Creative Education at Tokyo Institute of Technology

摘要

Technology are discussed. The basic educational principle is to give students as much hands-on experience as possible, and challenge them with assignments to design original mechanical systems. The curriculum includes the following: a course focused on the hands-on exercise of taking many types of machines apart, a course for groups of students to design and manufacture a `street performer robot ' consisting of mechanical and electrical components using computer control, and a course to design and draft original machines that satisfy pre-assigned objectives.