Activity Report of Open Seminar for Elementary and Junior High School Students Using FDM Type 3D Printer and Open Source 3D CAD

Abstract

Recent years, the programing and the robot assembly exercise class are established at many tutoring schools “Juku” for elementary and junior high school students, because of starting the programing education at the elementary and junior high school. The primal purpose of these exercise are grow up the logical thinking ability and skill. On the other hand, these exercises are almost less mechanical engineering factor, although using robot educational kit. In this study, I carried out the open seminar for elementary and junior high school students using FDM type 3D printer and open source 3D CAD. The primal purpose of the open seminar is make opportunity to experience about 3D modelling and additive manufacturing such as 3D printing.