Robotics and programming learning center

The Robotics Learning Center is an activity provided by the Education and Learning Sector of the City of Vantaa.

The aim of the Learning Center is to enhance the skills of children and youth, as well as professionals in the education and upbringing sector in programming and robotics.

The Robotics Learning Center offers training sessions for teaching staff, workshops for educational groups, and events related to new literacies and digital manufacturing. Services also include robot lending programs for daycare centers, schools, and educational institutions, as well as other mentoring and pedagogical support related to the subject area. The Center's mission is to serve as a showcase and pioneer in the educational use of programming and robotics.

What does the Learning Center offer companies? 

We offer opportunities for companies of varying sizes and at different stages of development, as well as for R&D actors, to develop, experiment with, and pilot new and exciting solutions related to EdTech in collaboration with us!

Companies and R&D actors gain valuable insights from these experiments for product and service development.

The goal of these experiments is to gather experiences, lessons, and information to support decision-making in development and guide the direction of the work.

  • Where is the greatest potential and benefits?
  • Which solutions best serve the customers?
  • What does the new solution require from the Robotics Learning Center and partners to function?

The experiments vary in scope, duration, and implementation methods. However, it is always important to identify the development need and what is intended to be learned from the experiment. Experiments can be either reciprocal or non-reciprocal and can last from a few days to several months depending on the project plan and the solution being tested. 

Experimentation opportunities in Learning Center 

The experimentation environment is provided by the activities of the Vantaa Robotics Learning Center, with learners and teachers as the target groups for the experiments. The experiments may be related to educational technology, but we also facilitate innovative experiments that are not purely focused on technology.

The experiments may involve:

  • Educational robotics (playful robots, construction kits, development platforms, and components)
  • Digital fabrication
  • Utilization of "digital twins" for visualization
  • Digital learning pathways: for example, Robopass, which defines the skill requirements for devices (including workplace safety), after which the teacher receives a "Robopass" (laser cutter, vinyl cutter, 3D printer)
  • XR/VR/AR solutions for education
 
 

 

 

More information

Antti Luoto

City of Vantaa
Specialist
+35840 480 5687 antti.luoto@vantaa.fi

Laila Bröcker

City of Vantaa/Economic Development Services
Specialist
+358401932177 laila.brocker@vantaa.fi