RoboEduc: A Software for Teaching Robotics to Technological Excluded Children Using LEGO Prototypes

2006 IEEE 3rd Latin American Robotics Symposium Pub Date : 2006-10-01 DOI:10.1109/LARS.2006.334332

D. Barrios-Aranibar, V. Gurge, P. M. Santos, G. Araújo, V.C. Roza, R.A. Nascimento, A.F. Silva, A.R.S. Silva, L.M.G. Gongalves

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In this work, we describe our project for developing an educational software to be used in the implementation of a new paradigm of digital inclusion. The proposed software allows people with no previous knowledge in robotics to control and program LEGO prototypes. It is a new kind of educational software for robotics, mainly pointed to teach basic computer skills and basic robotics concepts to children at elementary school. In contrast, projects involving digital inclusion are strongly pointed to the use of computers and Internet. Robots have a greater potential to be accepted by people in comparison with computers then it could be added in digital inclusion projects in a simple fashion. Thus, software for teaching to control, program and use these robots is necessary. Software for programming LEGO robots is not easy to understand and use. Then, the proposed software represents a good option for teaching robotics when working with children and people not familiarized with technology. We show experimental results in which digitally excluded children accept in a natural way technologies involving computers and robots by using the proposed software

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RoboEduc:一个使用乐高原型向被技术排斥的儿童教授机器人技术的软件

在这项工作中，我们描述了我们开发一种教育软件的项目，该软件将用于实施数字包容的新范式。提出的软件允许没有机器人知识的人控制和编程乐高原型。它是一种新型的机器人教育软件，主要针对小学阶段的儿童进行计算机基本技能和机器人基本概念的教学。相比之下，涉及数字包容的项目则强烈要求使用计算机和互联网。与计算机相比，机器人有更大的被人们接受的潜力，然后它可以以一种简单的方式被添加到数字包容项目中。因此，用于控制、编程和使用这些机器人的教学软件是必要的。为乐高机器人编程的软件并不容易理解和使用。然后，当与儿童和不熟悉技术的人一起工作时，提议的软件代表了一个很好的选择。我们展示了实验结果，在实验结果中，被数字排斥的儿童通过使用拟议的软件，以自然的方式接受涉及计算机和机器人的技术

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