UMF students see STEM in action with visit from “Spot” the robot dog

FARMINGTON – Recently, University of Maine at Farmington education professors called on the services of Spot, the canine-inspired robot dog created by Boston Dynamics, to illustrate the value of STEM education to a group of UMF pre-service teachers learning to teach science, technology and mathematics to elementary  students. Spot was introduced to the class by Steve Williams, principal compliance engineer at the Boston company. “Spot’s movements are an engineering marvel! They show the possibilities of using STEM concepts to solve problems and help students develop the essential skills of creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and problem solving,” said Carole Lee, UMF associateRead More