RoboMind: App to learn and teach programming and robotics
This September, which is almost over, to vary a little in the type of applications of the Linuxverse that we usually explore here at Desde Linux, we have chosen a few those related to the area of technological and scientific education. For this reason, we have released some as Stencyl y TurboWarp, which are very focused on the Learning and teaching the basics of programming (Software Development), especially in the field of children's education. That is, so that minors (boys, girls and adolescents) and young learners can learn about this type of knowledge in a simple and fast way. And in this same direction, today we will explore a similar app, called «RoboMind», or simply Robo, which has a more defined focus on the study and learning of robotics.
Furthermore, we believe that this application, development or technology, unlike others previously discussed here in relation to the Collaborative, it is quite important to spread it and support it. Since it has great utility in the field of STEM Education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. So, without further ado, keep reading so you can learn about it, try it out and support it, making it known, above all, to potential IT Teachers in any educational institution where Programming and Robotics is taught as a subject of study.
TurboWarp: App to teach and learn programming and robotics
But, before we begin to delve into this desktop app and programming language called “RoboMind”, we recommend you explore a previous post related to another similar application, at the end of it:
TurboWarp is a fun and useful educational and training application, distributed as a cross-platform online Desktop Tool, that allows you to create games, animations, and stories with the latest and greatest version of Scratch, with the addition of additional features such as a dark mode, addons, a compiler, and much more. Also, it is important to note that TurboWarp is in no way affiliated with the Scratch Core Language/Application Development Team.
RoboMind: App to learn and teach programming and robotics
What is RoboMind?
According to Official website, from this educational IT project of the Linuxverse, called RoboMind Desktop, its developers describe and promote, has said development as follows:
RoboMind Desktop (ROBO) is a new and easy-to-use programming language that is designed to familiarize you with the basic rules of computer science while programming your own robot. In addition to introducing you to well-known programming techniques, it also introduces you to the areas of robotics and artificial intelligence.
Features
In addition, it is worth highlighting the following useful and important information about this application:
- It is a desktop application designed in such a way that anyone (regardless of age and educational level) can quickly start exploring and programming. And to do so, It incorporates a special programming language that consists of a series of rules that are intended for programming a robot.. Which facilitates the creation of your own programs in order to experiment with the basic principles of programming languages.
- It is a software written in Java (RoboMind.jar) that offers installers (portable executables: .zip) for Windows, macOS and Linux under the license Apache, version 2.0. And currently offers a Latest stable release under version number 7.0, which, to run on Linux, requires the following software: openjdk-11-jre.
- Its main objective is to facilitate knowledge and mastery of automation and programming to students without major knowledge and barriers. Above all, because it can be easily adapted to the needs of each person or student.
Screen shots
And to let you know a little more about it, we have downloaded and installed it to show you several screenshots of its graphical interface and explore its options:
Other recommended apps and platforms to learn and teach programming and robotics
Programme
- Alice
- Basic 256
- Blockly
- Bluej
- Code Blocks
- greenfoot
- Processing
- PseudoFlow
- PSeInt
- MyCompiler
- Scratch
- scratux
- Snap!
- Stencyl
- tinker
- Tinkercad
- TurboWarp
- Turtlic
- waterbear
Collaborative
Arduino IDE is the native Integrated Development Environment (IDE) of the Arduino Platform. And, therefore, it facilitates the writing of native code and its loading on the board of said devices. In addition, it allows the development of code for any Arduino board that has been produced, for this great open source electronics creation platform, which has been built using free hardware and software technology.
Summary
In summary, «RoboMind» Whether you are an IT Teacher or a young student studying computer science and computing, or a young self-taught IT teacher, it will be very practical for you. Open source, free, cross-platform application from the Linuxverse, to teach and learn about programming and robotics. And, in case you know of any other similar app not mentioned by us, which is worth knowing and using for this same purpose or objective, We invite you to mention it via comments and argue why to include it, for the knowledge and usefulness of all.
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