{"id":3127,"date":"2020-03-11T17:08:38","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T21:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/academic\/?p=3127"},"modified":"2026-03-26T08:14:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:14:28","slug":"codingrobotik4kids-introduces-youth-to-digitization-new-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/academic\/codingrobotik4kids-introduces-youth-to-digitization-new-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Coding&Robotik4Kids Introduces Youth to Digitization & New Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Susann Kunz<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big companies like Siemens are not only contributing to the welfare of a society or a country, but they also have a responsibility beyond economical or financial aspects \u2013 we call this corporate social responsibility. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the big questions\nwe are concerned with is: \u201cWhat can we as a company do to get the next\ngeneration prepared for future challenges?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The answer: Educate\nour youth the right way, excite them for STEM topics, teach them new technologies\nin a comprehensible way, enable them to really understand innovations and see\nthe benefits for their lives. By giving the youth the right answers and\ninformation, they need here and now, we are preparing them to make a difference\nas future adults. Here at Siemens, we are taking responsibility and making this\nvision real. Sometimes we can advance this goal as #TeamSiemens, but sometimes\nit makes more sense to connect with others to multiply our impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coding&Robotik4Kids, an initiative started by a group of German Telekom employees under the label \u201cIT@school\u201d three years ago, is a shining example of what taking social responsibility looks like. The goal of Coding&Robotik4Kids is to get youth and young people in touch with new technology, such as coding, robotics and programming, and to teach new technology, innovations and media competence in a playful way. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The program is not just for school kids \u2013 parents and\nteachers are all welcome to discover the impact of digitalization, test robot\ncourses and hands-on games, or visit school laboratories and information stands.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coding&Robotik4Kids <\/a>has already\nhosted 10 events in 8 cities in Germany, among them D\u00fcsseldorf, Berlin,\nNuremberg, Darmstadt, Bonn, and Dresden, attracting on average 800-1,100 kids between\nthe ages of 8 to 14. \u201cWith Coding&Robotik4Kids we want to support schools\nand teachers to find an easy way to bring coding, digital skills and\ncomputational thinking to the curriculum of their classes. Therefore, we want\nto show a variety of different approaches and methods\u201d, describes Heike S\u00f6ll,\nmain driver of the project at Telekom, her engagement. \u201cIt is really amazing to\nsee how easy the kids understand technologies and coding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside Fraunhofer Institute, Intel, Fujitsu, Make Your School, German Museum, Coding for Tomorrow, and many other partners, Siemens has supported Coding&Robotik4Kids events in Leipzig (Nov 11, 2019), Nuremberg (Jan 16, 2020) and Dusseldorf (Feb 4-5, 2020) so far. (And we look forward to more to come). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For Siemens,\nsupporting these events is a great chance to excite youth, especially young\ngirls, about new technologies, such as design, low coding, AI and engineering,\nbut also to demonstrate how Siemens is driving new technologies in the field of\ndigitalization. \u201cCoding&Robotik4Kids events allow us to tell kids what\nSiemens stands for. \u2018Ingenuity for Life\u2019 (our company motto) means that our\nsolutions are helping people to create great products and provide unique\nservices. What this means concretely, we explained also during our workshops\nand in the exhibition area\u201d, explains Martin Koczmann, summarizing the value of\nthe event for Siemens Digital Industries Software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, Siemens addresses different topics at the events: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. The Solid Edge session focusses on 3D CAD design, teaching kids how to\ncreate their own name tag, and then getting it printed on a 3D printer. Here,\nthe collaboration with partners like Shining 3D<\/a> and Siemens Maker Spaces helps to visualize additive\nmanufacturing concepts by incorporating on-site 3D printers and scanners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. During the Mendix workshop, kids learn how to create their own picture\nsharing app without any programming knowledge using Siemens low coding\nsoftware. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. During the machine learning and AI workshop, hosted by Siemens AI Lab\nmanager Ulli Waltinger, kids can find out more about computers. They even learn\nhow to create a bot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the exhibition area, the so-called market place, Siemens Professional Education (SPE) informs the kids usually on how to step into Siemens as professional by exposing them to different career paths and educational options. SPE is also a spot where Ingenuity for Life can be experienced, no matter if the kids are trying to beat a robot while playing \u201cConnect Four\u201d or traveling the virtual world while testing out VR-glasses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Formula 1 in schools was certainly one of the highlights in D\u00fcsseldorf.\nArmin Gittinger and his team showed how mini race cars, designed using Solid\nEdge, would get enough speed to just jump of the 100-meter racing parkour.\n\u201cFormula 1 in school is just another great example to show that new technology\nis not boring, but breathtaking and exciting. Of course, the kids have to\ninvest brainpower and time to design and test their model. But in the end, it\npays off \u2013 you see so many smiling faces that you know the reason for all the hard\nwork and time investment,\u201d says Armin. \u201cI couldn\u2019t imagine a better motivation\nfor my engagement.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find out about upcoming Coding&Robotik4Kids events here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interested\nin knowing more about the Siemens academic program? Check out our free\nofferings here<\/a>! <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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