1. The PiTopping and Educational Robotics with Embedded Computers Arnan Sipitakiat 1, Paulo Blikstein 2 1 Department of Computer Engineering, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand 2 School of Education and (by courtesy) Computer Science Stanford University, California, USA

2. Demo Video of the Robotic Pet

3. Common Robot Programming Models: The Autonomous Model © LEGO

4. Common Robot Programming Models: The Tethered Model © Evolution Robotics

5. Common Robot Programming Models: The Embedded Computer Model

6. The PiTopping

7. The PiTopping Block Diagram

8. Programming from pitopping import * if sensor(1) < 100: talkto(‘a’) onfor(1)

9. Opportunities – USB peripherals AvailabilityMost storesRobotics shop Cost$18-25$32-$50 UsabilityHigh-level Python UART, I2C, SPI, etc

10. Opportunities - Screen via Remote Desktop + Smartphones, Tablets

11. Case Study: Robotics Competition Activity

14. Case Study: Energy conservation in a convenient store

17. Raspberry Pi + PiTopping Relay Switches Timer Control 3G Air Card Power Supply Web Cam Interface

18. Light Intensity Selected Store Light On/Off state All on All off

19. Conclusions Make use of new opportunities offered by single-board computers Allows for projects that would previously be too difficult, expensive to learners Can benefit from the rich programming environments available on full computers.