Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic forces many robotics teachers to rethink their approach to education. Distance rules and the constant threat of a partial or complete lockdown leading to limited access to classroom equipment make it challenging to plan for hands-on education where students experience robotics by experimenting and studying with robotic hardware. On the other hand, this hands-on active learning experience is one of the strengths of robotics education and the ability to handle hardware equipment a substantial learning goal of study programs on robotics. In this paper we present and discuss the approach taken for the course Robotics and Embedded Systems at Maastricht University. The course had been adjusted to meet COVID-19 safety regulations and to allow for a fast seamless transition between onsite education at university and online education where students can work with robotic hardware at home. We share experience, best practice advice as well as educational material to help other teachers benefit from our developments. A key contribution is our custom-made, low-cost, educational modular robotic system for teaching kinematics, locomotion, and PID control that we make publicly available for replication through the website https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/edmo.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Education in & with Robotics to Foster 21st-Century Skills |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of EDUROBOTICS 2020 |
Editors | M. Malvezzi, D. Alimisis, M. Moro |
Publisher | Springer, Cham |
Chapter | 3 |
Pages | 26-38 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Volume | 982 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-030-77022-8 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-77021-1 |
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Publication status | Published - 14 May 2021 |
Event | Educational Robotics International Conference - Online, University of Padua, Padua, Italy Duration: 25 Feb 2021 → 26 Feb 2021 https://edurobotics2020.edumotiva.eu/ |
Publication series
Series | Studies in Computional Intelligence |
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Volume | 982 |
Conference
Conference | Educational Robotics International Conference |
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Abbreviated title | EDUROBOTICS 2020 |
Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Padua |
Period | 25/02/21 → 26/02/21 |
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