MoRob - Modular Educational Robotic Toolbox

A Project at the L3S Research Centre



In recent years, autonomous mobile robots have developed into a very popular topic with high visibility in media like television, newspapers and the internet. Their use in research, entertainment and industrial applications is constantly rising. Going along with this development is an increasing number of robotics courses offered at universities, as well as dissertation projects in this area.

At the same time, robots offer an excellent tool for teaching a number of different disciplines. Robotics is an interdisciplinary topic involving components from mechanical, electrical, control, and computer engineering. A key component of robotics is the need to integrate these disciplines in order to construct systems. Consequently robotics offers an excellent basis for teaching individual disciplines as well as their integration into systems.

To accomplish courses and projects, universities need robot platforms which are flexible and modular so that they can easily be customized to the requirements of different subjects and research goals. The aim of our Educational Robotics project is to develop such a platform and utilize robots in different subjects. Main focus is on appropriate hardware and software architectures, as well as the provision of control modules and accompanying teaching units.

Aim of MoRob: develop a framework for teaching/research with robotics
  • Project-based courses with robots and evaluation
  • Flexible and modular robotics kit for teaching and research
  • Scalable Processing Box and LiRE
  • Online provision of teaching materials, toolboxes and educational robotics resources

The MoRob project takes place in collaboration with the Centre for Autonomous Systems, KTH Stockholm, and the Robotics Laboratory, Stanford University.


Funding is provided by the Wallenberg Global Learning Network (WGLN)

Here are some slides highlighting the benefits of Educational Robotics (in PDF)