shown that students retain content
have shown that students retain content
have shown that students retain content for longer and have better attitudes
for longer and have better attitudes
for longer and have better attitudes towards learning when they’re part of
towards learning when they’re part of
towards learning when they’re part of project-based experience based
project-based experience based
project-based experience based classrooms so although virtual reality
classrooms so although virtual reality
classrooms so although virtual reality is the hot topic right now maybe it’s a
is the hot topic right now maybe it’s a
is the hot topic right now maybe it’s a fad maybe it isn’t regardless of what
fad maybe it isn’t regardless of what
fad maybe it isn’t regardless of what form it’s in I get extremely excited
form it’s in I get extremely excited
form it’s in I get extremely excited about the idea of linking content to
about the idea of linking content to
about the idea of linking content to experience hopefully this will allow
experience hopefully this will allow
experience hopefully this will allow students to better learn better engage
students to better learn better engage
students to better learn better engage just like I was able to do via the
just like I was able to do via the
just like I was able to do via the logger BOTS so now I know you’ve been
logger BOTS so now I know you’ve been
logger BOTS so now I know you’ve been eagerly anticipating his introduction he
eagerly anticipating his introduction he
eagerly anticipating his introduction he tried to interrupt me a few times
tried to interrupt me a few times
tried to interrupt me a few times earlier but I feel like because he’s
earlier but I feel like because he’s
earlier but I feel like because he’s here I might as well introduce him at
here I might as well introduce him at
here I might as well introduce him at this point so ladies and gentlemen this
this point so ladies and gentlemen this
this point so ladies and gentlemen this is Talos the 2016 lager BOTS competition
is Talos the 2016 lager BOTS competition
is Talos the 2016 lager BOTS competition robot so let’s give a hand for Talos
so with his uh was his durable tread
so with his uh was his durable tread system and rugged aluminum frame Talos
system and rugged aluminum frame Talos
system and rugged aluminum frame Talos can best anyone in the shoving match I
can best anyone in the shoving match I
can best anyone in the shoving match I don’t get you nothing and just because
don’t get you nothing and just because
don’t get you nothing and just because he has braun doesn’t mean he has no
he has braun doesn’t mean he has no
he has braun doesn’t mean he has no brain
brain
brain Talos can make shots from up to ten feet
Talos can make shots from up to ten feet
Talos can make shots from up to ten feet away there we go
and so I’d like to talk to you about
and so I’d like to talk to you about this arm right so when we started out
this arm right so when we started out
this arm right so when we started out designing this arm it was a scramble of
designing this arm it was a scramble of
designing this arm it was a scramble of X’s Y’s and Z’s in a notebook that would
X’s Y’s and Z’s in a notebook that would
X’s Y’s and Z’s in a notebook that would eventually eventually eventually unravel
eventually eventually eventually unravel
eventually eventually eventually unravel themselves to reveal real numbers and
themselves to reveal real numbers and
themselves to reveal real numbers and while it might not seem like each one of
while it might not seem like each one of
while it might not seem like each one of those numbers it’s quite important on
those numbers it’s quite important on
those numbers it’s quite important on its own right behind each one of those
its own right behind each one of those
its own right behind each one of those dimensions right was the story of a
dimensions right was the story of a
dimensions right was the story of a person who spent an hour maybe even two
person who spent an hour maybe even two
person who spent an hour maybe even two hours grinding on an extremely long math
hours grinding on an extremely long math
hours grinding on an extremely long math equation this is like calculus type
equation this is like calculus type
equation this is like calculus type stuff right and they they got their
stuff right and they they got their
stuff right and they they got their numbers they go into the shop they’re
numbers they go into the shop they’re
numbers they go into the shop they’re gonna configure their prototype and that
gonna configure their prototype and that
gonna configure their prototype and that fiftieth try that time when it actually
fiftieth try that time when it actually
fiftieth try that time when it actually works there’s nothing else that person
works there’s nothing else that person
works there’s nothing else that person can do but put their hands up in the air
can do but put their hands up in the air
can do but put their hands up in the air and scream yes because in that moment
and scream yes because in that moment
and scream yes because in that moment they’ve experienced the epitome of
they’ve experienced the epitome of
they’ve experienced the epitome of project-based learning that’s the moment
project-based learning that’s the moment
project-based learning that’s the moment where everything makes sense that’s the
where everything makes sense that’s the
where everything makes sense that’s the moment where all that time that you
moment where all that time that you
moment where all that time that you spent in the classroom bored out of your
spent in the classroom bored out of your
spent in the classroom bored out of your mind
mind
mind is actually worth something in the real
is actually worth something in the real
is actually worth something in the real world I’m not here to convince you to
world I’m not here to convince you to
world I’m not here to convince you to join a robotics team instead I’m here to
join a robotics team instead I’m here to
join a robotics team instead I’m here to convince you to challenge your education
convince you to challenge your education
convince you to challenge your education system teachers I would encourage you to
system teachers I would encourage you to
system teachers I would encourage you to integrate project-based learning more
integrate project-based learning more
integrate project-based learning more into your classrooms if you’re a parent
into your classrooms if you’re a parent
into your classrooms if you’re a parent push your teachers and push your
push your teachers and push your
push your teachers and push your administration’s
administration’s
administration’s to integrate more of this project-based
to integrate more of this project-based
to integrate more of this project-based learning but if you’re a student go out
learning but if you’re a student go out
learning but if you’re a student go out into the world and find your passion
into the world and find your passion
into the world and find your passion find a spark to drive you on your
find a spark to drive you on your
find a spark to drive you on your educational journey just like I found
educational journey just like I found
educational journey just like I found robotics to drive me there’s a common
robotics to drive me there’s a common
robotics to drive me there’s a common saying in first-first is more than
saying in first-first is more than
saying in first-first is more than robots this robot is more than just the
robots this robot is more than just the
robots this robot is more than just the arm we did we did trigonometry for more
arm we did we did trigonometry for more
arm we did we did trigonometry for more than just the circuits we learned to
than just the circuits we learned to
than just the circuits we learned to build in electronics class
build in electronics class
build in electronics class instead this robot is the expression of
instead this robot is the expression of
instead this robot is the expression of what those who are engaged in their
what those who are engaged in their
what those who are engaged in their learning can accomplish this robot help
learning can accomplish this robot help
learning can accomplish this robot help me love school and it could do the same
me love school and it could do the same
me love school and it could do the same for you go out there and find your spark
for you go out there and find your spark
for you go out there and find your spark [Applause]
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