Kawasaki Robotics Provides Robots for Interactive Learning Environment

Astorino is positioned as a less expensive educational robotics platform that teaches students the fundamental robotics skills required for contemporary industry.

The latest robotic platform, Astorino by Kawasaki Robotics is essentially used for industrial/technical educational providers and reportedly it offers the good competency for a modern industrial robot at a small cost compared to other robots for educational sector and allowing educators to more easily teach students with foundational real world skills.

Derived from the open-source Arduino electronics platform and development partner Astor, Astorino deploys Kawasaki Robotics technology such as electronics hardware and firmware, controls system, application software, and training. It also provides STL (stereo lithography) files to allow students to quickly print 3D spare parts for 99% of the robot.

Paul Marcovecchio, director – general industries, Kawasaki Robotics (USA) Inc., stated “Students can now access advanced robotics design tools through a cost-effective and dynamic robotic platform, reducing constraints and enabling more institutions to provide mechanical and industrial experiences vital to manufacturing industries.”

As for the ability to work with additional equipment, Kawasaki’s Astorino software expands the opportunities for students to learn at a low student to equipment ratio. This way of approaching the information increases the info retention, readies the students for practical use, and develops interest in the robotic systems. There are various expenses which can total a lot, some of them, when eliminated, will allow the educators to teach.