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Robotics curricula that include programming generally require a robotics controller as core platform. The controller and its capabilities shape the offered curriculum in terms of programming means, and therefore age appropriateness. A closed, black-box controller also limits the uses outside the context of such a curriculum. The Hedgehog Light controller aims to imply as few limitations as possible by using open source methodology, the open and well-documented Raspberry Pi, a multi-platform protocol and programming interface, and that can mostly be built in fabrication laboratories (fab labs).
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The authors acknowledge the financial support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement no. 665972.
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Koza, C., Lepuschitz, W., Wolff, M., Frank, D., Koppensteiner, G. (2017). Hedgehog Light – A Versatile, White Box Educational Robotics Controller. In: Alimisis, D., Moro, M., Menegatti, E. (eds) Educational Robotics in the Makers Era. Edurobotics 2016 2016. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 560. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55553-9_19
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