AWARD YEAR
2019
CATEGORY
Play & Learning
GOALS
Quality Education
KEYWORDS
Fresh, educational , Fun
COUNTRY
Italy
DESIGNED BY
The head designer and engineer of this project is Leonardo Lucchetti, a student at the Polytechnic University of Milan. He has extensive experience in the field, having both participated in international robotics competitions, as well as conducted workshops to prepare students for joining the workforce through the development of their technical skill sets. These very experiences are what inspired the creation of a new educational platform. Prior designs for this concept have achieved excellent results in the classroom setting and received excellent feedback when applied in multiple academic fields. One of Leonardo’s main points of interest is global collaboration between creator for the purpose of expansion of collective knowledge. For this reason, all his projects are accessible to anyone, being both open source and free to use, and are aimed to provide a basic blueprint for other designers to expand on.
WEBSITE
http://www.agile4you.com
Opal
Opal: re-inventing education for a new generation of learners
Learning starts at an early age: this is the precept that has guided the making of our Opal. Her design is wholly innovative; Opal’s unique shape was created to intrigue young learners, yet maintains simple, easily understood mechanics. Opal’s focus is to bring programming languages to young audiences, by making programming immediate and rewarding; a few lines of code are sufficient to make her move. Opal further familiarises learners with 3D printed technology, multiple sensors and cameras. We believe that life-changing technology should be accessible to everyone, which is why Opal’s design is easily recreated in Fablabs and opensource.
