Integrating Ethics and Engineering in Practice: Outcomes from the 2025 AI, Robotics, & Ethics Summer Camp
This conference paper reports on the design, implementation, and assessment of an interdisciplinary summer camp for high school students focusing on AI, robotics, and ethics at the University of Central Arkansas in 2025. Participants engaged in assembling and programming autonomous robot cars while studying ethical theories and analyzing ethical dilemmas related to technology. Pre- and post-camp assessments demonstrated statistically significant improvements in both engineering and ethics knowledge for participating students.
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Who it governs
Educators and researchers looking for models to integrate technical AI/robotics education with ethics for students.
What the document contains
The document covers the curriculum design, hardware and software upgrades of an educational robot platform called BearCar, and an integrated ethics curriculum involving philosophical theories, films, and ethics bowl cases. It also provides detailed pre- and post-assessment statistical results measuring student learning gains.
The document does not provide binding regulatory standards, institutional compliance mechanisms, or legal frameworks for AI governance.
- Extending an AI and robotics summer camp to a residential format successfully enriched both technical and ethical learning dimensions.
- Upgrading the educational platform with simplified hardware assemblies and microcontrollers improved student building efficiency.
- Integrating ethics discussions through film reflections and practical obstacle courses helped students apply moral reasoning to engineering.
- Pre- and post-camp assessments showed statistically significant gains in both engineering and ethics knowledge among high school participants.
· Introduction · AI & Robotics Education Platform - Mechatronic System Upgrades - Software Upgrades - Documentation Upgrades · Ethics Curriculum and Engagement · Pre/Post Camp Assessment Results · Summary · References · Appendix A: AI & Robotics Pre/Post Assessment · Appendix B: Ethics Pre/Post Assessment
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Accountability
0/5Clear responsibility for AI outcomes
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Fairness
0/5Non-discrimination and equitable treatment
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Human Dignity
0/5Respect for the inherent worth of persons
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Human Oversight
0/5Humans remain in control of consequential decisions
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Privacy
0/5Protection of personal data and private life
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Transparency
0/5Openness about how AI systems work and are used
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Enforcement
0/5Consequences and compliance mechanisms with real force
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Impact Assessment
3/5Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use
An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in the engineering of autonomous agents and make informed judgements weighing their impacts on global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
Introduction
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