MASK project
MASK – Marine Robots for better Sea Knowledge awareness project focuses on the teaching, learning, and training of late high school students and their teachers in the area of marine robotics and artificial intelligence applied to environmental monitoring and protection and giving special attention to the possibilities introduced by remote access to infrastructures (telerobotics). In particular, the project:
-will encourage interest in both students and teachers towards robotics, artificial intelligence, and STEM in general, by stimulating students to work in STEM-related projects and use marine robots;
-will engage and keep students motivated, with the goals of a) contributing to a decrease in dropout rates and b) encourage a STEM career for every student, with particular attention to underrepresented groups.
-will increase the digital competences and skills of both students and teachers, with an emphasis on applications in new technologies, robotics and artificial intelligence;
-will exploit the possibilities introduced by remote access/remote learning to provide high quality lectures by university experts and perform remote robotic trials contributing to sustainable development and avoiding unnecessary travels.
-will raise awareness about climate change and environmental protection and mitigation, using marine robotics as an application field, in particular applied to detection, recognition and removal of seabed litter.