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Programming Human-Robot Interactions for Teaching Robotics within a Collaborative Learning Open Space: Robots Playing Capture the Flag Game: Programming Human-Robot Interactions within a Collaborative Learning Open Space

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Alexandros Merkouris,

Varvara Garneli,

Konstantinos ChorianopoulosAuthors Info & Claims

CHI Greece 2021: CHI Greece 2021: 1st International Conference of the ACM Greek SIGCHI Chapter

Article No.: 12, Pages 1 - 5

https://doi.org/10.1145/3489410.3489422

Published: 25 November 2021 Publication History

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Game-based competitive or cooperative robotics activities constitute an effective approach to exploit the child-robot interaction perspective. However, in most game-based robotics activities robots act autonomously to achieve the goal. In this work, we aim to promote the child-robot interaction aspect through a multiplayer game where one team of robots and humans collaborates to compete with another team of humans and cobots. We describe the design of an open space that will allow children to gain access, locally and remotely, and program robotic agents to play the traditional “Capture the Flag” game in a physical stadium-arena. Through this space, we intend to teach robotics, while programming human-robot interfaces, within a computer-supported game-based learning environment. We give insights on the initial design of such an open space and the educational benefits of its use in the comprehension of abstract computational and STEM concepts.

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Macko VFelber PBergram KHolzer A(2023)Using Educational Robotics to Support Active Learning Experiences and Foster Computational Thinking Skills among Non-STEM University Students2023 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE)10.1109/TALE56641.2023.10398343(1-8)Online publication date: 28-Nov-2023
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