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BRIEFLY NOTED – THE NEXT DATES
CLEANING ROBOT WORKSHOP
FOR YOUNG TINKERER
18th April 2026 – VHS Unterschleißheim
In the workshop, a Cleaning Robot is assembled within 6 work steps and moved independently with the help of an integrated DC motor. The Cleaning Robot consists of a brush and a self-built attachment by the tinkerer Bastian Dolde from Dolde Engineering. Once the batteries are inserted, the electric circuit is closed and the little machines immediately start moving.
Who can participate? Children from the age of 7. Registration is required for the workshop.
Registration and more Information: VHS Nord
When: 18th April 2026, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
Where: Volkshochschule Unterschleißheim
Lego Mindstorms Workshop –
Robot programming
13th June 2026 – VHS Unterschleißheim
After a short demonstration, the workshop coaches will introduce the participants to the development environment of a robot based on a kit of the LEGO Mindstorms EV3-System, using a graphical user interface to program the robot itself. The participants will work together with models and laptops brought along by our LEGO Coaches.
Prerequisite: Familiarity with the PC, programming knowledge not required.
Who can participate? Young people from 10-15 years. Registration is required for the workshop.
Registration and more Information: VHS Nord
When: 13th June 2026, 10:00 – 12:30 am
Where: Volkshochschule Unterschleißheim
News and Press Clippings
Technology fascinates kids at the Festival of the Future
The Deutsches Museum celebrated its 120th anniversary with the "Festival of the Future". On July 08 and 09, technology coaches from the Gerda Stetter Foundation got young and old excited about technology as part of a large children's program. Visitors were able to test LEGO WeDo and Mindstorms as well as assemble small Cleaning Robots. ... Read more
Making and technical projects for everbody
This year's SMART GREEN ISLAND MAKEATHON inspired around 600 participants aged 6 to 66+. In addition to the 4-day MAKEATHON, numerous technology workshops were held for students from the local educational institutions ... Read more
“Robolympics” – technology with fun
At the beginning of February 2023, the Robolympics robot competition took place in Duisburg. Together with the mechatronics department of the University of Duisburg-Essen, ITQ engineers have trained around 35 students to become LEGO coaches. Using the snowball principle, they taught more than 100 secondary school students LEGO Mindstorms and prepared them for the Robolympics. The participants competed against each other with the LEGO robots in four exciting disciplines. The winning teams were awarded a trophy by the Foerderverein fuer Ingenieurswissenschaften... Read more
NO MORE TALKING –
LET'S TAKE ACTION!
Although climate change and environmental protection are discussed, talked about and protested about in many places, the responsibilities are mostly just shifted back and forth.
To counter this perceived self-paralysis, we launched the “SMART GREEN ISLAND” project at the end of 2016 to drive sustainable projects forward.
... and much more
More Information about our sustainable Technology Projects can be found here.