Article Gold Open Access 2022

Remote Laboratory as an Educational Tool in Robotics Experimental Course

International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning
Journal · Vol. 17 · Issue 21 · pp. 230-245
Abstract

A remote lab is a technology that allows participants to efficiently conduct experimental teaching where users can connect to lab equipment from anywhere without being in a specific physical location. The COVID-19 pandemic affects all areas of human activity. As a result, students did not receive face-toface instruction, and access to the laboratory was limited or practically impossible, and access to laboratory facilities has been limited or nearly impossible. Especially in engineering education, students’ practical abilities cannot be developed comprehensively. In this paper, this paper built an online remote robotics experiment system using digital twin (DT) technology and IoT technology and adopted ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation) teaching method. With these measures, students can design and debug robot programs at home, just like in the laboratory. This study sent questionnaires to 64 students, and 58 were returned. The results show that more than 80% of students believe that the remote labs for industrial robotics courses have improved the efficiency and quality of students’ skills training as opposed to virtual simulation and watching videos on the computer. © 2022, International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning. All Rights Reserved.

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Engineering education Experimental Teaching E-learning digital twin remote lab

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E-learning Teaching Curricula Engineering education Students Laboratories Experimental teachings E - learning Educational tools Robotics Human activities Machine design Program debugging Experimental course Lab equipments Laboratory facilities Physical locations Remote laboratories Remote labs
Author Affiliations
TianJin University of Technology and Education, Tianjin, China, Tianjin Sino-German University of Applied Sciences, Tianjin, Tianjin, China
TianJin University of Technology and Education, Tianjin, China
Funding & Acknowledgements
Grant: 2021YJSO2B16
This work was supported by the Tianjin Sino-German University of Applied Sciences Research Project (No. zdkt2021-009), the Tianjin Enterprise Science and Technology Commissioner Project (22YDTPJC00270), and the 2021 Tianjin Postgraduate Research Innovation Project (No. 2021YJSO2B16).
Grant: zdkt2021-009
This work was supported by the Tianjin Sino-German University of Applied Sciences Research Project (No. zdkt2021-009), the Tianjin Enterprise Science and Technology Commissioner Project (22YDTPJC00270), and the 2021 Tianjin Postgraduate Research Innovation Project (No. 2021YJSO2B16).
Tianjin Enterprise Technology Commissioner Project
Grant: 22YDTPJC00270
This work was supported by the Tianjin Sino-German University of Applied Sciences Research Project (No. zdkt2021-009), the Tianjin Enterprise Science and Technology Commissioner Project (22YDTPJC00270), and the 2021 Tianjin Postgraduate Research Innovation Project (No. 2021YJSO2B16).
Tianjin Enterprise Technology Commissioner Project
This work was supported by the Tianjin Sino-German University of Applied Sciences Research Project (No. zdkt2021-009), the Tianjin Enterprise Science and Technology Commissioner Project (22YDTPJC00270), and the 2021 Tianjin Postgraduate Research Innovation Project (No. 2021YJSO2B16).
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