Expression of the Iwami-kagura program by performance groups of handmade robots

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26560108
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Science education
• Research Institution: Matsue National College of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Kadowaki Ken 松江工業高等専門学校, 機械工学科, 教授 (60152766)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KAWANAKA Junko 島根県立大学, 総合政策学部, 教授 (50294509)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: ものづくり / 工学教育 / マイコン / ロボット / 伝統と文化 / 石見神楽 / 公開講座 / 理系進路

Outline of Final Research Achievements

”Iwami-kagura” is the traditional dance arts in the western Iwami district of Shimane. It is dance performance about many topics “The Izumo myth”. It is special dance with story characteristics and a dynamic movement. The crisis of the tradition by the local depopulation has become a serious problem these days. And young children tend to keep away from a physical science. Therefore we suggest “Iwami-kagura robot performance contest” in this study. This contest is that performance groups of handmade robots compete on the basis of the theme of the Iwami-kagura. In this way we can let young children show an interest in local traditional arts and technology through manufacturing.

Free Research Field

機械工学