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Pedagogical Uses of Thymio II: How Do Teachers Perceive Educational Robots in Formal Education?

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Robots have generated interest for use in schools since Seymour Papert's work; however, when his Logo turtles were introduced in the 1980s, they proved to be unreliable, expensive, and limited [1]. Since then, we have seen various affordable, reliable, and polyvalent platforms such as LEGO Mindstorms [1] or the Bee-Bot [2]. Robotics has become more appealing, and it is an established fact that educational robots can improve children?s motivation [3], [4]. Robotics also embodies a wide range of disciplines that allow its use in a broad educational area and in interdisciplinary studies. Its use in compulsory schools can bring technology to a larger audience that includes both genders.

Source: IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine

DOI: 10.1109/mra.2016.2535080

Authors: Morgane Chevalier, Fanny Riedo, Francesco Mondada

Institutions: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Mobsya

Language: English

Topic: Educational Robotics and Engineering

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Centre of Competence in Research Robotics