Half-time for the 14th year of the Dresden talent development program JUNIORDOKTOR: those who collect a total of seven stamps during the approximately 100 analogue and digital experiments, lectures, courses, laboratory visits and research stations for children and young people in grades 3 to 12 are awarded the honorary title. The Office for Economic Development of the City of Dresden coordinates the project and hosted a mid-term event with the CeTI Cluster of Excellence on March 1, 2022.
The pupils were able to get a taste of campus life and learn about the basics of human-machine interaction in the foyer of the Barkhausen building. Using six demonstrators, they were able to gain insights into the fields of psychology, electrical engineering, computer science, mechanical engineering and medicine, which conveyed explosive AI research and robotics at the highest level in a playful and vivid way.
The “hot wire” demonstrator challenged the fine motor skills of young researchers under altered visual conditions: moving a bent wire on a table with a metal loop without touching the wire is already difficult. But how does our hand-eye coordination react when our view is also blocked and the process can only be observed via a camera or augmented reality* – as in a minimally invasive operation? At another station, the “cleaning demo”, participants were transported into a virtual children’s room using VR glasses to tidy up with a remote-controlled robot. In “table tennis with latency”, on the other hand, they learnt how to deal with delays – like when making long-distance phone calls.
Photos: Frank Grätz
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