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... team conducting the research conducted relevant workshops in the past, mostly face-to-face and that served as the starting point. The main inspiration for the design of the online course was the Bots4You Kit ( Fig. 1), which was the center of many face-to-face training and competitions, therefore some teaching material was already developed, and the source code was available as ...
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... the distance measured by the sensor was inferior to a given threshold. With such a challenge, they were lead to feeling the need for a command that could evaluate the veracity or falsity of a condition. This was the moment where if/else statements were introduced. Results of this challenge, from one of the participants, can be observed in Fig. 10. ...
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... ultrasonic distance sensor and 2 lines following sensors) that would enable them to develop basic interaction between their robot and the physical world and a microcontroller (Rome BLE mini, which allied to its low form-factor, has an integrated motor controller and BLE capabilities), as well as a battery holder. Starting from this basic layout (Fig. 11), students were encouraged to expand their robot with more sensors and to design and 3D print hardware fixtures that would suit their project goals. Fig. 11. The basic robotics base that was provided to all students In Figure 12, a robot of one of the students can be observed. This student created his own non-conventional wheels, as ...
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... a microcontroller (Rome BLE mini, which allied to its low form-factor, has an integrated motor controller and BLE capabilities), as well as a battery holder. Starting from this basic layout (Fig. 11), students were encouraged to expand their robot with more sensors and to design and 3D print hardware fixtures that would suit their project goals. Fig. 11. The basic robotics base that was provided to all students In Figure 12, a robot of one of the students can be observed. This student created his own non-conventional wheels, as well as designed and 3D printed a mount for 2 sonars, aiming at being able to develop a wall following algorithm for maze navigation. Other students created ...
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... 11. The basic robotics base that was provided to all students In Figure 12, a robot of one of the students can be observed. This student created his own non-conventional wheels, as well as designed and 3D printed a mount for 2 sonars, aiming at being able to develop a wall following algorithm for maze navigation. ...
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... his own non-conventional wheels, as well as designed and 3D printed a mount for 2 sonars, aiming at being able to develop a wall following algorithm for maze navigation. Other students created fixtures to hold buttons, LEDs or buzzers, or even created basic line following robots aiming at participating in robotic competitions in the future. Fig. 12. Top: One of the robots developed by a student, with custom wheels and a fixture for 2 sonar sensors with the goal of creating a robot that could navigate a wall-maze. Bottom: The sensor mount designed in Tinkercad V. ANALYSIS When conducting the pilot training with 10 students (8-16 years old), the design time, to design a simple ...
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... course was hosted using Zoom and successfully generated multiple prototypes, as displayed in the Figure 13. To ensure that the cycle (from innovation to Entrepreneurship) could be easily completed, a survey of the students' interest was performed at the end of the course (Fig. 14) with the results indicating that only a few students are considering from now a career in robotics, but most of them don't discard the possibility to continue the project, and one day creating a company. ...
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... course was hosted using Zoom and successfully generated multiple prototypes, as displayed in the Figure 13. To ensure that the cycle (from innovation to Entrepreneurship) could be easily completed, a survey of the students' interest was performed at the end of the course (Fig. 14) with the results indicating that only a few students are considering from now a career in robotics, but most of them don't discard the possibility to continue the project, and one day creating a company. During the course, different surveys were conducted to evaluate different parameters, such as the impact of the topic introduced and ...
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... from now a career in robotics, but most of them don't discard the possibility to continue the project, and one day creating a company. During the course, different surveys were conducted to evaluate different parameters, such as the impact of the topic introduced and the current level of motivation. It is interesting to observe the evolution (Fig. 15), where the motivation decreased a little with the theoretical concepts and quickly improved once the robot starts moving (week 7). When the students were inquired on the main reason for the jump in the motivation levels, they claim that it took too long for the robot to start moving, and they wished they could have it moving earlier on ...
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... to the low-cost characteristics of this course, it proves ideal to be implemented in schools as a tool for innovative education for engineering, even more in the current times were remote solutions and activities must exist to keep students engaged and occupied by providing this course and offer this kit (Fig. ...
