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Azbot-1C: An Educational Robot Prototype for Learning Mathematical Concepts

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Optimization, Learning Algorithms and Applications (OL2A 2021)

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Abstract

Nowadays, educational robotics is part of the learning activities in many K-12 schools. With the increasing interest in Computer Thinking education and acknowledging the importance of using tangible devices, many different educational robots for primary education have become available. With them, new research activities bring about new results concerning the use of robots in classes and how they can improve learning in STEAM areas. In this paper, a prototype of a new robot for primary school is presented. It has similar features to many other robots used in early school years (e.g. easy robot’s interface and one or two sensors, motor actuators), but with the advantage of having a low cost, being a do-it-yourself (DIY) kit and including a participation strategy, clarifying some of the learning targets, addressing the concept of alignment in learning activities.

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This work has been supported by FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia within the Project Scope: UIDB/05757/2020 and by DRCT - Direção de Ciência e Tecnologia - Governo Regional dos Açores, M3.4.B/PRO. ROBÓTICA/009/2019 - PRIA (NIDes).

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  1. Grupo de Robótica e Inteligência Artificial da Universidade dos Açores, GRIA, Ponta Delgada, Portugal

    Francisco Pedro, José Cascalho, Paulo Medeiros, Matthias Funk, Albeto Ramos & Armando Mendes

  2. Escola Básica Integrada de Rabo de Peixe, Ribeira Grande, Portugal

    Francisco Pedro

  3. LIACC, FCT Universidade dos Açores, Ponta Delgada, Portugal

    José Cascalho, Paulo Medeiros, Matthias Funk & Armando Mendes

  4. Instituto de Educação da Universidade de Lisboa (IE), Lisboa, Portugal

    Paulo Novo

  5. Associação para Promoção do Desenvolvimento dos Açores (APRODAZ), Ponta Delgada, Portugal

    Albeto Ramos

  6. Research Centre of Digitalization and Intelligent Robotics CeDRI, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança and INESC TEC, Porto, Portugal

    José Lima

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Pedro, F. et al. (2021). Azbot-1C: An Educational Robot Prototype for Learning Mathematical Concepts. In: Pereira, A.I., et al. Optimization, Learning Algorithms and Applications. OL2A 2021. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1488. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91885-9_49

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