Education and Educative Robotics

Distributed Robotics Education

Bridging the Gap between Space Robotics Research and Robotics Education

The focus of Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Office of Communication and Education is to engage the public through the implementation of innovative approaches such as informal and formal education methods, science outreach, and research development efforts [1]. One of the direct outcomes of this emphasis is to create a bridge to provide students access to the research and development activities inv...

Visualization Tools for Robotics Education

Robotics typically involves several objects interacting in motions that are sometimes hard to visualize without having a well-equipped robotics laboratory. Computer graphics display rendering of objects in motion an inexpensive, safe, and interactive visualization tools to assist in Robotics education. In recent years software and hardware tools have been developed in connection with the rise a...

Robotics in Early Undergraduate Education

Introduction to Mobile Robot Programming is a new projectbased course taught at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar to undergraduates early in the curriculum. We describe the course details and relate our experiences and observations. We believe that this course is a valuable introductory computer science course; however, its success requires a significant time commitment from the instructors. ...

Robotics Tools in Neuroscience Education

Biomorphic robots have become a valuable tool in understanding neuronal pattern generation, motor control, interaction with environment, and behavior of animals. We propose that low-cost robotic devices may also be useful to teach those concepts. We developed a prototype of an educational tool in a form of a four-legged robot. The servomotors of the legs are controlled by a neuronal pattern gen...