Robotics in Education: Methods and Applications for Teaching and Learning

289 Pages·2019·36.616 MB·English

by  Wilfried Lepuschitz, Munir Merdan, Gottfried Koppensteiner, Richard Balogh, David Obdržálek

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 829
Wilfried Lepuschitz · Munir Merdan
Gottfried Koppensteiner
Richard Balogh · David Obdržálek
Editors
Robotics in
Education
Methods and Applications for
Teaching and Learning
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
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Robotics in Education
Methods and Applications for Teaching
and Learning
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Editors
Wilfried Lepuschitz Richard Balogh
Practical Robotics Institute Austria (PRIA) SlovakUniversity of Technology (STU)
Vienna,Austria Bratislava, Slovakia
Munir Merdan DavidObdržálek
Practical Robotics Institute Austria (PRIA) CharlesUniversity
Vienna,Austria Prague,Czech Republic
Gottfried Koppensteiner
Practical Robotics Institute Austria (PRIA)
Vienna,Austria
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Advances in Intelligent Systems andComputing
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Preface
We are glad to present the proceedings of the 9th International Conference on
Robotics in Education (RiE) held in Qawra, St. Paul’s Bay, Malta, during April
18–20, 2018. RiE is organizedeveryyear with thegoalto provide the opportunity
for the presentation of relevant novel research and development in a strongly
multidisciplinary context in the educational robotics domain.
Educational robotics is an innovative way of increasing the attractiveness of
science education and scientific careers in the view of young people. Robotics
representsamultidisciplinaryandhighlyinnovativedomainencompassingphysics,
mathematics,informatics,andevenindustrialdesignaswellassocialsciences.Asa
multidisciplinary field, it promotes the development of systems thinking and
problem solving. Due to various application areas, teamwork, creativity, and
entrepreneurial skills are required for the design, programming, and innovative
exploitation of robots and robotic services. The fascination for autonomous
machinesandthevarietyoffieldsandtopicscoveredmakeroboticsapowerfulidea
to engage with. Robotics confronts the learners with the areas of science, tech-
nology,engineering,arts,andmathematics(STEAM)throughthedesign,creation,
and programming of tangible artifacts for creating personally meaningful objects
and addressing real-world societal needs. Thus, young girls and boys can easily
connectrobotstotheirpersonalinterestsandsharetheirideas.Asaconsequence,it
isregardedasverybeneficialifengineeringschoolsanduniversityprogramstudies
includetheteachingofboththeoreticalandpracticalknowledgeonrobotics.Inthis
context, currentcurricula need to be improved and new didactic approaches for an
innovativeeducationneedtobedevelopedforimprovingtheSTEAMskillsamong
young people. Moreover, an exploration of the multidisciplinary potential of
roboticstowardaninnovativelearningapproachisrequiredforfosteringthepupils’
and students’ creativity leading to collaborative entrepreneurial, industrial, and
research careers.
In these proceedings, we present methods and applications for teaching and
learninginthefieldofeducationalrobotics.Thebookoffersinsightsintothelatest
research, developments, and results regarding curricula, activities, and their eval-
uation.Moreover,thebookintroducesinterestingprogrammingapproachesaswell
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as new applications, technologies, systems, and components for educational
robotics. The presented applications cover the whole educative range, from ele-
mentary school to high school, college, university, and beyond, for continuing
education and possibly outreach and workforce development. In total, 45 papers
weresubmittedand27papersarenowpartoftheseproceedingsafteracarefulpeer
review process. We would like to express our thanks to all authors who submitted
papers toRiE 2018,andour congratulations tothose whose papers were accepted.
This publication would not have been possible without the support of the RiE
International Program Committee and the conference Co-Chairs. We also wish to
expressourgratitudetothevolunteerstudentsandstaffofthepartnerorganizations,
which significantly contributed to the success of the conference. All of them
deserve many thanks for having helped to attain the goal of providing a balanced
eventwithahighlevelofscientificexchangeandapleasantenvironment.RiE2018
was supported by the eSkills Malta Foundation, for which we thankfully express
ourgratitude.WeacknowledgetheuseoftheEasyChairconferencesystemforthe
paper submission and review process. We would also like to thank Dr. Thomas
Ditzinger, Parvathidevi Krishnan, Saranya Kalidoss, and Springer for providing
continuous assistance and advice whenever needed.
Organization
Committee
Co-chairpersons
Richard Balogh Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava,
Slovakia
Angele Giuliano AcrossLimits, Malta
Wilfried Lepuschitz Practical Robotics Institute Austria, Austria
David Obdržálek Charles University, Czech Republic
International Program Committee
Dimitris Alimisis EDUMOTIVA—European Lab for Educational
Technology, UK
Julian Angel-Fernandez Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Ansgar Bredenfeld Dr. Bredenfeld UG, Germany
Jenny Carter De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
Dave Catlin Valiant Technology, UK
G. Barbara Demo Dipartimento Informatica, Universita Torino,
Italy
Jean-Daniel Dessimoz UniversityofAppliedSciencesandArtsWestern
Switzerland, Switzerland
Nikleia Eteokleous Dept. of Educational Sciences, Frederick
University Cyprus, Cyprus
Hugo Ferreira Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto,
Portugal
Paolo Fiorini University of Verona, Italy
Carina Girvan Cardiff University, UK
José Gonçalves Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
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Grzegorz Granosik Lodz University of Technology, Poland
Marianthi Grizioti University of Athens, Greece
Ivaylo Gueorguiev European Software Institute—Center Eastern
Europe, Bulgaria
Alexander Hofmann UniversityofAppliedSciencesTechnikumWien,
Austria
Martin Kandlhofer Graz University of Technology, Austria
Boualem Kazed University of Blida, Algeria
Gottfried Koppensteiner Practical Robotics Institute Austria, Austria
Tomáš Krajník University of Lincoln, UK
Miroslav Kulich Czech Technical University in Prague,
Czech Republic
Chronis Kynigos University of Athens, Greece
Lara Lammer Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Andrej Lúčny Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
Martin Mellado Instituto ai2, Universitat Politècnica de València,
Spain
Munir Merdan Practical Robotics Institute Austria, Austria
Michele Moro University of Padova, Italy
Margus Pedaste University of Tartu, Estonia
Pavel Petrovič Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
Alfredo Pina Public University of Navarra, Spain
João Machado Santos University of Lincoln, UK
Fritz Schmöllebeck UniversityofAppliedSciencesTechnikumWien,
Austria
Dietmar Schreiner Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Ugo Solitro University of Verona, Italy
Roland Stelzer INNOC—Austrian Society for Innovative
Computer Sciences, Austria
Pavel Varbanov European Software Institute—Center Eastern
Europe, Bulgaria
Markus Vincze Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Igor M. Verner Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Francis Wyffels Ghent University, Belgium
Nikoleta Yiannoutsou University of Athens, Greece
Local Conference Organization
Annalise Duca AcrossLimits, Malta
Kerry Freeman AcrossLimits, Malta
Munir Merdan Practical Robotics Institute Austria, Austria
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Sponsors
eSkills Malta Foundation