Publications by Francesco Mondada

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This chapter addresses the alignment of educational robotics (ER) tools with classroom activities. To this end, it first introduces a conceptualization of ER activities describing the relevant cognitive artifacts and the learning theories underlying such a ...

For four years a robotics festival has taken place at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), in Switzerland. As the number of visitors has rapidly grown from a few thousands to a dozen thousands, it gives an opportunity to investigate who is ...

It is often challenging to manage the battery supply when dealing with a fleet of mobile robots during long experiments. If one uses classical recharge stations, then agents are immobilized during the whole recharge process. In this study, we present a nov ...

We review state-of-the-art research into automated construction by autonomous mobile robots. Today, space research agencies seek to build infrastructure without human intervention; and construction companies look to robots with the potential to improve in ...

The introduction of technology in the public school teaching process could help increasing the weak motivation we can observe toward engineering studies. To achieve this goal, one main obstacle is motivating public school teachers to use technological tool ...

After a terrible disaster such as an earthquake or a nuclear accident, finding victims and isolating them from hazards are usually the first priorities for rescuers. As the security of rescuers and the stabilization of the environment are critical componen ...

Educational Robotics (ER) has the potential to provide significant benefits to edu-cation, provided an increase in outreach by transitioning from the extra-curricular initiatives in which ER has thrived to formal education. As Computer Science (CS) Educati ...

This paper extends hierarchical task network (HTN) planning with lightweight learning, considering that in robotics, actions have a non-zero probability of failing. Our work applies to A*-based HTN planners with lifting. We prove that the planner finds the ...

The introduction of computing education into curricula worldwide requires multi-year assessments to evaluate the long-term impact on learning. However, no single Computational Thinking (CT) assessment spans primary school, and no group of CT assessments pr ...

The market of domestic service robots, and especially vacuum cleaners, has kept growing during the past decade. According to the International Federation of Robotics, more than 1 million units were sold worldwide in 2010. Currently, there is no in-depth an ...

This article presents a learning activity and its user study involving the Cellulo platform, a novel versatile robotic tool designed for education. In order to show the potential of Cellulo in the classroom as part of standard curricular activities, we des ...

This paper describes the implementation and modelling of a biologically inspired collective behaviour. The experiments are concerned with the gathering and clustering of randomly distributed small cylinders. Each experiment has been repeated ten times in a simulated environment (parametric simulation) and carried out five times with a group of ten Khepera miniature mobile robots. The simu- lated and experimental results are compared, quantified and discussed showing the advantages and the weaknesses of both

Résumé du rapport L’année scolaire 2020-2021, a marqué un tournant décisif dans le cycle de vie du projet d’éducation numérique « EduNum ». Si les circonstances sans précédent générées par la pandémie ont forcé la réorganisation des formations continues di ...

This dataset contains quantitative student data acquired during the administration of a new computational thinking assessment for upper primary school (grades 3 and 4). Over 1500 students (approximately half in grade 3 and half in grade 4) participated in ...

This dataset contains the quantitative teacher data used to analyse an in service teacher training program for Computer Science that took place from September 2019 to March 2020 in the Canton Vaud in Switzerland. Approximately 180 teachers from the the 5th ...

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Aligning the Design of Educational Robotics Tools With Classroom Activities

Analysis of Impact of an Annual Robotics Festival

Towards Long-Term Collective Experiments

Construction Automation with Autonomous Mobile Robots: A Review

Involving and training public school teachers in using robotics for education

Providing and Optimizing a Robotic Construction Plan for Rescue Operations

The symbiotic relationship between educational robotics and computer science in formal education

Integration of Online Learning into HTN Planning for Robotic Tasks

The Competent Computational Thinking Test (cCTt): A Valid, Reliable and Gender-Fair Test for Longitudinal CT Studies in Grades 3-6

Cutting Down the Energy Consumed by Domestic Robots: Insights from Robotic Vacuum Cleaners

Pedagogical Uses of Thymio II: How Do Teachers Perceive Educational Robots in Formal Education?

Windfield: Learning Wind Meteorology with Handheld Haptic Robots

Probabilistic Modeling of a Bio-Inspired Collective Experiments with Real Robots

Projet EduNum — Obligatoire: Rapport sur la troisième année En Collaboration avec la HEP Vaud, l’UNIL et le DFJC

Dataset for the validation of a Computational Thinking test for upper primary school (grades 3-4)

Compact Magnetic Wheeled Robot with High Mobility for Inspecting Complex Shaped Pipes Structures

Object Transport by Modular Robots that Self-assemble

Dataset for the publication "The TACS Model: Understanding Teachers' Adoption of Computer Science Pedagogical Content in Primary School"

Highly Compact Robots for Inspection of Power Plants

Building a safe robot for behavioral biology experiments