The Role of Education for the Social Uptake of Robotics: The Case of the eCraft2Learn Project

Alimisis, Dimitris; Loukatos, Dimitrios; Zoulias, Emmanouil; Alimisi, Rene

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-24074-5_30

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“…This new paradigm (that we could summarize with the motto “make your own robot”) is expected to give a boost to Do-It-Yourself robots and reduce the demand for ready-made robots. Ongoing research could benefit from longitudinal surveys to examine the long-term impact of the different education solutions on young generation in terms of demystification, familiarization with and acceptance of robots ( 13 ). Such a research direction would forthcoming help designers of educational robots to adjust their solutions and products according to the results of the surveys including feedback from educators and learners.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The set of examples includes products that can be evaluated as either a pre-commercialized prototype; a commercial system already launched; or as a full commercial application available to consumers. Education-oriented solutions are also included because education in (and with) robotics, particularly if it incorporates the making culture (“make your own robots”), can play an important role in fostering improved understanding of, familiarization with, and acceptance of robots, and contribute to the development of a future robotics society ( 13 ). More specifically, robotics education can help address features of Rogers' theory of diffusion of innovation, such as complexity (robots are perceived as relatively difficult to understand and use) and trialability (robots may be tried and modified).…”

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“…This includes technologies tested in the intended environment, pre-commercialized or fully commercialized according to the TRL scale issued by the European Commission as part of the Horizon 2020 program ( 1 ) ( Table 2 ). In this paper, with the term “health” we refer to any activities concerned with physiological or cognitive health, including wellness, such as enjoyment from participating in sports ( 12 ), educational activities ( 13 ), and biomedical perspectives ( 14 ).…”

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Interactive robots for health in Europe: Technology readiness and adoption potential

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Malvezzi

Frennert

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionSocial robots are accompanied by high expectations of what they can bring to society and in the healthcare sector. So far, promising assumptions have been presented about how and where social robots are most relevant. We know that the industry has used robots for a long time, but what about social uptake outside industry, specifically, in the healthcare sector? This study discusses what trends are discernible, to better understand the gap between technology readiness and adoption of interactive robots in the welfare and health sectors in Europe.MethodsAn assessment of interactive robot applications at the upper levels of the Technology Readiness Level scale is combined with an assessment of adoption potential based on Rogers' theory of diffusion of innovation. Most robot solutions are dedicated to individual rehabilitation or frailty and stress. Fewer solutions are developed for managing welfare services or public healthcare.ResultsThe results show that while robots are ready from the technological point of view, most of the applications had a low score for demand according to the stakeholders.DiscussionTo enhance social uptake, a more initiated discussion, and more studies on the connections between technology readiness and adoption and use are suggested. Applications being available to users does not mean they have an advantage over previous solutions. Acceptance of robots is also heavily dependent on the impact of regulations as part of the welfare and healthcare sectors in Europe.

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Interactive robots for health in Europe: Technology readiness and adoption potential

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“…The variety of educational activities at this stage of the course can be divided into three basic types: background activities, introductory microcontroller programming, and direct work on the project using Arduino IDE. Following the paradigm shift in educational robotics and STEAM specified in [49,50], this part of the learning path aimed at encouraging learners to become makers of their own "transparent robotics artefacts" [49]. Below, the methodology adopted in background activities and introductory microcontroller programming are given.…”

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Computational Design Thinking and Physical Computing: Preliminary Observations of a Pilot Study

Dochshanov¹,

Tramonti²

2020

Robotics

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Today’s technological development inevitably defies educational approaches in terms of future demand for skills to be imparted. Among other skills, the capacity to operate and communicate effectively within multidisciplinary realms is duly considered as the fundamental one. Educational robotics (ER) and STEM do constitute a suitable framework for the development of these specific skills. Moreover, competences such as computational (CT) and design thinking (DT) have already been nominated as necessary to adapt to the future and relevant for innovation. The years of independent development and evidence of practical implementation justify the maturity of the related methodological approaches and emerging gradual shift towards their combination. In this regard, the actual work presents a pilot experience of the combined application of computational design thinking and educational robotics in the case of a 9-to-11-year-old target audience. The approach utilizes a novel platform developed under the project Coding4Girls combining design thinking and game-based learning and introduces physical computing through consecutive assembling and programming an IR-controlled robot-car. The core of the learning path consists in the development of primary programming skills and their gradual transfer into the physical realm. The method, as the study demonstrates, is capable of helping keep students both motivated and result-oriented throughout the duration of the course.

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“…Several technical barriers still need to be tackled, including perception, power supply, safety, and human-robot interfaces, but also non-technical challenges are present. To facilitate the social uptake of interactive robots, interdisciplinary questions about the socioeconomical, legal, and ethical impact of robotics on society need to be answered, and effective methods and resources to spread the knowledge of robotics-related topics must be developed [2]. Robots can play multiple roles in education: they can be the subject of the learning process [3], [4], or they can be used to teach other STEM subjects [5].…”

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Exploiting VR and AR Technologies in Education and Training to Inclusive Robotics

Pozzi

Radhakrishnan

Agustí³

et al. 2021

Studies in Computational Intelligence

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Nowadays, robotics applications are no more limited to industrial rigid production cells or research laboratories and are spreading in several domains in which interaction with humans is required. In this context, educating professionals, workers, and students in the use and understanding of robotic systems is paramount to ensure the social acceptance and uptake of interactive robots. At the same time, the request for innovative training and teaching methodologies is growing, and virtual and augmented reality technologies as educational tools are gaining the attention of public institutions, companies, and healthcare facilities. In this paper, we focus on how VR/AR technologies can be exploited to teach robotics and to train in the use of specific robot platforms, providing a review of the available resources and discussing their advantages and disadvantages in the "inclusive robotics" perspective.

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The Role of Education for the Social Uptake of Robotics: The Case of the eCraft2Learn Project

Cited by 7 publications

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Interactive robots for health in Europe: Technology readiness and adoption potential

Interactive robots for health in Europe: Technology readiness and adoption potential

Computational Design Thinking and Physical Computing: Preliminary Observations of a Pilot Study

Exploiting VR and AR Technologies in Education and Training to Inclusive Robotics

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