DESIGN IS FUN! - EXPERIENCES FROM A STUDENT DESIGN CONTEST AT DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

The national qualifying of the International Design Contest (IDC) is an interdisciplinary competition for students at Darmstadt University of Technology. The students have to plan and build a remote-controlled robot that is able to fulfil a given task using identical construction kits. The participants compete with their robots against each other in a public event. The winning teams are qualified for the international finals. The paper in hand reports on a survey that was conducted to determine if and to what extent the educational objectives of the competition are attained.