Additive Manufacturing as an Essential Element in the Teaching of Robotics

• Published in: Robotics (Basel) Vol. 8; no. 3; p. 73
• Main Authors: Castelli, Kevin, Giberti, Hermes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2019
• Subjects: 3D-printing; Additive manufacturing; Arduino; Automation; Control algorithms; Coordinate transformations; Creativity; education; Engineering education; Flipped classroom; Kinematics; Knowledge; low-cost robots; Manufacturing engineering; Mechanical engineering; Prototyping; Robotics; robotics teaching; Robots; Students; Systems design; Teaching

This paper aims to describe how additive manufacturing can be useful in enhancing a robotic course, allowing students to focus on all aspects of the multidisciplinary components of this subject. A three-year experience of the course of “robotic system design” is presented to support the validity of...