Fotios Panagiotopoulos

Technological Educational Institute of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace

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Fotios Panagiotopoulos is a researcher at the intersection of robotics, education, and decision science, with a focus on integrating social and open-source robotic platforms into learning environments. His work addresses a critical gap in educational robotics: how to systematically select the most appropriate social robot for pedagogical contexts. In his highly cited 2018 paper, "Social Robot Selection: A Case Study in Education," Panagiotopoulos pioneered a multi-criteria decision-making approach using the TOPSIS ranking method to evaluate and choose social robots based on defined criteria—a first in the field, earning 17 citations. Complementing this, his investigation into open-source robotics (OSR), also published in 2018 with 12 citations, examines existing platforms and their potential to democratize robotics education by challenging proprietary licensing models. Together, these contributions provide educators and developers with structured frameworks for robot adoption and highlight the transformative role of open-source hardware and software in fostering accessible, hands-on learning. Panagiotopoulos’s work is notable for bridging theoretical decision models with practical educational applications, offering a roadmap for integrating robotics into curricula while promoting equity and innovation in STEM education.