World is changing very fast. Ones upon a time there was a PC revolution, Then Mobile Revolution now in future Robotics will be part of our lives. It is imperative that we give our future generation the knowledge and power to build a better world. India is a fast developing economy, with a large and growing young population (over 220 million children in India between 6-16 years. ) . Use of technology in everyday life is far greater than ever before and will increase many fold in the near future. The global robotics industry is growing rapidly and the trend towards its adoption is increasing in India as students. Robotics will play a major role in the future so it is imperative that we prepare the present generation of students for this transition. Importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) education, use of technology and hands-on learning in primary, middle and higher education. Students must learn application of core STEM Concepts and acquire essential life skills in order to be successful in their professional lives.
Indian schools need an approach towards facilitating, learning in the area of science and mathematics on robotic platform in every school.This will enable following advantages to our upcoming generation in school.
1) Create curiosity, excitement and exploration among school children in Science, Mathematics and Technology.
2) Enable children to become motivated and engaged in Science, Mathematics and Technology (SMT) through observation, experimentation, inference, drawing, model, building, rational reasoning, test ability etc.
3) The hardware and software that accompany robotics give students creative liberty and analytical skills to approach any problem with countless solutions and make effective decisions.
Improving STEM knowledge of Indian school children can built very strong presence in world. Off course this will also contribute to future skilled professionals starting at school. Make In India is also a futures big opportunity for today’s school children in STEM Robotics .