Development Report:
Development of Educational Robotics Instruction Kit for Embodying Creativity: “f-palette” Educational Microcomputer Kit with Extension Methodsand Full JTAG Function
Yu Okumura*, Kengo Toda*, Ken Tomiyama**,
and Takayuki Furuta*
*Future Robotics Technology Center (fuRo), 2-17-1 Tsudanuma, Narashino, Chiba 275-0016, Japan
**Chiba Institute of Technology (C.I.T.), 2-17-1 Tsudanuma, Narashino, Chiba 275-0016, Japan
We present the features of a 32-bit educational microcomputer kit f-palette with an extension module intended for educational material that “does not constrain students’ creativity.” We actually used the educational material at the Department of Advanced Robotics, Chiba Institute of Technology, as a verification test. We give outlines, results, and discussions on the “robot experience practice” from the first semester, 2010.
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