Handrobot: hands-on learning for engineering undergraduates

Author

Kikuchi, T. ; Kenjo, T. ; Terauchi, M. ; Kaji, N.

Author_Institution

Japan Vocational Ability Dev. Assoc., Tokyo, Japan

fYear

2004

fDate

20-22 Sept. 2004

Firstpage

223

Lastpage

228

Abstract

A hands-on robotics project for engineering students on a handrobot and its controls using a PC and microcontroller is proposed. A trial course, in which students showed a strong interest and extraordinary enthusiasm, is presented. As an application, a simple interactive system based on the handrobot for playing the game of "Janken" is discussed. Such examples are expected to stimulate new concepts and innovations in electromagnetic micro-actuators and their control techniques, and promote the effective mechatronics higher education.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; computer games; control engineering education; educational courses; interactive systems; microcontrollers; mobile robots; Janken game; PC; electromagnetic microactuators; engineering students; engineering undergraduates; handrobot; hands-on learning; hands-on robotics project; interactive system; mechatronics higher education; microcontroller; Computer science education; Control engineering education; Educational products; Educational robots; Engineering students; Fingers; Humans; Interactive systems; Mechatronics; Mobile robots;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2004. ROMAN 2004. 13th IEEE International Workshop on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8570-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ROMAN.2004.1374760

Filename

1374760