Enhancing IoT Education Through Hybrid Robotic Arm Integration: A Quantitative and Qualitative Student Experience Study †

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Publicado en:Applied Sciences vol. 15, no. 19 (2025), p. 10537-10560
Autor principal: Diana-Alexandra, Ciungan
Otros Autores: Emilia-Oana, Mîș, Rusu Dinu-Ștefan, Ioan-Alexandru, Bratosin, Alexandru-Filip, Popovici, Popovici Ramona, Goga Nicolae, Goga, Maria, Laurențiu-Nicolae, Pomană, Cosmin-Andrei, Bordea, Popescu Bianca, Antonio-Valentin, Stan, Răzvan-Florin, Neacșu
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100 1 |a Diana-Alexandra, Ciungan  |u Department of Engineering in Foreign Languages, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; emiliaoana01@gmail.com (E.-O.M.); rusudinustefan@gmail.com (D.-Ș.R.); ioan.bratosin@upb.ro (I.-A.B.); n.goga@rug.nl (N.G.); laurentiu.nicolae1@gmail.com (L.-N.P.); bordea37@gmail.com (C.-A.B.); popescubianca200@gmail.com (B.P.); antoniostan483@gmail.com (A.-V.S.); razvanneacsu255@gmail.com (R.-F.N.) 
245 1 |a Enhancing IoT Education Through Hybrid Robotic Arm Integration: A Quantitative and Qualitative Student Experience Study † 
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520 3 |a This study compares immersive VR-based control systems with conventional keyboard-based control to examine the efficacy of VR interfaces for controlling robotic arms in Internet of Things (IoT) education. A 5-DOF robotic arm with MG996R servomotors and controlled by an Arduino microcontroller and Raspberry Pi wireless communication was operated by 31 third-year engineering students in hands-on experiments using both control modalities. To determine student preferences across in-person, online, and hybrid learning contexts, the study applied a mixed-methods approach that combined qualitative evaluation using open-ended questionnaires and quantitative analysis through Likert-scale surveys. First, it should be mentioned that most of the reported papers either use a robotic arm or a VR system in education. However, we are among the first to report a combination of the two. Secondly, in most cases, there are either technical papers or educational quantitative/qualitative research papers on existing technologies reported in the literature. We combine an innovative education context (robotic arm and VR), completed with a quantitative and qualitative study, making it a complete experiment. Lastly, combining qualitative with quantitative research that complement each other is an innovative aspect in itself in this field. 
653 |a Operating systems 
653 |a Qualitative research 
653 |a Quantitative analysis 
653 |a Augmented reality 
653 |a Kinematics 
653 |a Simulation 
653 |a Software 
653 |a Students 
653 |a Teaching methods 
653 |a Curricula 
653 |a Instructional design 
653 |a Internet 
653 |a Robots 
653 |a Engineering 
653 |a Foreign language learning 
653 |a Education 
653 |a Learning environment 
653 |a Virtual reality 
653 |a Internet of Things 
653 |a Robotics 
653 |a Educational systems 
653 |a Experiments 
653 |a Interfaces 
653 |a Efficacy 
653 |a Control systems 
653 |a Educational research 
653 |a Wireless communication systems 
653 |a Innovations 
653 |a Learning 
700 1 |a Emilia-Oana, Mîș  |u Department of Engineering in Foreign Languages, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; emiliaoana01@gmail.com (E.-O.M.); rusudinustefan@gmail.com (D.-Ș.R.); ioan.bratosin@upb.ro (I.-A.B.); n.goga@rug.nl (N.G.); laurentiu.nicolae1@gmail.com (L.-N.P.); bordea37@gmail.com (C.-A.B.); popescubianca200@gmail.com (B.P.); antoniostan483@gmail.com (A.-V.S.); razvanneacsu255@gmail.com (R.-F.N.) 
700 1 |a Rusu Dinu-Ștefan  |u Department of Engineering in Foreign Languages, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; emiliaoana01@gmail.com (E.-O.M.); rusudinustefan@gmail.com (D.-Ș.R.); ioan.bratosin@upb.ro (I.-A.B.); n.goga@rug.nl (N.G.); laurentiu.nicolae1@gmail.com (L.-N.P.); bordea37@gmail.com (C.-A.B.); popescubianca200@gmail.com (B.P.); antoniostan483@gmail.com (A.-V.S.); razvanneacsu255@gmail.com (R.-F.N.) 
700 1 |a Ioan-Alexandru, Bratosin  |u Department of Engineering in Foreign Languages, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; emiliaoana01@gmail.com (E.-O.M.); rusudinustefan@gmail.com (D.-Ș.R.); ioan.bratosin@upb.ro (I.-A.B.); n.goga@rug.nl (N.G.); laurentiu.nicolae1@gmail.com (L.-N.P.); bordea37@gmail.com (C.-A.B.); popescubianca200@gmail.com (B.P.); antoniostan483@gmail.com (A.-V.S.); razvanneacsu255@gmail.com (R.-F.N.) 
700 1 |a Alexandru-Filip, Popovici  |u Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania; filip.popovici@unibuc.ro (A.-F.P.); ramona.popovici@drd.unibuc.ro (R.P.) 
700 1 |a Popovici Ramona  |u Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania; filip.popovici@unibuc.ro (A.-F.P.); ramona.popovici@drd.unibuc.ro (R.P.) 
700 1 |a Goga Nicolae  |u Department of Engineering in Foreign Languages, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; emiliaoana01@gmail.com (E.-O.M.); rusudinustefan@gmail.com (D.-Ș.R.); ioan.bratosin@upb.ro (I.-A.B.); n.goga@rug.nl (N.G.); laurentiu.nicolae1@gmail.com (L.-N.P.); bordea37@gmail.com (C.-A.B.); popescubianca200@gmail.com (B.P.); antoniostan483@gmail.com (A.-V.S.); razvanneacsu255@gmail.com (R.-F.N.) 
700 1 |a Goga, Maria  |u Department for the Training of Teaching Staff, Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest, 020396 Bucharest, Romania; goga.maria@yahoo.com 
700 1 |a Laurențiu-Nicolae, Pomană  |u Department of Engineering in Foreign Languages, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; emiliaoana01@gmail.com (E.-O.M.); rusudinustefan@gmail.com (D.-Ș.R.); ioan.bratosin@upb.ro (I.-A.B.); n.goga@rug.nl (N.G.); laurentiu.nicolae1@gmail.com (L.-N.P.); bordea37@gmail.com (C.-A.B.); popescubianca200@gmail.com (B.P.); antoniostan483@gmail.com (A.-V.S.); razvanneacsu255@gmail.com (R.-F.N.) 
700 1 |a Cosmin-Andrei, Bordea  |u Department of Engineering in Foreign Languages, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; emiliaoana01@gmail.com (E.-O.M.); rusudinustefan@gmail.com (D.-Ș.R.); ioan.bratosin@upb.ro (I.-A.B.); n.goga@rug.nl (N.G.); laurentiu.nicolae1@gmail.com (L.-N.P.); bordea37@gmail.com (C.-A.B.); popescubianca200@gmail.com (B.P.); antoniostan483@gmail.com (A.-V.S.); razvanneacsu255@gmail.com (R.-F.N.) 
700 1 |a Popescu Bianca  |u Department of Engineering in Foreign Languages, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; emiliaoana01@gmail.com (E.-O.M.); rusudinustefan@gmail.com (D.-Ș.R.); ioan.bratosin@upb.ro (I.-A.B.); n.goga@rug.nl (N.G.); laurentiu.nicolae1@gmail.com (L.-N.P.); bordea37@gmail.com (C.-A.B.); popescubianca200@gmail.com (B.P.); antoniostan483@gmail.com (A.-V.S.); razvanneacsu255@gmail.com (R.-F.N.) 
700 1 |a Antonio-Valentin, Stan  |u Department of Engineering in Foreign Languages, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; emiliaoana01@gmail.com (E.-O.M.); rusudinustefan@gmail.com (D.-Ș.R.); ioan.bratosin@upb.ro (I.-A.B.); n.goga@rug.nl (N.G.); laurentiu.nicolae1@gmail.com (L.-N.P.); bordea37@gmail.com (C.-A.B.); popescubianca200@gmail.com (B.P.); antoniostan483@gmail.com (A.-V.S.); razvanneacsu255@gmail.com (R.-F.N.) 
700 1 |a Răzvan-Florin, Neacșu  |u Department of Engineering in Foreign Languages, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania; emiliaoana01@gmail.com (E.-O.M.); rusudinustefan@gmail.com (D.-Ș.R.); ioan.bratosin@upb.ro (I.-A.B.); n.goga@rug.nl (N.G.); laurentiu.nicolae1@gmail.com (L.-N.P.); bordea37@gmail.com (C.-A.B.); popescubianca200@gmail.com (B.P.); antoniostan483@gmail.com (A.-V.S.); razvanneacsu255@gmail.com (R.-F.N.) 
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