THE MECHATRONICS SOCIETY`S UNIDES PROJECT: "TECHNOLOGY BRIDGE: ROBOTICS EDUCATION FROM CAMPUS TO COUNTRYSIDE" HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE “TECHNOLOGY BRIDGE: ROBOTICS EDUCATION FROM CAMPUS TO COUNTRYSIDE” PROJECT, CARRIED OUT BY THE MEMBERS OF THE “MECHATRONICS SOCIETY” OPERATING UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL-ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING AT ÇANKIRI KARATEKIN UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, APPLIED ELECTRONICS, ROBOTICS AND CODING TRAININGS WERE CONDUCTED FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS STUDYING IN YAPRAKLI DISTRICT OF ÇANKIRI. THE PROJECT WAS IMPLEMENTED WITH THE VOLUNTEER INSTRUCTOR SUPPORT OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.

THE FOUR-DAY TRAINING PROGRAM PROVIDED STUDENTS WITH PRACTICAL TRAINING IN BASIC ELECTRONICS, ROBOTICS, AND CODING. THE FIRST PHASE OF THE TRAINING INCLUDED BASIC ELECTRONICS EXPERIMENTS SUCH AS LED APPLICATIONS, BUTTON AND POTENTIOMETER CIRCUITS, LDR-PTC USAGE, AND LCD SCREEN APPLICATIONS. IN THE ONGOING PROCESS, THE WORKING PRINCIPLES OF ULTRASONIC RANGE SENSORS, LINE-FOLLOWING SENSORS, SERVO MOTORS, AND DC MOTORS WERE EXPLAINED, ENABLING STUDENTS TO BECOME CLOSELY FAMILIAR WITH SENSOR AND MOTOR SYSTEMS.

WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE TRAINING, ALGORITHM AND CODING LOGIC WERE EXPLAINED THROUGH THE PROGRAM. STUDENTS DEVELOPED THEIR ALGORITHM CREATION SKILLS BY LEARNING THE BASIC BLOCK-BASED CODING STRUCTURE. FOLLOWING THIS, THE CONNECTIONS OF LINE-FOLLOWING ROBOTS, THE USE OF THE MOTOR DRIVER CARD, AND THE WORKING PRINCIPLES OF THE ROBOTS WERE EXPLAINED THROUGH PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, A QUIZ COMPETITION WAS HELD TO REINFORCE THE STUDENTS` ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, AND THE ROBOTS UNDERWENT OBSTACLE COURSE TESTS.

ON THE FINAL DAY OF THE PROJECT, A COMPETITION WAS ORGANIZED WITH THE LINE-FOLLOWING ROBOTS THAT THE STUDENTS HAD PREPARED WITH THE SUPPORT OF THEIR INSTRUCTORS. AT THE END OF THE COMPETITION, THE AWARDS WERE PRESENTED BY YAPRAKLI DISTRICT GOVERNOR MR. MEHMET İBRAHIM TIYEK, DISTRICT NATIONAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR MR. LÜTFÜ YALÇIN, ÇANKIRI KARATEKIN UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICE (TTO) GENERAL MANAGER ASSOC. PROF. DR. HÜSEYIN GÖKÇE AND YAPRAKLI SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MR. HÜSEYIN ARISOY.

THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, STUDENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BOTH APPLY THEIR TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOP THEIR TEAMWORK AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS. THE PROJECT AIMED TO INCREASE THE INTEREST IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AMONG STUDENTS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY, WHILE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN EXPERIENCE IN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, COMMUNICATION, AND MENTORSHIP.

THE “TECHNOLOGY BRIDGE: ROBOTICS EDUCATION FROM CAMPUS TO COUNTRYSIDE” PROJECT CONTRIBUTED TO STRENGTHENING UNIVERSITY-COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AND PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT IN INCREASING YOUNG PEOPLE`S AWARENESS OF TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING FIELDS.

WE THANK THE DIRECTORATE OF YAPRAKLI SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR THEIR HELP AND SUPPORT IN MAKING THIS MEANINGFUL PROJECT A REALITY AND ALL OUR ACADEMICIANS AND STUDENTS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING EFFORTS AND HARD WORK.