The challenges and benefits of using robots in higher education

Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-43

  Gerecke, U ^a   Wagner, B ^a  

^a L3S RESEARCH CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autonomous Mobile Robots; Educational Robotics; Problem based Learning; Robot Toolboxes and Kits

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248524900     PISSN: 10798587     EISSN: 2326005X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10798587.2007.10642948     Document Type: Article

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