• DocumentCode
    2424784
  • Title

    Children´s cognitive abilities in construction and programming robots

  • Author

    Caci, Barbara ; Amico, Antonella D´

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Psychol., Palermo Univ., Italy
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Firstpage
    189
  • Lastpage
    191
  • Abstract
    The aim of the present pilot study, that involved a group of eleven-years-old Italian subjects, is to study the relationship between non-verbal intelligence, visual-constructive ability, logical reasoning, and the abilities in construction and behavioral programming of LEGO Mindstorm Robots. As expected, results showed that children with high level in the cognitive tests are more able titan others both in the robot body construction and in the robot behavioral programming. Implications for future research are emphasized.
  • Keywords
    human factors; robot programming; Lego Mindstorm Robots; behavioral programming; child cognitive abilities; cognitive tests; logical reasoning; nonverbal intelligence; robot behavioral programming; robot body construction; visual-constructive ability; Buildings; Chromium; Cognitive robotics; Educational robots; Intelligent robots; Intelligent sensors; Programming profession; Robot programming; Robotic assembly; Tactile sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2002. Proceedings. 11th IEEE International Workshop on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7545-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ROMAN.2002.1045620
  • Filename
    1045620