Design and Evaluation of a Novel and Modular Educational Robot Platform Based on Technology Acceptance Model

In this research, we design an open, easy-to-use robotics platform for education applications, focused on primary education. Our platform is statistically evaluated and is modular, expandable, and scalable in terms of supporting the development of new modules. Our proposed platform, in contrast to other commercial ones, is easy to use, cheap, and modular. Additionally, we present initial results regarding the evaluation of the usage of the proposed robotic structure under the technology acceptance model (TAM) in terms of easiness of usage. According to the results, the proposed open educational robotic platform shows a positive effect toward its usage by active teachers.