Aplicações didáticas do robô móvel Michelangelo

Abstract

This work presents the use of the robot Michelangelo as a teaching tool in various classes of Computer Science Course from São Paulo State University, at Bauru-SP, Brazil. The robot Michelangelo is a low cost mobile robot that was developed in the Laboratory of Autonomous Mobile Robots - LARMA (Portuguese language acronym). The purpose of this robot is to offer an attractive and challenging environment for students where they can develop a practical and playful various concepts presented in the basic disciplines of the course. Due to the multidisciplinary nature of robotics, several related areas could benefit from its use in graduation. In Computer Science Course in Bauru, robotics is used as a support for various experiments in order to stimulate learning electronics, digital logic, and programming in the disciplines of Digital Circuits Laboratory, Algorithms and Assembly Language.

Index Terms - Mobile robot, teaching applications