Educational potential of robotics in Greek school environment

Abstract

In 2021 the segmental entry of robotics in the Greek school was lunched in the form of skills workshops.
Robotics in the curricula of Greek schools is found as an independent course only in one specialty in the
3rd grade of vocational high school. As a separate subject, robotics is not found in any other grade or type
of school in Greece. The University of the Aegean organizes robotics seminars as a reward for all
participants in the Aegean Robotics Competition. Through these seminars, we have the opportunity to
get in contact with students from all over the country. In this paper, the students' opinions regarding the
introduction of ER in Greek education are reported. Through questionnaires at the start and the end of
the seminars, pupils' opinion about robotics as a separate subject and as a means for teaching other
subjects is revealed. In addition, reference is made to the attitude of students regarding the
anthropomorphism of robots and whether this can affect the introduction of robots in education.