Cellulo: Versatile Handheld Robots for Education

Ozg�r, Ayberk; Lemaignan, S�verin; Johal, Wafa; Beltran, Maria; Briod, Manon; Pereyre, L�a; Mondada, Francesco; Dillenbourg, Pierre

Abstract

© 2017 ACM. In this article, we present Cellulo, a novel robotic platform that investigates the intersection of three ideas for robotics in education: designing the robots to be versatile and generic tools; blending robots into the classroom by designing them to be pervasive objects and by creating tight interactions with (already pervasive) paper; and finally considering the practical constraints of real classrooms at every stage of the design. Our platform results from these considerations and builds on a unique combination of technologies: groups of handheld haptic-enabled robots, tablets and activity sheets printed on regular paper. The robots feature holonomic motion, haptic feedback capability and high accuracy localization through a microdot pattern overlaid on top of the activity sheets, while remaining affordable (robots cost about EUR 125 at the prototype stage) and classroom-friendly. We present the platform and report on our first interaction studies, involving about 230 children.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
• Acceptance Date: Nov 1, 2016
• Publication Date: Mar 6, 2017
• Deposit Date: Nov 26, 2019
• Volume: Part F127194
• Pages: 119-127
• Book Title: Proceedings of the 2017 ACM/IEEE Human-Robot Interaction Conference
• ISBN: 9781450343367
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/2909824.3020247
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/4743014
• Related Public URLs: https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1/9153