Abstract
In the context of the project “STIMEY” [1], we are constructing a socially assistive robotic artefact. The purpose of the robot is to represent a companion of the student, motivating and rewarding him for his “Science Technology Engineering and Math” (STEM) achievements. Furthermore, the robot should represent a mobile platform capable of deploying prototype STEM content; i.e. representing a powerful vehicle for the introduction of STEM activities in the classroom. Such robot should act as a socialization-means among the owners, thus socializing instead of secluding the user from his social environment, highlighting “STEM” as a fertile environment for social distinction. In this paper, we present existing prior-art on this field and demonstrate how an Android OS smartphone, representing the “head” of the robot, addresses the design requirements.
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No 709515.
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Fachantidis, N. et al. (2018). Android OS Mobile Technologies Meets Robotics for Expandable, Exchangeable, Reconfigurable, Educational, STEM-Enhancing, Socializing Robot. In: Auer, M., Tsiatsos, T. (eds) Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning. IMCL 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 725. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75175-7_48
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