Meet Roversa
Roversa is a low-cost, adaptable, and multilingual educational robotics platform designed to foster equitable computer science education. Roversa is a stand-alone device that has 2 servo motors and 7 buttons to control the robot’s movement and menus for language and calibration options. The robot's custom printed circuit board is the main connector to the micro:bit platform, a popular microcontroller in K-12 educational contexts. The robot was designed to be laser cut and assembled in a simple manner with little hardware.
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Low-Cost Accessibility
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Single Growth Platform
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Multilingual Interface
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Roversa is designed to be low-cost, ensuring that schools with varying budget constraints can embrace the benefits of robotics in education. Universal design for learning (UDL) principles were incorporated to enhance accessibility for all students.
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Roversa is an easy to implement platform for teachers that allows students to progress from simple computer science concepts like sequences to more advanced concepts through block- and text-based programming languages in a single platform.
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Roversa's multilingual interface provides students the opportunity to engage with the robot in their native language which is an important ingredient in creating an engaging and inclusive platform for all.
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