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Stéphane Magnenat
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Publications associées (35)
Augmented Robotics for Learners: A Case Study on Optics
Francesco Mondada, Wafa Monia Benkaouar Johal, Stéphane Magnenat, Amaury Robert Dame, Olguta Robu
In recent years, robots have been surfing on a trendy wave as standard devices for teaching programming. The tangibility of robotics platforms allows for collaborative and interactive learning. Moreover, with these robot platforms, we also observe the occu ...
IEEE2019Localization of inexpensive robots with low-bandwidth sensors
Francesco Mondada, Stéphane Magnenat, Ming Liu, Shiling Wang
Recent progress in electronics has allowed the construction of affordable mobile robots. This opens many new opportunities, in particular in the context of collective robotics. However, while several algorithms in this field require global localization, th ...
SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG2019Bringing robotics into formal education using the Thymio open source hardware robot
Francesco Mondada, Léa Marie Pereyre, Michael Bonani, Stéphane Magnenat, Philippe Rétornaz, Fanny Riedo, Manon Aline Briod
Mobile robots are valuable tools for education because of both the enthusiasm they raise and the multidisciplinary nature of robotics technology. Mobile robots give access to a wide range of fields, such as complex mechanics, sensors, wireless transmission ...
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2017IniRobot : a pedagogical kit to initiate children to concepts of robotics and computer science
Francesco Mondada, Stéphane Magnenat, Fanny Riedo, Morgane Solène Denise Chevalier, Gordana Gerber
We present the IniRobot pedagogical kit, conceived and deployed within French and Swiss primary schools for the initiation to robotics and computer science. It provides a microworld for learning, and takes an enquiry-based educational approach, where kids ...
Roboptics Edition2015Live Texturing of Augmented Reality Characters from Colored Drawings
Pascal Fua, Stéphane Magnenat, Tien Dat Ngo
Coloring books capture the imagination of children and provide them with one of their earliest opportunities for creative expression. However, given the proliferation and popularity of digital devices, real-world activities like coloring can seem unexcitin ...
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2015Teaching a Core CS Concept through Robotics
Roland Siegwart, Stéphane Magnenat, Fanny Riedo
We implemented single-session workshops using the Thymio- II—a small, self-contained robot designed for young stu- dents, and VPL—a graphical software development envi- ronment based upon event handling. Our goal was to in- vestigate if the students could ...
ACM2014Improving the Thymio Visual Programming Language Experience through Augmented Reality
Francesco Mondada, Stéphane Magnenat
This document is a roadmap describing two directions for improving the user experience of the Thymio robot and its visual programming language using augmented reality techniques. ...
2014Cooperative navigation in robotic swarms
Francesco Mondada, Michael Bonani, Stéphane Magnenat, Philippe Rétornaz
We study cooperative navigation for robotic swarms in the context of a general event-servicing scenario. In the scenario, one or more events need to be serviced at specific locations by robots with the required skills. We focus on the question of how the s ...
Springer Verlag2013Thymio II, a robot that grows wiser with children
Francesco Mondada, Stéphane Magnenat, Fanny Riedo, Morgane Solène Denise Chevalier
Thymio II is a small robot developed for education. It aims at offering a wide public the possibility to understand the basics of robotics and programming. To achieve this, it aims at being appealing to a large age range and serve as a medium for several t ...
IEEE2013Autonomous construction with a mobile robot in a resource-limited environment: a demonstration of the integration of perception, planning and action
Francesco Mondada, Stéphane Magnenat, Alexey Gribovskiy
This demo presents a miniature mobile robot performing autonomous construction in an environment where resources are limited. After an exploration phase, the robot builds a structure at a designated location according to an order from a human. Since local ...
IOS Press2012