EDUCATION ROBOTICS

          When we think of a traditional learning environment, we picture a teacher who dictates everything she knows to a group of students that records the information, which is eventually recalled and committed to memory for a short amount of time until after the test.  We picture students sitting quietly, scribbling away as a teacher talks on and on, and irregularly making a chalking on the board in front of the students.  When the bell has rung and the class is over, the students insert the new information into bags and backpacks, despite of whether or not it has ever passed through their brains.  After several weeks or months, the standardized test day arrives, and the students demonstrate how well they are able to recall the information that the teacher has presented to them. 

            Technological instruments that enable construction, such as computers, particular software, and robotic technologies must be utilized for the purpose of giving children different contexts in which they can experiment with complex ideas.  All too often these tools are used to drill students and present them with pre-programmed activities that will help them practice the things that they are learning in their classrooms.

            The technologies such as robotics are most popular curriculum in the school which are interested to learn by the child and also student. Most educational robots so far have been designed and developed to play the role of human teachers or caregivers. In other words, they were care giving robots developed to teacher care for children.

CURRENT STATE-OF-ART IN EDUCATION ROBOTICS

In design of the robotic the important factor is the function to perform the work that been assign to. There is a lot type of education robotic, such as:

1986: The first LEGO based educational products to market.  

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1998: Lego Mindstorms Robotics Invention System 1.0

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1999: LEGO releases The Robotics Discovery Set, Droid Developer Kit and the Robotics Invention System 1.5.

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2000: LEGO releases the MINDSTORMS Robotics Invention SystemTM 2.0

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2001: LEGO releases the MINDSTORMS Ultimate Builder's Set

 

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Mindstorms is a TECHNIC subtheme that uses a combination of TECHNIC and System pieces in its sets. Mindstorms are controlled by a master brick to which various motors and other sensors can be attached. There are three motor ports and four sensor ports as well as a USB port on a typical Mindstorms master brick. Downloadable programs are available for using either a USB cable or Bluetooth connection. NXTG is the default scheme for use when programming the micro controller, though there are also programming environments available for the RobotC and Java options.