Evaluation of the Established IoT Smart Home Robot Teaching Module Based on Embedded Thematic-Approach Strategy

Table 1

Schedule design for chapters and sections of Robot Design and Practice course.

Chapter subject	Section outline	Time	Note
Robot technology	1-1. Evolution of robots	2 weeks/6 h
	1-2. Present and future of robotics industry
	1–3. Current robot technology
	1–4. Robotics education
	1–5. Robot structure and design
LabVIEW design	2-1. LabVIEW program	3 weeks/9 h	Expert lecture
	2-2. Usage and test for various loops
	2-3. Usage and test for array and data
	2–4. Usage and test for graphics and charts
	2–5. Usage and test for string and file I/O function
	2–6. I/O interface of signal transmission
	2–7. Functions of remote control
	2–8. Tool palette of NI myRIO
myRIO technology	3-1. Using NI myRIO	5 weeks/15 h	Expert lecture
	3-2. Integration of sensor with myRIO
	3-3. Integration of controlled devices with myRIO
	3-4. Integration of additional devices with myRIO
Robot design and implementation	4-1. Wheel robot design and construction	8 weeks/24 h	Topics of thematic teaching
	4-2. Balance arm design and construction
	4-3. Self-balancing two-wheel robot design and construction
	4-4. KNR robot design and construction

Remark. 18 weeks/54 h/semester.