PAPERBOTS

The use of robotics as a tool for promoting education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) has grown over the last few decades as robotics building kits and programming environments have become available in the market place. Many districts now have afterschool robotics programs, at all grade levels, that provide students with an opportunity to engage in robotics engineering, as well as in competitions with other schools... The availability of robotics education for many school-aged children is limited, unfortunately, due to the cost of the equipment. Often, when equipment does exist, the use of it is limited to a select group of students considered to be higher academic achievers who are able to benefit most from the interaction. Lower-cost approaches to robotics education are needed, therefore, to further realize the benefits of robotics education for a larger population of students, particularly those with special educational needs. The PaperBots project..