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Medibotics: The Merging of Medicine, Robotics and IT

Description

The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is working with faculty, students and staff in four high-minority urban school districts in New Jersey to integrate robotics programming, engineering design and information technology into existing curricula for grades 7-12. The goal of the project is to enlarge the number of students from underrepresented groups who are interested in pursuing IT and STEM careers by engaging secondary students in ten robotics activities that involve computer programming to solve grade-appropriate biomedical engineering problems.

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PROJECT DETAILS

Award Number
0624434
Project Duration
2006 - 2009
Category
Comprehensive
Organization(s)
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
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Project Work State
NJ
Target Gradespan(s)
Middle school (6-8)
High school (9-12)
Project Setting(s)
Formal Education
Geographic Location(s)
Urban
Project Status
Expired
Additional Disciplines
Engineering - robotics
Additional Target Participants
Educators
Students