Art into Engineering: Demonstrating how Origami creativity can inform Robotics education

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2021-06-14
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Hao, Guangbo
Pentek, Alex
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University College Cork
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This paper discusses a teaching method in promoting students’ learning and creativity in Robotics, which uses active Origami as a lab-based (design) tool to analyse and design robots. The Origami-led course design involves a lecturer team composed of an Origami artist and a Mechanical Engineer. It includes three parts: Part I is the introduction and theory of Origami as well as engineering application and the kinematic mapping between Robotics and Origami; Part II is the intensive hands-on training of Origami folding; and Part III is an Origami-based project as continuous assessment in the Advanced Robotics module. Learners/trainees have voted great compliments on the Origami-led course design. It shows that Origami is an effective tool and media to teach Robotics, and is suitable for teaching other Engineering topics such as structure and civil engineering.
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Engineering education , Robotics , Origami , Kinematic mapping
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Hao, G. and Pentek, A. (2021) ‘Art into Engineering: Demonstrating how Origami creativity can inform Robotics education’, EESD2021: Proceedings of the 10th Engineering Education for Sustainable Development Conference, 'Building Flourishing Communities', University College Cork, Ireland, 14-16 June.