Project-based learning and scientific communication with reels in Robotics teaching
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https://doi.org/10.17979/ja-cea.2026.47.13772Keywords:
Control Education, Robotics, Mobile robots, Perception and sensing, Planning, Artificial IntelligenceAbstract
This paper presents the results of the teaching innovation project "Robotics of the Future: Project-Based Learning and Dissemination through Short Videos" developed within the INNOVA 2025-2026 call for proposals at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. This project explored two innovative resources for teaching Robotics in Master's programs in the fields of computer science and artificial intelligence. The first is project-based learning, which encourages active student participation in designing and solving a challenge that applies the course content. The second is the dissemination of the work through short videos to consolidate this knowledge by explaining it to a general audience. Evaluations of the experience, conducted by both professors and students, indicate improvements attributable to hands-on learning and the dissemination of results, as well as ongoing challenges related to the project's scale.
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