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.

Citation

Ozgür, A., Lemaignan, S., Johal, W., Beltran, M., Briod, M., Pereyre, L., …Dillenbourg, P. (2017). Cellulo: Versatile Handheld Robots for Education. In Proceedings of the 2017 ACM/IEEE Human-Robot Interaction Conference, (119-127). https://doi.org/10.1145/2909824.3020247

• 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