Brazilian Robotics Olympiad: A successful paradigm for science and technology dissemination

dc.contributor.authorAroca, Rafael V.
dc.contributor.authorPazelli, Tatiana Fpat
dc.contributor.authorTonidandel, Flavio
dc.contributor.authorFilho, Azamor C.A.
dc.contributor.authorSimes, Alexandre S. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorColombini, Esther L.
dc.contributor.authorBurlamaqui, Aquiles M.F.
dc.contributor.authorGoncalves, Luiz M.G.
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)
dc.contributor.institutionCentro Universitario da FEI
dc.contributor.institutionCidade Universitária
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
dc.contributor.institutionECT-UFRN
dc.contributor.institutionDCA-CT-UFRN
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T19:04:59Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T19:04:59Z
dc.date.issued2016-09-08
dc.description.abstractThis article introduces the successful methodology adopted for the realization of the Brazilian Robotics Olympiad. Organizational and scientific issues are presented and discussed as well as results of statistical surveys performed with participants that verify the benefits brought by this robotics Olympiad. The Brazilian Robotics Olympiad is a nine-year-old nation-wide initiative created with the mission of promoting robotics among Brazilian students with or without previous knowledge of robotics, fostering their interest to engage in science, technology and engineering studies and careers. The Olympiad is fully free for participants, being annually organized by hundreds of volunteers from several Brazilian universities. It is divided into practical and theoretical components with several levels, each one designed for a certain student age. More than 300,000 students have already participated in the Brazilian Robotics Olympiad and, according to 58% of these students, the Brazilian Robotics Olympiad helped them to decide which university course to pursue.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de São Carlos Rodovia Washington Luís S/n
dc.description.affiliationCentro Universitario da FEI, Av. Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal da Paraiba Cidade Universitária
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Paulista Campus Sorocaba, Av. Tres de Marco, 511
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual de Campinas Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Norte ECT-UFRN Campus Universitario
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Norte DCA-CT-UFRN Campus Universitario
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista Campus Sorocaba, Av. Tres de Marco, 511
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.format.extent1-8
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1729881416658166
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, v. 13, n. 5, p. 1-8, 2016.
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1729881416658166
dc.identifier.issn1729-8814
dc.identifier.issn1729-8806
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84993929467
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/220723
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectEducational robotics
dc.subjectrobotics competition
dc.subjectscience Olympiad
dc.subjectSTEM
dc.titleBrazilian Robotics Olympiad: A successful paradigm for science and technology disseminationen
dc.typeArtigo

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