Ozgur, AyberkLemaignan, SéverinJohal, WafaBeltran, MariaBriod, ManonPereyre, LéaMondada, FrancescoDillenbourg, Pierre2017-01-092017-01-092017-01-09201710.1145/2909824.3020247https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/132533In this article, we present Cellulo, a novel robotic platform that investigates the intersection of three ideas for robotics in education: designing the robots to be versatile and generic tools; blending robots into the classroom by designing them to be pervasive objects and by creating tight interactions with (already pervasive) paper; and finally considering the practical constraints of real classrooms at every stage of the design. Our platform results from these considerations and builds on a unique combination of technologies: groups of handheld haptic-enabled robots, tablets and activity sheets printed on regular paper. The robots feature holonomic motion, haptic feedback capability and high accuracy localization through a microdot pattern overlaid on top of the activity sheets, while remaining affordable (robots cost about EUR 125 at the prototype stage) and classroom-friendly. We present the platform and report on our first interaction studies, involving about 230 children.Human-Robot InteractionRobots for LearningHaptic InterfacesTangible Robotstext::conference output::conference proceedings::conference paper