Course Development for “The Robot World”: Cultivating Ethical Values within Technical Education

With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, robotics literacy has emerged as a critical component of comprehensive competence for citizens in modern society. Rooted in the requirements for interdisciplinary talent cultivation under China’s national “Double First-Class” Initiative and aligned with the “Five-in-One” educational philosophy, this paper explores the development pathway of the general education course “The Robot World”. Taking “from technical cognition to value shaping” as its central theme, the course features interdisciplinary teaching content that encompasses multiple dimensions: fundamental robotics, ethics, law, social impact, and cutting-edge applications. It adopts a blended online-offline teaching model, incorporating experiential and project-based learning methods to foster students’ innovative thinking, critical awareness, and social responsibility. Furthermore, the paper advocates leveraging “Curriculum Ideology and Politics” as a guiding principle for the course, with a focus on deepening education in professional ideals and ethics. The ultimate goal is to cultivate versatile talents possessing technological literacy, humanistic care, and a forward-looking perspective—thus offering practical insights for the reform of general education in universities.