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Development of a Web Platform for On-line Robotics Learning Workshops Using Real Robots

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Bioinspired Computation in Artificial Systems (IWINAC 2015)

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In this work a tool for on-line robotics learning workshops is introduced, with this tool students can test from home their robotics subjects exercises on real robots situated in a remote laboratory. It is composed by a set of e-puck robots, a server application to manage user requests, a server application for video recording and transmission and a web application for user interaction with robot and video. Students can see in real time robot movements in their own computer and send commands to the robot.

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García-Misis, R., Cuadra-Troncoso, J.M., de la Paz-López, F., Álvarez-Sánchez, J.R. (2015). Development of a Web Platform for On-line Robotics Learning Workshops Using Real Robots. In: Ferrández Vicente, J., Álvarez-Sánchez, J., de la Paz López, F., Toledo-Moreo, F., Adeli, H. (eds) Bioinspired Computation in Artificial Systems. IWINAC 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9108. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18833-1_25

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