ROBÓTICA EDUCACIONAL NO ENSINO SUPERIOR: DESENVOLVIMENTO E ANÁLISE DE DIFERENTES PROPOSTAS DE PROTÓTIPOS DIDÁTICOS
ROBÓTICA EDUCACIONAL NO ENSINO SUPERIOR: DESENVOLVIMENTO E ANÁLISE DE DIFERENTES PROPOSTAS DE PROTÓTIPOS DIDÁTICOS
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.939112621014
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Palavras-chave: robótica educacional; prototipagem didática; ensino superior; sistemas embarcados; robótica computacional; plataformas de baixo custo.
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Keywords: educational robotics; didactic prototyping; higher education; embedded systems; computational robotics; low-cost platforms.
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Abstract: Educational robotics has become established as a pedagogical strategy for strengthening practical teaching in engineering and computer science courses, especially in contexts that demand integration between programming, electronics, control, and embedded systems. This article presents the development and analysis of low-cost didactic prototypes applied to the Computational Robotics course at the Federal Technological University of Paraná, Cornélio Procópio Campus. The proposal is based on experimentation with open, modular, and replicable platforms, aiming to broaden the articulation between theory and practice, promote student engagement, and contribute to the consolidation of technical and investigative skills. The methodology included a literature review, definition of didactic-technical requirements, component selection, prototype assembly, functional testing, and production of supporting documentation. The analysis considered criteria such as cost, robustness, reproducibility, ease of maintenance, pedagogical suitability, and potential for application in laboratory activities. As a main contribution, this study organizes a didactic proposal based on a low-cost line-following robot, discusses its experimental behaviour on a track, and compares its structural and computational complexity with a microcontroller-based solution. In the case of the microcontroller, a remote-controlled switching function could be included in emergent risk situations, such as autonomous robots for agriculture. The results indicate that, even in simple architectures, there is formative potential for teaching sensing, reactive control, and hardware-software integration.
- Marcio Mendonca
- Cintya Wedderhoff Machado
- Vitor Blanc Milani
- Junior Candido Mendonça
- Carina Zerbetto Segato Vendrameto
- Francyani Rudek
- Renata Alcine Geremias
- Juliana Maria de Jesus Ribeiro
- Tatiane Monteiro Pereira
- Ana Clara Augusto Jesus
- Andressa Haiduk
- Armando Paulo da Silva
- Eduardo Pegoraro Heinemann
- Luiz Francisco Sanches Buzzacchero
- Adriano da Silva Moreira
- Paulo Alexandre Lourenço Jesus
- Vera Adriana Huang Azevedo Hypólito
- Ricardo Breganon
- Daniela Mendonça de Oliveira
- Aline Fernandes Alvarenga Meyer de Lima
- Adriele Muniz