Marine Robots for better Sea Knowledge awareness

The overall goal that the project wanted to achieve was to improve the knowledge of high school students and their teachers in the area of marine robotics and AI applied to environmental monitorin...

The overall goal that the project wanted to achieve was to improve the knowledge of high school students and their teachers in the area of marine robotics and AI applied to environmental monitoring by giving special attention to remote access to infrastructures capabilities. MASK wished to achieve a wider awareness on environmental issues that can be tackled by marine robots; a higher number of students attracted to STEM; an increased use of remote learning technologies; more similar cooperation and exchange initiatives. This was reflected in 5 objectives: 1 encourage interest in both students and teachers towards robotics, artificial intelligence, and STEM in general, by stimulating students to work in STEM-related projects; 2 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; 3 increase the digital competences and skills of both students and teachers, with an emphasis on applications in robotics and AI; 4 exploit the possibilities introduced by remote access to provide high quality lectures and perform remote robotic trials; 5 raise awareness about climate change and environmental protection and mitigation, using marine robotics.