[robocup-humanoid] Humanoid Robots- NEED EXPERT ADVICE

[AMY EGUCHI]

Good point :)

BTW, Nao is now $7K in the US...

cheers amy

On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 5:33 PM, Damien Kee <damien at domabotics.com> wrote:

> I'm going to be "that person" and ask what I believe is the fundamental
> question, "what are you trying to teach?"  I view robotics not as a subject
> but as a tool for teaching STEM topics.  We're not teaching robotics, we're
> using robotics as a really engaging way of teaching STEM concepts.  All
> educational decisions need to first address what is trying to be achieved,
> and then as a secondary measure, identifying the tools that can be used to
> teach those concepts.  If robots are a good fit to teach those concepts,
> then that's great, otherwise you look to other technologies / tools to
> teach those concepts.
>
> Why do you need to use humanoids for teaching?  This is a genuinely open
> question.  Is there something that a humanoid platform enables that other
> platforms don't?  More engagement?  More context to robots in society?  All
> are valid approaches.
>
> If the concepts can be taught with a simpler / cheaper system, then as an
> educational organisation this is probably a better way to go.  How many
> LEGO/VEX/Arduino kits can you purchase for the same price as one humanoid?
>
> Me personally, I'd prefer to buy 100 arduino kits and reach 100x more
> students than a NAO (US$20,000???)
>
> Just my 2cents worth (although worth a lot less with the current AUD/USD
> exchange rate!)
>
> cheers
> damo
>
> On 9 October 2015 at 02:23, AMY EGUCHI <amy_eguchi at bloomfield.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hi Sara,
>>
>> I know some school teachers (all from private schools) using NAO in the
>> U.S. With NAO, you can use Choreographe to start programming NAO. The code
>> created with Choreographe can be opened with Python. Those students (event
>> they are high school students) are all using Choreographe at this point.
>>
>> If you are interested, I can introduce you to the teacher who has been
>> using NAO for last two years.
>>
>>
>> cheers amy
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 12:14 PM, Sara Iatauro <siatau at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear RoboCup Colleagues,
>>>
>>> Hope this message finds you well. As some of you may know, I am an
>>> educational consultant for 68 schools in STEM (Science & Robotics) for both
>>> primary and secondary inclusive education groups. I have received a large
>>> grant to implement robotics in all our schools over the next 3 years. The
>>> system we are using are EV3, VEX, some Arduino right now. I am trying to
>>> move the Secondary schools especially to all use Arduino. I am in the
>>> process of getting them all set-up for material and training. With this
>>> initiative, I am hoping to adopt a more computer science/ technical model
>>> as many of your international schools would probably have. The province of
>>> Quebec, Canada Secondary schools are really lagging behind compared to many
>>> of your country schools or programs. I have also witnessed and seen this
>>> from many RoboCup events over the years.
>>>
>>> One of my next school programs I am looking at is Humanoid Robot
>>> systems. I am looking to all of you as experts to enlighten me on which
>>> humanoid I should look at implementing at the Secondary level in the near
>>> future. Would it be the NAO or Darwin or another one?
>>>
>>> Thank you for your help,
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
>>> Sara Iatauro, PhD. (STEM scholar)
>>> “Educating the mind without educating
>>> the heart is no education at all.”   - *Aristotle*
>>> <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2192.Aristotle>
>>> *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> **************************************
>> Amy Eguchi, PhD
>> Associate Professor of Education
>> Bloomfield College
>> 467 Franklin Street
>> Bloomfield, NJ 07003
>> 973.748.9000 ext. 1122/1110
>> amy_eguchi at bloomfield.edu
>> emiamy at post.harvard.edu
>>
>> ******* Peace on Earth ************
>>
>>
>>
>


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Amy Eguchi, PhD
Associate Professor of Education
Bloomfield College
467 Franklin Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
973.748.9000 ext. 1122/1110
amy_eguchi at bloomfield.edu
emiamy at post.harvard.edu

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