Technologies for an inclusive robotics education

Pyro: An Integrated Environment for Robotics Education

Pyro, which stands for Python Robotics, is a Python-based robotics programming environment that enables students to explore topics in robotics. Programming robot behaviors in Pyro is akin to programming in a high-level general purpose programming language; Pyro provides abstractions for low-level robot-specific features much like the abstractions provided in high-level programming languages. Co...

Links between inclusive education and inclusive research

In recent years, particularly since the Salamanca Statement (UNESCO, 1994), considerable attention has been given to inclusive education. The concept of inclusive research has also emerged (Walmsley and Johnson, 2003). Initially this was associated with people with learning disabilities but now has a wider application. The two concepts have some shared values and the links between inclusive edu...

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Visualization Tools for Robotics Education

Robotics typically involves several objects interacting in motions that are sometimes hard to visualize without having a well-equipped robotics laboratory. Computer graphics display rendering of objects in motion an inexpensive, safe, and interactive visualization tools to assist in Robotics education. In recent years software and hardware tools have been developed in connection with the rise a...

"Competing" for a robotics education

D esign competitions are becoming increasingly common , especially in the field of mobile robots. The sponsorship of such competitions ranges from local clubs of enthusiasts to large professional organizations , such as the American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), which sponsors the annual AAAI Mobile Robot Competition and Exhibition as part of their annual conference. Awards fo...