Title :
Children´s cognitive abilities in construction and programming robots
Author :
Caci, Barbara ; Amico, Antonella D´
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Psychol., Palermo Univ., Italy
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;
Conference_Titel :
Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2002. Proceedings. 11th IEEE International Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7545-9
DOI :
10.1109/ROMAN.2002.1045620
