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AI Humanoid Robot Camp
Course Overview
ST Education's AI Humanoid Robot course combines Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen large language model with humanoid robots designed for youth. Breaking traditional AI learning limits, it brings children into the world of artificial intelligence in vivid, hands-on ways. Students learn LLM fundamentals and applications, build and deploy their own AI agents to control humanoid robots and smart devices, and practice command and task execution—making abstract AI tangible. Theory plus practice develops logical thinking, programming ability, and innovation while sparking passion for technology. Whether curious beginners or students ready to go deeper, this course opens a door to future tech and helps them stand out in the intelligent era.
Included Courses
Regular Course
Competency Goals
Self-Directed Learning
Open-ended questions drive exploration. Online AI setup requires students to activate cloud services, apply for API keys, and read documentation—forming a loop of "encounter unknown → research → obtain resources → verify." Repeated debugging reinforces "analyze before acting" and independence from ready-made answers.
Independent Decision-Making
From choosing Ba Duan Jin starting poses and dance styles to setting battle rules and creating custom moves—key nodes give students real choices. Real consequences (e.g., wrong parameters freezing motors) give decisions weight.
Self-Management
Humanoid assembly involves dozens of motors and parts; students must follow numbering, calibrate, and track files across sessions—building a full project rhythm of "prepare → build → program → test → organize → present."
Engineering Thinking
A complete engineering loop: hardware assembly, firmware flashing, software setup, motion programming, download, test, and debug. Every "why is the motion stuck?" investigation is authentic engineering, with safety practices embedded.
Computational Thinking
Covers sequence, conditionals, loops, variables, data types, functions, and JSON parsing. The AI robot dog segment links "voice command → JSON parse → parameter extract → hardware control"—a full data pipeline from basic coding to systems thinking.
Design Thinking
Motion design starts from biomechanics and physics—half-squat for stability, Ba Duan Jin move breakdown, one-leg balance constraints. Design seeks optimal solutions under real constraints through "understand → decompose → reproduce → vary → create."
Cultural Understanding
Traditional Ba Duan Jin becomes robot choreography; students learn about China's first humanoid robot "Pioneer" and Unitree's world-class competition results, using domestic platforms (Alibaba Cloud Tongyi Qianwen, intelligent voice) to build cultural identity through technology.
Communication & Collaboration
Reflection sharing every lesson trains precise technical expression; group dance roles and battle strategy require real-time collaboration—not slogans but necessity.
Critical Thinking & Innovation
Repeated emphasis on "why" and comparison—critically choosing tools, distinguishing form mimicry from functional biomimicry, validating with evidence—finds creative space within constraints, from template moves to personalized dance.
Course Advantages
Humanoid Robot Assembly
Assemble a 16-motor full-joint humanoid from scratch—hardware build → firmware flash → motion programming → debug and iterate.
Real-World LLM Integration
Connect Tongyi Qianwen plus speech recognition and synthesis so robots "hear, speak, and move."
Cross-Disciplinary Learning & Humanoid Combos
Design stable motions from center-of-gravity principles; blend Ba Duan Jin and Chinese martial arts into choreography—culture in code.
AI Robot Dog Extension
Switch between humanoid and robot dog platforms; agent workflows voice-control the humanoid via the dog for broader robotics exposure.
Classroom Showcase
Experience engaging classrooms and see kids grow
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📋 Sample Lessons (Trial)
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Lesson 1: Motion Design & Human Kinematics
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Lesson 2: Basic Robot Dog Control
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