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Robotics has become a popular topic of study at all levels of education, from elementary schools to universities. Teaching robotics helps students acquire technical and problem-solving skills and essential skills such as teamwork, creativity, and innovation. This paper presents a low-cost multidisciplinary platform that is simulated, programmed, and controlled by free software, allowing it to cover different issues related to the realization of practical robotics-related work. In this work, a low-cost platform of EV3 and free software ROS and CoppeliaSim Edu has been selected. Advances in technology have opened up a wealth of options in the field of robotics, allowing robot designers and programmers to choose the option that best suits their needs and objectives.
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Díaz-Iza, H., Díaz-Iza, H., Albarracín, W., Cortijo, R. (2023). Open-Source Technologies for Simulation and Operation of a Low-Cost Robotic Platform for Educational Mobile Robotics. In: Mesquita, A., Abreu, A., Carvalho, J.V., Santana, C., de Mello, C.H.P. (eds) Perspectives and Trends in Education and Technology. ICITED 2023. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 366. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5414-8_58
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