This document provides an overview of the KAREL project meeting in Katerini, Greece. The KAREL project involves 4 countries and aims to improve science and technology teaching using robotics. In the first year, partners designed robotic platforms, created curriculum materials, and held workshops on programming. At the Katerini meeting, partners will review progress implementing the robotic platforms and curriculum in each country and plan activities for the next project phase.

1. KAREL Overview
Katerini Project Meeting
Mihai Agape, Project Coordinator
Palatul Copiilor Drobeta Turnu Severin
KAREL, Comenius Project Meeting
Katerini, 12-19.10.2014

2.  This project has been funded with support from the
European Commission.
 This communication reflects the views only of the
authors, and the Commission cannot be held
responsible for any use which may be made of the
information contained therein.

3. The Purpose of the
Presentation
Overview first year of the Karel
project implementation

4. Karel Overview
(Beypazari meeting)
http://sdrv.ms/17SKZHM
Objectives
Results & Outcomes
Robot Requirements
Tasks Distribution
Work Breakdown Structure

5. WHY?
Objectives
 Improve teaching and learning of science and
technology using robotics as integrator
 O1. Apply practical math and scientific
concepts while learning to design, build, test
and document KAREL.
 O2. Create an interdisciplinary curriculum to
use with KAREL robotic platform.
 O3. Improve confidence and fluency in English
and learn scientific and technical vocabulary in
partners’ languages.

6. Karel project in numbers
Countries: 4
Partners: 4
Teachers: 21
Students: 50
Mobilities: 96
Robots: 20
Lessons: 21

7. WHAT?
Results & Outcomes
 Robotics Dictionary in English and each
partner’s language.
 Robotics Platforms designed and
manufactured (20).
 User manual for robotic platform
 Curriculum with at least 21 lesson plans, in
English and each partner’s language. At least
2 lesson plans for each of following fields:
physics, biology, programming, mechanics,
electronics, and robotics.
 Website

8. Karel Specifications
 Agreed at the first project meeting in
Beypazari
 Available at http://sdrv.ms/170NTak

9. Karel Overview
(Rybnik meeting)
 http://1drv.ms/1mScROX
Integrate and test platform
Workshops (Programming in
Arduino, Assembly PCB)
Lesson plan structure
Robotics Symposium
Robotic Tournament 2014

10. The robotic platform after
Rybnik meeting

11. Rybnik - Katerini
Activities
Task Name Deliverables
Check
Mechanics
Review and redesign robot
base
Robot base redesigned
Study robot base constraints;
calculate approach angle,
departure angle, and ramp angle
Robot base constraints, approach
angle, departure angle, and ramp
angle studied
Manufacture 4 robot bases (1
base / partner)
4 robot bases (1 robot / partner)
manufactured
Electronics
Redesign printed circuit
boards assemblies
Printed circuit board assemblies
redesigned
Manufacture electronic parts
for 4 kits (1 for each partner)
Electronic parts for 4 kits
manufactured

12. Rybnik - Katerini
Activities (cont)
Task Name Deliverables Check
Curriculum
Create initial lesson plans Initial lesson plans created
Dissemination
Update project website Website updated
Training
Prepare workshop "How to
program KAREL"
Materials for training session
"How to program a
microcontroller" done
Management
Write progress report 12
months
Progress report 12 month
written
Write project implementation
plan for 13-24 months
Project implementation plan for
13-24 months written
Support the organization of
third project meeting
The organization of first project
meeting supported

13. Katerini meeting
activities
Katerini agenda will be presented
by Greek coordinator, Mr Spyros
Blatsios

14. Bibliography
 Agape, Mihai. Agape, Maria-Genoveva.
“KAREL Specifications”, agreed in Karel
Project Meeting, held at Beypazari on 10–
16.11.2013. http://sdrv.ms/170NTak
 Agape, Mihai. “Karel Overview – Beypazari
Project Meeting”, presentation given at
Karel Project Meeting, held at Beypazari on
10–16.11.2013. http://sdrv.ms/17SKZHM

15. Bibliography
 Agape, Mihai. “Karel Overview—Rybnik
Project Meeting”, presentation given at
Karel Project Meeting, held at Rybnik on 10–
06-13.04.2014. http://1drv.ms/1mScROX

16. Questions?