Presentation delivered during the Karel Comenius project meeting, Beypazari, 10 - 16.11.2013

1. KAREL Overview
Beypazari Project Meeting
Mihai Agape, Project Coordinator
Palatul Copiilor Drobeta Turnu Severin
KAREL, Comenius Project Meeting
Beypazari, 10 – 16.11.2013

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 of the KAREL project
Overview of the Beypazari
project meeting

4. General Information
 Programme: LIFELONG LEARNING
PROGRAMME
 Sub-programme: COMENIUS
 Action type: PARTNERSHIPS
 Action: COMENIUS Multilateral school
partnerships
 LLP Link No: 2013-1-RO1-COM06-29664 1
 Project title: Karel - Autonomous Robot for
Enhancing Learning
 Project acronym: KAREL
 Implementation: 01.08.2013 – 31.07.2015

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

6. WHO?
Partners, pupils, teachers
1. Palatul Copiilor
(Drobeta Turnu Severin, România)
2. Platon Schools (Εκπαιδευτηρια Πλατων)
(Katerini, Grecia)
3. Beypazari Teknik Ve Endüstri Meslek Lisesi
(Beypazari, Turcia)
4. Technikum nr 1 im. Stanisława Staszica w
Zespole Szkoł Technicznych w Rybniku
(Rybnik, Polonia)
Pupils (aged from 14 to 19 years old) & Teachers

7. 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.

8. WHAT?
Results & Outcomes
 Robotics Dictionary in English and each
partner’s language.
 Robotics Platforms designed and
manufactured (20).
 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.

9. WHAT?
Robot Requirements
 Climb a surface with a 30 % slope.
 Maximum speed more than 0.5 m/s.
 Battery autonomy at least 2 hours.
 Open source programming software.
 Cost of raw materials less than 99 EUR.
 Performances better than of similar priced
robots.

10. HOW?
Tasks Distribution
 Robotic platform design, manufacture, test
and document:
 a) Mechanical system
 Turkey
 b) Electronic system
 Poland (input / output devices)
 Romania (controller, motor drivers, power supply,
communication)
 d) Software
 Greece (codes for lessons)
 Romania (codes for input / output devices)

11. HOW?
Tasks Distribution
 Curriculum for robotic platform design and
document:
 a) Physics: Greece, Romania
 b) Biology: Greece
 c) Mechanics: Turkey, Poland
 d) Electronics: Poland, Romania
 e) Programming: Greece, Romania
 e) Robotics: Poland, Romania

12. HOW?
Tasks Distribution
 Pupils:
 Create robotics dictionary
 Research, design, build, test, and program
robotic platform
 Test curriculum
 Teachers:
 Design curriculum
 Guide pupils

14. Work done before
Beypazari Meeting

15. Beypazari Meeting
Objectives
 Clarify the roles of the partners in the KAREL
project
 Present work done before Beypazari meeting
 Translate robotics dictionary in Turkish
 Agree on different aspects of KAREL project
(software, curriculum outline, detailed
specifications, website structure)
 Provide training for pupils and teachers in
mechanics and curriculum design
 Review the work plan for the next 6 months

16. Beypazari Meeting
Activities
 Monday
 09:00 Visit host school
 10:00 Project overview
 11:00 Gave presentations created in the
research phase
 13:00 Lunch
 14:00 Translate robotics dictionary in Turkish
 16:00 Choose project logo

17. Beypazari Meeting
Activities
 Tuesday
 09:00 Agree open source software for
platform
 10:00 Agree curriculum outline
 12:00 Agree detailed specifications for
KAREL robotic platform
 13:00 Lunch
 14:00 Agree structure of website
 16:00 Choose documentation repository

18. Beypazari Meeting
Activities
 Wednesday
 09:00 How to make a chassis - workshop for
pupils and teachers
 11:00 Provide training in curriculum design
 13:00 Lunch
 14:00 KAREL Conference
 16:00 Test ways of communication
 16:30 Create email list

19. Beypazari Meeting
Activities
 Thursday
 Ankara visit

20. Beypazari Meeting
Activities
 Friday
 09:00 Review plan for next 6 months and
agenda for 2nd meeting
 11:00 Write meeting minute
 12:00 Give project meeting certificates
 13:00 Lunch
 14:00 Sightseeing

21. Beypazari Meeting
Checklist
Task Name Deliverables Check
Visit host school
Project overview
Gave presentations created in the research phase
Translate robotics dictionary in Turkish Turkish dictionary of robotic terms done
Choose project logo KAREL logo chosen
Agree open source software for platform
Open source software used for controller programming
chosen
Agree curriculum outline Curriculum outline decided
Agree detailed specifications for KAREL robotic platform Detailed specifications of KAREL platform created
Agree structure of website Website structure proposed
Choose documentation repository Repository for documents chosen
Visit local touristic and cultural attractions
How to make a chassis - workshop for pupils and
teacher
Mechanical workshop organized
Provide training in curriculum design Curriculum design training done
Test ways of communication Methods of communication tested
Create email list Email list for communication created
Review plan for next 6 months and agenda for 2nd
meeting
Plan for next 6 months and agenda for 2nd meeting
reviewed
Write meeting minute First meeting minute signed
Give project meeting certificates Meeting certificates awarded

22. Bibliography
 Agape, Mihai; Papadopoulos, Anestis;
Çankal, Esra; Tokarz, Piotr. Application
Form of Karel – Autonomous Robot for
Enhancing Learning, February 2013.
 Agape, Mihai; Agape, Maria-Genoveva.
„Karel – Autonomous Robot for Enhancing
Learning”, presentation given at National
Symposium ROBOTOR 2013, held at Palatul
Copiilor Botosani on 12.10.2013.

23. Questions?