Summary: | – In this work we proposed the development of an alternative
device as a motivating element to learn computer science and robotics
using the Raspberry PI and Arduino boards. The connections of all
hardware used to build the device called Betabot are presented and are
also reported the technologies used for programming the Betabot. An
environment for writing programs to run at Betabot was developed. With
this environment it is possible to write programs in the Python
programming language, using libraries with functions specific to the
device. With the Betabot using a webcam and through image processing
search for patterns like faces, circles, squares and colors. The device also
has functions to move servos and motors, and capture values returned by
some kinds of sensors connected to communication ports. From this
work, it was possible to develop a device that is easy to be manipulated
and programmed, which can be used to support the teaching of computer
science and robotics.
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