Experiential learning through designing robots and motion behaviors: A tiered approach

Abstract

This paper considers the Teaching Methods of Design and Manufacturing course, in which engineering students develop various robots and teach robotics to school pupils. The students are involved in the experiential learning process which integrates designing and producing working prototypes with studying engineering subjects and project guidance methods. The robots developed in the course and the experiments directed to their optimization through review-revise-prototyping cycles are considered. The features of rapid prototyping using construction kits and the value of practice in teaching robotics are analyzed. © 2006 TEMPUS Publications.