Aquiles Medeiros Filgueira Burlamaqui

About

Aquiles Medeiros Filgueira Burlamaqui is a Brazilian researcher whose work sits at the intersection of educational robotics, assistive technology, and affordable computing solutions. Best known for pioneering low-cost, accessible approaches to robotics education, his contributions have shaped how students at all levels — from elementary school through university — engage with technological disciplines. His 2012 paper introducing CellBots (44 citations) demonstrated that flexible, reconfigurable robots could spark student interest without prohibitive costs, while his earlier RoboEduc platform (41 citations) laid foundational groundwork for integrating robotics into elementary school pedagogy. Burlamaqui has shown a consistent commitment to inclusion, evidenced by his CardBot system (24 citations), which extends educational robotics access to visually impaired students through innovative assistive technology. His involvement in the Brazilian Robotics Olympiad (19 citations) reflects a broader mission to scale robotics literacy nationally. More recently, his Green Robotics framework and the FOCORE Latin American research network underscore his evolving focus on sustainability and cross-border educational collaboration. Through teacher training initiatives and rigorous software evaluation methodologies, Burlamaqui has cemented his reputation as a transformative force in democratizing robotics education across Brazil and beyond.

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Key Achievements

Top Papers

1. 1
   Increasing Students' Interest With Low-Cost CellBots

   44 citations · 2012
2. 2
   RoboEduc: A pedagogical tool to support educational robotics

   41 citations · 2009
3. 3
   CardBot - Assistive Technology for Visually Impaired in Educational Robotics: Experiments and Results

   24 citations · 2017
4. 4
   Brazilian Robotics Olympiad

   19 citations · 2016
5. 5
   Green Robotics: concepts, challenges, and strategies

   15 citations · 2018
6. 6
   Demystifying Educational Robotics with FOCORE: from Very Low Cost Software and Hardware Technologies to the Development of New Methodologies and Curriculum for Continuing Teacher Education and Teaching of Brazilian Basic Education Students

   9 citations · 2020
7. 7
   Analysis of Teacher Training in Educational Robotics with URA Workshops

   8 citations · 2020
8. 8
   On Monocular Visual Odometry for Indoor Ground Vehicles

   8 citations · 2012
9. 9
   EducAval: Towards Assessment of Educational Robotics Softwares

   8 citations · 2017
10. 10
    Method for Reading Sensors and Controlling Actuators Using Audio Interfaces of Mobile Devices

    7 citations · 2012

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