Five new telepresence robots revolutionize everyday school life in Ulm!

Five new telepresence robots revolutionize everyday school life in Ulm!

In a pleasant step to improve educational offers for pupils with health restrictions, the range of telephoto robots in Ulm and in the Alb-Donau district is expanded. Five non -profit organizations have teamed up to finance the purchase of five other devices. The Beurer Foundation, the Ernst-Wilken Foundation, the support association of the Rotary Club Ulm, the social purpose yield of the Sparkasse Ulm and the Volksbank Foundation support this valuable project, with each organization financing a device. This initiative once again shows how important commitment in the community is - here the participants really demonstrated a good hand.

The new robots enable children and adolescents who cannot regularly participate in class for health reasons, but to be part of everyday school life. These innovative devices transfer image and sound from the classroom to mobile devices from the affected students. Whether from home or from the hospital, the students can actively participate in class, report and communicate. The telephoto robots are equipped with a rotating camera, a microphone and an LED display so that they symbolically take the pupil's place in the classroom. Trendyone reports that three of these devices are already available in the district media center, which are constantly gave.

school education as a joint task

The Conference of Ministers of Culture has agreed on recommendations for school education and support for sick children and adolescents. These recommendations aim to improve the participation opportunities of these students and to promote their overall personality development. The organization of educational offers in clinics or in the home environment plays a central role here to maintain contact with the school and to support the connection to school learning. This is particularly important to recognize and develop the strengths and potential of the affected young people. Rheinland-Pfalz informs about the necessary cooperation between teachers, medical specialist and custody to ensure best possible support.

The demand for telepresence robots now exceeds the previous supply, which makes the need for the new devices all the more urgent. As soon as the new robots are put into operation, they are available for schools in the entire area of ​​Ulm and the Alb-Donau district for rental. The city administration would like to thank everyone involved who are committed to this important project.

The positive development of digitization in education is also discussed in a study by Aktion Mensch , which indicates the importance of digital participation. Digital offers are an important step to actively shape inclusion and enable young people to fully exploit their educational opportunities. This is further proof that we should work together on an inclusive society and leave anyone behind. It remains to be hoped that many students can benefit from this advanced approach and can continue their school education despite health challenges.