RIE 2025: ROBOTICS IN EDUCATION 2025
PROGRAM

Days: Wednesday, April 23rd Thursday, April 24th Friday, April 25th

Wednesday, April 23rd

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09:45-10:30 Session I.1: Invited lecture
09:45
Advancing Robotics in Education: Insights from Meta-Analysis and the DuckyCode System (Invited lecture) (abstract)
10:50-12:00 Session 1: Robotics in Education I.
10:50
Robotics in Education: Modular, Age-Appropriate, and Practical Approaches to Inspire the Next Generation and Foster Curiosity and Skills (abstract)
11:10
Identifying and Overcoming Student Challenges in Educational Robotics Competition: The e-Yantra Experience (abstract)
PRESENTER: Suprabha Jadhav
11:30
From University to Industry: Holistic Robotics Education for Tomorrow's Challenges (abstract)
11:50
Acquiring Future Skills in Robotics Projects (abstract)
PRESENTER: Jens Luessem
12:00-13:00 Session 2: Assesment and Evaluation
12:00
Reflecting on changes of assessment methods in educational robotics. A case study. (abstract)
PRESENTER: Jakub Krcho
12:20
Educational Robots, Assessment for Learning and Success Criteria (abstract)
12:40
Perceptions of Early Childhood Providers Toward Implementing Basic Robotics in Pre-Kindergarten Childcare Centers (abstract)
14:00-15:40 Session 3: Social Robotics
14:00
Training Week ’Geriatronics’ for nursing school teachers (abstract)
PRESENTER: Sabina Navratil
14:20
Kinesthetic learning in robotics: development of a six-foot walking robot (abstract)
14:40
Storytelling in Kindergarten with Tangible Programming: A literature review (abstract)
PRESENTER: Maria Palioura
15:00
Anticipating breakdowns with Kaspar: can children predict potential problems when interacting with a humanoid social robot? (abstract)
PRESENTER: Sílvia Moros
15:20
Enhancing Learning Through Social Assistive Robotics and Augmented Reality: An Interactive Educational System Design and Evaluation (abstract)
16:00-17:00 Session 4: Telepresence and Remote Robotics
16:00
Telepresence robots in compulsory education: Preliminary findings from a multi-level study (abstract)
PRESENTER: Nina Bergdahl
16:20
Telepresence Robots and Inclusive Hybrid Learning: Bridging Gaps in Higher Education Classrooms (abstract)
PRESENTER: Tiina Kasuk
16:40
Teaching Service Robotics with ROS and Unibotics web framework in Higher Education (abstract)
PRESENTER: José M. Cañas
Thursday, April 24th

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09:00-10:30 Session 5: Education and Curricula
09:00
Remote Access to Marine Robotics: Pilots in Educational Robotics Involving Schools and Universities in Europe and Asia (abstract)
09:20
Cognitive Robotics Course - From Electronics to Behavior (abstract)
09:40
Students’ Perceptions and Expectations from Robot Teachers and Human Teachers (abstract)
10:00
Computational Thinking development through robotics in kindergarten: A pilot study (abstract)
10:20
The Role of the NAO Robot as the Facilitator of the Cooperative and Competitive Educational Escape Room (abstract)
PRESENTER: Ilona Buchem
11:00-12:00 Session 6: Control Education
11:00
Mathematical skills via robotics in Early Childhood Education: A Bibliometric and Content analysis (abstract)
11:20
Balancing Act: Mastering Beam-and-Ball Control with Reinforcement Learning (abstract)
PRESENTER: Tanushree Burman
11:40
Using educational robotics to teach fundamental feedback control concepts (abstract)
12:00-13:00 Session 7: Roobotics Competitions
12:00
Robotour: experiences from an outdoor robot competition (abstract)
PRESENTER: Richard Balogh
12:20
How does FIRST LEGO League Challenge competition participation impact students development of 21st Century collaboration and communication skills? (abstract)
PRESENTER: Michael Graffin
12:40
A Slot Car Framework for Software Engineering Education (abstract)
14:00-15:30 Session 8: Robotics in Education II.
14:00
A Free and Open Web-Based IDE for the Sphero Bolt (abstract)
14:20
Supporting AI Learning with AI-Embodied Educational Robotics (abstract)
14:40
Fostering Metacognitive Behaviors Through AI-driven Educational Robotics in Mathematical Problem Solving (abstract)
PRESENTER: Marie Absalon
15:00
Usage Scenarios for Robot Assistants in Higher Education Settings (abstract)
PRESENTER: Aalo Banko
15:20
A Small, Smart, and Connected Educational Robot for University Classrooms (abstract)
15:30-16:30 Session 9: Messages, posters and demonstrations with ☕ Coffee break

At the beginning of the session, short (3-5 min) presentation can be delivered. Rest of the session will be open presentation, demonstrations and talks around the posters.

aiMetalSorter: an educational project with micro:bit for intelligent environmental management (abstract)
STEAM Field Teachers' Opinions and Academic Achievements on the Flipped Learning Environment Designed for Robotics and Coding Education (abstract)
PRESENTER: Adem Uzun
Building knowledge bases for conversational robots to deal with user generated content (abstract)
Development and Implementation of an Autonomous Drone for 2D Mapping for Indoor Applications.
Small Mobile Robot with Differential Drive for Educational Purposes at Brno University of Technology
Inclusive and Creative Education with Robotics and AI (ICE Robotics) project
Enhancing Social Inclusion for Chronically Ill Children and Adolescents: Success Factors in Using Telepresence Robots (abstract)
Friday, April 25th

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09:00-10:30 Session 10: Robotics in Education III
09:00
Introduction to Aeronautics and Robotics Control Using a Small Electric Airplane (abstract)
PRESENTER: Reinhard Gerndt
09:20
A Modular and Open-Source Remote Laboratory for Practical Education on Mechatronic Test Benches (abstract)
PRESENTER: Tim Sterneck
09:40
UAIbot: Beginner-friendly web-based simulator for interactive robotics learning and research (abstract)
PRESENTER: Pavel Petrovič
10:00
University Students' Acceptance of a Robot Study Companion (abstract)
PRESENTER: Farnaz Baksh
10:20
Vision-Based Task Analysis and Planning for Robot-Assisted Education of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (abstract)
11:00-12:00 Session 11: Web-based Learning and Simulations
11:00
Open Roberta Rescue Online Simulation: A Web-Based, Open-Source Educational Robotics Simulation for the RoboCupJunior Competition (abstract)
PRESENTER: Julian V. Gruber
11:20
Gamification in a Web-based platform for teaching robotics engineering (abstract)
11:40
Simulation vs. Reality: Does It Matter? Investigating Student Motivation in Robotics Course Projects in Hybrid Learning Setting (abstract)
12:00-13:00 Session 12: Devices and Projects
12:00
Precise Turning with LEGO SPIKE Prime Robots: Analysis of Steering Parameters (abstract)
PRESENTER: Attila Körei
12:20
A Workshop on Design and 3D Printing Gripper Accessories for the Baxter Robot (abstract)
PRESENTER: Uzi Rosen
12:40
EMAROs: A Modular Autonomous Robot-Platform for Research and Education (abstract)
PRESENTER: Philipp Gehricke
14:00-15:20 Session 13: Miscelanous
14:00
Empowering Academic Exploration with LLM-Powered Robots: Supporting Students in Topic and Research Question Development (abstract)
14:20
New Materialist Robotics: A Performative Dance of Knowledge (abstract)
14:40
Lessons Learnt from the Development of Remotely Accessible ROS 2 Learning Environment (abstract)
14:50
Secure Speech-based Robot-Assisted Teaching for Brownfield Automation (abstract)
15:00
NAO Robot in School Education: Insights from the European Survey and Design of Teacher Training. (abstract)
PRESENTER: Niklas Bäcker