NDLI: Robotics in Education: Plastic Bottle Based Robots for Understanding Morph-Functionality

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Matsushita, K. Yokoi, H. Arai, T.
Copyright Year	2006
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Precision Eng., Tokyo Univ. (Matsushita, K.; Yokoi, H.; Arai, T.)
Abstract	In this paper, we introduce our robot package for educational use. The main characteristics are the followings: robots are built by connecting plastic bottles and RC servo motors with glues so that technical skills such as machining are not required for students; three types of robot controllers, such as manual controller, autonomous controller, bio-signal interface controller, are provided so that students can experience autonomous robots and bio-signal interface techniques. Thus, this package provides opportunities to design both robot structure and control architecture and, moreover, to experience new engineering technologies. So far, we have conducted robot education courses for undergraduates and graduates three times. The first course purposed to teach students morpho-functionality, which is a concept of embodied artificial intelligence. As results, all the students have designed locomotive robots and understood "morpho-functionality." In the second and third courses, students have experienced to control locomotive robots with bio-signal interface techniques. Thus, we have shown that this educational package provide variety of robot techniques and, depending on course hour and students target, we can modify course programs
Starting Page	662
Ending Page	667
File Size	4837725
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	1424405645
DOI	10.1109/ROMAN.2006.314476
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2006-09-06
Publisher Place	UK
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Educational robots Plastic products Radio control Robot control Packaging machines Joining processes Servomechanisms Servomotors Machining Manuals
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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