Title :
The educational robotic platform LSMaker EV1: Standardization vs customization
Author :
Albo-Canals, Jordi ; Garcia-Casulleras, Marc ; de Cordoba, Daniel ; Canaleta, Xavi ; Gonzalez-Dachs, Enric
Author_Institution :
GR-SETAD, La Salle - Ramon Llull Univ., Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
In this paper we present the new version of the LSMaker Robot, an educational platform designed by La Salle - Ramon Llull University to be used as facilitator of acquisition of concepts in all engineering curricula and, at the same time, a new companion as a robotic classmate. The new version of the LSMaker, named LSMaker EV1, changes from a full customized to an open source Arduino-based hardware. So the paper describes the challenges faced by the original LSMaker, studied the advantages and disadvantages of standardization in front of customization, and gives a description of the new proposed platform.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; educational robots; engineering education; public domain software; LSMaker EV1; LSMaker Robot; La Salle-Ramon Llull University; customization; educational robotic platform; engineering curricula; open source Arduino-based hardware; robotic classmate; standardization; Batteries; Educational institutions; Educational robots; Robot sensing systems; Standardization; Arduino; Education; LSMaker; Robotics; Robots; Sensors; Standardization;
Conference_Titel :
Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), 2014 9th Iberian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
DOI :
10.1109/CISTI.2014.6877005
