A versatile robotic platform for educational interaction
Martín Naya-Varela, Gervasio Varela, Luis F. Llamas, Moises Bautista, Juan Carlos Becerra Permuy, Francisco Bellas, Abraham Prieto, Álvaro Deibe, Richard José Duro · 2017
This paper describes a new educational robot called ROBOBO which was developed in order to provide an engaging and natural interactive experience with children. The objective is to motivate children to explore and cooperate with the robots while they learn concepts and abilities related to STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). The robot and the educational approach has been tested in different school environments corresponding to different educational levels with very successful results.