The pilot project by Aquarius, which introduced the Rudiron hardware and software complex in Tver Region educational institutions, will serve as a foundation for national standards in educational robotics. The initiative is part of the Russian Robots system, aiming to unify requirements for engineering training.
The Tver Region served as the primary testing ground for the Aquarius solution, covering the entire cycle from controller manufacturing at the local plant to teacher training and student project development. The model includes hardware, ecosystem software, and teaching methodologies.
Currently, the Rudiron system is deployed in 36 regional institutions, including 17 schools, 9 colleges, 8 IT-cubes and Quantoriums, and 2 universities. More than 165 Rudiron.START and Rudiron.ROBO kits are in use, with over 70 teachers trained to operate the equipment.
Students have demonstrated 19 practical projects using the platform, such as smart greenhouses, bionic hands, and agricultural drone ports. The Rudiron ecosystem features a Russian-made controller, eight expansion boards, and open-source software hosted on the GitFlick platform.
Aquarius plans to expand the curriculum with new kits for drone studies, IoT-based agricultural solutions, and computer vision. The project aims to replace foreign educational hardware and create a cohesive national system for training future engineers.
