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- Improving the attention span of elementary school children for physical education through an NAO robotics platform in developed countries(Springer Nature, 2022-03-17) Ponce Cruz, Pedro; Molina Gutiérrez, Arturo; Baltazar Reyes, Germán Eduardo; Mazon Parra, Nancy; https://ror.org/03ayjn504Education today faces a powerful enemy: the lack of interest from students, who, even if attending class, find themselves distracted. This enemy has been in our schools for a long time, but it has never been as strong as it is now. Technology has made it strong; phone-bearing children have become its ally. This investigation intends to return technology to our side as educators by proposing the use of an assistive robot, proving that it attracts the attention of students and motivates them to enjoy Physical Education (PE) class, where children learn how to live a healthy life, avoiding diseases and conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and heart problems. To prove this, we measured the attention levels and motivation of the students in two primary school classes, one, a traditional class, and the other, a robot-assisted class. The data was analyzed from both engineering and psychological perspectives. This study concludes that the attention span of children improves, and their motivation increases as a result of using an NAO robot. Consequently, a robot-assisted PE class can decrease diabetes, obesity, and strengthen heart functions when the children learn how to live a healthy life effectively.
- Use of robotic platforms as a tool to support STEM and physical education in developed countries: a descriptive analysis(MDPI, 2022-01-28) Ponce Cruz, Pedro; López Orozco, Christian Fernando; Baltazar Reyes, Germán Eduardo; López Caudana, Edgar Omar; Mazon Parra, Nancy; Molina Gutiérrez, Arturo; PONCE CRUZ, PEDRO; 31857; https://ror.org/03ayjn504; https://ror.org/01tmp8f25The lack of interest of children at school is one of the biggest problems that Mexican education faces. Two important factors causing this lack of interest are the predominant methodology used in Mexican schools and the technology as a barrier for attention. The methodology that institutions have followed has become an issue because of its very traditional approach, with the professor giving all the theoretical material to the students while they listen and memorize the contents, and, if we add the issue of the growing access to technological devices for students, children carrying a phone are more likely to be distracted. This study aims to integrate technology through assistive robots as a beneficial tool for educators, in order to improve the attention span of students by making the learning process in multiple areas of the Mexican curriculum more dynamic, therefore obtaining better results. To prove this, four different approaches were implemented; three in elementary schools and one in higher education: the LEGO® robotic kit and the NAO robot for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) teaching, the NAO robot for physical education (PE), and the PhantomX Hexapod, respectively. Each of these technological approaches was applied by considering both control and experimental groups, in order to compare the data and provide conclusions. Finally, this study proves that the attention span is indeed improved as a result of implementing robotic platforms during the teaching process, allowing the children to become more motivated during their PE class and become more proactive and retain more information during their STEM classes.
- A basic permanent magnets array interaction project for teaching artificial intelligence as a complementary model(IEEEXplore, 2020-08-18) Varas Ibarra, Carlos; Sánchez Ochoa Ariza, Fernando; Luna Calderón, Luis Julio; Molina Gutiérrez, Arturo; López Caudana, Edgar Omar; https://ror.org/03ayjn504There are new algorithms such as artificial intelligence (AI) methodologies that have achieved accurate representation of experimental systems. On the other hand,undergraduate freshmen students must understand AImethodologies since the industry has developed several products based on those and some academic problems also can be solved using AI. If those students do not learn how to model real systems using AI, they will be losing the opportunity of applying this powerful tool for solving several real problems in their professional life. Since the AI model can be a representation for forecasting the performance of the real model, this model can help the design process and provide information during its operation. This paper proposes an engineering project to teach artificial intelligence algorithms using real systems that are non-linear. Since permanent magnets are used in several applications, they can be attractive for modeling those when they are interacting between them; hence, this paper shows the interaction among them when they are deployed as an electrical power source. Moreover, this source could be classified as a renewable energy source. The basic generation of electrical energy is based on changing the magnetic field. Although the operation principle is basic, the electrical source has a non-liner description that is extremely complex so AI could be applied to create a model that represents those non-linear relationships in a precise manner. The main goal of this work is to describe an undergraduate project that can be used for teaching how to model a real system using AI algorithms. The main characteristics and properties of the permanent magnets are studied for the comprehension of how magnets can be implemented. It is also examined the viability for the construction of an electric motor using only permanent magnets, based on the analysis of different designs and materials and finally an AI model is created.
- Improving education in developing countries using robotic platforms(Springer, 2019-05-24) Ponce Cruz, Pedro; Molina Gutiérrez, Arturo; López Caudana, Edgar Omar; Baltazar Reyes, Germán Eduardo; Mazon Parra, Nancy; https://ror.org/03ayjn504; https://ror.org/01tmp8f25In developing countries, educational programs have been using an out of date teaching methodology, where students’ only work is to listen to the professors’ lessons without having practical applications or hands-on experience, thereby provoking a decrease in student attention span, motivation, and boredom with learning processes. This work proposes the use of robotic platforms inside elementary schools and universities to improve and evaluate the usability and efectiveness of robots on students’ attention spans, motivation, and knowledge acquirement during their classes. This work mentions a case of study in Mexico where the use of the robotic platforms was evaluated. To evaluate the learning process of undergraduate students, a hexapod robot was used throughout a basic programming course to help the students learn about robotics programming and path planning algorithms. At the end of the course, several surveys were given to the students to evaluate their perceptions about the course and the use of the robotic platform. In the elementary school, a NAO Robot was used to give students four diferent diligences in physics, mathematics and physical education classes. During these experimentations, the attention span of the students and their ability to use the robotic platforms were observed, using a behavior observation protocol; also, their knowledge acquisition before and after class was evaluated. The results showed that the use of a robotic platform in class helps the students improve their knowledge acquisition and increases their motivation and attention span. Also, the surveys and usability analysis demonstrate that the design of the diligences and course projects were sufcient to generate greater interest among the students in the topics taught in school.
- Open innovation laboratory for rapid realisation of sensing, smart and sustainable products: motives, concepts and uses in higher education(Springer, 2018-08-25) Molina Gutiérrez, Arturo; Miranda Mendoza, Jhonattan; Chavarria Barrientos, Dante; Noguez Monroy, Julieta; Ramírez Cuesta, Juan Miguel; Macías García, Manuel Eduardo; López Caudana, Edgar Omar; Bustamante Bello, Martín Rogelio; Molina Espinosa, José Martín; Ponce Cruz, Pedro; Cortés Serrano, Daniel; https://ror.org/03ayjn504Open Innovation is not a new concept and it is been actively used by different entities to cope with new challenges posed by the evolving society in business, science and education. However, for this last one seems to be poor documentation about how higher education institutions are dealing with it. It is evident that universities are applying concepts like Open Innovation Laboratories, however it is not clear the methodologies or resources they are using. Tecnologico de Monterrey recently created its own laboratory and in this article we present the motives, concepts and uses of it in the context of higher education. Different approaches are made, from the development of core competences concepts to the physical and virtual tools used in the lab. Two study cases are briefly presented in order to illuminate how external actors are collaborating with internal actors in an Open Innovation process.
- Artificial hydrocarbon networks fuzzy inference systemPonce Cruz, Pedro; Molina Gutiérrez, Arturo; PONCE CRUZ, PEDRO; 31857; MOLINA GUTIERREZ, ARTURO; 15309