Development of an undergraduate robotics course

Manseur, Rachid

doi:10.1109/fie.1997.635874

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“…Several universities have developed robot classes to improve undergraduate education. Most universities that employ robots do so only in a single class or a small number of courses where the emphasis is on robotics [3], [5]- [8]. Very often in these classes, students use shared robots that must remain in the laboratory, rather than personally building and owning their individual robots.…”

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“…The base includes the servomotors, batteries, whisker circuitry, motor circuitry, and an analog controller. Very careful thought was given when choosing the hardware elements [3], [5]- [8], [19]- [22]. It was particularly important to make wise choices that provide a good learning experience since the students will use the platform for multiple years.…”

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Enhancing the freshman and sophomore ece student experience using a platform for learning/sup TM/

Heer¹,

Traylor²,

Thompson³

et al. 2003

IEEE Trans. Educ.

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Outcomes based assessment has shown that introducing a platform for learning™ based on a robot referred to as TekBots™ into the first two electrical and computer engineering (ECE) courses enhances students' sense of community, innovation capabilities, and troubleshooting skills. At Oregon State University, Corvallis, ECE students enhance their fundamental understanding of ECE concepts as they construct and build upon their individual robot (TekBots). They experience first-hand the fun associated with engineering while gaining a sense of accomplishment. This platform will eventually extend through the four-year curriculum so that, rather than a single point project, the robot serves as a platform that connects and integrates the content from course to course.

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Enhancing the freshman and sophomore ece student experience using a platform for learning/sup TM/

Heer¹,

Traylor²,

Thompson³

et al. 2003

IEEE Trans. Educ.

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“…Robotics is a timely topic of widespread potential impact with which to focus education of students of all ages and backgrounds [4][5][6][7]. Robots are featured extensively in media and movies, and most people have formed strong impressions of robots and their potential impact on society based on these informal inputs.…”

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A Novel Approach to Teaching Undergraduates the Societal Impact of Robotics

Walker¹,

Mack²,

Groff³

2017

IJSSH

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Abstract-Robotics is increasingly impacting the lives of ordinary people worldwide. However, the development and deployment of robots have generally been determined by a select group of engineers and decision makers. In this paper, we describe an innovative undergraduate level course, which focuses on the relationship between society and robotics, and the role society can and should play in the development of robots. The course provides students with credit in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) requirements and broadens their skills in Critical Thinking.

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“…Robotics is an ideal solution for curriculum integration, allowing students to use and integrate concepts learned in several disciplines [10], [11]. In some cases, courses are created specifically to use robots to teach several topics [1].…”

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Increasing Students' Interest With Low-Cost CellBots

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Abstract-This paper introduces the use of a flexible and affordable educational robot specifically developed for the practical experimentation inherent to technological disciplines. The robot has been designed to be reconfigurable and extendible, serving as an experimental platform across several undergraduate courses. As most students have a mobile cell phone, this was used as the main control computer for the so-called CellBot, thus avoiding any need to deal with the details of microcontrollers or other embedded computing devices. Assessment results are also presented, based on a pre-and post-survey of student opinion administered to 204 science and engineering students from several universities. Among the conclusions are that 83% of the students prefer to use these low-cost robots as tools to improve their learning of the theory in several disciplines, and 71% of the students stated that they prefer to have their own robot to experiment with, instead of using a didactic kit loaned to them by the university.

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Development of an undergraduate robotics course

Cited by 21 publications

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Enhancing the freshman and sophomore ece student experience using a platform for learning/sup TM/

Enhancing the freshman and sophomore ece student experience using a platform for learning/sup TM/

A Novel Approach to Teaching Undergraduates the Societal Impact of Robotics

Increasing Students' Interest With Low-Cost CellBots

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