An intelligent ecosystem based on robotic assistants, rule-based reasoning and serious games to support early stimulation activities for children from low-income families

T. Luna-Marin; Y. Marin-Guaman; A. Perez-Munoz; A. Parra-Astudillo; Y. Robles-Bykbaev; V. Robles-Bykbaev; K. Gonzalez-Arias

doi:10.1109/EDUNINE48860.2020.9149480

An intelligent ecosystem based on robotic assistants, rule-based reasoning and serious games to support early stimulation activities for children from low-income families

T. Luna-Marin, Y. Marin-Guaman, A. Perez-Munoz, A. Parra-Astudillo, Y. Robles-Bykbaev, V. Robles-Bykbaev, K. Gonzalez-Arias

Grupo de Investigación de Inteligencia Artificial y Tecnologías de Asistencia (GI-IATa)

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According to the UNESCO, early childhood care and education is an essential process of the children development. Early childhood is the period from birth to eight years, where the children present a remarkable growth with brain development at its peak. In developing countries such as Ecuador, currently, do not exist formal educational programs based on serious games or educational robotics. This situation is more complicated for government schools or private institutions that attend children from low-income families. For these reasons, in this paper, we present an ecosystem aimed at stimulating the early development of children from 3 to 7 years. Our proposal (named in Kiwcha 'Yachasun', learn) relies on low-cost robotic assistants (to provide kinesthetic stimuli), an expert system based on rules (to suggest educational exercises and activities for children), and serious games (to stimulate and motivate children to learn). Our ecosystem was put to the test with 60 children from low and middle-income families during real classes. The results show that children feel highly motivated to learn concepts related to language, mathematics/logic, self-awareness/autonomy, fine motor skills, and coexistence.

Idioma original	Inglés
Título de la publicación alojada	EDUNINE 2020 - 4th IEEE World Engineering Education Conference
Subtítulo de la publicación alojada	The Challenges of Education in Engineering, Computing and Technology without Exclusions: Innovation in the Era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, Proceedings
Editores	Claudio da Rocha da Rocha Brito, Melary M. Ciampi
Editorial	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (versión digital)	9781728166384
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUNINE48860.2020.9149480
Estado	Publicada - mar. 2020
Evento	4th IEEE World Engineering Education Conference, EDUNINE 2020 - Bogota, Colombia Duración: 15 mar. 2020 → 18 mar. 2020

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Nombre	EDUNINE 2020 - 4th IEEE World Engineering Education Conference: The Challenges of Education in Engineering, Computing and Technology without Exclusions: Innovation in the Era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, Proceedings

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Conferencia	4th IEEE World Engineering Education Conference, EDUNINE 2020
País/Territorio	Colombia
Ciudad	Bogota
Período	15/03/20 → 18/03/20

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This work was funded by the Cátedra UNESCO Tecnologías de Apoyo para la Inclusión Educativa and the research project “Sistemas Inteligentes de Soporte a la Educación Especial (SINSAE v5)” of the Universidad Politécnica Salesiana.

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Luna-Marin, T., Marin-Guaman, Y., Perez-Munoz, A., Parra-Astudillo, A., Robles-Bykbaev, Y., Robles-Bykbaev, V., & Gonzalez-Arias, K. (2020). An intelligent ecosystem based on robotic assistants, rule-based reasoning and serious games to support early stimulation activities for children from low-income families. En C. D. R. da Rocha Brito, & M. M. Ciampi (Eds.), EDUNINE 2020 - 4th IEEE World Engineering Education Conference: The Challenges of Education in Engineering, Computing and Technology without Exclusions: Innovation in the Era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, Proceedings Artículo 9149480 (EDUNINE 2020 - 4th IEEE World Engineering Education Conference: The Challenges of Education in Engineering, Computing and Technology without Exclusions: Innovation in the Era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUNINE48860.2020.9149480

Luna-Marin, T. ; Marin-Guaman, Y. ; Perez-Munoz, A. et al. / An intelligent ecosystem based on robotic assistants, rule-based reasoning and serious games to support early stimulation activities for children from low-income families. EDUNINE 2020 - 4th IEEE World Engineering Education Conference: The Challenges of Education in Engineering, Computing and Technology without Exclusions: Innovation in the Era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, Proceedings. editor / Claudio da Rocha da Rocha Brito ; Melary M. Ciampi. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. (EDUNINE 2020 - 4th IEEE World Engineering Education Conference: The Challenges of Education in Engineering, Computing and Technology without Exclusions: Innovation in the Era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, Proceedings).

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Luna-Marin T, Marin-Guaman Y, Perez-Munoz A , Parra-Astudillo A , Robles-Bykbaev Y , Robles-Bykbaev V et al. An intelligent ecosystem based on robotic assistants, rule-based reasoning and serious games to support early stimulation activities for children from low-income families. En da Rocha Brito CDR, Ciampi MM, editores, EDUNINE 2020 - 4th IEEE World Engineering Education Conference: The Challenges of Education in Engineering, Computing and Technology without Exclusions: Innovation in the Era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2020. 9149480. (EDUNINE 2020 - 4th IEEE World Engineering Education Conference: The Challenges of Education in Engineering, Computing and Technology without Exclusions: Innovation in the Era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, Proceedings). doi: 10.1109/EDUNINE48860.2020.9149480

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