A review of intuitive robot programming environments for educational purposes

This paper examines the main robot programming strategies and how they are used in the educational context. We analyze the advantages and drawbacks of the most common programming strategies in educational robotics such as textual, visual, and tangible based programming. Additionally, it explores the...

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Published inCCAC : 2017 IEEE 3rd Colombian Conference on Automatic Control : 18-20 October 2017 pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors Bravo, Flor A., Gonzalez, Alejandra M., Gonzalez, Enrique
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.10.2017
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Computer languages
educational robotics
intuitive programming
programming by demonstration
Programming profession
Robot programming
Robot sensing systems
tangible programming
textual programming languages
visual programming languages
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Summary:This paper examines the main robot programming strategies and how they are used in the educational context. We analyze the advantages and drawbacks of the most common programming strategies in educational robotics such as textual, visual, and tangible based programming. Additionally, it explores the approach of programming by demonstrations PbD in an educational context. We identify the main PbD techniques, such as demonstrations through manipulation of the body of the learner robot or a model of the robot, demonstrations through the body motions of a human o robot teacher, demonstrations through the behavior of an object, among others. The paper also identifies the programming techniques that allow non-programmers to create a robot program easily. Furthermore, we present research opportunities of intuitive robot programming in an educational context. Currently, the scope and impact of robot-based activities have primarily focused on the teaching and learning of technical subjects. In this paper, we discuss some characteristics that robot programming environments should have to facilitate the integration of educational robotics in the learning and teaching processes of non-technical school subjects.
DOI:10.1109/CCAC.2017.8276396