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Development, Usability, and Communities
of Modular Robotic Kits for Classroom Education

By Árpád Takács, György eigner, Levente Kovács,
Imre j. Rudas, and Tamás Haidegger

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obotics is becoming a mainstream phenomenon,
entering all areas of our lives. In addition to
cutting-edge research and development, robotics
is becoming equally important in the classroom
and home education. Numerous educational kits
have appeared on the market recently, ranging from simple
toolboxes and toys to complex, configurable R&D sets.
Their value in formal teaching lies in modularity and the

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applicability of the associated curriculum. Some kits have
already attracted major crowds of users, forming strong
communities. The aim of this article is to review the
currently available educational robotics kits along with their
possible usability in formal education, focusing the analysis
on system capabilities, modularity, and teaching materials
available. The summary of these teaching aids should ease
the decisions of robotics experts and instructors when
choosing their tools for teaching and demonstration.
Robotics needs to become an integral part of classroom education because we have to prepare the next
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