By implementing this project, we want to make social humanoid robot education, specifically through Pepper Robot, reach a European standard, in ways both developing a curriculum and course materials, also methodological design of delivering these to students. After developing these objectives, we want to test the project outputs by giving undergraduate students pilot Pepper Robot courses. The long-term objective of the project will be eventually adopting the curriculum, materials and methodologies as universities’ education program. The final goals and objectives of the project are: -To make university students more qualified, informed and prepared in the field of robotics and humanoid robots -To make university students' after-graduate life better and more employable -To make local communities more informed about robotics -To make disadvantaged groups' lives better and easier -To make university staff more informed about social humanoid robots -To make universities have strong base for future technologies -To make all reachable education organizations informed about social humanoid robots and their advantages The project also aims to increase employability, help underprivileged communities, and address social issues.
Recently, robot technology has advanced significantly, leading to the emergence of personal, humanoid, and social robots, the most advanced of these being social humanoid robots. They are used in education, care for disadvantaged people and customer service, Pepper Robot being one notable example. It is recognized by academics as an excellent educational tool. This project develops a comprehensive educational program for social humanoid robots with Pepper. Effective training materials and methods for using Pepper Robot were created. This initiative aligns with EU policies and opportunities for her citizens. With the consortium's expertise in robotics education in humanoid robotics and Erasmus+ projects, we were well-equipped to implement this project under EU guidelines. There is a significant gap in educational materials and methodologies for Pepper, as well as the need for a new curriculum; both needs being thoroughly addressed by the project. Students of all ages, particularly bachelor's degree students as pilot learners, will continue to benefit from the training resulting from this project. It also aims to foster innovation with regard to social humanoid robots not exclusively in the aforementioned sectors but ubiquitously.