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Theater robotics for human technology education

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Theater robotics allows its users to learn by transforming a story into a theatrical performance acted out by robots. A preliminary implementation uses affordable robotics kits controlled by a scripting environment that was designed iteratively by observing the users from the viewpoint of a given set of criteria. The end result facilitates a truly interdisciplinary learning experience that combines two types of artifacts: robots built with technology and engineering, and stories founded on humanities. Theater robotics can be applied not only in technology or robotics education, but also in computing education to teach specific skills such as computational thinking or basic concepts of programming with robots.

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Koli Calling '15: Proceedings of the 15th Koli Calling Conference on Computing Education Research
November 2015
183 pages
ISBN:9781450340205
DOI:10.1145/2828959
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  1. curriculum
  2. educational robotics
  3. technology education
  4. theater

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  • (2018)Design of a Multi-agent Architecture for Implementing Educational Drama Techniques Using Robot ActorsMethodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, 8th International Conference10.1007/978-3-319-98872-6_21(172-180)Online publication date: 23-Sep-2018
  • (2017)Interactive drama with robots for teaching non-technical subjectsJournal of Human-Robot Interaction10.5898/JHRI.6.2.Bravo6:2(48-69)Online publication date: 1-Sep-2017
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