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CORR
2008
Springer
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14 years 9 months ago
Self-Motions of General 3-RPR Planar Parallel Robots
We study the kinematic geometry of general 3-RPR planar parallel robots with actuated base joints. These robots, while largely overlooked, have simple direct kinematics and large ...
Sébastien Briot, Ilian A. Bonev, Damien Cha...
CHI
2011
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Infrastructures for low-cost laptop use in Mexican schools
In recent years, a number of low-cost laptops have been created for children’s education, most notably the XO, developed by One Laptop per Child to embody principles of construc...
Ruy Cervantes, Mark Warschauer, Bonnie A. Nardi, N...
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
135views Education» more  SIGCSE 2009»
15 years 10 months ago
Breadth-last technical electives: integrating the CS core via computer games and mobile robotics
In this paper, we introduce the concept of breadth-last technical elective courses, which are designed to assist undergraduate CS students in integrating their entire core curricu...
William W. White, Jerry B. Weinberg
IBERAMIA
2004
Springer
15 years 3 months ago
Mobile Robotic Supported Collaborative Learning (MRSCL)
In this paper we describe MRSCL Geometry a collaborative educational activity that explores the use of robotic technology and wirelessly connected Pocket PCs as tools for teaching ...
Rubén Mitnik, Miguel Nussbaum, Alvaro Soto
FLAIRS
1998
14 years 11 months ago
Teaching Bottom-up AI from the Top Down
For many reasons, it is desirable to use robots in courses such as introductory computer science, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science, yet the knowledge normally require...
Christopher A. Welty, Kenneth Livingston, Calder M...