Development of a Laboratory Kit for Robotics Engineering Education
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This paper discusses the development of a sequence of undergraduate courses forming the core curriculum in the Robotics Engineering (RBE) B.S. program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). The laboratory robotics kit developed for the junior-level courses is presented in detail. The platform is designed to be modular and cost-effective and it is suitable for laboratory based robotics education. The system is ideal not only for undergraduate coursework but also may be adapted for graduate and undergraduate research as well as for exposing K-12 students to STEM.
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