Title :
A Robotics Club Experience as a complement to Engineering Education
Author :
Chiesa, Alberto Lucas ; Corbellini, E.M. ; Gonzalez, T.A. ; Burman, A.
Author_Institution :
Univ. de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Abstract :
The Robotics Club of the School of Engineering of the Universidad de Buenos Aires is an extracurricular activity which has the objective to be a space for learning robotics. In the present paper we describe the organization and working methodology of the Club. We analyze the difficulties of this activity and enumerate our achievements up to date. We also set out new challenges for the non-formal education techniques, particularly those referred to maintaining students´ motivation.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; control engineering education; educational robots; Robotics Club; School of Engineering; Universidad de Buenos Aires; engineering education; extracurricular activity; nonformal education techniques; student motivation; working methodology; Education; Internet; Laboratories; Robot kinematics; Robot sensing systems; Silicon compounds; Education; Engineering; Horizontal Learning; Robotics Club;
Journal_Title :
Latin America Transactions, IEEE (Revista IEEE America Latina)
DOI :
10.1109/TLA.2013.6502865
