External Links
From RobotCurwikilums
Newsgroups and Discussion Forums
nRoboEducators Yahoo! Group
This group is dedicated to sharing information on robotics in the classroom, funding opportunities, curriculum, purchasing opportunities, pedigogy, political issues, and moral support (K-12): http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nRoboEducators/
PyroRobotics Mailing Lists
The http://www.pyrorobotics.org/ PyroRobotics.org] project is becoming a very popular with Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science instructors teaching robotics using Python at the undergraduate or graduate level. Currently, the robots supported include the Pioneer family (Pioneer, Pioneer2, PeopleBot robots), the Khepera family (Khepera, Khepera 2 and Hemisson robots), and the AIBO. There are several mailing lists: http://www.pyrorobotics.org/?page=PyroCommunity
Robot-related Curriculums
Curriculums, Courses, Projects developed by Colleges & Universities
Pyrorobotics
Pyrorobotics (Python Robotics) is an open-source project whose goal is to provide a programming environment for easily exploring advanced topics in artificial intelligence and robotics without having to worry about the low-level details of the underlying hardware. http://www.pyrorobotics.org/?page=PyroCurriculum
St.Bonaventure Robotics Laboratory
The Bonaventure Robotics Laboratory supports the integration of robotics into the undergraduate computer science curriculum and permits experimentation with behavior control algorithms. The lab supports the Department's Robotics and Computer Vision course, CS 342. [1]
Tufts
Tufts Robolab website for LEGO Robots: http://www.ceeo.tufts.edu/robolabatceeo/
CMU
Carnegie Mellon curriculum developed by Robin Shoop: http://www.rec.ri.cmu.edu/education/
Curriculum Resources Sponsered by other Organizations
NASA
NASA's Robotics Education Program Website: http://www.robotics.nasa.gov/home/home.php
They also maintain a great table on curriculums and competitions based on school year. http://www.robotics.nasa.gov/home/edu/matrix.php
FIRST
FIRST curriculum modules: http://www.usfirst.org/jrobtcs/flg_curric.htm
BattleBot IQ
The BattleBot IQ page, created by Mike Bastoni: http://www.battlebotsiq.com/preview.preview.php
Botball
Botball curriculum: http://www.kipr.org/curriculum/curriculum_intro.html
Underwater Robotics Vehicle Competitions
Nation-wide high-school and college level robot building and competitions organized by MATE, Marine Advanced Technology Education Center. [2]
BEST
EST Foundations is a curriculum recommended by BEST Robotics. It is comprised of project based lesson plans to introduce students to engineering. Students will explore the new product development process, how marketing impacts engineering, and careers in engineering and science. There are eleven fully developed one-week modules. http://www.estfoundations.com
Ridge Soft (Java)
Ridge Softs' Java robotics tutorials and cirriculums: http://www.ridgesoft.com/tutorials.htm
RoadNarrows' RobotCurwikilums
RoadNarrows' RobotCurwikilums is an open community wiki focused on using robots for a wide variety of subjects, not just programming and robotics: http://roadnarrowsrobotics.com/education/wiki
National Robotics Challenge
A competition in which students on a high-school or college level compete to win awards. http://www.nationalroboticschallenge.org/
Educational Robot Projects (Non-Commercial)
Robot Manufacturers and Suppliers for Educational Robots
Open-Source Robot Software for Education
"Learning to program computer should be fun, for adults and children alike. RUR-PLE is an environment designed to help you learn computer programming using the language Python.
To get you started on writing computer programs, you will make a robot, named Reeborg, perform certain tasks on your computer screen. While doing so, you will learn universal programming concepts as well as the language named Python. Later on, we will move away from having Reeborg perform tasks, and learn to do other things using the computer."
