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It has often been found that students appreciate hands-on work, and find that they learn more with courses that include a project than those relying solely on conventional lectures and tests. This type of project driven learning is a key component of “Inquiry-based learning” (IBL), which aims at teaching methodology as well as content by incorporating the student as an actor rather than a spectator. Robotics applications are especially well-suited for IBL due to the value of trial and error experience, the multiple possibilities for students to implement their own ideas, and the importance of programming, problem-solving and electro-mechanical skills in real world engineering and science jobs. Furthermore, robotics platforms can be useful teaching media and learning tools for a variety of topics. Here, we present RoboGen: an open-source, web-based, software and hardware platform for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence with a particular focus on Evolutionary Robotics. We describe the platform in detail, compare it to existing alternatives, and present results of its use as a platform for Inquiry-based learning within a master's level course at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).
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Joshua Evan Auerbach, Deniz Aydin, Titus Cieslewski, Ludovic Daler, Pradeep Ruben Fernando, Dario Floreano, Grégoire Hilaire Marie Heitz, Przemyslaw Mariusz Kornatowski, Ilya Loshchilov, Andrea Maesani
Dario Floreano, Joseba Urzelai
Dario Floreano, Joseba Urzelai