Coding Education / Autonomous Driving / AI Robot / Arduino / Raspberry Pi

Interest from parents and the government in coding education—from elementary to middle and high school students—is heating up.🔥 According to the government, starting from 2025, 100–200 schools nationwide will be designated as pilot schools to introduce an AI-based 'Digital Textbook Platform', enabling personalized learning for each student by linking with AI technology.

As the government shows such keen interest, the popularity of coding education is expected to intensify. Accordingly, the educational materials used for coding are evolving and taking various forms. The most famous materials are Arduino and Raspberry Pi.

Arduino and Raspberry Pi are tools that help even beginners learn coding easily. Both are small in size, making them easily accessible for children. They allow users to follow tutorials and build simple projects through the provided hardware and software.👍

While there are many excellent materials for introductory coding, there is a lack of educational programs for immediate practical application.😥 It has been pointed out that coding education levels remain similar from elementary to high school, and many curricula lack the depth required to bring students up to a level where they can be immediately deployed in the field.

For example, a lack of emphasis on practical coding skills, such as software development or real application programming, is cited as one of the challenges facing the current coding education system.

To solve these problems, Marosol is conducting the MAROS (My Robot School) project to ensure students receive practical coding education! The primary goal of MAROS is to cultivate students as robot app experts.🙌

The most important material in this project is the coding education robot, Fome! Shall we take a closer look at the coding education robot Fome with robot expert Brian?🤓

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Q. Hello, Brian! Unlike other materials used for coding education, Fome is an actual robot.

A. That’s right. Since the biggest goal of the MAROS (My Robot School) project is to help students gain enough skill to be immediately deployed in the field, we utilize actual robots. While there have been cases of coding education using actual robots before, they weren't capable of the high-level driving that Fome is.

In particular, through high-level functions like autonomous driving, students can develop professional knowledge of robots and grow their skills as robot app experts.

 Q. I think there must be a reason why Fomi was chosen as a coding education teaching material.

A. Unlike other coding robots, Fome is an autonomous mobile robot to which SLAM technology—the same applied to autonomous vehicles—is 100% applied. Therefore, the curriculum is designed so that students can learn the principles of autonomous driving and actually implement it through Fome.

Students can experience mapping a location and moving Fome to a destination according to a coded route while learning about map creation, node settings, and virtual wall configurations.

 SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) is a method used in autonomous vehicles to create a map of the surrounding environment while simultaneously estimating the vehicle's position within that map.

 Mapping example photo

In the advanced stage, students learn about autonomous driving algorithms. They study the A algorithm (shortest path search)* and Open CV (vision algorithm) in depth. By actually applying these to Fome, they can build a solid foundation of overall knowledge regarding autonomous driving.🦾

 Q. Being able to implement autonomous driving—one of the most anticipated future technologies—personally... students must really love it! Are there any other advantages?

A. The fact that students can be trained as robot app experts is another advantage of the My Robot School curriculum.

In the intermediate course, students learn the principles of autonomous driving and the computer languages used in actual robot development, such as Dart or Python. Additionally, they can build AI capabilities by learning applied functions of robots through control practice. In the following advanced course, they learn technologies used in the actual AI and robot industries. During this process, they can even create sample apps using a framework called Flutter.

The biggest advantage of the advanced course is that students can learn the job competencies desired by companies and link them to employment.

 Example of creating a sample app using Flutter

Q. If traditional coding education was coding for logical thinking, it seems the biggest difference is that Marosol’s education is one that can be directly applied to the field. Can students also create the functions that Fome inherently possesses?

A. Of course. Fome is equipped with various functions such as a docent function to guide people and explain exhibits, a guidance function to lead guests to specific locations, and a following function to recognize and follow people. Students can perform advanced processes and learn the operating principles of robots by implementing these functions of Fome themselves.

Q. It would be great if you could tell us more about Fome's specifications!

A. Fome is physically compact, so it can be flexibly introduced even in crowded classrooms. Fome's minimum passable width is 55cm. Therefore, children can practice with multiple Fome units in one class.

Since it needs to be used as an educational tool for elementary children, we paid a lot of attention to safety. While most autonomous robots are designed with LiDAR sensors that only look forward to detect objects, Fome has sensors at the bottom as well, providing a wide area for obstacle detection. Therefore, it can move safely without colliding with children. 🚸 Additionally, it can detect stairs or sudden drops to prevent falling.

 Q. Since children will be using it, you have paid a lot of attention to safety. Are there any additional benefits if we introduce Fomi through Marosol?

A. Since the tablet mounted on Fome is Android-based, apps created by the Marosol development team can be applied to Fome. For example, it can be highly customized according to the environment and purpose of introduction, such as adding a gas detection sensor for notifications or a book-reading function. The fact that not only the visual aspects but also functions and operations can be developed extensively is a major attraction for users.

 Fomi's main screen

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We have looked into the MAROS (My Robot School) project, created by robot experts and educational institutions together to establish a new paradigm for coding education, with Brian.

I feel even more confident because it seems a lot of care went into the curriculum so that children can systematically learn about robots and coding, from elementary to intermediate and advanced courses.😊

From the desired educational curriculum to the introduction of Fome, Marosol robot experts will consult with you until the end. If you have any questions about the coding education robot Fome and the MAROS project, please contact a Marosol robot expert anytime!📞

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