Herramienta de robótica educativa basada en Lego Mindstorms y VEX Robotics mediante software 3D y diseño mecatrónico

Abstract

Robotics encourages acquiring many technical skills in areas such as electronics, computer science, mechanics and also soft skills as teamwork, problem solving and critical thinking. Most of the curricula of elementary, middle and higher education institutions in Colombia that incorporate educational robots do not consider the context or the end user of the robot, including the two institutions involved in this study: Tecnoacademia Sena Risaralda and University of Manizales. In this work, design, implementation and testing of a 3D software tool is described. This tool allows configuring Lego Mindstorm EV3 and VEX Robotics EDR robots to compel a specific task, considering the initial requirements of the end user. Mechatronics design tools as QFD and design thinking was used. Finally, the developed software will be incorporated in robotic courses in both institutions.