Enabling a Freely Accessible Open Source Remotely Controlled Robotic Articulator with a Neuro-Inspired Control Algorithm

International journal of online engineering

Bipin Nair¹  Dhanush Kumar¹  Shyam Diwakar¹  Chaitanya Nutakki¹  Asha Vijayan¹  Krishnashree Achuthan² 

[1] Amrita School of Biotechnology, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amrita University), Amritapuri campus, Clappana PO, Kollam, 690 525, Kerala, India.;VALUE Virtual Labs, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amrita University), Amritapuri campus, Clappana PO, Kollam, 690 525, Kerala, India.

关键词: remote labs;    robotic articulator;    neural network;    open source;    ICT;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: International Association of Online Engineering

【 摘 要 】

Internet-enabled technologies for robotics education are gaining importance as online platforms promoting skill training.  Understanding the use and design of robotics are now introduced at university undergraduate levels, but in developing economies establishing usable hardware and software platforms face several challenges like cost, equipment etc. Remote labs help providing alternatives to some of the challenges. We developed an online laboratory for bioinspired robotics using a low-cost 6 degree-of-freedom robotic articulator with a neuro-inspired controller. Cerebellum-inspired neural network algorithm approximates forward and inverse kinematics for movement coordination. With over 210000 registered users, the remote lab has been perceived as an interactive online learning tool and a practice platform. Direct feedback from 60 students and 100 university teachers indicated that the remote laboratory motivated self-organized learning and was useful as teaching material to aid robotics skill education.

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