Robot Musical Theater

Person crouching on a classroom floor interacting with a small robotic dog while a humanoid robot stands nearby.

Small humanoid robot standing on a stage in front of a dark backdrop with faint cloud-like projections, next to an open laptop.

Silhouetted visitors standing before a large projected image of Earth, with a small humanoid robot displayed on a pedestal nearby.

Robot Musical Theater is a novel approach to engaging children and youth in Science, Engineering, Art and Design (SEAD) education. The goal of the program is to teach fundamentals of robotics such as controls and basic programming as well as the fundamentals of putting on a theater such as art, music and acting. We have integrated these concepts so that students can learn complex skills while still being able to exercise creativity and have fun in an informal learning environment. We hope that this program will increase interest in SEAD, robotics, as well as the arts so that we can inspire the next generation of creative thinkers.