Educational robotics is a powerful tool for STEM and STEAM education. However, in practice, while trying to introduce educational robotics into a well-established educational process, a number of significant problems might arise. These include a high cost of an equipment and a lack of necessary competencies in the field of educational robotics among teachers. In this paper, we describe a concept of an inexpensive mobile robot equipped with a mobile device running Android operating system. We present sample projects that demonstrate how to extend capabilities of the educational mobile robot through the use of the mobile device. The proposed approach was preliminary evaluated in "Educational robotics" Bachelor level course and "Introduction to robotics" Master level course at Kazan Federal University.
This paper presents results of pilot experiments that were run to study a human interaction with the UR5e collaborative 6-axis robot manipulator in a cooperative assembly task. The participants controlled the equipped with a screwdriver UR5e robot using computer vision and gestures. The purpose of the experiments was to identify the features of user interaction with the UR5e robot controlled with gestures in a task of a complex object assembly. Ten people took part in the experiments. The results of the experiments allowed to conclude on practical efficiency of cobots in joint assembly tasks. In addition, we identified preferable by the users location areas during the assembly task.
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